ously much more happening ( at a show ). And even from the point of designing a show – hours of prep time . Here , all the pieces are ready to go , everything is set up so I can have a show up in 20 minutes or half an hour at most . That ’ s great .”
Over time , Gorizzan ’ s toured with a variety of bands including Sloan and I Mother Earth , and , obviously , as a freelancer , he was hit hard when the pandemic was declared and the live entertainment world shut down . “ This work was sorely needed ,” he says , “ and , to be able to employ as many people as they have in a situation like this , that ’ s a rarity , and that makes Bespoke a special place .” Gorrizan also believes that virtual and hybrid will continue to be common in the future , particularly with companies like Bespoke AV and others dedicating more resources to take them to the next level . “ I think the engagement is going be much greater coming out of this ,” Wilson put in . “ I think more live events will have some sort of streaming component and we ’ ll see more ‘ second screen ’ situations where , even if you ’ re attending an event in person , you ’ ll likely still connect with some colleagues virtually .”
It ’ s the best of both worlds , he concludes : “ We ’ re all excited to go back to live audience events , obviously , but it ’ s nice to see our clients wrap their arms around the opportunities the virtual sphere presents . What we see coming out of this is a world where our virtual control rooms will be integrated into the on-site experience even more closely . If you imagine all of the video villages that get set up backstage , all of the audio infrastructure , and all the rest , perhaps we ’ ll be doing events at , for example , a convention centre and just sending feeds back to one of our control rooms – mixing and compiling the stream that was going out to the world from our offices instead of having to [ deploy ] temporary setups in every venue , every day . You ’ re still doing in-person shows , but sending copies out to be cut differently for a web stream , and you ’ re going to increase your live and virtual audience ’ s connectivity . So , additional screens , iPads , robots rolling around – the sky ’ s the limit and we ’ re excited to see where the technology goes .”
Kevin Young is a Toronto-based musician and freelance writer .
Gear List : Control Rooms 4 / 5 ( Small )
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1x Soundcraft Signature 10 audio mixer
5x Whirlwind Isopod line-level summing balancer
1x Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB audio interface
1x BlackMagic Design Audio-to-SDI Mini Converter
1x Audio-Technica ATH-M30x headphones
1x Clear-Com VI-PNL-12L intercom panel
Gear List : Control Rooms 2 / 3 / 7 / 8 ( Medium )
Shared Audio Console Equipment : •€ 1x Digico 4REA4 processing engine
•€ 2x Digico DMI-Dante 64 @ 96 interface card
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1x Digico DMI-MADI-B card
1x Digico A168D portable Dante 16x8 IO expander
Shared Audio Suite , which is connected to 4REA4 to allow for more complex setups on a one-off basis , that can be connected to any medium control room and take the place of the standard 4REA4 mix : •€ 1x Digico SD9-B •€ 1x Digico Orange Box •€ 1x DMI-MADI-B •€ 1x DMI-DANTE 64 @ 96 •€ 2x d & b audiotechnik E6s ( as nearfield monitors ) driven by d & b audiotechnik D20 amp •€ 1x Dell Laptop , for sound cues / pre & post-show music
( via Radial Engineering USB-PRO ) •€ 1x Audio-Technica ATH-M30x Headphones •€ 1x Clear-Com VI-PNL-12L Intercom Panel
Gear List : Control Rooms 1 / 6 ( Large ) Control Room 1 Audio Suite : •€ 1x Digico SD12 96 mixing console with Automix card
( DMI-AMM ) & Dante card ( DMI-Dante 64 @ 96 ) •€ 2x Digico D-Rack 32x8 I / O Box . ( 1 in studio for show specific I / O , 1 in CR with video / GFX positions ) •€ 1x Cedar DNS 2 dialogue noise suppressor •€ 2x Meyer Sound Ultra X-20s ( nearfield monitors ) •€ 1x Dell Laptop for sound cues / pre- & post-show music
( via Radial USB-Pro DI ) •€ 1x Audio-Technica ATH-M30x Headphones
Studio 1 Wireless : •€ 2x Shure AD4Q 4-channel RF mic receiver •€ 8x Shure ADX2 RF handheld mic ( Beta 87a capsules ) •€ 8x Shure ADX1 RF beltpack ( Shure MX150B / C-TQG for lav or DPA d : fine FID88 dual-ear cardioid headsets ) •€ 1x Shure AXT600 spectrum manager •€ 2x Shure AD610 Showlink access point ( 1 each in Studio 1 & dressing room area ) •€ 1x Shure UA845UWB antenna distro •€ 2x Shure SBRC rackmount battery chargers •€ 2x Shure UA874US active directional antenna paddles
Studio 1 IFB : •€ 1x Shure PSM1000 ( P10T ) dual-channel IEM transmitter •€ 2x Shure PSM1000 ( P10R ) Diversity beltpack Rx with Audio Implements IFB kits & Shure SE215-CL IEMs ( based on talent preference ) •€ 1x Glensound AOIP22 for Dante-to-analog for above
Studio 1 Monitoring : •€ 4x Meyer Sound Ultra X-40 powered loudspeaker •€ 1x Glensound AoIP22 interface for Dante-to-analog
Each Control Room Contains : •€ 1x Digico AControl8 Multi-layer control panel •€ 1x Glensound AOIP22 for Dante to analog •€ 1x AJA 3G-AMA for audio embed of show mix to the final video output •€ 2x Clear-Com VI-PNL-12L Intercom Panel •€ 1x Dell Laptop , for sound cues / pre & post-show music
( via Audinate DVS ) •€ 1x Audinate AVIO USB-A to Dante Interface ( for Primary
Remote Presenter Audio Send / Return ) •€ 4x Audinate DVS for Backup Presenter Call audio , Audio from PowerPoints , Audio from Video Playbacks •€ 1x Audio-Technica ATH-M30x Headphones
for above •€ 1x Rational Acoustics RTA-420 measurement mic
Video Dept Interfacing : •€ 1x Audinate AVIO USB-A-to-Dante interface •€ 8x Audinate Dante Virtual Sound ( DVS ) •€ 1x AJA 3G-AMA 3G-SDI analog audio embedder / disembedder
Intercom : •€ 3x Clear-Com VI-PNL-12L intercom panel •€ 1x Clear-Com VI-PNL 32L intercom panel •€ 2x Clear-Com FSII-TCVR-IP-19 FreeSpeak II transceiver •€ 5x Clear-Com FSII-BP19 wireless beltpack ( additional available to a max of 50 )
Control Room 6 Audio Suite : •€ 1x Digico SD9B mixing console •€ 1x Digico D-Rack 32x8 I / O box ( video / GFX position ) •€ 2x Meyer Sound Ultra X-20s ( nearfield monitors ) •€ 1x Dell laptop for sound cues / pre- & post-show music
( via Radial USB-Pro ) •€ 1x Audio-Technica ATH-M30x headphones
Video Dept Interfacing : •€ 1x Audinate AVIO USB-A-to-Dante interface ( for primary remote presenter audio send / return ) •€ 8x Audinate Dante Virtual Sound ( DVS ) •€ 1x AJA 3G-AMA 3G-SDI analog audio embedder / disembedder
Intercom : •€ 3x Clear-Com VI-PNL-12L intercom panel •€ 1x Clear-Com VI-PNL 32L intercom panel
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