I really do not know where this old rule came from, but many old sound persons used to budget a “number” of watts per persons in the audience as a way to size a sound system. Now this could be useful if the rig offered is fixed in size and dispersion so that multiple rigs splayed together could get close to a “watts per person” criteria. But imagine a 2-watt per head system in an outdoor festival gig with ground stack speakers.
Read More »Last month, we discussed audio software plug-ins. To refresh your memory, we observed the fact that audio processing is rapidly moving from hardware to software. Just about every digital mixing console currently manufactured includes a plethora of onboard processing such as EQ, dynamics, reverb and delay.
Read More »As I start this month’s installment of Sound Sanctuary, I need to remind you that this is actually part 2 of “The Sound of Your Worship Room.” So of you haven’t read part 1, please pull out the June edition of FOH or go online and read it at www.fohonline.com in the Current Issue section. If you don’t, the information in part 2 won’t be quite as useful.
Read More »I’m not sure if it’s the recession or just that time of year when all the schools let out, but I have recently been inundated with a boatload of resumes from out of work audio engineers and technical personnel.
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NILES, IL — Shure Inc.’s X2u XLR-to-USB Signal Adapter is now shipping and is available by itself or in bundles with either the SM57 or SM58 microphones.
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SAN DIMAS, CA — Christ’s Church of the Valley has grown to the point where a switch to digital audio became a practical necessity. The church has multiple locations, six weekend services and a broadcast component that includes live streaming and re-broadcast in New Zealand and Australia.
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ASHLAND, KY — Newtech Systems has been busy upgrading sound systems for schools, churches and community theaters in Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia, and Newtech’s Bill Banfield has relied upon EAW gear supplied by North Coast Marketing (Erie, Penn.) for a diverse array of projects.
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EASTON, MD — After opening with silent films and vaudeville acts in the 1920s, the 400-seat Avalon Theatre on Maryland’s Eastern Shore went into a period of decline before being purchased and refurbished by the town of Easton. It is now equipped with a sound system featuring Bag End speakers and processors.
Read More »LONDON — British indie rockers the Doves are currently on tour in support of Kingdom of Rust. FOH engineer Paul Ramsay specified a DiGiCo SD7 for the bigger venues in U.K. and Ireland and an SD8 for the smaller club venues in the U.S. Monitor engineer Ian Barton has been using an SD8 for the entire tour run.
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MediaMatrix by Peavey has introduced nControl, a hardware and software package that expands the control capabilities of the MediaMatrix NION digital signal processing system.
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OAKLAND, CA — In a re-emergence that might even impress a 17-year cicada, Oakland’s Fox Theater has once again reopened after a 43-year hibernation. The venue underwent repairs and restoration costing $75 million, which brought the 2,800-capacity venue back to its former opulence.
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PUYALLUP, WA —The Seattle location for Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) has helped Foursquare Church update its audio and video systems, enabling members of the U.S. military and others benefit from its services, which are available as audio and video podcasts linked via the church Web site, p4square.com.
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