Articles Tagged Engineer

  • Friday, March 29, 2013
    old soundman
    Old Soundman 03/29/13 12:19 PM,
    Here we have two individuals, neither of whom are full-time soundmen, but despite that fact, are courageous operators of audio gear in their respective environments. I take my hat off to them! Hi, my name is Ron - Hello, Ron. I’m not going to tell you what my name is! I work in a nightclub as a bartender-maintenance-sound guy. Wow, you are a triple-threat individual! Once I told an arrogant sound guy who thought we were so special and superior… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundFeatureEducationEngineerSound ReinforcementTechnician

  • Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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    PSW Staff 03/20/13 09:51 AM,
    Sound Devices is pleased to announce that Dr. Steve Popovich has joined its engineering team as Staff Firmware/Algorithm Engineer. Popovich will work directly with the Sound Devices research and development team to further enhance the company’s range of firmware and software algorithms for its audio and video products. Popovich brings with him a strong background in audio, systems engineering and software algorithm creation—a unique skill set that will further bolster Sound Devices’ software development efforts. “Steve is a very talented… View this story
    Filed in: AVRecordingNewsAVBusinessEngineerManufacturerSoftware

  • Friday, November 02, 2012
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    PSW Staff 11/02/12 12:37 PM,
    Symetrix announces the promotion of Zak Dewey from Project Coordinator & Test Engineer to Engineering Manager. In his new position, Dewey will report to Symetrix CEO Paul Roberts. He will coordinate company efforts to ensure that the engineering team has all of the resources it needs to research and develop innovative new products while maintaining the high quality and value for which Symetrix is known. It will be Dewey’s responsibility to sustain the rapid pace at which Symetrix introduces market-changing… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundRecordingChurch SoundNewsAVBusinessManufacturerSound Reinforcement

  • Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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    Mark Frink 06/13/12 10:01 AM,
    Welcome to doing monitor sound for a singer. There are many kinds of professional entertainers, songwriters and celebrities, but now you’re working for that breed of performing artist who sings quite well and requires a refined approach in order to do their best on stage. The Microphone If she is just starting out, microphone selection is something you could explore, but having used one particular microphone for vocals for her entire career, it’s simply a comfortable pair of shoes, its… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundFeaturePollStudy HallConsolesEngineerMicrophoneMixerMonitoringSound ReinforcementStageAudio

  • Friday, March 16, 2012
    audio engineer
    Dan Laveglia 03/16/12 03:28 PM,
    “Audio System Engineer” - has a nice ring to it, eh? Very official sounding. Not so very long ago there was a controversy about this title. I believe the crux of the argument revolved around the use of the label “engineer” when there was no college degree earned. But like most things, this too did pass. What’s in a name anyway? The Audio Engineering Society (AES) has accepted me as member since 1978, and if it works for them, it… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundFeaturePollStudy HallBusinessConcertEducationEngineerSound ReinforcementStageTechnicianAudio

  • Thursday, March 01, 2012
    recording
    Bobby Owsinski 03/01/12 09:00 AM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   Below is an interesting video of The Beatles recording one of their biggest and most iconic songs, “Hey Jude.” The video was shot for a BBC television show called most appropriately Music. Take note about 2:22 where you’ll see engineer Ken Scott (in the fashionable pink shirt), George Harrison and producer George Martin together in Abbey Road (actually it was still called EMI Studios at the time) Studio 2. The real story… View this story
    Filed in: RecordingFeatureBlogPollVideoEngineerStudioAudio

  • Monday, December 26, 2011
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    Bobby Owsinski 12/26/11 01:48 PM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   If you’re doing a session in Los Angeles and you want your drums to instantly sound great, then your first call is to the Drum Doctors to either rent a fantastic sounding kit, or have your kit tuned. Ross Garfield is the “Drum Doctor” and you’ve heard his drum sounds on platinum recordings from Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Metallica, Dwight Yokum,  Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitiz, Michael Jackson and… View this story
    Filed in: RecordingFeatureBlogPollConsolesDigitalMicrophoneMixerSignalStudioSystemAudio

  • Monday, September 05, 2011
    old soundman
    Old Soundman 09/05/11 11:37 AM,
    Here’s one of those situations that make you wonder about your career choice or where you are in your life path. Pay close attention, our buddy Brian is showing us how to keep the disgustedness in check and not resort to a brick through the front window of this fine establishment… Dear OSM: O.K., try this one out… Hit me with it, Bri! Let me have it! You just found out the band you regularly mix for has a gig… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundFeaturePollConcertInstallationInterconnectLoudspeakerMixerSignalSound ReinforcementSystemAudio

  • Monday, August 22, 2011
    old soundman
    PSW Staff 08/22/11 06:21 PM, 0 Comments
    Greetings, Old Soundman, from the Great North Woods - And greetings to you from my secret location. Dick Cheney’s got nothing on me! I’m not all that old, only been riding the faders for a few years now. Ride ‘em, soundman! Yee-ha!! Hey, did you ever hear of the X Bar X Boys? The calluses are just about right on my fingers and in my ears. What a bizarre viewpoint you have. I don’t really like to think about calluses.… View this story
    Filed in: Live SoundFeatureOpinionPollEngineerTechnician

  • Friday, June 24, 2011
    mastering engineer
    Steve Mueske 06/24/11 04:34 PM, 0 Comments
    Greg, you’ve mastered over 3,500 albums in the last two decades; what are common mistakes clients make when presenting a final product for mastering? Now that so many artists are recording their own music, it has become much more common to find problems with incoming mixes. I sometimes get mixes that are very bright or very dark, or mixes that have some bright elements and some dark elements - which is very difficult to address in mastering since the fix… View this story
    Filed in: RecordingFeaturePollAnalogDigitalDigital Audio WorkstationsEngineerProcessorSoftwareStudio