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  • Monday, April 26, 2010
    Tech Tip Of The Day: Feedback Problems With Drum Risers
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    PSW Staff 04/26/10 01:49 PM, 0 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: Our band recently built a drum riser to use on gigs. Now it seems like the drums feedback in the low end a lot more, especially the bass drum. What can we do? A: The drum riser is sympathetically vibrating (resonating) with the drums and/or PA system. Either way it is feeding these resonances back to the drums, causing the heads to ring a little more, which is being picked up by the mics, etc.… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Signal • Sound Reinforcement

  • Understanding Reverb 101
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    Craig Anderton 04/26/10 10:37 AM, 2 Comments
    This exclusive article is provided by AudioFanzine.   When we hear sounds in the “real world,” they are in an acoustic space. For example, suppose you are playing acoustic guitar in your living room. You hear not only the guitar’s sound, but because the guitar generates sound waves, they bounce off walls, the ceiling, and the floor. Some of these sound waves return to your ears, which due to their travel through the air, will be somewhat delayed compared to… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Training • Audio • Digital Audio Workstations • Digital • Education • Processor • Signal • Software • Studio • System

  • Tuesday, April 20, 2010
    Church Sound Maintenance: When Failure Is Not An Option….
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    Mike Sokol & Hector La Torre 04/20/10 12:15 PM, 2 Comments
    Provided by HOW To Church Sound Workshops.   This article is the first part in a series on cable maintenance for worship. For part two on soldering click here. Noisy mic cables can happen to anyone almost anytime. No matter how careful you are XLR cables are prone to being stepped on, run over and pulled too hard by musicians, singers and, well, you. The result of all this abuse can be intermittent shorts, open circuits and noise issues. Of… View this story
    Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Installation • Interconnect • Measurement • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician

  • Friday, April 16, 2010
    Tech Tip Of The Day: Microphones And Monitoring
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    PSW Staff 04/16/10 01:30 PM, 2 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: Is stage monitor placement affected by the polar pattern of the performers microphone? A: When doing live sound work, different microphone polar pickup patterns do dictate where stage monitors should be placed for best feedback rejection. For example: A cardioid pattern microphone has best sound rejection directly behind the mic (place the monitor right in front of the singer), where a hypercardioid mic actually has two dead spots, one at around 160 degrees, and the… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Microphone • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Studio

  • Using New Technology To Succeed In the Music Biz: Part I
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    Steve Gordon 04/16/10 11:17 AM, 0 Comments
    This article is the first part in a series on using new technology to succeed in the music business. For part two click here. This interview was recorded by Steve Gordon for his Internet radio show. Steve Gordon: Will Calhoun graduated Berklee School of Music in Boston, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Production and Engineering. Will’s unique blend of improvisational hard rock and drumming can be found on each of Living Colour’s four releases by Epic Records,… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Education • Engineer • Studio • Technician

  • Thursday, April 15, 2010
    Tech Tip Of The Day: Phase Differences
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    PSW Staff 04/15/10 11:35 AM, 0 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: Are there any potential phase issues when placing multiple microphones on a single instrument? A: During a recent recording session, we were reminded of just that: you have to be careful of what you’re measuring and lining up when you’re aligning microphones for proper phase. This became clear when we were miking guitar cabinets. We had a Sennheiser MD 421, a Mojave MA-100, and a Royer R-122 set on a single speaker in a cabinet.… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Education • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Stage

  • Wednesday, April 14, 2010
    Tech Tip Of The Day: Tube Mics - Which Way is Up?
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    PSW Staff 04/14/10 02:53 PM, 0 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: I have heard that tube microphones should always be used upside down (with the diaphragm at the bottom). This is supposed to prevent heat from the tube from altering the frequency response of the mic. But I have seen a number of newer mics in which the mount does not allow for this. What’s the deal? A: In general, the mic designer will determine if the heat from an onboard vacuum tube is significant enough… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Audio • Microphone • Studio

  • Tuesday, April 13, 2010
    Tech Tip Of The Day: Positioning Of ‘‘Near Field’’ Monitors
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    PSW Staff 04/13/10 02:19 PM, 0 Comments
    Provided by Sweetwater.   Q: How close should I position my “near field” monitors? A: Our general rule of thumb: If they are smaller speakers, put them out about arm’s length away from you, with about that same distance between them (about one meter). They should be pointed in towards your head. Envision an equilateral triangle with one of the points being the tip of your nose. The monitors should also point towards the tip of your nose so the… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Study Hall • Audio • Education • Monitoring • Studio