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Wednesday, June 05, 2013Dialing It In: Delivering Consistent Concert Sound For Paramore
Kevin Young 06/05/13 04:29 PM,Since Paramore’s 2005 debut recording All We Know Is Falling, the Nashville-based, rock outfit’s popularity has grown substantially, garnering them multiple Grammy nominations as well as plum song placements in soundtracks for motion picture blockbusters like Twilight, platinum sales and a consistently growing, global audience. They’ve also developed a reputation for high-energy live shows, fueled as much by their musical chops as by a finely honed sense of what they and their audience need to hear in order for both… View this post
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In The Studio: 10 Things About Sound You May Not Know…
Bobby Owsinski 06/05/13 04:26 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. This is something that I posted a couple of years ago that’s worth posting again. It’s the 10 things about sound, some of them which you probably didn’t know. They come from Julian Treasure, the author of “Sound Business” and chairman of the the UK audio branding company The Sound Agency. He speaks internationally about the affect of sound on people, business and society. The following comes from a CNN article outlining… View this post
Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Opinion • Study Hall • Analog • Business • Digital • Education • Measurement • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Studio -
Blazing New Trails: Starin Develops A New Way To Serve The AV Marketplace
Keith Clark 06/05/13 02:43 PM,“We have a little bit of a different business model than everyone else,” says Jim Starin, talking about the company he founded in 1988 that has grown from a fledgling Midwest-based regional sales rep firm to playing a significant role in the success of a “who’s who” of manufacturers, as well as the thousands of professional designers, installers and dealers who utilize their products across North America. The original rep firm was called “Starin Marketing,” a moniker now simply adapted… View this post
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Church Sound: Getting Our Soundcheck Priorities Straight
Curt Taipale 06/05/13 02:03 PM,This article is provided by Church Soundcheck Who is soundcheck for, anyway? Sounds like a silly question, at least until you start talking with the worship teams and tech crews at a lot of churches. Then the realization begins that in fact there are some different perspectives floating around out there. From my perspective as an audio engineer, soundcheck is not the process of setting up the microphones or making sure that everything is working properly, and it’s not… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Consoles • Digital • Education • Engineer • Mixer • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Technician -
In The Studio: Compressing Drums—Setting Attack & Release
Joe Gilder 06/05/13 12:39 PM,These videos are provided by Home Studio Corner. In this two-part presentation, Joe focuses on compression, using a relevant example of applying compression on a drum bus. As he notes, compression can be a wonderful tool, but if not used well, it can really “jack things up.” He starts with a focus on what he calls the “secret ingredient” of compression—the attack knob. It can enhance “punch and depth,” but it can also make a mushy mess of things when… View this post
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013Not So Obvious: It’s About More Than Sound
Todd Lewis 06/04/13 06:31 PM,With festival season upon us, I got to thinking that there are plenty of articles that tell us which knob to turn, which button to push, and other mechanical methods of our trade. So I’ve set out here to provide information on some of the other “not so obvious” aspects to keep in mind when working gigs this summer and fall. These are things that I’ve encountered in touring as well as here in “home territory” at local festival settings.… View this post
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Why Power Matters: Beyond Amplifiers To The Big Picture
Pat Brown 06/04/13 05:37 PM,For professional audio people, the word “power” usually conjures up visions of racks of amplifiers are used to drive the loudspeakers in a sound system. But the amplifier and other system components must have a stable power source from which to operate. Thus the issue of power distribution, all the way from Hoover Dam to your sound system, is vital. Some of the principles of audio signal distribution in sound systems are borrowed directly from utility companies, and so much… View this post
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Church Sound: The Recording And Mixdown Of Energetic Gospel Music
Bruce Bartlett 06/04/13 01:43 PM,One of the most memorable events in The Blues Brothers is the scene where a church congregation dances to the gospel band. The dancers do insanely high flips and cartwheels to this exuberant, joyful music. I was honored to make a studio recording of similar music played by a top local gospel band, the Mighty Messengers. Here’s a look at my recording process, along with several audio examples in mp3 files. The Recording On the day of the session, we… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Engineer • Microphone • Software • Studio • Technician -
In The Studio: A Trip Through Bruce Swedien’s Mic Closet
Bobby Owsinski 06/04/13 10:54 AM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Bruce Swedien is truly the godfather of recording engineers, having recorded and mixed hits from everyone from Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie to Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer and Michael Jackson. He’s a mentor of mentors, as so many of his teachings are now handed down to a generation now just learning (his interview in The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook is a standout). Bruce is also a collector of microphones and will… View this post
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Monday, June 03, 2013Church Sound: Maximize Your Mix With A Step-By-Step Guide Through A Console
Gary Zandstra 06/03/13 06:50 PM,Good church sound often crescendos or crashes at the mixing board. A new whiz-bang mixing console will not improve the quality of sound one bit if your sound system is flawed in design, doesn’t have enough amplification, delivers uneven coverage, or has poor system processing. But even if all of that is in sync, the board can still fail to orchestrate good sound if a sound engineer isn’t operating it properly. A Complex Board I’ve trained sound technicians in church… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Consoles • Engineer • Mixer • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Technician
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