
Sonic spectacular: advice from audio experts
Spectacles, whether big or small, wouldn’t be believable without sound. We talk to audio experts from various fields, discovering the tools and techniques helping them achieve the incredible

Discover the latest AV tech from IBC 2024 with new innovations updates and launches.
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Discover the latest audio-visual innovations from IBC 2024, and get insights from leading brands like AJA, Brainstorm, Astera, Vizrt and more, as industry experts discuss how these technologies are shaping AV. Explore the latest tech and dive into expert-led demos below!
Tim Walker, Senior Product Manager at AJA demonstrates the new AJA OG-ColorBox at IBC 2024. The AJA OG-ColorBox is a high performance color management openGear card specifically designed to meet the color conversion and color correction needs of broadcast, live events, and on-set applications
Brainstorm's Marketing and Communications Director Miguel Churruca demonstrates a complete virtual election show utilising just one workstation using InfinitySet, Aston, Unreal engine and robotics from XD motion.
Senior Product Manager, Chris McLendon introduces two new TriCasters at IBC 2024.TriCaster Mini S is the first software only TriCaster and represents the easiest way to get started with TriCaster. Next the flagship product, TriCaster Vizion is right at the top end of the TriCaster range and offers incredible versatility with new production tools.
LIVE magazine editor Verity Butler interviews Abe Abt, Senior Product Consultant at AJA. We learn about the new Kona IP25 PCIe IP video/audio card which allows for simplifying the transition to full and hybrid IP workflows.
Astera's Head of Product Management, Ben Díaz, presents the innovative LunaBulb at IBC 2024, showcasing its advanced lighting features and versatile applications for filmmakers.
Blackcam demonstrates its new Arro2 robotic arm, offering enhanced freedom of movement for production workflows. Also showcased is the RP1 Pedestal, designed for free roaming and full automation, ensuring seamless efficiency. Both can be integrated to offer dynamic and precise camera movements, ideal for broadcast and film.
Tom Snowden from Audio Technica presents the compact BP4029 stereo shotgun microphone at IBC 2024, highlighting its dual stereo modes and exceptional sound capture for professional recordings.

Spectacles, whether big or small, wouldn’t be believable without sound. We talk to audio experts from various fields, discovering the tools and techniques helping them achieve the incredible

Audio for the tour is supplied by Solotech, with Donbavand using a Quantum 338 Pulse at front of house, with Fitzy utilising a Quantum 5 at the monitor position.

As the Sagrada Família nears its historic completion, Sony’s Cinema Line helped elevate a global live broadcast into a cinematic spectacle

Audio-Technica has unveiled its new BP350ST MS (mid-side) microphone in two different guises – the camera-mount BP350ST-UL and boundary or gooseneck mountable BP350ST-UB.

As projection mapping becomes more common, the future of large-scale visual storytelling has never looked brighter. We dig a little deeper into the hardware and software powering this visionary movement