The Psychology Of Recording By Joe Gilder • March 20, 2019 A few years ago my friend Kevin and his wife flew all the way out to Nashville from LA to record vocals for his album… Read More
Tell-All Tech: Repairs? You Need Repairs?? By The Tell-All Tech • March 1, 2019 Some would say we’re taken for granted. Others might say we’re misunderstood. Still others occasionally say “thank you.” Who are we? Your humble servants, equipment… Read More
Career Calling: Are You Qualified To Be An Audio Engineer? By Ken DeLoria • February 25, 2019 Take this simple test. Carefully compiled from decades of experience and using the latest auto-psycho-algorithms, it will provide guidance in your career choice. 1. Do… Read More
Church Sound: The Path To Worship Mix Success By Gary Zandstra • February 20, 2019 After mixing sound at worship services for more than three decades, and teaching dozens of others along the way, I’ve formulated these “10 steps to… Read More
The Craft Of IEM Mixing By Dave Stevens • February 19, 2019 Guidelines that foster quality results and happy artists. Read More
Evaluating A System Budget For House Of Worship Clients By Curt Taipale • February 5, 2019 Editor’s note: We went all the way back to 2011 for this article. The information and techniques are still quite relevant, even if those cassette… Read More
Do You Hear What I Hear? By Mike Sokol • January 30, 2019 Many live mixes are not only too loud, but also sonically unbalanced. I got to thinking about this (again) when recently re-reading… Read More
Road Stories #4: Fielding Questions From The Keen Kid By Ike Zimbel • January 28, 2019 In the early 1990s I was serving as a maintenance tech in a large recording studio complex when I got a call from the sound… Read More
The Reason For “Bad Sound” May Not Be The Sound System By Pat Brown • January 22, 2019 Many things around us are getting better. Computers are faster, televisions have more resolution, and dishwashers are quieter and more powerful than ever. But with… 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
Church Sound Files: Back To The Basics By Gary Zandstra • January 15, 2019 I was at an event recently where the mix was, shall we say, less than spectacular. But it also wasn’t horrible. Let’s just say it… Read More
Five Ways AV Can Become More IT By Maxwell Kopsho • January 11, 2019 When we discuss the ways that AV can become more IT, it’s important to emphasize that the transition to becoming more IT is… Read More
Road Stories #3: Where’s The Kick? By Ike Zimbel • December 21, 2018 Much has been made over the years about the difficulty of winter touring in Canada. What with long drives on empty snow- and ice-covered roads,… 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
Road Stories #1: A Lesson Learned “Back In The Day” By Ike Zimbel • December 17, 2018 In early 1986 I got a call to see if I was available to mix an up-and-coming young band for a gig at the local… Read More
