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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Old Soundman 01/25/12 04:20 PM,Old Soundman, Yes, Stip! I occasionally run sound for a band that tends to play local hole-in-the-wall venues. Okay, we feel sorry for you, now move on! The “stage” for the band is always in one of 2 places: in a nice boomy corner, or, better yet, right in front of that brick or paneled wall. These are the times that try men’s souls! I guess you might be a female, so no offense intended. I don’t know what “Stip”… View this story
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Thursday, January 05, 2012Old Soundman 01/05/12 03:45 PM,Dear Old Soundman: Studio engineers verses front-of-house engineers - can they be one and the same? Studio guys don’t want to let us get a shot at their jobs, because we would wipe the floor with them! Unfortunately, we would also wipe the floor with their clients! Do I really want to spend three months listening to some rock star (who tries to pretend he’s a man of the people) reveal how completely dependent he is on the click track,… View this story
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Old Soundman 12/13/11 12:08 PM,There’s so much hating going on nowadays! We even see it among over-the-hill yuppie sound guys who have heard songs by a certain band played too many times to check sound systems nationwide. But I’m not going to pile on the crowd of haters! Not even when I receive notes like this one from Tim. No! The OSM is on the love trip! Dear OSM: When you’re preparing for a rock gig at your club, what tunes do you like… View this story
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011Old Soundman 05/17/11 12:00 PM, 0 CommentsAn individual who corresponds to the description of a fugitive known to viewers of “America’s Most Wanted” and “Cops” only as “JR” sent in this question, which gives me a chance to pontificate, something that I very much enjoy doing. The beautiful thing is that I can go on about stuff that my questioners are correct about, or just as well when they are off the mark. It’s all fuel for my turbine, my reactor, my photovoltaic converters. What’s in… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Audio • Concert • Digital • Interconnect • Mixer • Monitoring • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Thursday, April 14, 2011Old Soundman 04/14/11 01:35 PM, 0 CommentsOld Sound Man Yes, SPA1! Were your parents named SPA.09? I have enjoyed reading your comments for some time now. See, even though you have named yourself after a decadent outdoor love tub, you’re okay! I wonder if you might give us your insight regarding musicians who use earplugs (sometimes very sophisticated ear plugs,) but then require ridiculous monitor levels on stage. There was a lack of love in these people’s lives when they were children. I run into more… View this story
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Curt Taipale 04/05/11 10:53 AM, 0 CommentsFor speech, the job of the sound technician is simple - to see to it that every word is heard clearly, preferably at a comfortable listening volume. On the other hand, the music mix is very much left to the taste and discretion of the sound technician and the music minister, and in general, it should sound like a professional recording. That is to say, a musically pleasing blend of the instruments and voices, enhanced with the tasteful use of… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Opinion • Training • AV • Audio • Engineer • Installation • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • Technician -
Tim Andras 04/05/11 09:46 AM,The band I regularly mix is based on the east coast of Florida, and we often find ourselves playing in clubs right on the beach. Unfortunately, in most of them, the stage is an afterthought or built for duos and trios, and most certainly not for a five-piece rock band with all of the gear, wedges and so on. While the stages are small, the clubs themselves usually are not, requiring a full-range house PA - with everything running through… View this story
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Kevin Young 03/30/11 10:20 AM, 3 CommentsTom Young, mix engineer for Tony Bennett, is a busy man to say the least. In addition to 100-150 live shows he’ll do with Bennett this year, he runs a small audio design company with his wife, and is a partner in ACIR Professional, a New Jersey-based, full-service production and backline company, “That’s become another full-time endeavor, basically,” he says. It’s a work ethic that comes naturally to Young, and part of the unique musical environment he feels blessed to… View this story
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011PSW Staff 03/23/11 01:25 PM, 0 CommentsOld Soundman, Welcome, LL! Please help, I currently run sound for an eight-piece group that includes a three-piece horn section. My problem is not getting a good clear sound; either I get the rhythm section to sound good, and the vocals and horns sound like crap, or vice-versa. Whenever any one group sounds good, the others don’t. I have sermonized about this before! Were you playing hooky that day, or what? What you are facing is a need to ruthlessly… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Analog • Audio • Consoles • Education • Loudspeaker • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer • System -
Tuesday, February 22, 2011Old Soundman 02/22/11 10:00 AM, 0 CommentsHello Old Soundman! Helloo, Shawn! I am a bassist joining a new band where everyone uses in-ear monitors. Have I ever heard of them? What genre are they in? Don’t answer those questions! I own a high quality DI/preamp that I have been using on most of my shows for three years now, and in previous in-ear situations with it, I’ve been perfectly happy with no stage volume. The reasons I was asking those other questions was to determine if… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Audio • Business • Education • Engineer • Loudspeaker • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician
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