the games are over

Well, that's it for Melbourne 2006. After a hot, long day at the very pleasant Botanic Gardens setting for the road bike race, it's time for a bit of a final de-rig today and then back to contemplate the F1 Grand Prix and the footy season.

All in all, the broadcast of M2006 was an enjoyable gig to work on - good crew, low stress and great weather.

M2006 triathlon imminent

The broadcast setup at St.Kilda for the outdoor road events at the Melbourne Games has been going ok, with much of our audio work involving maintaining a family of Sennheisers around the venue to capture all the audio effects needed. Quite low-stress so far. The weather has been a bit temperamental, so I think Melbourne's reputation in that department is probably being confirmed in the eyes of those visiting from interstate.

Skype

I had my first grizzle with Skype this week. It's been running fine on the Powerbook for the last six months, but I updated to the new version (1.4.0.35) and there seemed to be a HUGE delay in the conversations. Up to seven seconds. That hardly helps when you're having some big discussion about something or another. I thought it might be network trouble, and the Skype forums seem to have a set 5-point answer to any delay/echo problems (too big to list here).

So, I figured that the problem only started with the new version. Therefore I reverted to the previous version and all is good. Bit of a mystery.