Professional Sound - August 2019

Contents

Cover Photo:

The National Arts Centre

Orchestra onstage in Southam

Hall by Roy Grogan

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FE AT U R E S

August 2019, Vol.XXX No.

DEPARTMENTS

9 IN PUT

AV Opportunities in Esports

10 SIGNALS

The latest from across the

Canadian pro audio industry

18 PRO FILE

Harrison Fine, Joel Livesey,

KR Moore

22 PRODUCT TESTS

The RodeCaster Pro & PodMic

from Rode, Adam Audio’s T7V

studio monitors & the Mixing

Bundle plug-ins from FabFilter

44 PRODUCTS

The latest tools & technologies

for pro audio professionals

53 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

56 SOUND ADVICE

Wireshark: The New

“Oscilloscope” for AES67/AES

58 ITINERARY

Your industry events calendar

60 CLASSIFIEDS

62 PROJECT FILE

Coachella 2019, Capital One

Arena in D.C. & more

The National Arts Centre

Augmented Audio Systems for Canada’s

Cultural Hub

By Michael Raine

Having completed its expansive Production

Renewal overhaul, the Ottawa landmark

is well-positioned to continue on as the

beacon of Canadian performing arts for

decades to come.

An Evening with Michael

Bublé

Creating Intimacy in an Arena Setting

By Andrew King

With a unique audio system design & crack

crew, the acclaimed vocalist’s first tour in

four years creates the closest, most intimate

connections with his audience so far.

Propelled by Passion

The Story of Calgary’s OCL Studios

By Andrew King

The team at Calgary’s OCL Studios aims

to boost Alberta’s music and audio

industries, but first and foremost, wants to

help their clients make great art.

The Present & Future of

Audio Post in Canada

By Andrew King

Accomplished audio post-production pros

from across the country weigh in with

thoughts and opinions on the technology

and trends affecting their work – now and

for the foreseeable future.

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A unique & complex system

design for An Evening with

Michael Bublé, Pg. 30

How OCL Studios is making a big impact in Western

Canada’s music & audio industries, Pg.

PHOTO: OLIVER BANYARD

PHOTO: JAY BLAKESBERG

PLUS: An Introduction to AV for Esports

BY PASSIONPROPELLED The Story of^

Calgary’s OCL Studios

THE PRESENT & MICHAEL BUBLÉON TOUR WITH^

FUTURE OF POSTTop Engineers on the State of Their Art

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