PLASA 2009
I’m afraid I must apologise- this is a rare unrelated-to-EVE blog post. But it does include shiny things with lights on them.
Many of you may know I spend my spare spare time mixing sound and dabbling with lighting and set design. Fewer still know I was down at PLASA (the Professional Lighting And Sound Association) 2009, the annual huge trade show in Earl’s Court, London. For the non-technically-minded readers, it’s basically where all the companies selling lighting, sound, pyro, effects, projection and staging gear go to showcase their products and network. It’s actually rather good fun (if a little harsh on your feet), and there’s lots to learn.
It’s getting scary how much IT factors into this kind of thing nowadays- spotted some HP Procurve switches in a rack at the GrandMA booth, and there’s more audio networks than you could possibly need out there now. Most of them are built on ethernet, which is just silly when you consider nanoseconds, not milliseconds, are considered acceptable latency on proper high-end consoles. Ethernet’s just too damn slow for live audio. Besides, these people are talking sharing networks with audio, lighting, video, and all the rest. Madness!
Anyway, enough with the words. Pictures after the break!
