Up for review this month is the APB ProDesk-4. I hadn't used an APB console before, so I was pretty excited to check this one out. Typically, the items out for review are something on the smaller side, but this one almost didn't even fit in my truck. You know it's a tight fit when you have to get out a measuring tape to see if it was gonna fit! But with a little finagling, we did get it to fit, and I got a chance to put the ProDesk4 through its paces.
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The challenges are numerous and ever-changing for those who slog it out in the pro audio trenches, and really there needs to be an award going out to every company out there who makes it through another year. But you, FOH gentle reader, have selected six who aren't just surviving, but are thriving. Gear, smarts, and passion are the common link, with an emphasis on the passion.
Read More »So I'm guest-mixing in a small club, and the changeover has begun, and it's our turn. I go to plug in the bass channel, and a huge boom goes through the system. I'm thinking, "That's weird; I muted the channel – it couldn't be a phantom power pop…" I go back to the desk, and the first six channels are lit up. Just to see what happens, I push up the snare channel, and sure enough, "Bagunk Bagunk" is the sound that is made as the fader passes through unity…
Read More »In his January 2010 FOH "Theory and Practice" column, Brian Klijanowicz discussed the concept of subwoofer time alignment. If you haven't read that article (or even if you have) you should revisit the January issue for a refresher. Brian pointed out the fact that venues often have physical constraints requiring less-than-ideal placement of top boxes relative to subwoofer boxes.
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Like so many folks involved in the live sound business, pMd Productions president Dave Kuhn got his start as a musician. "Back in high school [in La Puente, California, east of Los Angeles] I was in a bunch of garage bands. All my friends were pretty talented and got better at their instruments-and I did not," he laughs. "But I did have an affinity for our sparkly blue [Naugahyde] Kustom Tuck ‘N' Roll PA. So that's partly where I got the taste for live sound and for equipment."
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How many times have you been sitting behind the front of house console and had someone ask you, "Do you know what all of those knobs do?" If the answer is "No" when you are talking about compressors, then you can get yourself into trouble.
Read More »Digital mixing console? Check. Digital plug-in processing? Check. Digital audio network to stage and monitors? Check. Digital multitrack hard disk recording system? Increasingly, check – and that's a potential checkmate for what was once a thriving sector of the live music business.
Read More »Today we will be discussing the subject of house of sound pressure levels (volume). The size and shape of a worship space can affect the overall sound level, but of course the desires of the congregation (and leadership) will determine how much volume will be allowed in a particular worship house.
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E-mail is a great work tool, and at this point in time, I cannot even imagine doing business in a world without the service. After all, what would one do without the solicitations to enlarge their manhood or to please every woman by lasting longer in bed? Fortunately, just like every other guy who gets these wonderful offers, I am not in need of what these artful entrepreneurs are selling. Therefore, these e-mails get deleted and sent to my computer's hard drive trash bin, along with every additional piece of digital junk that filters through my spam protector.
Read More »AURORA, IL – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems will hold a NEXO Loudspeaker Demo at the Paramount Arts Centre Theatre Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event is open to all audio professionals.
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TORONTO – Adamson Systems Engineering Inc. named Jon Bosaw U.S. sales manager. Bosaw, who has over 20 years experience in the pro audio industry, will be working out of a Seattle, WA office.
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Roland Systems Group's S-MADI REAC Bridge, a bi-directional signal converter between MADI and REAC, enables connectivity between Roland's REAC products (M-48 Personal Mixing System) and MADI-equipped digital audio mixers.
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