Audix Fusion FP7 Drum Mic Package

by FOH Staff
January 7, 2011
Road Tests

The Audix FP7 Fusion Series drum mic package is a complete mid-level package designed for both studio and stage use that offers working drummers and small soundcos a worthy solution to all their drum and percussion miking needs.

Rational Acoustics Smaart v7.1

by FOH Staff
January 7, 2011
Road Tests

Editor's Note: Steve submitted this as his regular "On the Digital Edge" column for the January issue of FOH but, as it is a pretty extensive look at the nuts and bolts of a much-used software program, we are running it as a Road Test instead. Same stuff, different header.

Flying Blind

I was working in the Midwest as a sound guy for a local bar band. We were playing at a bar that had a switch installed onstage so the band could turn the jukebox off and on before and after each set. The band was just about ready to kick into the first song of the night when I realized that although the room was quiet, it was because the jukebox was between songs and that nobody on stage had hit the switch.

Hotlanta: ASL Thrives in Active Market

by FOH Staff
January 7, 2011
Regional Slants

From left, Zach Bitterman, Roby Dail, Steve Land (EDA ProGroup), Brian Hatten, Jon Waterbury, Mike Ertle, Scott Waterbury, Steve May, Jay Easley (Midas USA), Mark Adamson (EDA ProGroup), Tom Smith, Dale Wasson.

Atlanta has been one of the Southeast's major entertainment hubs since the late 1960s. It was home to some of the first large-scale rock festivals, and it has always been an important stop for any significant touring act.

by Dan Daley
January 7, 2011March 3, 2025
The Biz

A turning point in rock ‘n' roll was surely the first time some odd piece of it was transformed from a practical item to a priceless artifact that was priced, finally, on the auctioneer's block. A plain vanilla guitar pick used by Eric Clapton went from someone's personal treasure to becoming part of someone else's memorabilia collection.

Why Speakers Blow Up

by Steve LaCerra
January 7, 2011March 3, 2025
Theory and Practice

It's interesting how, just when you think you have it all figured out, something breaks and it winds up being something that you've never seen before. Just like the saying goes, "you learn something new every day." I remember when I started in this business, when something like a speaker would blow up, the reasoning would be "because it was driven too hard."

by Jamie Rio
January 7, 2011March 3, 2025
Sound Sanctuary

I love the New Year. It's a chance for us all to do better than we did during the last year. This is true for all aspects of life. However, I am discussing live worship sound and how you can improve yourself in that arena this New Year. As for everything else, there are plenty of TV and radio shrinks to help you there. So, where do we begin?

W W B A W I D N B

by Baker Lee
January 7, 2011March 3, 2025
FOH at Large

Those of us in the smaller audio companies do not usually have the luxury of loading into a shed or theater that is set up specifically for musical and theatrical performance. A good portion of the venues we end up working are spaces where audio and lighting are less than a primary consideration. They are a mere afterthought – if any thought was put in that direction at all. A good motto for all of us who are caught in this predicament might be, "Bringing audio where it doesn't belong." It's not pretty, but someone has to do it.