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Friday, August 20, 2010Church Grounding & Electrical Safety Tips: Take Our Poll
Mike Sokol & Hector La Torre 08/20/10 12:33 PM, 1 CommentProvided by HOW To Church Sound Workshops. More often than we’d like, we read of people being shocked while working in churches and on stage. With all the electronics being installed in churches today, there’s a real possibility of… View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Proper PA Power Sequencing
PSW Staff 08/20/10 10:23 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I just started helping a loca guy here with PA and I’m finding it kinda fun. It seems I’m picking up on stuff fairly quick, however, there is one thing I keep messing up on… View this post
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Thursday, August 19, 2010Chat From The Past: System Design & Gain Structure With Brian Elwell
PSW Staff 08/19/10 01:00 PM, 0 CommentsModerator: Welcome to tonight’s chat session with Brian Elwell, senior consultant with Acoustic Dimensions of Dallas. And welcome, Brian! Brian: Glad to be here Keith. Moderator: We’ll be focusing on audience questions, but first, can you tell us your professional… View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Making Equipment LastPSW Staff 08/19/10 10:40 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been building a home studio for several years and have amassed quite a collection of gear. Now that I have it, is there anything I should keep in mind? How can I make sure… View this post
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Monday, August 16, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Linear-Phase Or Regular EQPSW Staff 08/16/10 09:02 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been teaching myself to record by reading articles and tutorials online for a number for a number of years. I’ve learned a lot, but I have a question for you which may be trivial… View this post
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Friday, August 13, 2010Audio Editing: Why We Do It
Joe Gilder 08/13/10 11:28 AM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Home Studio Corner. Do you edit your recordings? Once everything has been recorded, before you start mixing, do you edit the audio? Do you fix things? Do you think it’s cheating? Do you think… View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Resetting Inoperable GearPSW Staff 08/13/10 09:25 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been recording for quite a while, and have a good-sized home studio. However, I’ve got a problem that is really driving me up the wall. I have two external processors of different brands in… View this post
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010Getting Recording Devices In Sync: The Basics Of Timecode And Synchronization
Brent Hoover 08/11/10 11:43 AM, 0 CommentsTimecode is simply a way of recording a “time” along with either a visual or audio event. This allows you to say, “The beginning of the song is at 0 and the cymbal crash happened at 2 minutes and 53… View this post
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Figuring Out Speaker PolarityPSW Staff 08/10/10 09:03 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been asked to finish the install at my church which has been half-finished for a number of years. There’s only one issue I’ve found, in that whoever started the job never marked the multi-core… View this post
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Monday, August 09, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: HF Driver VariationsPSW Staff 08/09/10 10:11 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I have two tweeters; the first one is a piezo, and the other one is a compression driver. They sound different even though the frequency response is the same (1,800 Hz, 20,000 Hz). I understand… View this post
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010Types Of Tape (And Not The Recording Type) For Worship Church Sound Systems
Mike Sokol & Hector La Torre 08/04/10 02:35 PM, 2 CommentsProvided by HOW To Church Sound Workshops. Consider tape. It’s something used nearly every day, but usually not thought of until the empty roll mocks you. We’re not speaking about audio recording tape here (may it rest in peace), but… View this post
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Friday, July 23, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Analog v. Digital Record LevelsPSW Staff 07/23/10 09:45 AM, 2 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’m what you would consider a rather seasoned home studio owner. However, I’ve been clinging to analog until even this year. No, seriously, I just wouldn’t let go, and I’m still not 100% comfortable with… View this post
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Thursday, July 22, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Input MeteringPSW Staff 07/22/10 08:55 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I have a decent sized project studio that gets used by my band and some friends which is setup with a DAW and a fairly large amount of outboard equipment. We’ve been using the studio… View this post
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Microphone Diaphragm ClassificationPSW Staff 07/21/10 09:38 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been doing home-based recording for a while now and I’m nearly to the point where I’m ready to make a more serious investment in my equipment. I’ve heard that a good place to start… View this post
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Tape TransfersPSW Staff 07/20/10 09:50 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I have an odd question for you… I generally work entirely with DAW’s in my studio, however, once in a while I get the odd project that causes me to bring out all manner of… View this post
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Friday, July 16, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Tube Burn-In And LongevityPSW Staff 07/16/10 09:06 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been told to do 24 hour burn-ins on all my new tube mics. What does the tube go through in that 24 hour period (if anything really) that makes the tube better? Also, is… View this post
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Thursday, July 15, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Vocal Reverb TailsPSW Staff 07/15/10 09:20 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’m somewhat new to recording and I’ve been working with a new reverb trying to get a specific sounding reverb that tail off of vocals. When I use a lot of reverb it tends to… View this post
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Stereo Mix Compression TricksPSW Staff 07/14/10 09:15 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: How can I use compression on my final stereo mix that will affect the vocals and not the drums? A: Compression on your final mix is an art that many mastering engineers have been able… View this post
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Monday, July 12, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Using M-S Stereo For Mobile RecordingPSW Staff 07/12/10 10:05 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’m going to be doing some remote recording with a flash recorder and I’d really like to use the M-S stereo microphone technique. However, my recorder doesn’t have any kind of M-S setting for flipping… View this post
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Friday, July 09, 2010Church Sound Files: The Basics Of Using Compressors In Your System
PSW Staff 07/09/10 12:13 PM, 0 CommentsWhat does an audio compressor actually do? Most types of signal processors, such as reverbs, equalizers, and delays, are designed to make an obvious change in the sound. But a compressor’s action is much more subtle; when used properly, most… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Consoles • Education • Mixer • Processor • Signal • Sound Reinforcement
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