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Neil Diamond World Tour
“Neil has a way of getting the audience with him one way or another! He’s amazing at that.”
So declares sound designer/FOH engineer Stanley Miller, who would certainly know of such things. In what has to be some kind of record, Miller has embarked on yet another world tour for an astounding 47th year. Honored with a Parnelli Audio Innovator Award in 2009, and recently brought onto the Parnelli Board of Advisors, this is a guy with stamina. He’s the same age as Diamond (74), but as he has throughout his entire career, he continues to embrace and even push the cutting edge of new technology.
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Stanley Miller: A Life of Sound
Neil Diamond’s sound engineer since 1967, FOH Engineer Stanley Miller has always been a technologically savvy innovator. “Stan wasn’t on the cutting edge, he was on the bleeding edge,” states Larry Italia, longtime audio veteran who was a VP and general manager at Yamaha Pro Audio for decades and often worked with Miller, of which he said: “He is fearless, has remarkable instincts, and possesses a wonderfully curious mind.”
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Rock in Rio Makes its Stateside Debut In Grand Fashion
It all began, in 1985, in of all places Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and over time has developed into one of the longest running (and highly successful) festival franchises in history. Following the first event, the Rock in Rio concept has spread to Lisbon, Portugal, Madrid, Spain and in 2015, to Las Vegas.
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Rock in Rio: Staging Done Right
It took 12 weeks, and more than 90 truckloads of construction materials, but what was a dusty, forlorn corner of the Las Vegas Strip was transformed into the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll playground by Brown United. The company’s largest undertaking to date, Rock in Rio USA took outdoor festivals to a new level, incorporating not just multiple stages, but an elaborate VIP area, “Rock Streets” filled with shops and eateries and even a Ferris wheel and zip line.
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Certifications and Product Engineering
When new audio gear arrives, the box is opened, the manual briefly scanned, but then many people just start making noise. Even the most meticulous reader of manuals will typically skip the preamble and “declaration of conformity” pages at the front of the manual. Yet locked within these pages are much of the blood, sweat and engineering tears shed during the design of your favorite pro audio products.
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Wi-Fi Console Control Made Easy!
How to Set Up Your Own Private Wireless Network
The majority of digital console manufacturers offer one or more ways to control your console remotely. In some cases, this can be done from a laptop running an offline/online editor, and in other cases, it can be done from a tablet or smartphone application.
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FCC and the Future of Wireless Audio: What’s Going On?
To say that the now-murky future of wireless audio for pro applications is somewhat clouded is somewhat of an understatement. With constantly changing Federal Communications Commission rulings, proceedings and a constant barrage of legalese of every type, what seemed clear yesterday is a completely different picture today. And at risk are not just frequency bands for RF microphones, but also those used on wireless rigs for musical instruments, in-ear monitors, production intercoms and now even systems such as Alto Professional’s Stealth series and AirNetix AiRocks Pro, designed to wirelessly transmit console feeds to mains or delay towers.
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Yamaha TF Series Digital Consoles
For years, Yamaha’s digital mixers seem to set a standard by which other consoles are judged. There is no question that the PM1D, PM5D and M7CL are legendary consoles that defined their respective time periods and market segments. The CL and QL series consoles are no exception, and the PM10 Rivage is poised to be another staple of large-scale productions, much like its predecessor the PM1D.
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