The story of the creation of a three-way loudspeaker in a single enclosure, compact enough to fit into a jet cargo hold, sounding just as brilliant as the Altec 604 but 10 times louder.
On the upside, there were several valuable lessons learned as the author and crew worked to live up to the mantra “the show must go on.”
Although freelancers owning their own console are certainly becoming increasingly common in recent years, it still sometimes elicits surprised reactions from people.
Backed by a forward-looking business model, an experienced tech crew manages the venue’s high-quality sound and lighting systems while streaming performances to a growing remote audience.
If you find yourself in an environment where everyone is playing the same line, try spreading them out over time. It may just help clean up your mix.
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.
While nothing replaces knowing the tech side of the audio craft, there’s a lot more to being successful in the role.
Helping those young voices be heard – without resorting to wireless microphone systems.
Finding a way to pack numerous sonic improvements into a simplified version of a showfile to make it more approachable for a fill-in operator.
Some sage counsel from a pianist leads to a whole new approach in miking the instrument…
Facing the pandemic, Chicago-based touring professionals Jimmy Ibanez and Rick Roman generate a new avenue in channeling their time and energy into Backstage Coffee Roasters (BCR).
“Try thinking about which frequency ranges are most critical to the sound of each instrument, and remove what’s not as important with your channel EQ.”