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Thursday, September 22, 2011Analog Rejuvenation: The Joy Of Getting Back To Basics
Wayne Pauley 09/22/11 06:41 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(specifically) seem to reign supreme, the idea of using mostly analog gear with an A-List artist might sound downright outdated and ridiculous.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 04:09 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 05:07 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 06:21 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 09:14 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 02:01 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
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Opinion • Poll • Consoles • Engineer • Interconnect • Mixer • Monitoring • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • System -
Tuesday, August 09, 2011Old Soundman: Chuck It All For A Sound Career?
Old Soundman 08/09/11 04:03 PM, 3 CommentsDear Old Soundman: I’ve been asked to be the “sound dude” (or “concert operations manager” as I prefer to call it)... That’s kind of funny, but also kind of silly. Don’t get me wrong, when I was a young pup like you, titles meant a lot to me too. ...for a local band, since once upon a time I was a “roadie” for the likes of Brooks & Dunn, Randy Travis, Sammy Kershaw and others. Hey, what’s Randy Travis really… View this post
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011Don’t Come Unglued; Bake A Tape!
Kyle P. Snyder 08/03/11 09:35 AM,In late 2008 I was called out by a friend to repair a Studer tape deck; an A827, which I had never used before. While I was very fortunate that the studio owned both the original alignment tape and tentelometer, the original (rather aged and unused) tape shed like crazy because of its storage conditions, and our inability to bake the tape before use. Baking has gotten myself and many a colleague out of a sticky (ha ha) situation. However,… View this post8 Comments
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011Old Soundman: Beware Of The Evil DJ Invasion!Old Soundman 08/02/11 05:11 PM, 1 CommentHello Old Soundman: Greetings from the shore, where the clams and oysters are fresh but the local celebrity DJ’s gear is not. Then throw it out like you would do with bad seafood! But I guess that would get you in trouble. You probably want to keep your job – it sounds pretty swinging by the ocean. I normally don’t have a problem with visiting DJs when I put them on stage to spin tunes. I set my channel EQ… View this post
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011Old Soundman: Witty Phrases Designed To Tame A “Rack Monster”Old Soundman 07/26/11 04:53 PM, 2 CommentsDear OSM: I’ve read your articles with great amusement, and have always admired your witty yet direct prose. Go to the head of the class – flattery wins, every time! I hope you can help me with a small predicament. I’m the monitor engineer for a reasonably successful rock band that uses in-ear monitoring systems… If you’re working, that’s always good, compared to the alternative. …and I’m fortunate enough to be able to carry my own console and a small… View this post
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