Marcus JB's adventures in residential AV

Always sad to hear about layoffs and especially from @crestron - hoping all those impacted can find new roles quickly and easily.

It’s the day of the #CEDIAAwards 2023. We're excited for what’s to come - we can't wait to see you all for an evening of celebrations. A big thank you to our sponsors – the event wouldn’t be possible without you @MonitorAudio @DistributedbyM @Sonos @Crestron @KNX @LG @NETGEAR

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It really does make your brain hurt - this is indoors. The concept of immersive has been recalibrated. m.youtube.com/watch?v=5L9JJ8…

Hello X followers; does anyone have any recommendations for freelance video editors (UK based preferably)? Need reframing/sizing work done for an art installation I am working on. Let me know if you know anyone please!

@EILiveShow - hope first day has gone well. Quick question - is there a cloakroom at the venue? Trying to figure out some logistics!

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@benlancaster5 @Crestron Well done to him! A very hard edition indeed and I suspect it will have quite a low finish rate when all the numbers come out. I am gutted to have been out of time but proud to have ridden the distance again. Hope your mate’s recovery is going well!

@MarcusJBinAV @Crestron Glad to hear you finished, well done for getting through it. My mate struggled with the heat and illness but just managed to finish in time. He said it was the hardest thing he's ever done, but also one of the best.

It’s Monday! Hope everyone had great weekends. Heading to London to commission a great @crestron system - all a bit of a frantic week as I head out to ride my fourth Paris Brest Paris 1200km bike ride on Friday. Got a lot to clear off my to do list before then…

@benlancaster5 @Crestron How did they get on? Not so good, not so bad from me - I finished my 4th, but my first out of time (92 hours), so it won’t be a validated finish sadly. The heat was wild this time - my first truly hot PBP and it delivered the heat in spades. Hope your mate got it done?

@MarcusJBinAV @Crestron Yes, a friend is staying at mine on Thursday on his way to Paris to have his 2nd attempt after a knee injury last time. To say it sounds gruelling is an understatement!

@benlancaster5 @Crestron I wish them all the best this time around; it is certainly a tough old ride. I am my least fit and heaviest for this attempt, but I do have the advantage of experience! Tell them to say hi if they see rider H329 on the road.

@benlancaster5 @Crestron There are 2 kind of people who ride it: Once is enough - box ticked - never again. Or there are those of us for whom it gets under our skin. I have friends who have done it 8 and 9 times (which considering it is only every 4 years is a feat). Best bike ride in the world.

@MarcusJBinAV @Crestron Good luck with the PBP, it's an incredible undertaking to do it once, never mind doing it for the 4th time!

Dare we believe summer is here? Hot end to what has been a tough week; trying to clear the desk before some time off at the end of the month. So many plates spinning currently. Hope everyone is enjoying this warmer weather though.

@PulseCinemas Congratulations Team Pulse!

Our big news!

Big news! Congrats to Mike and Kapes and I hope that @PulseCinemas is able to keep it's culture and methodology alive. Here's to their next chapter.

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Massive thank you to Emma at @CEDIA_EMEA for sending over a little hail of stickers and a pin badge to help show off my Certified status!

This is great news for our industry and our manufacturing partners. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Just to add; you don’t have to use the dark theme and can stick with classic green if you wanted. But I find dark themes are easier to read and easier on the eyes for tasks with hours of staining at monitors. Personally, if I have the choice, I use dark grey rather than black

Feels a bit disorienting having had the green theme since the launch of QS many years ago (I am going to make a guess at around 2012/3 but my memory isn’t getting any better as I age!). All looks a lot better than original Homeworks software when I started in the late 1990s!

Even with all the time saving tricks @Lutron software has for building up scenes; I am a bit battered having spent a couple of long days building up a project with many, many hundreds of circuits. I am very grateful for the new dark mode (if you haven’t tried it yet, it is good)

Mighty amps in a tiny package.