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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Karl Winkler 04/30/13 12:39 PM,I’ve heard it said many times, in many different situations, that we tend to think we don’t have time to do something right, but then somehow, have time to fix everything that goes wrong as a result. We all know Mr. Murphy and his law about things tending to go wrong if there is any possibility for them to do so. But what can we do about it? For starters, correct that first part - the thing about making sure… View this story
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Sully 04/12/13 11:41 AM,Back when I knew everything, I dragged an obscenely heavy rig up an intolerably tall mountain in a woefully underpowered truck to an impossibly small theater in the backwoods of northern Pennsylvania. Since this was when I knew everything, I had the somewhat surly local crew stack my compact TMS 3s two wide, four high, with the 15s coupled for maximum bass energy. Because stacking that box four high without a fork was sort of like pushing a dump truck… View this story
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Monday, April 01, 2013
PSW Staff 04/01/13 07:52 AM,Lectrosonics announced today, April 1, that it is introducing the world’s first solar-powered wireless microphone transmitter, the WXLR. The new transmitter is based on the idea that today’s solar cell technology is sufficiently advanced for use on portable electronic devices. The WXLR utilizes the design of the previously introduced WM water-tight transmitter. Being fanatics, Lectrosonics engineers aimed to simplify that design even further and make the housing even more bulletproof by eliminating the battery compartments and associated doors altogether. While… View this story
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Friday, March 29, 2013
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
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Friday, January 18, 2013
PSW Staff 01/18/13 06:36 AM,Dear Old Soundman: I’m a 23-year-old law student at Yale, and I discovered this summer that I really hate the practice of law. I mean I really hate it. Here is what you should do. Tell you parents to send me your tuition money while you go “find yourself.” How’s that sound? So much that the $500/day I’m earning isn’t worth it to me. Or is it? Do you have any idea how few sound mixers make $500 a day?… View this story
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Craig Leerman 11/28/12 11:37 AM,Recently a young person asked me about my work, and as I explained some of the various aspects, it triggered something in my brain. I realized that I had actually just barely scratched the surface in terms of telling him about the wide range of responsibilities that many of us have. For example, we’re regularly involved with sales before the show (and often during and after). From simply speaking to clients about their needs, to putting bids together, to being… View this story
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Monday, November 05, 2012
Craig Leerman 11/05/12 06:12 PM,Hi. My name is Craig, and I’m a gearaholic. I tried to find a 12-step program, but quite frankly if I have to move gear more than six steps, I’m going to need a hand truck because my back isn’t what it used to be. It’s not just that I like gear; it’s that I’m addicted to it. I fall asleep reading equipment catalogs. I bypass articles in trade magazines, unless they’re talking specifically about gear, to look at the… View this story
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
PSW Staff 09/27/12 10:20 AM,Much pro audio industry humor revolves around techs versus musicians. By their very nature, techs are knowledgeable problem solvers. The flip side of this nature are musicians who “don’t let knowledge get in the way” of their artistic pursuit. Hence the endless putdowns: “Can you read music? Not enough to hurt my playing.” “What do you throw a drowning guitarist? His amp.” “Why did the drummer leave his sticks on the dashboard? So he can park in the handicap zone.”… View this story
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Old Soundman 09/21/12 05:14 AM,“Getting ahead without being a jerk” is actually what our young friend said he wanted to discuss. I will use the pseudonym “Oz Man” for him due to the volatile nature of his dilemma! Notice that he is so distraught that he offers no salutation! At the age of 17, I entered my journey of wanting to be a sound professional. At age 27… … that makes it a decade later, right? … I have gone to “rock and roll… View this story
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Curt Taipale 09/07/12 10:19 AM,It’s clear to us that God’s laws of physics must operate differently inside a church than outside. After several moments of grueling research, painstaking addition, and… Well, we offer these amendments. Regrettably, they are true stories passed along by members of our ChurchSoundcheck Discussion Group. They arrived via email, so you know they’re true! Amendment #1: We’ve been pointing microphones in the wrong direction! A friend of ours went into church early one Sunday morning only to find that all… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Business • Education • Installation • Stage • System • Audio
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