Rising To The Occasion: Using Restrictions & Limitations To Your Advantage
Unless this really is your first rodeo, the excuses run out pretty fast. Every gig, installation or session should enable us to do it better the next time.
Unless this really is your first rodeo, the excuses run out pretty fast. Every gig, installation or session should enable us to do it better the next time.
Putting on a live show or worship service is a team effort, so by treating engineers with respect and courtesy, chances are that they’ll treat you likewise and everyone will have a fun, productive and rewarding experience.
It’s been a strange journey of slippery slopes, shifting paradigms, uncertainty and more. The author details the situation and strategies to pursue in light of it.
The tale of heading out of town with a rather dubious character for an “audition” on a truly unique first sound job adventure more than 40 years ago. (An audio version of this article is also available for download.)
The use of dual channel FFTs initially re-shaped loudspeaker product design, but it soon followed that they would also play an instrumental role in developing the art and craft of field-tuning a sound system, an inherently more complex pursuit.
Following this structure has served me well over many years of touring, and using previous work as a template (i.e., for specs) serves as a useful reminder so that no vital aspects get overlooked.
Learning to use FFT measurement software and interpret the data takes a lot of time and practice, but it’s worth it if you’re in for the long haul.
There are more factors in play in the process than at first might be readily apparent…
Clarifying the differences between the two approaches as well as how our ears perceive direction and distance, psychoacoustic cues that our brain uses to determine direction, and more.
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