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Heil RC-22 and RC-35 Wireless Replacement Capsules

Heil RC-22 and RC-35 Wireless Replacement Capsules

There appears to be a quiet shift going on in the wireless mic world. As new FCC mandates make the not-perfect-but-long-counted-on UHF spectrum less and less desirable for wireless mics, companies not generally thought of when it comes to mics – including Line 6 and Sabine – are leading a charge into the 2.4 gHz range and, increasingly, those familiar handheld transmitters you see are not sporting the capsules that they shipped with.

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Turbosound Flex Array

How many times have we found ourselves looking at a new phone, TV, laptop, or any other manner of device and wondering how they packed so much into a package so small? As I stare down the Turbosound Flex Array, I found myself with this very problem once again.

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Carlson Audio Systems

Though his last name is also part of his company's name, Carlson Audio Systems co-owner Mark Carlson is always quick to point out that his Seattle-based concern has always represented a collaboration with his partner Jonathan Myers – and also currently thrives with the invaluable help of a dozen other full-time employees and four times that many independent contractors who have helped turn Carlson Audio into the biggest sound company in the Pacific Northwest.

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Chain, Chain, Chain…

This month we'll continue with the second part of the compressor article (FOH, Theory and Practice, Sept. 2010, page 38). The first part was geared mainly toward what traditional compressors are used for, and the fundamentals behind the different basic functions.

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The Pros and Cons of Subwoofing

Everyone likes fat bottom – at least in their mix, anyway (get your mind out of the gutter). There's no debate that augmenting a system with subwoofers increases the power handling, maximizes SPL and improves clarity in the upper frequency range by reducing intermodulation distortion.

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Multiplying the Faithful

Every month, I attempt to write about issues, items and situations that directly involve or affect the worship sound world. However, there are a few different dividing lines with regards to those of you who work in this corner of live sound.

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No Accounting For Bad Taste

The Broadway singers were singing, the costumed dancers were dancing, I was mixing, and the whole shtick was extremely campy and very much like the big musical numbers with Carmen Miranda from a 1940s Busby Berkeley cinema extravaganza.

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Eisemann Center Updated with Lectrosonics Wireless System

Eisemann Center staff, from left: Travis Barrett, Richard Armstrong, Carolyn Lloyd, Virgil Justice, Valerie Clark

RICHARDSON, TX – The Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations hosts hundreds of events and stages its own series of shows. The sound system at the center's Hill Performance Hall was updated recently with a Lectrosonics wireless microphone system.

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