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Knowing how sound travels through a system provides added understanding about how it works as well as helping to quickly find the source of problems.
Detailing an ongoing upgrade at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg that’s bringing in a digital front-end and networking to improve sound quality and end audio distribution problems that have built up since the Tampa Bay Rays moved into the stadium nearly 25 years ago.
Regardless of the technology – and the toys – the point is connecting the artist directly to the audience with the least amount of intrusion.
Flown or on the ground? If flown, where? Does the situation call for a cardioid configuration? And what about tuning?
A “low-tech” approach in recording basic show file values in such a way that they can be translated to any console, leaving more time for the all-important finessing of the mix.
Lessons learned by a veteran practitioner in working with a series of outdoor chamber music concerts in Cincinnati, including the genre’s unique language, mic selection and placement, stage plots and more.
In your mixing workflow do you tend to use subgroups, VCAs, or both? How do you tend to organize them, and what advantages are afforded by that workflow?
Using multiple time windows in a single measurement as a way to measure and optimize the response of a sound system in a room.
Defining different protocols and looking at their advantages (and disadvantages) with an eye on the future of audio networking.
