Over the past few years, 64 Audio (formerly 1964 Ears) has come on strong as a provider with a full line of IEM earpieces for musicians and audio professionals alike. The A Series offers a choice of eight designs from $599 to $1,999 made from your custom earmolds. The U Series (Universal fit) has models starting at $399 (for the dual-driver U2) and ranges up to the U12, which are $1,599.
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HAVANA — The Rolling Stones performed a concert in Havana, Cuba on Friday March 25, 2016. The free concert took place at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana and drew hundreds of thousands of attendees. FRONT of HOUSE senior staff writer Kevin M. Mitchell provided this account of the behind-the-scenes production supporting this historic event for the April 2016 issue of FOH (page 18).
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Frankfurt, Germany became the capital of the pro audio, lighting and music technology world as Prolight + Sound (5 to 8 April) and Musikmesse (7 to 10 April) came to town. It definitely sparked some controversy, as this year’s fair launched a new concept where PL+S would begin two days before Musikmesse. Previously run concurrently, the two 4-day shows would only overlap for two days, leaving some manufacturers scurrying to decide whether they would have to run two separate exhibits or pick one show and hope for the best.
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As is the case for any computer-based product, a digital audio console is a system in a continual state of evolutionary flux. In my article from the December 2015 issue of FRONT of HOUSE, I presented my initial impressions of Avid’s VENUE S6L live console. In that “On the Digital Edge” discussion, I expressed great satisfaction with audio produced by this new system. From input to output, the 96k S6L is very powerful machine. However, due to its work-in-progress status, I chose to delay discussing many of the specific features and operations until more agility and refinement had been added to the console/computer system.
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We’ve been down this road before. Way back in 2004, I told you about the initiatives by several companies (most notably, including Clear Channel, the radio giant that was a huge stakeholder in the touring business before it spun off Live Nation), to take a two-channel mix of a show as its last notes rang out and have it ready for sale before it had a chance to cool off. A copy, on CD, would be picked up by attendees who had either prepaid for them when they bought their tickets or as an impulse buy, like a pack of gum at the checkout counter.
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Contrary to popular belief, multiband compression is not the art of fitting a headliner, three support acts and their gear into a VW van. Multiband compression is a somewhat different manner of applying gain reduction to an audio signal. Understanding multiband compression requires understanding compression in general, so if you are rusty on the topic, revisit “Theory and Practice” from the February and March 2015 issues of FRONT of HOUSE. I’ll hang out here until you return…
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Roughly a year ago, I started writing this monthly House of Worship column for FRONT of HOUSE. One of the first articles I wrote was about wireless, so it only stands to reason that coincidentally, a year later, I’m revisiting the subject to provide some additional insights that will hopefully improve your wireless operation.
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A song started playing in my head while I was trying to decide upon the new gear I should purchase and which pieces of inventoried equipment I would need to sell:
“You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em; know when to fold ‘em.
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table.
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealing’s done.”
—“The Gambler,” written by Don Schlitz and made famous by Kenny Rogers
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Roland Corporation U.S. announces the grand opening of the recently completed Roland LIVE exhibits at the new GRAMMY Museum Gallery at Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville. A special ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gallery was held on March 29, 2016, and featured appearances by GRAMMYAward-winner and Musicians Hall of Fame inductee Peter Frampton; Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy; singer Brenda Lee; Nashville Mayor Megan Barry; Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museumat L.A. LIVE; and Mike Curb, chairman and founder of Curb Records.
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