Noise Gates 101: What They Do & How To Use Them To Their Fullest By Andy Peters • April 23, 2019 Deployed correctly and they're great, particularly with drums. Deployed incorrectly, however, and a mess can ensue... Read More
Molécule Brings Immersive Soundscape To The Rex Club In Paris With L-ISA By PSW Staff • April 9, 2019 Romain Delahaye, a.k.a. Molécule, is an electronic music producer who specializes in music created entirely in-situ, no matter how harsh the conditions. In fact, all… Read More
Putting The Squeeze On Live Sound By Duncan Fry • April 4, 2019 Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on the original Live Sound International website in the late 1990s, and provides a lot of information that’s still… Read More
Sonic Decisions By Nicholas Radina • April 2, 2019 How something sounds to each of us is very subjective. Not everyone hears the same – this was a big “a-ha” moment for me early… Read More
The Old Soundman: Witty Phrases Designed To Tame A “Rack Monster” By Old Soundman • April 1, 2019 Dear OSM: I’ve read your articles with great amusement, and have always admired your witty yet direct prose. Go to the head of the class… Read More
Signal Processing Fundamentals: Dynamic Controllers By Dennis A. Bohn • March 21, 2019 Compressors, expanders, noise gates and limiters - altering frequency content and amplitude level Read More
Up To The Task? Can GEQ Be Employed For System Optimization? By Michael Lawrence • March 5, 2019 “Graphic equalizers cannot produce the types of curves we use in system optimization.” I’ve made this statement numerous times over the years, and I haven’t… Read More
Phase & Polarity: Causes And Effects, Differences, Consequences By Chuck McGregor • February 18, 2019 The terms "polarity" and "phase" are often used as if they mean the same thing. They do not. 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
QSC Q-SYS Core 110f Processor Certified For Google Hangouts Meet By PSW Staff • January 29, 2019 QSC announces a collaboration with Google Cloud that allows Hangouts Meet hardware users to easily extend their video conference experience to larger,… Read More
What It Really Means To Equalize The Room By Bob McCarthy • January 28, 2019 “I’m going to equalize the room.” We’ve all heard that statement so many times that we scarcely think about what it literally means. We know… Read More
Antares Offering New Auto-Tune Access With Streamlined Interface By PSW Staff • January 23, 2019 Antares Technologies has introduced Auto-Tune Access, providing the core Auto-Tune technology in a streamlined interface. The new, pared-down interface is designed to provide fast… Read More
LightWerks Deploys Bose Professional ControlSpace EX-1280C Processors At Harbor Regional Center By PSW Staff • January 9, 2019 AV systems integrator LightWerks Communication Systems recently deployed two Bose Professional ControlSpace EX-1280C Conferencing processors at the Harbor Regional Center (HRC) in Torrance,… Read More
Road Stories #2: Paying The Dues By Ike Zimbel • December 19, 2018 In 1980 I was working for a band, doing sound…and lights…and some backline… from front of house. During the 11 months I was with them,… Read More
Church Sound: Clarifying The Mysteries Of Equalization By Mike Sokol • December 18, 2018 Some of the most frequently asked questions we get have to do with equalization: “What does it do?” “When and how do I use it?”… Read More
