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The Ten Suggestions

Walter Bush (at the console) explains some fine points of digital mixing on the Yamaha MC7L with volunteers at Destiny Christian Church in Yuma, AZ.

The Ten Suggestions

Essential Rules Church Volunteers Need to Know

If you go to church regularly, you probably know The Ten Commandments. Even if you don’t know them all in order, you know they exist. With that in mind, I would like to introduce some audio commandments for you. Actually, the word, “commandment,” is a little presumptuous on my part. So I will simply call them “suggestions” or “rules.” The fact of the matter is, there is no one single thing in audio production that is really difficult to learn. And if we break down all the tasks individually, the entire process becomes simple and fun. Okay, let’s get on with it.

 

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Illustration by Andy Au

A Sound Philosophy

It is generally understood, by most college students and their parents, that the study of Philosophy should be considered as a minor or — at best — an elective credit or two towards graduation. I would think that the prerequisite for any student graduating from college as a Philosophy major would be ownership of a large trust fund or — if that is not the case — a good knowledge of plumbing, roofing, electric or some other technical profession. Audio engineering happens to be a great technical profession for poets, musicians and truth-seekers, as it seems to lend itself better to the artistic and idealistic type than some of the other technical careers available to emerging philosophers.

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Hall 8.0 at Musikmesse/Prolight+Sound

Product Hits of Musikmesse/Prolight + Sound 2013

FRANKFURT, Germany — Every year, the arrival of spring brings the Musikmesse and companion Prolight + Sound music/pro audio tradeshows to Frankfurt, Germany. For anyone who’s never attended, it’s a huge affair — sort of like a combined NAMM / AES / InfoComm / LDI / DJ Expo, with 10 exhibition halls (plus outdoor displays) spread out across the city’s expansive Messe fairgrounds.

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JHAudio's Chuck Reynolds

JH Audio Names Chuck Reynolds Director of Sales

ORLANDO, FL — JH Audio named industry veteran Chuck Reynolds as its director of sales. Prior to JH Audio, Reynolds served as global director of sales at Ultimate Ears for nine years, a company that JH Audio’s Jerry Harvey founded in 1995 before launching JH Audio with co-founder Brittany Harvey in 2007.

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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London uses Harman gear provided by ARC Sound

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Equipped with Harman Gear for Bard’s Birthday

LONDON — Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, a wooden replica incorporating elements of the first two Globe Theatres (1599-1613 and 1614-1642), opened in 1997. To mark the Bard’s 449th birthday in late April (the exact date is unknown), the theatre presented The Magic Numbers. ARC Sound, equipping the main theatre with a comprehensive sound reinforcement system for the first time, provided Harman components including a JBL VerTec speakers and Soundcraft Vi consoles.

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Michael Jackson: ONE

“Michael Jackson: One” To Be Heard via Meyer Sound Gear

LAS VEGAS — Jonathan Deans, sound designer for Broadway’s 2013 Pippin and Cirque du Soleil resident productions in Las Vegas including LOVE, KA, Zumanity, O and Mystere, has specified a Meyer sound system for Michael Jackson: One, the forthcoming production based on Cirque’s Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour. Previews for the show are set to begin May 23, with an opening date set for June 21.

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Alcons Audio Announces LR24 Launch Partner Program

ZWAAG, The Netherlands — Alcons Audio announced  the start of its Launch Partner Program for the company’s long-awaited LR24 pro-ribbon line-array system. Designed specifically for the concert touring and large-scale installation market, and first shown at the Prolight+Sound in 2010, Alcons Audio said it has now concluded LR24’s initial beta phase.

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Tegan and Sara FOH engineer Scottie Baldwin has been using a Yamaha CL3 console for the Canadian sisters’ international tour.

Tegan and Sara Tour with Yamaha CL3 Console

COQUITLAM, BC, Canada — The mid-May itinerary for Tegan and Sara Quin had the Canadian sisters jetting from Perth to Singapore and Jakarta before returning to North America for a gig with The Killers in Camden, NJ. Gearforce, based here, supplied a Yamaha CL3 with two Rio3224-D racks for FOH mixer Scottie Baldwin, pictured here.

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Riedel Communications won a Sports Emmy Award for its work on the Red Bull Stratos project. Pictured from left: Karin Bock-Leitert, Scott Gillies, Matthias Leister, Jay Nemeth, Scott Bradfield, Jacqueline Voss, Phil Olsman, Thomas Riedel, Werner Eksler, Charlie Rosene

Riedel Earns Sports Emmy Award for Red Bull Stratos Broadcast

NEW YORK — Wuppertal, Germany-based Riedel Communications won a Sports Emmy Award in the “Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage” category for the company’s involvement with the Red Bull Stratos project. Riedel received the honor from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, held May 7 in New York City.

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FOH engineer Luis Mazzei

FOH Engineer Luiz Mazzei Using Waves SoundGrid for Brazilian Rock Band

BRASILIA, Brazil — Capital Inicial, a post punk/New Wave band that established early momentum in the 1980s and 1990s, has continued to ride that wave of success through the 2000s to the present day. FOH engineer Luis Mazzei has been optimizing the band’s sound with a different kind of Waves — the studio plugin software — since 2001. He was an early adopter of the company’s Soundgrid for live performances as well.

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