The Impact Of Breaking The Line By Bob McCarthy • February 22, 2019 A friend of mine who’s not an audio engineer went to a show and later told me it sounded too loud and unintelligible. Plausible? Sure. Read More
Getting The Electric Guitar Monster Under Control By M. Erik Matlock • February 21, 2019 During a quest to explore Belize and Mexico with my wife, I came across the last thing I expected to find… A professional guitar player. Read More
Captured For Posterity: Microphone Choice & Application For Live Recording By Craig Leerman • February 20, 2019 When done well, a live recording captures the energy and personality of the performance, along with the ambiance and (if desired) audience response. There are… 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
The Glory Of Live Strings By Andrew Stone • February 4, 2019 The expectation that comes with incorporating a live string orchestra onto a big rock stage is something I usually loathe. Almost everyone in the room… 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
ProCo Sound’s Updated Evolution Product Line Debuts At 2019 NAMM Show By PSW Staff • January 25, 2019 RHC unveils its updated ProCo Sound EVOLUTION product line of instrument and microphone cables at the 2019 NAMM Show (RHC Booth #11510). The… Read More
That Modern Church Sound By Samantha Potter • January 21, 2019 I’ve been to my fair share of church services, and more than my fair share of contemporary/modern church services. Some of the mixes I hear… Read More
Balanced And Unbalanced Connections By Mike Rivers • January 18, 2019 The significance of balanced and unbalanced connections between audio devices, as well as the meaning of the terms, is often misunderstood. A balanced output can… Read More
The 12 Commandments: Key Practices & Habits For Long-Term Success By Andy Coules • January 7, 2019 Over the years that I’ve been teaching live sound, I’ve developed a list of commandments (or points to live by) to pass on to my… 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
Impulse Response: Examining The Role Of Instinct In Audio By Jonah Altrove • December 20, 2018 A while back I was driving in my car when Cher Lloyd’s pop hit “Want U Back” came on the radio. It was my first… Read More
Backstage Class: Strange Beasts By Andy Coules • December 13, 2018 As we bask in the all-enveloping glory of the digital age, it’s come to my attention that some intrepid live sound engineers are very occasionally… 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
Past & Present: Were The “Good Old Days” Really All That? By Keith Clark • November 26, 2018 Some of the crazier (and unknown and uncertain) stuff has been taken out of the equation... Read More
