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Rammstein Tour Cranks It Up in Europe

Rammstein Tour Cranks It Up in Europe

Black Box used L-Acoustics K1/KUDO gear for an SPL of 103 dB in the back row.

Black Box Music supported the European tour for Rammstein with an L-Acoustics K1/KUDO system that "provided high SPLs in all audience positions and a balanced frequency response," according to K System Engineer Ulf Oeckel.

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The A-Team at the Grammy Awards

Green Day at the Grammy Awards

It was a big night of big performances (like Green Day, pictured here, doing a number with the cast of their Broadway-bound American Idiot musical) and an even bigger night for the people behind the scenes. You know, the people who make it all look easy. FOH Editor Bill Evans was there for the rehearsals with the "A Team."

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Got Grammy?

There is a joke about sound guys that, while it does not shine the best possible light on us, causes every sound person I have ever told it to to either laugh or nod because it rings so true.

Q: How many sound guys does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: 10. One to do it and nine to stand around telling each other how much better they could have done it.

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Volume Control Strategies for Houses of Worship

We put the question of volume control strategies to the ProAudioSpace tribe (still not a member? Go to www.ProAudioSpace.com – now!) and obviously hit a chord. We got almost 100 responses – some of them very detailed – outlining individual approaches and strategies. Here are just a few excerpts from those responses. You can find them all in the Forums section of PAS.

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Ear Candy for Eye Candy: Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Not for nothing, but it's slightly doubtful that there were any eyes scanning the top of television sets around the country during this year's broadcast of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show looking for speaker boxes. Could be wagered, in fact, that all eyes were firmly placed on hostess Heidi Klum and models Marisa Miller, Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutze­n Kroes and Miranda Kerr.

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