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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Church Sound Basics: The Most Common Cause Of “Blown” Loudspeakers
Jon Baumgartner
01/27/10 12:15 PM,
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I’m the pro audio guy at a music store in Iowa, and my office is in the back corner of our electronic repair shop. Because I get to overhear the sad tales of woe from the repair shop customers, I’ve…
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Tools For Worship: Evaluating & Selecting Loudspeakers
PSW Staff
01/22/10 05:43 PM,
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In the world of sound system design and installation, there’s an old adage that states, “Your system is only as good as the weakest component in the signal chain.” This is especially true of a sound system’s loudspeakers. They are…
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Understanding Target Sound Pressure Level And Required Amplifier Size
Charlie Hughes
01/20/10 07:30 AM,
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In a previous article (“Loudspeaker Sensitivity”), I examined the topic of loudspeaker sensitivity and how it may or may not relate to the overall sound pressure level (SPL) produced by a loudspeaker. One of the conclusions of that article is…
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Knowing Cone Drivers: How They Work, Understanding Key Data & Specs
John Murray
12/31/09 03:14 PM,
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(Editor’s Note: Eminence Speaker LLC also contributed to this report.) Cone drivers (also referred to as woofers and transducers in this article) are not overly complex. When an electrical current passes through a wire coil (the voice coil) in a…
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Updated! A Conversation With Crown’s Gerald Stanley
Keith Clark
12/31/09 02:20 PM,
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Editor’s Note: This interview with Mr. Stanley was conducted in 2002. Also, you can learn more Crown history here. As Crown marks its 55th anniversary - celebrating a unique history marked by many notable contributions to the pro audio industry…
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History Files: Altec Lansing (and Western Electric) 639 A/B Two-Element Microphone
Rick Chinn
12/31/09 01:59 PM,
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The Altec Lansing 639A/B microphone made its debut in the early 1940s, and was originally sold by Western Electric (WECO) under the same model number. When the U.S. government forced the breakup of WECO in 1947, Altec spun off to…
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Decisions, Decisions: Bringing Common Sense To Gear Purchasing
Teri Hogan
12/30/09 12:08 PM,
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So you need a new “thingamajig” for your system? The problem: there are so many brands and types of this thingamajig available, how do you best go about the process of choosing the one is exactly right for your situation?…
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Building Your Worship Center For Quality Sound & Acoustics
Vance Breshears
12/29/09 04:34 PM,
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“Hi, my name is Bob. I’m with “xyz” church and we’re designing a new worship center,” says a voice on the other end of the phone. “The architect told us it’s time to get a sound guy involved, so I’m…
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Z's World Of Church Sound: Sometimes “Live Sound Can Just Be So Live”
Gary Zandstra
01/26/10 06:49 PM,
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A good friend of mine, Mark, is the technical director at a large local church. About a year ago he sent me an email describing the “disaster” he had on a Sunday morning. An excerpt: “To our surprise we had…
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Technologist: Identifying “Go To” Sources For Important & Necessary Microphone Data
Kyle P. Snyder
01/24/10 02:49 PM,
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It’s no secret an engineer’s knowledge of his tools is a source of great power. Any time I’m preparing for a recording session or live sound gig, the first thing I set upon once I determine the makeup of the…
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Technologist: Don’t Come Unglued; Bake A Tape!
Kyle P. Snyder
01/11/10 10:35 AM,
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In late 2008 I was called out by a friend to repair a Studer tape deck; an A827, which I had never used before. While I was very fortunate that the studio owned both the original alignment tape and tentelometer,…
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Technologist: The Technologist: Spotlight Versus Pro Tools - The Devil Is In The Details
Kyle P. Snyder
12/28/09 05:23 PM,
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As any Pro Tools user can tell you, the devil is in the details. Making sure that your system is properly optimized makes all the difference, as I found in my month-long battle with Spotlight. It all began when I…
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Audio Pundit: Ray Kurzweil: How Technology Will Change Humanity In The Next Decade & Beyond
Keith Clark
12/25/09 01:51 PM,
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Happy Holidays! I recently ran across an interesting article in the New York Daily News, authored by Ray Kurzweil, best known to us in the audio/music business for his creation of a new generation of music synthesizers in the mid-1980s,…
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Mike Wireless: Recent Wireless Technology Series: Audio-Technica SpectraPulse
Mike Wireless
11/23/09 10:02 AM,
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The SpectraPulse wireless microphone system from Audio-Technica is one of the more interesting products to enter the market. It was announced about two years ago and appears aimed mostly at installed sound applications, specifically boardrooms and courtrooms where operating range…
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