Matt Dietzler's guest appearances

Matt Dietzler

Pro AV by MarketScale

Backstage Pass with Alford Media

MarketScale Technology

Bob Baxley

Dan Miller

David Hill

David Sawyer

John Dudley

Dan Thompson

Eric Anderson

Michael Longoria

Andy Weir

Ben Taylor

John Ryan

Chris Devlin

Matt Wood

Paul Johnson

Ross Perot

OwlTail

Jonathan Lieurance

Running a live AV event seamlessly is the bare minimum in today’s event technology world, and nothing is making that a more confusing mix of simple and complicated than digital audio networks. It may be easy to think that these types of live event configurations are second nature to professionals who live and breath "audio is life," but challenges arise daily with these networks. There’s still a tremendous amount of skill required to be able to make all the moving parts work. Like any other type of AV installation or technology, there are two different brain functionalities required. The technical side is more important than ever as audio engineers become network engineers, but the artistic side is what pushes the content over the top because, let’s face it, we can’t just push a button and make something magically awesome. It requires some finesse for things to look and sound amazing. 

Running a live AV event seamlessly is the bare minimum in today’s event technology world, and nothing is making that a more confusing mix of simple and complicated than digital audio networks. It may be easy to think that these types of live event configurations are second nature to professionals who live and breath "audio is life," but challenges arise daily with these networks. There’s still a tremendous amount of skill required to be able to make all the moving parts work. Like any other type of AV installation or technology, there are two different brain functionalities required. The technical side is more important than ever as audio engineers become network engineers, but the artistic side is what pushes the content over the top because, let’s face it, we can’t just push a button and make something magically awesome. It requires some finesse for things to look and sound amazing.

How are Digital Audio Networks Transforming AV Today? with Jonathan Lieurance & Matt Dietzler of Alford Media

The evolution of the AV industry has been fueled by technological advances that have garnered much debate through the years. While analog systems have a long and rich history of producing sound resulting in legendary gold and platinum music, this technology can require a whole studio full of equipment. In the ‘90’s, digital development rapidly revamped the boundaries of analog limitations, providing a cheaper (and eventually comparable) method of producing sound that continues to evolve through today. This evolution is making its way into the live event scene, too, changing the job description for the professionals involved. 

The evolution of the AV industry has been fueled by technological advances that have garnered much debate through the years. While analog systems have a long and rich history of producing sound resulting in legendary gold and platinum music, this technology can require a whole studio full of equipment. In the ‘90’s, digital development rapidly revamped the boundaries of analog limitations, providing a cheaper (and eventually comparable) method of producing sound that continues to evolve through today. This evolution is making its way into the live event scene, too, changing the job description for the professionals involved.

Why Audio Engineers Need to Be Network Engineers, Too, with Matt Dietzler of Alford Media