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Winter Gear Maintenance Tips

A small brush and drop of contact cleaner/enhancer simplify the renewal of XLR connectors

Winter Gear Maintenance Tips

In the early days of my freelance audio career (circa late-1800s) I’d have a bit of a panic attack each year during the winter months, which were always very slow. I didn’t have the experience to know that my schedule would pick up again after the holiday season ended, so I’d get a little freaked out — until I survived the cycle a few times. In recent years, I’ve embraced the pattern, typically using it to do things I haven’t had the chance to do all year. Planning a vacation is certainly an idea, although I’m usually so disgusted with traveling that I’m happy to stay home for a few weeks.

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Neumann KK 205 capsule on a Sennheiser SK2000 transmitter

Tips for a Wireless Worship World

One day I would like to do a historical research piece on the first church and preacher to use a wireless microphone. We know it started a long time ago, but who was first, and what obstacles did they encounter? I think that it would be a very interesting subject. That said, I won’t dive into that research project this month, but I will be writing about wireless mics, lavs and headsets and my experience with them over the years. So, here we go.

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Illustration by Andy Au

Religion, Faith and Touring Life

Back in the early 1980s, I was attempting to make a living in Manhattan playing guitar and I got hooked up with an R&B band by the name of Henderson and Whitfield. Their producer, Jack Levi, thought the group needed to add a “rock” flavor to their dance beats, and that’s how I ended up as the only white Jewish guy in the band. There was never an awkward moment, and as long as I was able to hang with the music and the musicians, then religion and color had no play in the situation. Also, my theological affiliation is more cultural than it is religious and, back in the day, I was young, ambitious and just thrilled to be playing with any good act with a record deal.

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FM Lab Installs D.A.S. Audio System for Inedit in Florida

FM Lab Installs D.A.S. Audio System for Florida Dining/Music Venue

MIAMI — FM Lab, based here, installed D.A.S. Audio Convert, Aero Series 2 and Action Series loudspeakers within Inedit, a new dining/music venue that opened in Hollywood, FL recently. FM Lab owner Fernando Mezzarapa noted that the system met with the establishment’s needs for background music and paging along with live musicians and DJs.

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