Danny Abelson drops by the band’s current one-year world tour and chats with FOH engineer Kevin Lemoine about his mix secrets — one of which is an analog Neve 5088 console he takes on the road. Photos by Steve Jennings
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FRONT of HOUSE visits recent church upgrades with an eye towards improved audio and vocal intelligibility, where the word is all-important.
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The Vine Theater in Waterloo, NY is a 1,600-seat performance space in a $440-million casino complex that opened in 2017. The venue ramped up its P.A. rig, choosing a newly developed point-source solution over line array options, with surprising results.
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Whether verifying speaker specs, tuning rooms or ringing out monitors, an accurate, dependable reference mic is a must. We present under-$1,000 choices for pro applications.
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This classic musical comedy returns to the Broadway stage, and Bryan Reesman chats with Audio A1/FOH engineer Ashton McWhirter, who keeps everything audio running smoothly.
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Sennheiser unveils this versatile, next-gen version of its classic MD 421 cardioid dynamic mic. FRONT of HOUSE snagged one of the first models off the production line, and Steve Savanyu puts it to the test.
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Steve La Cerra provides road-tested tips for managing effects in your FOH (and monitor) mixes. Try some of these on your next gig!
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Our man in the pews, John McJunkin, offers proven techniques (and a few slick tricks) for getting a great sound from large vocal groups.
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Good help is hard to find, but as Baker Lee explains, no matter what equipment one has, it’s only as good as the people setting it up and running the show.
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Wireless mic capsules designed to mate with Sennheiser transmitters, the new M80-WH2 and M81-WH2 wireless microphone capsule heads offer the same sonic characteristics as Telefunken’s M80 and M81 dynamic microphones.
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