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Friday, July 09, 2010
PSW Staff 07/09/10 09:05 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. 10. Frequent occurrences of hard feedback If you say “ouch” after that last feedback squeal, chances are your speakers were hurt too! Using the speakers after they have probably been damaged makes it worse. 9. Improper bi-amplification: crossover too low or tweeter amp too high Always check your speaker specs for the best crossover points when bi-amping. 8. Not enough speaker systems for SPL requirements or proper coverage Instead of using higher wattage with the same… View this story
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Thursday, July 08, 2010PSW Staff 07/08/10 09:15 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’m currently in the process of building a home studio and just at the point of wiring all the raw cable to patch bays. However, I’m a bit stuck because I’m not sure what patch bays to get! Is one “style” of patch bay better / more durable / ore popular than another? I guess the same question goes for the patch cables themselves. A: Wow, is this ever a loaded question. Because the industry… View this story
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010PSW Staff 07/07/10 09:35 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’m using a pair of nearfield monitors in a small studio suite in my house. As the room is so small I would like to recess them into the wall so I can move my mixer forward and create more client space behind me. Before I cut holes in my walls, is there anything special I should know? A: This is something to avoid if you can. When you mount near field monitors flush with… View this story
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010Mark Goff 07/06/10 09:39 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I have an old analog mixer with really dirty sliders. I’ve tried deoxidizing cleaner on some of them, but now they feel much worse, yet seem to work okay. What’s wrong? A: No doubt about it, your mixer is in need of a good mid-summer cleaning! Here’s a rundown of the steps I normally take. 1. Vacuum and/or blow out faders with compressed air. Vacuuming gets the “dust bunnies” and larger chunks. Try to run… View this story
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Friday, July 02, 2010PSW Staff 07/02/10 10:10 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: So, I should probably preface this by saying that in no way am I a drummer. However, in my small studio, I have a drum kit that is available for use to my studio customers during sessions. I’ve noticed that the heads are starting to look rather worn, but I don’t really know what “worn” means to a drum head. I mean, my SM57’s don’t get replaced just because they have a little wer and… View this story
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Thursday, July 01, 2010PSW Staff 07/01/10 10:42 AM, 3 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: My buddy told me that if I go to a 500-watt power amp from a 1000-watt power amp, the volume will be half as loud. But someone else said they are really about the same. Or, that the difference wouldn’t be large enough to notice. Who’s right? A: All other things being equal, and they rarely are, a 1000-watt power amp will indeed be ~3dB louder than a 500-watt amp. As you’ve mentioned, 3dB is… View this story
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010PSW Staff 06/30/10 11:33 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I work with a lot of smaller bands in local clubs and have been doing so for quite a while now. I’d say my mix chops are really starting to However, lately I’ve been in a few places where I really needed to dial in the delay between the mains and the backline, but I really didn’t know how. Can you help? A: As you’ve noticed, in many smaller club settings your main sound… View this story
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010PSW Staff 06/29/10 09:57 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been an intern at Big Name Studio for a while now, and I get to use the room to mix late at night, which has been really great for me. I’ve got a bunch of tracks together I’m really proud of and I’m trying to put them together in an album but it’s really difficult. Every time I get the levels of the tracks all lined up, then or two of them start to… View this story
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Friday, June 25, 2010PSW Staff 06/25/10 07:11 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: At our church we’ve got a really old mixer kicking around that gets used for portable PA. It has a few inputs, all XLR, that are each labeled microphone input. Trouble is, we’d like to use one of these inputs with an iPod but are really afraid of messing something up. Can I connect a line-level signal to a microphone input? Will this work? A: You’re right to be cautious, as mic levels are much… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Education • Engineer • Installation • Interconnect • Remote • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Christopher Lyons 06/24/10 03:15 PM, 0 CommentsIn audio, it’s not unusual to have multiple responsibilities semi-related (or completely unrelated) to audio. Though you may be the Front of House guy, it’s not out of the question to be asked to handle some audio/video sound either in your free time or on a job. No matter if you’re a seasoned pro or a volunteer still learning the ropes, here are some good application hints for when to use the following are some good hints on choosing the… View this story
Filed in: Recording • Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • AV • Audio • Digital • Education • Engineer • Microphone • Studio • System
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