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Thursday, October 07, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Level Matched A-B Comparison
PSW Staff 10/07/10 09:00 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been mixing for a while now, and I loke to think I’ve paid my dues. So, I’m hoping you can give me some advice, because lately my mixes are really frustrating me. Why don’t my mixes sound like the Pros? A: There are numerous books, videos, interactive tutorials, and articles written on this subject, all providing good and valid information, but when all is said and done, somehow our mixes don’t always come up… View this post
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010Video: Tips & Tricks For Mixing Drums From Waves
Waves Audio 10/06/10 02:26 PM, 1 CommentFrom Waves Audio comes another set of videos in the Audio Mixing Tips & Tricks Series. The video below walks you through Ross Hogarth’s method of adding weight to snare, which is very cool! Also, a very nice video walking you though the basics of a drum mix is available here. As always, we hope you find these videos to be insightful. Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments below! Waves Audio Website View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: DIY Balancing Of Unbalanced LinesPSW Staff 10/06/10 08:44 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: Recently I was working a live show and needed to get an unbalanced signal from point A to point B. Given the noise that was induced in running the unbalanced line that distance, it was obvious we needed to balance the signal. However, of course, we had an awfully limited kit (this was a really inconsequential and tiny show) and we didn’t have any balancing transformers available. I’m sure there’s a way to pseudo-balance a… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • Interconnect • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician • Audio -
Tuesday, October 05, 2010Stopping Hums, Buzzes and Shocks on Stage Part II: Meters
Mike Sokol 10/05/10 10:53 AM, 0 CommentsIf you’ve read the survey we’ve been running here on ProSoundWeb (Haven’t taken it? Please do!), you’ll discover that 70% of the musicians and sound technicians surveyed have been shocked by their mics, instruments and sound systems. What follows is the second in a 12-part series about basic electricity for performers and technicians and how to safely stop hums, buzzes and shocks from your amps and equipment. This series of articles is provided as a helpful educational assist with sound… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Education • Engineer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio -
Tech Tip Of The Day: To Shield Or Not?PSW Staff 10/05/10 08:50 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve always wondered why some cables are shielded while others aren’t. I’ve noticed that mic, guitar, and line signal wires shielded, but speaker and power cables aren’t? Is there a reason to shield some and not others? It seems like it would make sense to at least shield the power cables, especially given all the problems that power cables can cause. A: An interesting observation! Line, mic, and guitar cables are shielded because those signals… View this post
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Monday, October 04, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Power Amplifier LevelsPSW Staff 10/04/10 09:00 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I work with a band, helping then with their PA, and on the weekend I volunteer with our church tech team. One thing that’s been driving me up the wall lately is power amps. Why do power amps have level controls on them? I mean, everyone I know just turns them all the way up. A: Some of it is just for convenience, but power amp level controls really can (and often should) be used… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Amplifier • Loudspeaker • Power • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio -
Friday, October 01, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Mixing Tubes With TubesPSW Staff 10/01/10 08:36 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been reading quite a lot of recording forums lately and I stumbled across a piece of advice which really has me confused. On one forum, someone said that you shouldn’t use a tube microphone with a tube preamp. Being the curious type I went searching and this type of advice seems to pop up across the web in many audio forums. Is this true? Could I have ruined my mic or preamp? A: Yep,… View this post
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Thursday, September 30, 2010Video: Tricks For Mixing Guitar & Drums From Legendary Engineers
Waves Audio 09/30/10 01:00 PM, 3 CommentsFrom Waves Audio comes another set of videos in the Audio Mixing Tips & Tricks Series. The video below walks you through Andrew Scheps’s de-essing trick to boost distorted guitars, which is very cool! Also, a very cool video describing Jack Joseph Puig’s method for achieving a clean snare sound while using reverb is available here. As always, we hope you find these videos to be insightful. Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments below! … View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Questions About TinningPSW Staff 09/30/10 09:15 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I was reading the site recently and decided I wanted to start repairing and making some of my own cables. However, I came upon a term which I’m sure is such common knowledge that I’m sure my question really shows my ignorance. What is “tinning”? I know it’s part of the soldering process, but I’m kind of hoping you could explain why it’s important, etc. Thanks! A: Thanks for the question! While it is common… View this post
Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Analog • AV • Installation • Interconnect • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System • Audio -
Wednesday, September 29, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Using EQ To Conquer HumPSW Staff 09/29/10 10:45 AM, 2 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I recently made a very mediocre recording (I’m very ashamed, really) on location which has some serious issues. The problem is that while most bands just end up taking their “live recording” home and never listening to it again, my client would like to clean it up and put out a live release. This is all well and good because I’m happy to have the work, however I wish I’d know the greater plan going… View this post
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