#20: Timeless Professionalism: Behind The Audio Scenes As The Grand Ole Opry Keeps Rolling Along
Checking in with the sound team about its workflows and approaches, adapting during the pandemic, the road forward and more.
As we turn the page on 2021, over the course of this week we’ll be presenting the Top 20 new content pieces (articles and podcasts) posted over this past calendar year on ProSoundWeb.
The countdown begins on Monday, December 27 with numbers 20-16 and will culminate on Thursday, December 30 with numbers 5-1.
Note that numerous classic articles, many posted years ago on PSW, remain perpetually popular, usually as important reference sources. As a result, they continue to draw strong readership year after year.
Without further adieu, here’s the Top 20 on PSW for 2021, sponsored by Renkus-Heinz.
Thanks for viewing, and Happy New Year!
Checking in with the sound team about its workflows and approaches, adapting during the pandemic, the road forward and more.
Untangling the difference between loudness and level – it’s a distinction that might not be immediately clear, but it is important to understanding the bigger picture of a crucial issue.
Examining how one can achieve “Good” to “Optimum” T60SR6 (T60 Slope Ratio) scores in any performance venue.
Testing to debunk the myth that air gaps larger than one inch aren’t helpful for panels mounted flat on a wall or hung below a ceiling.
A lively discussion about what they are and when they should (and should NOT) be used, and more.
The hosts are in the same room for the first time, and joined by several guests, they talk about getting the most out of trade shows, the attendee versus manufacturer experience, and much more.
Consider that the wireless gear may actually be working too well and covering over an error in setup, system design, frequency coordination and/or deployment.
The deeper points of different channel widths, best practices for signal levels, and some other configuration details that will help optimize Wi-Fi systems for the best experience.
With careful planning and a good awareness of all stages of the process, you should be able to meet the deadline and ensure the finished product sounds as good as possible.
They’re a great tool, allowing us to be efficient and fast in addition to provide opportunity to reflect on our workflow and come up with ways of making it even better.
With streaming and video-recorded performances now the norm (and likely to stay), it’s important to focus on the role of technology and delivering an immersive, satisfying experience to the intended audience.
Employing trigonometry to quickly and effectively upgrade coverage; it’s also a good idea to have a backup for your computer in case it goes down during setup.
Talks about interpreting Grammy-winning recordings in a live setting, offers advice on mixing shows with playback elements, discusses his career development, and more.
Tips, strategies, and workflows to work through a complete system alignment while saving valuable time.
Inside some of the techniques to help front-of-house mixers change perspective and upgrade their streaming mix activities.
The past year has shown me just how passionately in love I still am with working in live music.
Attaining tonally balanced mixes, properly addressing gain structure issues, accounting for what’s happening with “the room versus the stream” and more.
As an audio educator, one might expect the author to weigh in strongly on the “pro” side of the equation – but as with many things in life, it’s not quite that simple…
Three days, from a flying start, many bands, several hundred RF frequencies over what turned out to be not two but four stages, add a roving ENG crew into the mix, and the game is on…
Using these “truth tellers” to address some common system tuning problems.
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