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Wednesday, March 10, 2010The Value Of UPS Protection In Your Studio
Kyle P. Snyder 03/10/10 08:45 AM, 0 CommentsWhile the skies now shine bright over my home state of Indiana, less than a month ago it was particularly harrowing to use Pro Audio equipment in the Midwest. Why? Well, we were constantly plagued with blizzards and freezing rain, which had a fairly devastating effect on the local power grid. Though I never completely lost power this winter, it did often waver intermittently for hours. Thankfully, when I setup my studio, I invested in several Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)… View this post
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Thursday, February 25, 2010Climbing The Sound Mountain: Part 2, The Job Interview
Taylor Jensen 02/25/10 06:08 PM, 0 CommentsIf you missed Part 1, go here. Ben Davis knew this was it, and he was ready. He had secured an interview with Frank of Frank’s Sound Company and Show Rentals, and he was right on time. Frank let Ben walk into the office behind him, and then shut the door and motioned for Ben to sit down in one of the leather couches at the corner of the room. “You can relax, Ben,” said Frank with a warm smile.… View this post
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010HOW-TO Sound Workshops Announces Upcoming Training Schedule For March
PSW Staff 02/23/10 11:49 AM, 0 CommentsHOW-TO Sound Workshops, dedicated to growing ministries through real-world audio education and applied technology, has announced its schedule of training sessions for March. Upcoming dates include: March 6: Crossroads UPCI Church, Radcliff, KY March 13: Mt. Olivet UMC, Arllington, VA March 20: Resurrection Lutheran, Newport News, VA Each session runs from 9 am to 6 pm. HOW-TO Sound Workshops are designed with your entire praise team and media volunteers in mind. Taught by instructors with extensive background in audio education… View this post
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Sunday, February 21, 2010Behind The Glass: Producer/Engineer Joe Chiccarelli On Being A Sonic “Chameleon”
Howard Massey 02/21/10 12:56 PM, 0 CommentsJoe Chiccarelli is a chameleon. Not literally, of course. But unlike many producers whose sonic stamp is immediately recognizable (a Roy Thomas Baker or a John Shanks, for example), you’d be hard pressed to identify a Joe Chiccarelli “sound.” It’s hard to believe that the same individual who produced the rough-and-ready White Stripes’ Icky Thump was also responsible for the ephemeral, moody ambience of the Shins’ Wincing the Night Away or the smooth, slick jazz tones of Kurt Elling’s Night… View this post
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Friday, February 19, 2010In Profile: Veteran Mix Engineer Jim Yakabuski, Surviving Several Decades On The Road
Kevin Young 02/19/10 06:26 PM, 1 CommentWhen we catch up with Jim Yakabuski, he’s just finishing a Rob Thomas tour pre-Christmas 2009. Technically today is a day off, the perfect time to take in some football on TV and relax. But then there’s this interview, and the fact that he’s also engaged in a delicate technical project – converting files for his 14-year-old daughter’s high school project. Strictly speaking, this still qualifies as downtime. Not something he gets too much of with four children back home… View this post
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010Shure Microphones, Personal Monitor Systems For The Who At Super Bowl XLIV Hafltime Show
PSW Staff 02/09/10 04:57 PM, 0 CommentsA big part of the Super Bowl telecast is the halftime show, which has become a major production in its own right, with the biggest names in music performing their hits live on a gigantic yet temporary stage. “It’s really an incredible production,” says Simon Higgs, Monitor Engineer for The Who. “I mean, what’s really amazing is the stage set-up, which has to be put in place and assembled in minutes. And, everything working on the first go – sound,… View this post
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Church Sound Maintenance: Cable Soldering In 10 Easy Steps
Mike Sokol & Hector La Torre 02/09/10 02:54 PM, 1 CommentProvided by HOW To Church Sound Workshops. One of the major causes of audio glitches and complete failure during worship services is the broken microphone cable. Churches spend a lot of time and money each year tracking down intermittent or lost audio signals due to cable problems. We advise sound teams to separate damaged cables from good cables immediately. That way you won’t continually use those damaged cables just when you shouldn’t. Believe us, you will forget. Plus, treat your… View this post
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Monday, February 08, 2010A Fictional (But Highly Instructive) Story: Climbing The Sound Mountain
Taylor Jensen 02/08/10 06:29 PM, 1 CommentIt Begins: Anticipation Ben awoke at dawn filled with hope and excitement – this was the day he was to kneel before the audio gods at Frank’s Sound Company and Show Rentals. Ben had been waiting for this day for two years while he worked his way through the daunting challenges placed before him at the community college audio program. He was ready to prove his worth and show his mettle to the gods, and he knew they would be… View this post
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Church Sound Wisdom: Making The System Budget
Curt Taipale 02/08/10 03:41 PM, 0 CommentsHow do you establish priorities for your operating budget each year? Do you have a five year plan for your ministry, a solid idea of where you want to be in the future, and a way to stay on task? Do you find yourself constantly putting out fires, using duct tape and tin foil solutions, and never quite hitting the mark? Consensus In preparing to write this article, I enlisted the help of our ChurchSoundcheck Discussion Group. I found their… View this post
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Thursday, February 04, 2010Subjective Versus Objective: If It Sounds Good, Is It Good?
Karl Winkler 02/04/10 05:52 PM,As with the ever-ongoing debates about “tubes versus transistors,” “analog versus digital” and “Mac versus PC,” there’s not likely to be agreement any time soon about “objective versus subjective” when it comes to sound quality. Extremists in the “Objectivist” camp argue that, “if it can’t be measured, it doesn’t exist” while on the other hand, the “Subjectivist” side firmly backs the idea that “human beings can hear things that can’t be measured.” How often has it been suggested, “use your… View this post
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