In The Studio: Mic With Your Ears, Not Your Eyes By Bruce A. Miller • February 4, 2019 Often, a young engineer will start to position microphones based on what they see done by others or read in a magazine. Sometimes they experiment… Read More
Top Five Reasons Mic Preamps Matter By Daniel Keller • February 4, 2019 Few topics stir up more debate than microphone preamplifiers. With dozens, if not hundreds of different brands, models, shapes, sizes, variations, and configurations to choose… Read More
Capturing The Stage: Microphone Approaches For The Performing Arts By Bruce Bartlett • December 21, 2018 The live sound world goes well beyond the concert realm into areas such as the performing arts, including theatrical plays, musicals, and opera. It also… Read More
Church Sound: Methods For Doing System Line Checks By Mike Sessler • November 6, 2018 One of those things that most sound people know they should do... Read More
Mic Methods: Two Sides Of The Same Coin By James Cadwallader • October 25, 2018 Everyone agrees with the idea that you point the microphone at what you want it to pick up. But there’s another side to the coin:… Read More
Sensitive (Mic) Matters By Merlijn van Veen • October 23, 2018 Many believe that condenser microphones are more sensitive than dynamic microphones (moving coil) and therefore pick up “everything,” e.g., stage wash and noise. Sensitivity, however,… Read More
Shure 600 MHz Wireless System Rebate Ends October 31 By PSW Staff • October 12, 2018 Shure has announced that its 600 MHz wireless rebate program has been extended through October 31, 2018. The rebate offers up to $500 per… Read More
In The Studio: Recording The Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar” Sessions By Bruce Borgerson • September 21, 2018 If you’ve seen the Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter movie, you might recall Jimmy Johnson’s brief speaking role. He was the one coaching Keith Richards on… Read More
Choir Mic Techniques: Rising To The Challenge By PSW Staff • August 23, 2018 Like many things in live sound, there are not a lot of real hard and fast rules when it comes to how to mic a… Read More
American Repertory Theater Deploys Shure Axient Digital For “Jagged Little Pill” By PSW Staff • August 21, 2018 The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University (A.R.T.) and sound designer Jonathan Deans selected the Shure Axient Digital wireless microphone system and ADX… Read More
DPA Microphones Out With Dashboard Confessional’s Summer Ever After Tour By PSW Staff • August 21, 2018 As the live concert mix engineer for Dashboard Confessional, Jamison Butcher strives to enhance the concert experience for sold out crowds across the country by… Read More
In The Studio: Recording Vocals With Large-Diaphragm Condensers By Bill Mueller • August 21, 2018 Lusting after large diaphragm condenser (LDC) microphones has become a national pastime. Newbies devour the recording magazines and read about this artist and that artist… Read More
Real World Gear: Dynamic & Condenser Microphones For Vocals By Craig Leerman • August 17, 2018 Musicians who play instruments can be a pretty picky bunch. Horn players gravitate toward a certain style of mouthpiece, woodwind players prefer certain reeds, string… Read More
Recording Techniques: The Effects Of Microphone Placement On Banjo Tone By Bruce Bartlett • August 16, 2018 Some time ago I decided I wanted to find out how the location of a microphone near a banjo affects the tone quality you hear. Read More
Audix Appoints LVX Marketing As Its Representative In Key U.S. Territories By PSW Staff • August 15, 2018 Audix has appointed LVX Marketing, founded by industry veterans John Hernandez and Ed Ulibarri, as its representative for retail accounts in northern California… Read More
