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
In This Together: A Manufacturer Perspective On The Wireless System Market By Karl Winkler • September 7, 2018 The major wireless manufacturers have poured significant resources into lobbying the U.S. government and educating the professional audio market about what’s been happening with FCC’s… Read More
True Audio Path: And Now You Know The Rest Of The Story… By Karl Winkler • July 3, 2018 In virtually every textbook and training class covering the basics of audio signal flow and mixing, there’s an “audio flowchart” or “signal flow diagram” detailing… Read More
Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Sound People By Karl Winkler • May 22, 2018 This list of “effective habits” is distilled down from a much larger list as being the most important – based on my experience over many… Read More
Silly Talk: Sometimes We Say The Darndest Things By Karl Winkler • May 8, 2018 I’ve heard many really silly things in this business, some that I’ve had to respond to over the years. After all, our jobs are mostly… Read More
Purple Sounds Best: A Matter Of Mass Psychology By Karl Winkler • May 3, 2018 Purple loudspeakers sound better than black ones. At least that’s what I hear when I see them. And plaid loudspeakers sound, well, more complex, with… Read More
Defining Yourself: Where Do You Want To Go & How Are You Getting There? By Karl Winkler • March 7, 2018 Many years ago, I was asked to accompany the president of Neumann Berlin to Aspen, CO to attend a music festival, specifically the Aspen Festival,… Read More
