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Thursday, June 23, 2011
PSW Staff 06/23/11 04:56 PM, 3 CommentsHey Old Soundman: I keep up with all of your writing, and I’ve got to say: you sure seem to hate us youngster sound guys. You know, the ones who go to expensive schools, so we can be brainwashed into believing 5.1 surround is the best thing for music, and louder is better. You said it, not me. As a spokesperson for us young sound guys, I must say this. We are not the idiots you make us out to… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Education • Engineer • Sound Reinforcement • Technician -
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Old Soundman 06/02/11 04:49 PM,What’s wrong with this Steve guy? Here he has a lifestyle that 80 percent of humanity cannot even dream of achieving, and he wants to throw it all away. To be a soundman? He needs immediate assistance, won’t you help? For just $3.95 a month, I will send you color photos of Steve receiving many electroshock treatments, and having unfortunate and very serious side effects from various pharmaceutical medications. Thank you for calling 1-800-osm-4luv. Oh, his letter… Dear Old Soundman… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Opinion • Poll • Business • Engineer • Sound Reinforcement • Technician • Audio -
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Old Soundman 05/17/11 11:00 AM, 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 • Concert • Digital • Interconnect • Mixer • Monitoring • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician • Audio -
Thursday, April 14, 2011Old Soundman 04/14/11 12:35 PM,Dear Old Soundman— Yes, SPA1! Were your parents named SPA.09? I ‘ve 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
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Opinion • Poll • Production • Audio • Analog • Engineer • Installation • Mixer • Monitoring • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Friday, May 22, 2009
Young Soundman 05/22/09 08:35 AM, 0 CommentsDear Young Soundman, I finally got my first gig to tech a real system, using giant line arrays in a multi-level performance hall for a one-off performance of some ’70s band I’ve never heard of. I flew out and met the rest of the crew, and was told that the main person to make happy was the front-of-house operator. While this seems simple enough, he asked some basic questions like “How are you going to tune the room”, and so… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Opinion • Business • Engineer • Sound Reinforcement • Technician
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