Fiber optic, copper, analog, and digital. These all describe different types of cables. Most cables are copper and now digital. That means that they use copper wire to conduct electrical signals over a digital connection using 1’s and 0’s by pulsing off and on at ultra fast speeds. Analog cable …
What comes to mind when someone mentions AC? Is air conditioning is the first thing that you think of? If so, then this post is for you. So take a few minute and take the next step with electricity. By the end of this post, you will know the basics …
Stage design in its most basic form is how you fill the space of an empty stage. The way you fill out the space is highly dependent on a few things: budget, timing, effort, and creativity. On top of that, every few years stage design goes through phases. Because of …
Cameras have been around for hundreds of years. There are many different styles and brands of cameras. There are analog cameras and digital cameras. In this context those terms refer to the way an image is captured. Analog cameras use film, digital cameras use memory cards. There are still cameras …
The internet is one part of the AV world that most people don’t realize is crucial to today’s events. Many people use some part of the internet every day. It is a huge shift in our culture. None of it really existed 10 or 20 years ago. The internet started …
Lighting is the next most common part of the AV equation. Old school theaters used footlights at the edge of the stage and chandeliers to light the performers so the audience could see them. This involved actual fire which definitely caused some problems in the past. Today, LED lighting has …
The second part of audio-visual is where things get even more complicated. Visual covers a few sides of the industry; primarily video but other forms of visuals include lighting, image magnification (camera systems), and stage design (backdrops and decor). Visuals have been a mainstay in meetings since long before sound …
The AV world starts with audio, literally – audio-visual. In this context, it usually refers to sound reinforcement for public address (PA systems) – amplifying a sound such as your voice to reach larger crowds. In ancient times, structures like the Greek amphitheaters naturally amplified sound. Before the modern electronic …
First things first, one of the best pieces of advice I ever received from another tech was that almost every time something is not working properly, it’s probably simple. I can’t tell you how many times the problem was a mute button on a mixer or an unplugged power strip. …
