Note: Last month, David provided a quick tour of The Blackbird Academy’s new live audio school in Nashville; this time he returns to delve a little deeper.
In August of 2015, I journeyed to Tennessee to mix a fantastic show with Andrea Zonn, vocalist and violinist in James Taylor’s band. She performed all the songs from her newly released CD, Rise, on the Music City Roots broadcast. This refreshingly eclectic music show is performed and recorded at The Factory in Franklin, TN, just southwest of Nashville. After Andrea’s performance, I took some time to interact with the Blackbird students. Last summer, Blackbird Academy’s Live Sound division was up and running and I looked toward participating in one of the classes.
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A power amplifier is generally designed to do two basic things: increase the power of an audio signal without changing it and control the motion of a loudspeaker. Some of the specifications associated with power amps can be a bit cryptic, so let’s clarify the terminology.
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What is the most important thing you do as a church audio engineer? I think all of us would agree that having the message heard clearly by each and every individual is the single most important thing we do. With a properly designed sound system, the average person should be able to hear the message without any problem, but what about those in our congregation who are hearing impaired? What can we do to make their experience better and ensure that they hear just as well as everyone else?
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ESCONDIDO, CA — VUE Audiotechnik announced that Jim Sides is stepping down from his active role as executive vice president. Since VUE Audiotechnik’s launch in 2012, Sides has been actively building VUE’s global network through distribution, dealer and integrator relationships. He has worked to establish VUE around the world, notably with the formation of VUE Europa GmbH and VUE China, in addition to making key distribution appointments in Asia and Europe. Ken Berger, VUE CEO, joined others at the company in thanking Sides for his efforts on the company’s behalf.
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Of the 20 medical marijuana dispensaries scheduled to open in the State of New York, the dispensary on 14th Street and Third Avenue, in the heart of New York City, was one of the seven to open its doors on Jan. 7, 2016. For those of us old enough to remember the good old/bad days of the City, this is an amazing occurrence considering the Draconian laws Governor Rockefeller put in place in 1973 pertaining to possession and distribution of the herb. Alongside morphine, opium and cocaine, cannabis was categorized as a Schedule 1 narcotic that carried stiff prison penalties for possession and distribution. Even though this legislation made Rockefeller look tough on crime, other politicians from both the left and the right opposed this ruling and thought it was unjust to equate the non-violent crime of drug possession and trafficking alongside rape and murder.
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LITTLE ROCK, AR – St. James Methodist Church recently added a teen bistro, eight new classrooms, and the Jones Fellowship Hall. Ashly Audio’s combined processor/multi-channel amplifiers and intuitive user interface to give the systems a solid backbone with user-friendly access to meet the needs of the church. Memphis Sound Lab designed and installed the sound reinforcement systems for the new spaces.
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LOS ANGELES—At the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards, HARMAN’s JBL VTX Series line arrays were once again used by ATK Audiotek for the PA system in the STAPLES Center. The GRAMMY Awards were broadcast live in HD and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS television network and had more than 23.5 million viewers.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA— HARMAN Professional Solutions’ JBL loudspeakers and Crown amplifiers were once again selected to provide superior sound and coverage at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards at the Atlanta Civic Center. Hosted by Snoop Dogg, this year’s award winners included Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West. Firehouse Productions, a Red Hook, New York based Pro AV company deployed the new JBL VTX line array elements.
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