Ike Zimbel Author Profile


Ike Zimbel
 
Ike Zimbel is a wireless frequency coordinator and tech based in Toronto. Reach him via LinkedIn. Ike is a freelance RF technician available for tours, one-offs, off-site frequency coordination and consulting on RF issues.

Latest Posts by Ike

Road Stories #4: Fielding Questions From The Keen Kid

 In the early 1990s I was serving as a maintenance tech in a large recording studio complex when I got a call from the sound… Read More

Road Stories #3: Where’s The Kick?

 Much has been made over the years about the difficulty of winter touring in Canada. What with long drives on empty snow- and ice-covered roads,… Read More

Road Stories #2: Paying The Dues

 In 1980 I was working for a band, doing sound…and lights…and some backline… from front of house. During the 11 months I was with them,… Read More

Road Stories #1: A Lesson Learned “Back In The Day”

 In early 1986 I got a call to see if I was available to mix an up-and-coming young band for a gig at the local… Read More

It Came Out Of Nowhere: RF/Wireless Strategies When Working With ENG/EFP Crews

 Often when I hear reports of RF interference at a show, the description includes the line, “It just came out of nowhere!” Actually, where it… Read More

Radio Interference (Really?!) — Adventures With Both Creative & Excitable Individuals

 In the spring of 1983, while working for a sound and lighting company in Toronto, I got tapped to mix a solo show for English… Read More

The Last Two Shows: Patching & Scratching As A Tour Long Ago Came To A Close

 It was a Friday afternoon in the late fall of 1980. I was on the last leg of the 700-km (436-mile) drive from Winnipeg, Manitoba… Read More

More Things I Learned Running A Sound Company In The 1990s

 Previously (here), I described some early adjustments made to the daily running of a sound company I worked with in the 1990s, particularly the… Read More

Eye On Efficiency: What I Learned Running A PA Company

 In October of 1991, I left my job as a maintenance technician in a large recording studio complex for a position as senior manager of… Read More

Road Stories #5

 At 6 o’clock one fine Saturday morning in 1994, my bedside phone rang. It was the crew booker for the sound company I was managing… Read More

Step-By-Step RF

 For many in pro audio, working with wireless systems is still thought to be a “nightmare” filled with peril, an accident waiting to… Read More

Front Lines: RF FAQ

 PSW Top 20 presented by Renkus-Heinz   As the use of wireless systems continues to grow and… Read More

Foolproof Festival Patch

 PSW Top 20 presented by Renkus-Heinz   When I was coming up through the ranks at a… Read More

Eyes On The Mics

 So, you’ve done your scan, frequency coordination, antenna placement, walk-around and war-gaming tests, and everything works. All of your wireless transmitters are resting comfortably… Read More

The “Other Things” With Wireless Systems

 When deploying wireless, whether it’s a single system or several, and whether it’s for a tour, a one-off, a broadcast, at a church or wherever,… Read More