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Tuesday, February 07, 2012Church Sound: How To Transition From Analog To Digital Mixing
Brian Gowing 02/07/12 11:53 AM,This article is provided by Gowing Associates. I’m in the process of helping one of my churches transition from an analog mixer to a digital mixer. They were in need of more channels than their Allen & Heath 16-channel MixWiz with some outboard gear (front of house EQ, couple of compressors, effects unit) could provide. Based on the maximum number of channels that they anticipated needing over the next five years, I recommended the PreSonus StudioLive 24.4, one of… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Analog • Consoles • Digital • Engineer • Sound Reinforcement • Technician -
Thursday, February 02, 2012Church Sound Files: The Reason For “Bad Sound” May Not Be The Sound System
Pat Brown 02/02/12 03:27 PM,Many things around us are getting better. Computers are faster, televisions have more resolution, and dishwashers are quieter and more powerful than ever. But with all of our digital wiz-bang processors, technology has been unable to eradicate “bad sound.” Why is this so? This short piece is an attempt to shed some light on three possible causes, two of which have been completely unaffected by the technological revolution. The goal of most sound reinforcement systems is to deliver high quality… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Consoles • Digital • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician -
Thursday, January 26, 2012A Look At Microphones Of The Past With Recording Legend Bruce Swedien
Bruce Swedien 01/26/12 06:32 AM,This excerpt is the first in a series from Bruce Swedien’s book Make Mine Music by Hal Leonard Microphone Design Technology And Microphone Technique Along with this development of a more live sound and hi-fi in the popular recorded music of the early 1950’s, a great deal of experimentation and improvement in microphone placement and technique was going on at the same time. Much energy and effort were put into the development of innovative microphone design. American microphone design technology… View this post
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Friday, January 13, 2012Properly Cleaning Your Microphones
PSW Staff 01/13/12 10:43 AM,You’ve finally invested in a high-quality vocal microphone and your voice has never sounded better. Unfortunately, the keyboard player in your band decides he wants to use your mic during his featured rap. You cringe as he practically eats the microphone. You can barely watch as he encourages audience members to scream into the mic. Afterwards he returns your mic, still operational but considerably wetter and unhygienic. Microphones are subject to an inordinate amount of abuse, especially in live music.… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Education • Engineer • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • Studio • System • Technician -
Thursday, January 12, 2012RE/P Files: Construction Of A Live Echo Chamber
Scott Putnam & Tom Lubin 01/12/12 09:22 AM,A live echo chamber can be a considerable asset for any recording studio, that is providing that it is a good one. That’s the problem — how do you construct a good echo chamber? When someone builds a chamber, they hope it will turn out great and pray it won’t turn out absolutely dreadful and good for nothing but storing echo plates. The truth is there are a number of complex variables which will make each chamber unique. These factors… View this post
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Audio • Business • Education • Engineer • Installation • Interconnect • Mixer • Signal • Studio • System -
Monday, January 09, 2012In The Studio: The Mysteries Of Dynamics Processing Revealed
Matthew Weiss 01/09/12 11:07 AM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. What is dynamic processing? A dynamic processor is something that outputs a signal, where the level of the outgoing signal is based on the level of the incoming signal. In other words, a loud signal coming in will come out differently than a quiet signal coming in. Basic Types of Dynamic Processors Compressors: The most common – the louder the signal is coming in, the less level it provides going… View this post
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Friday, January 06, 2012In The Studio: Four Reasons To Invest In Analog Gear
Joe Gilder 01/06/12 05:18 PM,This article is provided by Home Studio Corner. As you may already know, I’m in the process of doing a few upgrades in my studio. Whenever I’m looking to buy a new piece of equipment or upgrade an existing piece of equipment, I try to ask one simple question: What will help me make better recordings? My goal isn’t to marginally improve the recordings. I’m looking for holes in my system. I’m looking for weak links. For example, I… View this post
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Thursday, January 05, 2012A Conversation With Audio Pioneers, SynAudCon Founders Don & Carolyn Davis
Keith Clark 01/05/12 09:37 AM,When noting the contributions of Don and Carolyn Davis to the professional audio industry, it’s hard to know where to even start. Their book, Sound System Engineering, originally published in 1973 (and since updated), remains a standard audio and systems resource. Founders of SynAudCon, Don and Carolyn established the industry’s pre-imminent and most respected (and independent) educational resource, teaching thousands the essential concepts of audio and acoustics that in turn has led to remarkable advancements in systems and sound quality… View this post
Filed in: AV • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Training • Analog • AV • Audio • Digital • Education • Sound Reinforcement • Technician -
Monday, December 26, 2011Ensuring You’re Recording At The Proper Levels
John Scrip 12/26/11 11:16 AM,This article is provided by MASSIVE Mastering. I’m going to try to keep this very “fool proof”. This was born out of the rantings of hundreds and hundreds of posts on a dozen or more audio forums exploding like a volcano recorded with lots of headroom. I hope to instill a basic understanding of why certain trends and common beliefs are just plain bad. And by the time you’re done reading, and perhaps doing a little experimentation based on… View this post
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Analog • Audio • Digital • Education • Engineer • Mixer • Monitoring • Signal • Studio • System -
Friday, December 23, 2011The 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Mastering
Tom Volpicelli 12/23/11 01:38 PM,In this, the first in a three part series, Tom Volpicelli of The Mastering House answers three common questions about mastering. 1. What is mastering and the role of the mastering engineer? Mastering is essentially the step of audio production used to prepare mixes for the formats that are used for replication and distribution. It is the culmination of the combined efforts from the producer, musicians, and engineers to realize the musical vision of the artist. Each stage of the… View this post
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Analog • Digital • Education • Engineer • Mixer • Processor • Studio • System
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