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Monday, April 18, 2011
Bobby Owsinski 04/18/11 09:35 AM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Many artists new to recording acoustic guitars only think about placing microphones in front of their guitars. However, the the savvy engineer and producer all know that you can do a number of things to enhance you session even before it begins. In this excerpt from The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook (written with Rich Tozzoli), we’ll look at the 7 steps you (and the artist) can take when prepping for recording acoustic… View this story
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Bobby Owsinski 04/11/11 12:25 PM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. This may come as no great surprise to you, but I’m frequently asked to review mixes. While many are remarkable and are a display of great talent, there does exist a category of mixes that, for want of a better term, you could call “amateur”. An amateur mix usually means that you’ve not spent enough time listening and learning, but when you can’t determine why a mix sounds great, the next best… View this story
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Dave Rat 04/06/11 09:57 AM, 1 CommentMixing front of house sound for festivals is both one of the easiest and most challenging situations we face as live sound engineers. They present a perfect storm of all factors working against us: minimal setup and sound check time, huge audiences, pressures from band management, outdoor environmental factors, plus show reviewers can make direct comparisons between the quality of our mix and a multitude of others. To make things worse, unless we work for a top-billed artist on the… View this story
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
PSW Staff 04/05/11 08:25 AM, 0 CommentsVintage King Audio has announced the release of the Neve 1073LBEQ 500 Series Mono Equalizer Module, from AMS Neve. The EQ is the second 500-series format module AMS Neve has built in the image of the Neve 1073 Classic module. Their 1073LB mic pre debuted at AES 2010 last fall, receiving remarkable critical acclaim and incredible comparisons to the legendary Classic 1073. The Neve 1073LB 500 Series EQ is available in the United States exclusively through Vintage King Audio and… View this story
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Joe Wisler 03/21/11 08:47 AM, 0 CommentsIn my , I talked about using the equalization (EQ) section on your mixing console. This time I’ll discuss other types of EQ available that are not on the console. And, we’ll talk about equalization in the analog domain, and next time we’ll delve into the realm of digital processing. You’ve probably seen the ubiquitous “1/3-octave EQ”. (This would be the piece of equipment in the audio rack with all the little sliders on the front.) Unfortunately it will likely… View this story
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Mike Sessler 02/28/11 09:40 AM, 2 CommentsThis article is provided by ChurchTechArts. Soundcheck time can be one of the most productive times of the weekend from an audio standpoint. It can also be one of the most frustrating. I have seen a soundcheck turn normally mild-mannered and reserved musicians and engineers into angry combatants. My brothers, this should not be. Soundcheck can be very efficient, productive and dare I say fun; but we have to do a little work first. Because there are so many… View this story
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Jackson B. Jackson 02/22/11 07:59 AM, 0 CommentsOver the last few decades, before the average musician even knew of the mastering process, the most common lie we heard from the mouths of engineers and producers was “we’ll fix that during the mix”. While we all know that although this statement can be true, it’s often used as an excuse to keep the talent moving along or for the engineer to avoid recording yet another take. Of course with the invention of digital editing “we’ll fix that during… View this story
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Mike Sessler 02/14/11 09:25 AM, 1 CommentThis article is provided by ChurchTechArts. Let’s admit it: It happens a lot. Even when you pay careful attention to the audio you record for a video, and you used a good mic (you did use a good mic, right?), you can still end up with a bunch of background rumble and noise in your recording. It happened some time ago at the video production company I work for. They were shooting in a grocery store, capturing some interviews.… View this story
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Chris Huff 02/09/11 01:00 PM,This article is provided by Behind The Mixer. Crafting a well rounded mix for your worship service takes skill, and the appropriate knowledge of the tools at hands. One of the most important aspects of mixing for worship is getting the right vocal sound, which is easy to accomplish with some basic EQ if you know what you’re doing. Before I get to the “how” part, let’s look at the “why.” The why is especially important if are EQ’ing… View this story
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Friday, February 04, 2011
Mark Frink 02/04/11 02:09 PM, 0 CommentsThis is the 40th anniversary of Altec Lansing’s passive third-octave “continuous” equalizer that began modern sound system equalization. It didn’t start as a graphic equalizer, but rather, was three rows of eight knobs on third octave centers. A companion third-octave real-time analyzer, three rows of eight VU meters, provided a means to measure a sound system. Subsequent Altec EQs replaced the knobs with a row of sliders, earning the name “graphic” because their positions provide a graphic display of the… View this story
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