Waiting For The Talisman: On Human Nature & Things We Can Do To Improve Now By Karl Winkler • July 12, 2019 Talisman (noun): A magical figure charged with the force which it is intended to represent. It’s probably part of human nature that we tend to… Read More
Misconceptions & Bad Semantics By Karl Winkler • July 3, 2019 I’ll bet you have some of these, too: things people say or concepts they have wrong but won’t change, despite considerable evidence. The pro audio… Read More
Avoiding Mr. Murphy: Getting It Right In The First Place By Karl Winkler • June 26, 2019 I’ve heard it said many times, in many different situations, that we tend to think we don’t have time to do something right, but then… Read More
Another Side Of Prep: Checking Egos At The Door & Entering With The Right Mindset By Karl Winkler • April 25, 2019 If you’ve read my previous articles over the years, you’ll know that attitude figures prominently in many of my themes. It’s… Read More
Proper Prep: Practice ≠ Rehearsal ≠ Sound Check By Karl Winkler • March 12, 2019 Something that easily defines “X number of minutes or hours we can’t get back” are those times when we end up waiting for someone to… Read More
DcSoundOp Shoptalk: RF Tech With Karl Winkler Of Lectrosonics By Steve Milner • February 27, 2019 In this special episode, we’re talking with Karl Winkler, vice president of sales and service at Lectrosonics. Read More
More Winning Together: “The Things I Wish Musicians Would Do Differently Are…” By Karl Winkler • February 6, 2019 My previous column (here) brought together responses I’d received from a wide variety of musicians, several of whom also work in audio,… Read More
The Sound Of Sound: Analyzing Acoustic Versus Amplification By Karl Winkler • January 31, 2019 What makes acoustic sound sound acoustic? I got to thinking about this once when I attended a performance of Wozzek by Alban Berg at the… Read More
Focus On The Knobs? Making Technology Transparent In The Quest Of Art By Karl Winkler • January 25, 2019 At one time or another, all of us who have sat behind a mixing console at a show are asked “do you know what all… Read More
Winning Together: “The One Thing I Wish Live Mix Engineers Would Do Is…” By Karl Winkler • December 5, 2018 One recent day I got to thinking, “Wouldn’t it be great to come up with an idea for an article that would write itself?” It… Read More
Make It Stop! There’s No Excuse For Loud, Bad Sound By Karl Winkler • November 27, 2018 Preserving our hearing is critically important, but that’s not what motivated me to write this piece. Really, I just can’t stand bad sound! To a… Read More
Roundtable: The Must-Have-It Tools Of The Pro Audio Trade By Live Sound Staff • October 8, 2018 What’s your “desert island” piece of equipment? In other words, if you could choose only one piece of gear – hardware or software – to… Read More
Subjective Versus Objective: If It Sounds Good, Is It? By Karl Winkler • October 1, 2018 As with the ever-ongoing debates about “tubes versus transistors,” “analog versus digital” and “Mac versus PC,” there’s not likely to be agreement any time soon… Read More
SynAudCon Presenting “Making Wireless Work” Training In Anaheim This October By PSW Staff • September 24, 2018 SynAudCon is presenting the latest edition of its Making Wireless Work seminar this coming October 1 and 2 in Anaheim, CA, featuring presentations… Read More
Setting The Pace: Thoughts On The Power Of Leadership By Karl Winkler • September 19, 2018 Whether you’re a mix engineer, system tech, technical ministry leader or a member of a sound crew, some universal concepts apply to success in leadership. Read More
