Had you asked me six months ago who Justin Bieber was, I couldn't have given you an honest answer. Seriously, I had zero knowledge of this 16-year-old Canadian phenom.
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Some background for those who have not been following this closely. The "airwaves" are a public resource, and use of that resource is governed by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC issues licenses for individuals and companies seeking to broadcast – everything from TV and radio stations to cell phone companies.
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The idea of having sound directly delivered to our clients' ears and having each person control their own levels without affecting others on stage is brilliant. Through my company, Onyx Sound, we have provided IEMs for a number of years to our clients and have liked them for the most part. As a result of these good experiences, we purchased Sennheiser EW300 IEM G2s and EW300 IEM G3 systems.
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Working with a mid-sized sound company (HAS Productions) in Las Vegas, I get to wear a lot of different hats. On any given gig in any given week, I could be a system tech, an audio babysitter making sure the band's guy does not blow anything up, or mixing anything from a B-level national to a local band.
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It was not that long ago – less than a year – that I swore off personally reviewing in-ear personal monitors. I have done so many reviews that I have multiple units from most of the major players. I have not heard/used the stuff made by JH Audio or Fidelity, but I have, or have used, multiple models by Future Sonics, Sensaphonics, Ultimate Ears and Westone.
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In 1975, two penniless students living "the original hippie counter-culture lifestyle" began working with blind ambition from a garage in Nottingham, England, begging, borrowing and stealing, determined to bring their dreams of creating an audio business to fruition.
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Around 1990 I was working for a sound company in Cleveland Ohio, and my first day on the job, we did a show with Murphy's Law, The Dwarves and The Exploited. Murphy's Law plays, nothing out of the ordinary happens. Perfect. We do the set change and out come the Dwarves. I remember the singer wearing a tutu, but the guitar player was naked. Wearing only his guitar and some beaten up tennis shoes.
Read More »Just when you thought it was safe to go back to a hard-wired connection for your favorite microphone or guitar, here comes some new wireless technology. Undaunted by the recent restructure of wireless frequency allocation by the FCC, at least two manufacturers are rethinking their approach to wireless audio. Rather than transmitting analog audio via conventional methods, new systems from Line 6 and AKG refine wireless transmission of digital audio, providing resistance to interference in busy RF environments.
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This month, we are going to switch gears from compressors and head into the world of wireless. Next month, we'll return with the second part of the column on compressors that ran last month (FOH, Sept. 2010, page 38).
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Crown Audio ComTech Drive Core series amplifiers are among a new generation of products included in Harman International's GreenEdge environmental initiative. Crown DriveCore series amplifiers are designed to be energy-efficient and use fewer resources in manufacturing.
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LAS VEGAS – You can still reserve a spot at the 2010 Parnelli Awards gala set for this Friday, Oct. 22, featuring Parnelli Audio Innovator Al Siniscal, Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Randy "Baja" Fletcher, Parnelli Visionary Award Winner Jim Bornhorst and celebrity presenters Paul Anka and Brooks & Dunn. (Kix Brooks is also joining us for golf on Thursday, Oct. 21.) But time is running out – advance reservations close at 4 p.m. PST TODAY, Oct. 19.
Read More »Take a look at the "Clients" page of Italian sound system developer Outline, and you'll see a list of more than 200 significant installations in arenas, theaters, festivals, clubs and facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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