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Monday, June 17, 2013In The Studio: The Glory Days Of Muscle Shoals
Bruce Borgerson 06/17/13 04:39 PM,“Working at Muscle Shoals was by far the best period for me, from the middle sixties through the seventies. I think my understanding was broadened and deepened so much by watching records being made from scratch, rather than deductively from written arrangements. Oh, man, it changed my life! There was never such an interaction between me and the musicians, and there was never anything like it in New York or LA.” — Jerry Wexler, quoted in Richard Buskin’s Inside Tracks… View this post
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Sennheiser Debuts New LSP 500 PRO PA Portable System
PSW Staff 06/17/13 11:57 AM,Sennheiser has introduced the LSP 500 PRO PA, a portable system that includes wireless microphone system capability. The entire system is controlled by the LSP 500 PRO app, which essentially takes over the functions of a mixing console. Configurations can be set either for individual loudspeakers or for groups of loudspeakers as well as for the audio sources connected to them. “The app is a genuine labor-saving device for setting up PA systems at an event,” explains Martin Gurtner, portfolio… View this post
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013Church Sound: Key Questions To Ask In Assessing Your AV Systems
Dale Alexander 06/11/13 09:01 AM,The process of accurately assessing the systems and related factors at any church can be tricky business, and in particular, at an existing church. The key in every situation is to make a candid and complete assessment of the entire facility and equipment, taking into account many other important (and related) factors as well. There are so many variables to be considered, but it all starts with determining where the church currently is right now both in its system usage… View this post
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Clear-Com Releasing New HelixNet Partyline Intercom System Linking Capability At InfoComm 2013
PSW Staff 06/11/13 08:41 AM,Clear-Com is launching the enhanced HelixNet Partyline intercom system at InfoComm 2013 in Orlando (booth 921). The new version will include a multi-system linking capability to deliver a cost-effective intercom solution for distributing many network digital partyline channels and program audio feeds to dozens of digital beltpacks. Enabling this capability are two new modules: the HLI-ET2 Ethernet module, for main station-to-main station networking over fiber or a LAN (Local Area Network), and the HLI-FBS fiber module for daisy-chaining fiber interfaces… View this post
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Dealing With Systems For Multi-Function Performance Rooms & Spaces
Paul Stark 06/11/13 07:42 AM,Editor’s Note: This story was extracted from from RE/P, Vol 5, Number 1, which originally ran in Jan/Feb 1974. While somewhat dated in regard to specific technological advances, this text is still full of solid, relevant information. “Multi-Function” is a phrase we have invented to describe the spectrum of challenges, problems and responsibilities sound people are continually exposed to while working to achieve the best possible audio environment in club-type establishments. The obvious grammatical redundancy of the phrase is intended… View this post
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Monday, June 10, 2013Church Sound: Getting Our Heads Around The True Cost Of Systems
Tom Walter 06/10/13 01:11 PM,As the only “audio guru” in my subdivision, I regularly field a variety of questions ranging from product reviews on brand-name table radios to “are these guys ripping me off?” When I interface with the architectural design community, I get the same questions in addition to one more: “How much will the cost be for a sound system for this particular space?” Most often, the conversation focuses on church venues, and as this information is not yet available from construction… View this post
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Friday, June 07, 2013In The Studio: Successfully Dealing With A Dead Room
Barry Rudolph 06/07/13 01:22 PM,Many studios built in the 1970’s were designed not to have any acoustic influence on the recorded sound produced in them. This was accomplished by over-deadening walls, floors and ceilings so no sound waves (leakage) would reflect and add (or subtract) from the instrument’s original sound waves. Bass traps were purpose-built for controlling sound from electric bass amps, small isolated (and dead sounding) drum booths were mandatory and heavy gobos or baffles were used around all musicians separating them and… View this post
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Church Sound: Technical Issues Aren’t Always Technical
Brian Gowing 06/07/13 11:39 AM,This article is provided by Gowing Associates. A couple of issues that arose in a couple of the churches I support bred the title for this post. I realized after these events that it’s sometimes hard for techie types to think outside of the technical box. They sometimes get so focused that they can’t see the forest for the trees. Some of this is due to not having enough technical knowledge and experience. Some of it is due to… View this post
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Thursday, June 06, 2013How Do You Set Sound System Gain Structure?
Chuck McGregor 06/06/13 06:01 PM,Realistically, audio signals at or near the noise floor of a system are not useful because the signal will not be significantly louder than the noise. Therefore, some minimum usable level must be assumed below which the electronic noise is considered objectionable. A signal to noise ratio of 20 dB is considered minimally acceptable for good intelligibility. For a high quality system 30 dB would be a better figure to use. Using this value, the range from this minimum signal… View this post
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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
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Concert • Engineer • Microphone • Sound Reinforcement • System • Technician
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