Roadies Endure: Tom Wood’s Journey From Mix Engineer To Ironman Triathlete
The endurance of a roadie is built up over years of seeing every scenario in the book unfold – this is a story of one specific roadie accomplishing one enormous challenge.
The endurance of a roadie is built up over years of seeing every scenario in the book unfold – this is a story of one specific roadie accomplishing one enormous challenge.
I thought to myself, “There’s too much wrong here. If I do get asked to mix, I’m going to have to undo all this and start over, and that’s probably going to cause some trouble.” So instead, I excused myself and left. (An audio version of this article is also available for download.)
A tale of skidding (well, technically driving) to a show and back on Prince Edward Island, Canada more than 40 years ago. (An audio version of this article is available for download.)
A dynamic-type design public address and general purpose microphone dating back to the late 1940s.
A regional brand microphone that offered up good looks, good sound quality and was more affordable than the big-name brands of the era.
A journey through the development of audio filtering starting with the staples of the analog world through the filters in modern DSP that mine their predecessors but can also go beyond.
A classic cardioid design from the mid-1960s with a “frequency response tailored for use with guitar amplifiers.”
From the late, great Recording Engineer/Producer (RE/P) magazine, the pitfalls and rewards, musical and otherwise, of recording in the world’s largest echo chamber.
Subjective measurements may work well when you’re by yourself but they may not do the same when interpreted by another engineer. (A downloadable audio version of this article is also available.)
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