The down-easter phrase, “You can’t get there from here,” is a familiar one to anyone who’s ever asked for directions on a back road in Maine. Unfortunately, it’s becoming more recognizable to touring music artists as well, in recent years, and it’s not exactly music to their ears.
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An ongoing struggle facing all live sound engineers is the impact of poor room acoustics on their mix. All too often, we find ourselves mixing music in spaces not intended for live music, or spaces designed for live music with minimal concern for acoustics. Sometimes we mix music in theaters that, once upon a time, were acoustically designed for unamplified music, the favorable properties of which go out the window once a PA is brought in-house.
Read More »For many of you, this month’s installment may seem a little redundant, as I’ve written about this subject in the past. But before you turn the page, hear me out. Our main job as audio technicians is to make the service sound as good as it possibly can. In reality, almost all my Sound Sanctuary writing is designed to that end. Making great sound is important to me, as I am sure it is for you.
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Audio, music, baseball and girls are pretty much all I think about — and not necessarily in that order. Well, not really girls (since I’m married), but something just like it. Believe me, I’m not trying to imply that I’m shallow but… Okay, I’m a superficial scum, so sue me, but they do all go together, although maybe not in this article. So just for expediency, if I forget about the girls, it leaves audio, music and baseball.
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LAS VEGAS — Music Group announced that it is acquiring loudspeaker manufacturer Turbosound. The company also announced the formation of a global Professional Division that brings together its Midas, Klark Teknik and Turbosound brands, and named Philip Hart vice president of the division.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — Sennheiser is hosting a demo room during InfoComm 2012 featuring K-array concert speakers, portable speaker systems and installed sound speakers. Demos are planned for the new portable Redline series models along with speaker solutions for installations. Sennheiser will conduct personalized demos of its Audio Distribution Network (ADN), Tourguide EK1039 and wireless microphone systems.
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WEST POINT, NY — Advance Sound Company provided Community’s R-Series loudspeakers for the renovated Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field here, home to the Army’s Black Knights baseball team.
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REXBURG, ID — When the Brigham Young University – Idaho Center was opened, it made the school home to one of the largest production theatres in North America built for the primary purpose of supporting weekly student devotional services.
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HOLLYWOOD, FL — When it came time to move into a new office space, One Firefly, LLC seized the opportunity to turn its workspace into a cutting-edge demonstration of the integrated systems it helps homeowners, commercial clients and electronic system contractors design and install.
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ROME — As many as 750,000 fans packed Rome’s Piazza San Giovanni for the 23rd annual 1st May concert. Limelite, working with the event’s producer, Anyway srl, provided lighting, video and audio support for the eight-hour RAI-televised event, including Outline GTO and Butterfly systems.
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HAMPDEN, ME — Shaken by the arson/suicide of the son of a former pastor that destroyed their church in Winterport, ME in May 2011, the members and leadership of Calvary Apostolic Church are currently meeting for services in a temporary location here, with hopes to eventually rebuild on the original site.
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DELRAY BEACH, FL — Wireless Systems Group specified and installed a new sound system for the amphitheater that’s part of the Old School Square Cultural Arts Center here. Working with the facility’s staff, Craig Downey, Wireless Systems Group president, provided a Turbosound Flex Array paired with an iLive digital mixing desk.
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