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Tuesday, February 07, 2012One-Stop Shopping: Captain, What Does It Mean, This Term “Full Production”?
Teri Hogan 02/07/12 03:30 PM,Sound companies handle “one-off” shows every day. It’s usually formulaic, and after a while, we do it by rote. But what happens when the client wants one-stop shopping? This is also known as “full production” or “turn key service,” and it’s quite a bit more involved than an average show. Generally months of planning and coordination are needed, as well as work with a number of subcontractors. It just can’t be done by the seat of the pants. Normally, when… View this post
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Church Sound: How To Transition From Analog To Digital Mixing
Brian Gowing 02/07/12 12:53 PM,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 04:27 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 -
Church Sound: #InstallationFail
Mike Sessler 02/02/12 10:12 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. This article, #InstallationFail, has been inspired by the many, many instances of bad installation practices I’ve seen throughout the years. I’ve been taking pictures and cataloging these for quite some time, and I figured it’s time to share them with the world. Now, I should point out I’m not publishing these to make anyone feel bad. Though some of you should feel bad for some of these installations. But that’s not the point.… View this post
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012Church Sound: Art, Science And Anticipation
Gary Zandstra 01/31/12 05:07 PM,One of my favorite sayings: “Audio is an art that everyone thinks is a science, and audio is a science that everyone thinks is an art.” There’s no doubt that delivering an accurate (not to mention good-sounding) mix without missed cues is the right blend of both art and science. Knowing the science helps in setting up the mix and making sure that everything is routed properly and the right things plugged in to the right parts of the system.… View this post
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Monday, January 23, 2012In Profile: Front Of House Mixer Dave Natale, Presenting Artists As They Are
Kevin Young 01/23/12 08:12 PM,Beyond technical expertise and experience, Dave Natale stresses that one of the most important qualities a front of house mixer should possess is knowing how to deal with people. “Now, anybody who knows me and reads that will say, ‘Yeah. Your people skills… Great,” he laughs, admitting that he can be blunt with co-workers at times, but adding that talking around a problem doesn’t help anyone. “You have to tell people straight up what’s going on.” Natale’s ability to strip… View this post
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012Vatican Television Center Chooses Clear-Com For HD Outside Broadcast Van
PSW Staff 01/18/12 10:43 AM, 0 CommentsClear-Com is pleased to announce that Vatican Television Center (CTV), the official broadcaster of Vatican City, has selected Clear-Com Eclipse-Median digital matrix and Tempest2400 digital wireless intercoms to help cover the official activities of Pope Benedict XVI as well as the ongoing religious events and services held at the Vatican. The extensive communication capabilities offered by the four connected Eclipse-Median, six I-Series intercom panels, two Tempest BaseStations and four Tempest BeltStations assure that CTV broadcasts have fast access to reliable,… View this post
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Friday, January 13, 2012Properly Cleaning Your Microphones
PSW Staff 01/13/12 11:43 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, 2012A 20 Percent Chance Of What? Weather And Live Production Work
Greg Stone 01/12/12 12:08 PM,It’s the season when many head for indoor venues, leaving the “great outdoors” to winter hibernation. But for some of us, especially here in the southland, outdoor festivals are still the rage. Although the summer thunderstorms are long gone, bad weather of other types still poses a problem. While I’m addressing this missive primarily to the newcomers in sound reinforcement, it never hurts any of us to brush away the cobwebs and remind our brains as well. Regardless of the… View this post
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RE/P Files: Construction Of A Live Echo Chamber
Scott Putnam & Tom Lubin 01/12/12 10:22 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
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