Audio Wednesday Q&A - August 7th -
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00:00 Intro
01:19 Teenage Engineering introduced a medieval-themed version of their popular EP-133 sampler. Have you ever seen equipment manufacturers sell product with interesting design themes? ([link])
05:09 Looking at the specs for a sampler, the website mentions: sampling frequency: 46 kHz / 16-bit. What's with 46 khz? I don't recall anybody here recommending that. [link]
07:16 How can you determine the highest selling price for your used production gear, and vintage computing items, on eBay and Craigslist?
12:00 Where can we get a custom backdrop for our event, similar to the ones movie stars use in Hollywood when they get their pictures taken on the red carpet? It would be great to have one for our video wall.
18:24 Compare Canva to Photoshop and Photoshop Express for photo editing and all-around graphics tasks. [link]
19:44 It's been a minute but I had a request from a client for a DVD. What do you use to author DVDs nowadays?
22:04 Black magic camera app has been updated to 2.0 there is now a feature camera app for the iPad. Has the panel had an opportunity to check out Blackmagic Cam app 2.0.
26:27 Can you show an example of a checklist that would be used by a production crew before going live?
30:52 I need help choosing a barcode scanning app for equipment and need features like inventory management, reporting, supplemental information and export options. Kaywa claims to be the "best mobile barcode scanning app".
32:51 For doing local events, is it better to rent your equipment or buy it outright?
38:13 When it comes to studio headphones what's the importance and difference between open, semi, closed, back – does it affect Ohms in the headphones?
40:25 What studio furniture makers make racks with a slanted top for a mixer like this one? ([link])
41:43 Looking for an affordable method to upload videos online, then having clients download them. I have Dropbox but wondering if something like AWS is a better service for that? Essentially large files going up and down on the Internet.
47:09 one for @Nigel Dessau . Have you had a chance to look at iOS/tvOS etc 18 betas WRT HomeKit thoughts on that ? And the newer 18.1 with Apple Intelligence, again WRT HomeKit ? tvOS is the HomeKit Hub here, although i have a HomeBridge Hub too.
49:22 What is needed to get started with DMX control and OS X? Acquired a few lights that do wireless DMX, but what interface is needed on the computer?
51:28 We are looking to paint a wall green in our studio. What's the hex code/RGB code you recommend for green screen work? Is there an industry standard color?
53:46 Audio for a 100'X50'room that suffers from horrible acoustics(echos). 300 person banquet with open bar. Stage at the short side. How would you get good audio thru-out the length of the room without deafening people? (75% Spoken Word, 25% Music)