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Friday, March 16, 2012Audio Basics: Stage Monitoring Simplified
Scott Foulkrod 03/16/12 11:05 AM,Encompassed in today’s live show are several individual shows, for example, light shows, laser shows and more. It’s not uncommon for each of these independent shows to have its own set of engineers. The focal point is the band/artist, and… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Concert • Loudspeaker • Mixer • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Tuesday, March 13, 2012Church Sound: Mastering Signal Flow – Here it Comes And There it Goes
Chris Huff 03/13/12 09:50 AM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Growing up in a one hundred year-old home, I learned how to fix plumbing problems. One lesson was tracing all the pipes in the basement so I could tell which pipes… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Consoles • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement -
Monday, March 12, 2012Proper Signal (Time) Alignment - How To Get Loudspeaker Drivers In Sync
John Murray 03/12/12 06:02 PM,Since the early 1980s, the term “time alignment” has been tossed around pretty freely, and with dubious degrees of accuracy. Note, however, that this was far from the first time the concept was noticed. Indeed, the engineers who provided the… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Processor • Signal -
Church Sound Files: Recording Live Music To Two-Track Recorders
Mike Sokol 03/12/12 01:01 PM,Provided by HOW To Church Sound Workshops. Recording the music in your worship services on a two-track recorder, such as a CD recorder, seems like it would be simple. But if your mixes sound terrible, here’s how to do it… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Interconnect • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Wednesday, March 07, 2012Tool of the Trade: The Analog Impedance Meter
Pat Brown 03/07/12 03:35 PM,One of my favorite field tools is a basic analog impedance meter. It can be used to troubleshoot a host of sound system problems, either stand-alone or with some additional gadgets. The TOA ZM-104 has been around for many years… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • AV • Audio • Installation • Interconnect • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Church Sound: Using Groups On Mixing Consoles
Mike Sessler 03/07/12 12:20 PM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. A group, sometimes called a subgroup, is basically another mix bus that you can send the output of channel faders to. You could say that the Main Left and Right is a group—a… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Consoles • Mixer -
Tuesday, March 06, 2012In-Depth: Microphone Specifications Explained
Bruce Bartlett 03/06/12 04:53 PM,This article is provided by Bartlett Microphones. What microphone is best for recording an orchestra? What’s a good snare mic? Should the mic be a condenser or dynamic, omni or cardioid? You can answer these questions more easily once… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Product • Study Hall • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Studio -
Thursday, March 01, 2012In-Depth Primer On Speech Intelligibility In Sound Reinforcement
Ralph Jones 03/01/12 09:47 AM,Section 1: Introduction Most people have had this experience: You’re driving along in your car, windows down and the radio playing. It’s a new song, one you’ve never heard before by an artist you don’t recognize, and you’ve got to… View this post
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Monday, February 27, 2012Clearing Up Misconceptions And Clarifying Constant-Voltage
Pat Brown 02/27/12 01:53 PM,Why a “70-volt” system? A good question, and one that causes a lot of confusion among audio practitioners. Some common misconceptions about 70-volt (actually 70.7-volt) distribution systems: • There is 70.7 volts on the line at all times. • The… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • AV • Audio • Business • Installation • Interconnect • Networking • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Wednesday, February 22, 2012Defining Costs Of A New Church System With Logic & Simple Math
Tom Walter 02/22/12 01:31 PM,An Apple iPod is priced at less than $100 for a basic model. The “name brand table radio” that some are convinced provides provides concert hall sound quality is priced at $350 and up. A simple portable CD player with… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Opinion • Poll • Study Hall • Business • Installation • System -
Tuesday, February 21, 2012Getting A Handle On Church System Maintenance, Upgrades & Lifecycles
Gary Zandstra 02/21/12 03:01 PM,Do you replace production/system equipment based on it being worn out or for new features and functionality? When we get a new system or new piece of gear, often the last thing on our minds is repairs or the life… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Consoles • Installation • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Monday, February 20, 2012The Checklist: Solutions For Fixing Church Sound System Problems
Bruce Bartlett 02/20/12 02:18 PM,Following is a list of some common sound problems and several ways to solve them. At least a few of these might seem obvious, but we’ve all made simple mistakes like not flipping a switch. If the advice given here… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Education • Sound Reinforcement • System -
A Real World Example of Limiting Distances
Pat Brown 02/20/12 02:03 PM,If acoustic parameters sometimes seem difficult to grasp, this practical example should help clarify at least one of them, the Limiting Distance, DL. This is a parameter associated with reverberant spaces, such as gyms and churches with little absorption. Remember… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • AV • Audio • Education • Engineer • Installation • Measurement • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Monday, February 13, 2012Church Sound Techs As Musicians
Brian Gowing 02/13/12 04:29 PM,This article is provided by Gowing Associates. When I’m training technical teams at the churches I work with, one of the first questions I ask is, “Do any of you play a musical instrument?” I usually get one or… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Business • Education • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • Technician -
Sunday, February 12, 2012Lend Me Your Ears - When More Is Better
Chris Huff 02/12/12 04:28 PM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Friday night, I used three pairs of ears. I’m not talking about earbuds or anything electronic in nature. I’m talking about real human-tissue ears. And therein was the key to my… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement -
Line Array High-Frequency Output Capability
Jeff Berryman 02/12/12 11:39 AM,This is a discussion of line array high-frequency output capability, and what it might mean to you. The specific quantity we’re looking at is the frequency response at maximum output power for all drivers. This is the maximum acoustic output… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Sound Reinforcement -
Saturday, February 11, 2012Make It Stop! There’s No Excuse For Loud, Bad Sound
Karl Winkler 02/11/12 12:13 PM,Preserving our hearing is critically important, but that’s not what motivated me to write this piece. Really, I just can’t stand bad sound! To a certain extent, it used to be somewhat excusable if a live show was loud and… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Education • Sound Reinforcement -
Friday, February 10, 2012Digital Dharma: A/D Conversion And What It Means In Audio Terms
Dennis A. Bohn 02/10/12 03:00 PM,Like everything else in the world, the audio industry has been radically and irrevocably changed by the digital revolution. No one has been spared. Arguments will ensue forever about whether the true nature of the real world is analog or… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Digital • Interconnect • Processor • Signal • System -
Church Sound Files: The Fallacy Of A “Flat” System
Jon Baumgartner 02/10/12 02:48 PM,On more than one occasion, I’ve been called to a church to inspect the facility for the purpose of designing a new sound system. Upon arrival, I discover that the church has perfectly adequate audio components that have been tuned… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Consoles • Installation • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Processor • Sound Reinforcement -
Thursday, February 09, 2012Using Gain Structure Tailoring To Optimize Overall System Performance
Mike Sokol 02/09/12 10:14 AM,This article is provided by How-To ASSIST Technical Training. If terms such as gain structure, impedance matching and headroom are unfamiliar, or worse, give you a headache, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Most church sound techs would rather have… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Consoles • Processor • Sound Reinforcement
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