This is the first of a two-part review. Next month: A closer look at some of the things you can do with the software bundle that comes with this product. Far from a throw-in, the software is really an integral part of what this product is all about. -ed.
One of the quirks about this business is that the older and supposedly more knowledgeable you get, the faster the transition is from cool, new "toy" to necessary "tool!"
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The first thing that caught my eye when I looked at the Peavey Impulse 12D is that the enclosure sports a ribbon driver rather than the typical high compression driver. The ribbon driver is an exclusive Peavey design based on the ribbons used in the Peavey Versarray line arrays. Even if you don't know what a ribbon driver is, you can't help but notice that the horn section of this injection-molded enclosure is very different from what would be considered the norm.
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It's not quite accurate to say that John Heinz, founder and owner of Atlantic City's Concert Quality Sound, was born into the business, but he sure got an early start. His father worked on the tech end at the Hughes Television Network, which was in part a forerunner to ESPN, and also one of the first companies to get into closed-circuit telecasts – it was working those sorts of gigs at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall that led to the Heinz family relocating there from New York, and it's where young John got his first exposure to the world of sound.
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Five years ago, I migrated from working on analog mixing consoles to the digital platform. Leaving a familiar environment caused more than a little trepidation, but I decided to jump in with both feet. No hybrid world for me, I decided to go digital all the way. Dealing with latency and multiple conversions were not attractive prospects, so I also left behind the thoughtfully assembled racks of beloved outboard gear on which I had depended for so many years.
Read More »Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who died on March 15 in Australia in a car accident, will be remembered by most as a hub of the psychedelic counterculture of the 1960s, the enabler of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' acid tests chronicled by Tom Wolfe. Readers of FOH will also recall him as a seminal figure in live sound, who designed, financed and operated the Grateful Dead's massive sound system and mixed live sound for Hot Tuna, Starship and other bands, both before and after he was arrested and imprisoned for possession and intent to sell 350,000 doses of his trademark psychedelic, LSD, in 1967.
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The Digitally Steerable Array ("DSA") is a type of loudspeaker that is in its relative infancy compared with other sound reinforcement technology. This unique audio animal is primarily intended for small-to-medium size commercial and house-of-worship applications where priorities include intelligibility, controlled dispersion and aesthetics. DSAs present an external appearance much like traditional column-type loudspeakers, but there is way more going on internally than meets the eye. Let's take a look at the concepts behind the DSA and the technology that makes it possible.
Read More »{mosimage}There is no doubt that spring is in the air (at least it is here in Southern California). I know that some of you are still getting rain, snow and cold weather, but those long warm, days are just ahead of us. And what does that mean for many of us in the worship sound biz? It means that the "Outreach" season is upon us.
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All too often, we get a call for the infamous "Microphone for 500 people" and then patiently explain to the prospective client what that entails in the real world of audio. As tedious as these calls can be, taking the time to discern exactly what the client is attempting to achieve and building a system around their needs and desires is what we do.
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QUEBEC – Alexandre Forgues, with the audio consulting firm 20k, was very familiar with Quebec's Salle Albert Rousseau, which has evolved from being primarily a venue for classical music to more of a contemporary multi-purpose performance space. When Forgues got the opportunity to totally replace the house sound system, he opted for d&b audiotechnik gear.
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BONN, Germany – Kuchem Konferenz Technik worked with RCF Germany to equip the Terrace Bar at the five-star Kameha Grand Hotel here with 22 of RCF MQ80P-S speakers. The MQ80P-S model is IP55 and well-suited for outdoor use.
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SANTIAGO, Chile – FOH engineer Rick Pope is out on the Jamiroquai tour with a Midas XL8 live performance system at FOH, supplied by Britannia Row and operated by Britannia Row's Warren Grimsley, who is out for the first time with the system. Originally on the tour as PA tech, Grimsley was promoted to his position with little training on the XL8, but picked it up in no time.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Hard-hitting rock acts performed at the first ever Carolina Rebellion Festival on May 7 at the Metrolina Expo. Co-produced by Right Arm Entertainment and AEG, over 35,000 fans were drawn to the full day of rock on two side-by-side stages.
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