It was not that long ago – less than a year – that I swore off personally reviewing in-ear personal monitors. I have done so many reviews that I have multiple units from most of the major players. I have not heard/used the stuff made by JH Audio or Fidelity, but I have, or have used, multiple models by Future Sonics, Sensaphonics, Ultimate Ears and Westone.
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In 1975, two penniless students living "the original hippie counter-culture lifestyle" began working with blind ambition from a garage in Nottingham, England, begging, borrowing and stealing, determined to bring their dreams of creating an audio business to fruition.
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Around 1990 I was working for a sound company in Cleveland Ohio, and my first day on the job, we did a show with Murphy's Law, The Dwarves and The Exploited. Murphy's Law plays, nothing out of the ordinary happens. Perfect. We do the set change and out come the Dwarves. I remember the singer wearing a tutu, but the guitar player was naked. Wearing only his guitar and some beaten up tennis shoes.
Read More »Just when you thought it was safe to go back to a hard-wired connection for your favorite microphone or guitar, here comes some new wireless technology. Undaunted by the recent restructure of wireless frequency allocation by the FCC, at least two manufacturers are rethinking their approach to wireless audio. Rather than transmitting analog audio via conventional methods, new systems from Line 6 and AKG refine wireless transmission of digital audio, providing resistance to interference in busy RF environments.
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This month, we are going to switch gears from compressors and head into the world of wireless. Next month, we'll return with the second part of the column on compressors that ran last month (FOH, Sept. 2010, page 38).
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Crown Audio ComTech Drive Core series amplifiers are among a new generation of products included in Harman International's GreenEdge environmental initiative. Crown DriveCore series amplifiers are designed to be energy-efficient and use fewer resources in manufacturing.
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LAS VEGAS – You can still reserve a spot at the 2010 Parnelli Awards gala set for this Friday, Oct. 22, featuring Parnelli Audio Innovator Al Siniscal, Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Randy "Baja" Fletcher, Parnelli Visionary Award Winner Jim Bornhorst and celebrity presenters Paul Anka and Brooks & Dunn. (Kix Brooks is also joining us for golf on Thursday, Oct. 21.) But time is running out – advance reservations close at 4 p.m. PST TODAY, Oct. 19.
Read More »Take a look at the "Clients" page of Italian sound system developer Outline, and you'll see a list of more than 200 significant installations in arenas, theaters, festivals, clubs and facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Read More »Please don't let the title of this month's Sound Sanctuary lead you to believe that I think that being wireless makes one more Godly. It just seems rather obviously that an all-knowing, all-powerful being does not need to be wired. So, if you are planning on shooting me an e-mail, relax; I am only going to discuss the wireless needs of our mortal pastors, priest, rabbis and preachers, etc.
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About seven years ago, my mother decided to move into a retirement community and has been living there ever since that momentous decision. I say momentous only because most decisions my mother makes come after long hours, days and months of weighing all her choices and options concerning the required decision. She is meticulous in her research regarding her preferences and all the alternatives are explored in depth, again and again, over and over until she manages to narrow the fine point to a very fine point.
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BOSTON – "A lot of people dream of hitting a grand slam in Fenway, but we actually did." That's how Larry Habetz, founder and owner of Southwest Louisiana's Gulf Coast Sound Productions (GCS), describes the experience of deploying a 100-box Electro-Voice sound system at Boston's Fenway Park for the premiere of the new Ben Affleck film The Town.
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COLUMBUS, OH – Despite its hundreds of ministries, thousands of volunteer opportunities and congregation of approximately 8,000, Vineyard Church of Columbus strives to preserve a "small" church feel where members won't feel lost in the shuffle.
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