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Tuesday, January 10, 2012Sound Reinforcement Or Reproduction? It’s All About The Intent
Karl Winkler 01/10/12 12:17 PM,One of my first jobs in the pro audio business was to make cables, do simple repairs and be a general “tech” at the USC film school audio department. I was one of those destitute students who asked around about “anything I could get” in terms of work. And this was it. It was a good experience for a number of reasons, foremost of which was that THX guru Tomlinson Holman was one of the main teachers at the film… View this post
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011The Old Soundman: Songs For Testing A System
Old Soundman 12/13/11 12:08 PM,There’s so much hating going on nowadays! We even see it among over-the-hill yuppie sound guys who have heard songs by a certain band played too many times to check sound systems nationwide. But I’m not going to pile on the crowd of haters! Not even when I receive notes like this one from Tim. No! The OSM is on the love trip! Dear OSM: When you’re preparing for a rock gig at your club, what tunes do you like… View this post
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011The Wonders Of Feedback
Craig Leerman 10/11/11 12:32 PM, 0 CommentsLike most married couples, my wife Kelly and I don’t always agree on every subject, but when it comes to feedback we both absolutely agree that it’s a good thing. What? Yes, you read that correctly - I said feedback is good. Understand that I’m not talking about a 1K squeal that erupts from the PA just as the vocalist starts to sing a big ballad and decides to bend over the monitor wedge and get closer to the fans.… View this post
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Tuesday, October 04, 2011The Most Important Thing In Audio Is…? The Conundrum Of “Ears Versus Education”
Karl Winkler 10/04/11 12:54 PM, 1 CommentI’ve been thinking quite a bit about the role musical education plays in audio mixing. There have been numerous threads about the subject in several on-line forums, and the responses seem evenly divided between “not needed but it doesn’t hurt” and “it’s actually a hindrance” and “it certainly helps.” Because I earned a degree in music performance, I’m biased on the subject, with my opinion leaning toward the “it helps” camp. Still, I can’t help but wonder if it really… View this post
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Thursday, September 22, 2011Analog Rejuvenation: The Joy Of Getting Back To Basics
Wayne Pauley 09/22/11 07:41 PM,A few years ago, I was fortunate in joining the sound team for noted country artist Trisha Yearwood as front-of-house engineer, and it was a rejuvenating experience for me as a mixer, to say the least. In an audio world where technology (in general) and the digital domain (specifically) seem to reign supreme, the idea of using mostly analog gear with an A-List artist might sound downright outdated and ridiculous. Yet that’s exactly the road we took with Trisha. To… View this post
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011Install Your Own Church Sound System? Here Are Some Cautionary Tales
Curt Taipale 09/21/11 05:09 PM,Audio consultants often find themselves working with people in churches who seem eternally bent on saving money at any cost. This is the kind of church that will call with the seemingly innocent request to have the consultant design a new sound system for them. At some point in the conversation they’ll add that they want to do the installation themselves. That approach can be a mixed blessing both for the consultant and for the church. On the one hand,… View this post
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Monday, August 29, 2011Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Sound People
Karl Winkler 08/29/11 06:07 PM,This list of “effective habits” is distilled down from a much larger list as being the most important – based on my experience these 15 or so years in the business. How these relate to you will depend of course on exactly what kind of work you are doing, but in general, they apply across the board, so to speak. You probably have your own list but because you are reading this article, it points to the fact that you’re… View this post
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Monday, August 22, 2011Old Soundman: Deep Questions & Intriguing Quests
PSW Staff 08/22/11 07:21 PM, 0 CommentsGreetings, Old Soundman, from the Great North Woods - And greetings to you from my secret location. Dick Cheney’s got nothing on me! I’m not all that old, only been riding the faders for a few years now. Ride ‘em, soundman! Yee-ha!! Hey, did you ever hear of the X Bar X Boys? The calluses are just about right on my fingers and in my ears. What a bizarre viewpoint you have. I don’t really like to think about calluses.… View this post
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Friday, August 19, 2011Pop Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Bass & Subwoofers
PSW Staff 08/19/11 10:14 AM,Welcome to our quiz featuring 10 questions about bass and subwoofers! Take a read and see how you stack up against the questions, and be sure to check out our other quizzes as well. 1.) The wavelength of a 40 Hz sine wave is: A. 18.3 ft (5.58m) B. 27.5 ft (8.38m) C. 40 ft (12.2m) D. 80 ft (24.4m) 2.) A bass reflex loudspeaker is also known as: A. An omni-bass B. A contra-bass C. A… View this post11 Comments
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Thursday, August 18, 2011The Beginner’s Guide To Taking Charge Of The Sound Check
Bruce Bartlett 08/18/11 03:01 PM, 1 CommentThe sound check is critical – if well done, it gives the band confidence in you so they can relax and just play. And when you give the band the monitor mixes they need, they perform better. In this process, first you do a line check. Are all the mics and DIs connected to the right inputs and working okay? Then you do a sound check: set the levels, EQ and mix, with the goal of everything will sounding great… View this post
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