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Thursday, September 02, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Creating A Spacious Rhythm Guitar Sound
PSW Staff 09/02/10 11:02 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’m working on an album and I’m really having alot of trouble getting the rhytmeh guitar to sound just “right”. What i’ve discoverd is that it needs to sound more open, with maybe a more… View this post
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010Tech Tip Of The Day: Word Clock ConfusionPSW Staff 09/01/10 11:05 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I run a small recording studio, where I have a master mixdown deck that has a separate word clock input. I usually go from my digital console through an outboard digital processor, and then on… View this post
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010How to Record Violin (Or Any New Instrument)
Joe Gilder 08/31/10 03:47 PM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Home Studio Corner. At various points throughout your recording career, you’ll have chances to record certain instruments for the first time. Maybe you’ve never recorded an actual piano, or a drum kit. Or maybe… View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Click BleedPSW Staff 08/31/10 10:34 AM, 1 CommentProvided by Sweetwater. Q: So, first of all, a big thank you to PSW for all the monitoring articles lately. They’ve really helped me deal with the monitoring needs of some very demanding musicians. However, I do have a… View this post
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Monday, August 30, 2010On Three, You Lift: Methods Behind The “Check One, Two” Madness
Paul LaPlaca 08/30/10 04:41 PM, 0 Comments“Check one, two… one, two…” As a soundperson, I’ve had to repeat this phrase ad nauseam - at times I even hear it in my dreams. Everyone wants to know: “Why can’t you count to three?” To which the punch… View this post
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Tech Tip Of The Day: Different Types Of ShieldingPSW Staff 08/30/10 10:19 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. Q: I’ve been working with audio for quite a while now, and recently, I’ve been repairing a lot of cable. One thing I’ve noticed is that there seem to be lots of different ways to shield… View this post
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Friday, August 27, 2010History Files: The Crown DC300 Amplifier Leads The Solid-State Revolution
Gerald Stanley 08/27/10 03:02 PM, 0 CommentsNot so long ago – the mid 1960s to be more specific – the most reliable large (for that era) power amplifiers were vacuum tube designs, with a unit providing 50 watts per channel being considered “hefty” and one offering… View this post
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Stopping Hums, Buzzes And Shocks On Stage — Part 1: Volts
Mike Sokol 08/27/10 11:49 AM, 2 CommentsIf you’ve read the survey that’s been running here on ProSoundWeb (Haven’t taken it? Please do!), you’ll discover that 71% of the musicians and sound technicians surveyed have been shocked by their mics, instruments and sound systems. What follows is… View this post
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010Church Soundguy: A Monitor Option That Kicks Butt
David McLain 08/31/10 11:52 AM, 0 CommentsI am an audio engineer, a bass player, and a skeptic. So, when I first saw the Guitammer Buttkicker system, I’m afraid it was the skeptic that spoke up sarcastically: “Oh boy. Another gimmick! Yet another electronic toy to pay… View this post
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Monday, August 30, 2010Gary Z's Church Sound: Worship Basics: Quick Tips For Maximizing Your Monitoring
Gary Zandstra 08/30/10 11:31 AM, 1 CommentOften times, it’s only through the critique of others that we are able to see the deficiencies in our systems, which is why I’m often called to visit clients services “in action.” In the hopes that you may find some… View this post
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010Church Soundguy: Controlling Drums In Church
David McLain & Jeremy Carter 08/24/10 01:20 PM, 0 CommentsAny time a band has some of its sound coming through the main PA system (usually vocals and electronic instruments) and some of the sound coming from the stage acoustically (most notably the drums) you have problems. The drummer must… View this post
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Monday, August 23, 2010Gary Z's Church Sound: Worship Basics: What Time Is The Right Time To Upgrade A System?
Gary Zandstra 08/23/10 12:20 PM, 0 CommentsIn this ever evolving world of more, more, more, better, better, better, when is good enough, good enough? Is it really an absolute necessity to update or upgrade my 15-year-old sound system? The working life of a sound system can… View this post
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Monday, August 16, 2010Gary Z's Church Sound: Worship Basics: Top Tips On Creating A Mix That Will Engage Your CongregationGary Zandstra 08/16/10 02:12 PM, 0 CommentsProducing great sound in a worship service can seem as elusive as finding a soloist who always sings on key. However, this doesn’t have to be so. Many factors influence the quality of sound: room acoustics, sound-system design and performance,… View this post
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Friday, August 13, 2010Audio Editing: Why We Do It
Joe Gilder 08/13/10 12:28 PM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Home Studio Corner. Do you edit your recordings? Once everything has been recorded, before you start mixing, do you edit the audio? Do you fix things? Do you think it’s cheating? Do you think… View this post
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