Information, Please
Finding answers to your technical and audio queries may only be a few keystrokes away, but as Baker Lee warns, it’s still up to the questioner to decide if those new-found sources are valid.
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Choosing a Lifestyle
Many of us started out as musicians but were lured into pro audio along the way. Baker Lee, who followed a similar path, advises others to be aware that they have signed up not just for a technical career, but for a lifestyle.
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Opinions
Every day, our newsfeeds, conversations and social media — whether on audio, cooking or politics — are rife with opinions, making it difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction. So how do we separate the two?
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Everything Old is New Again
Audio has significantly advanced over the years, so why is feedback still an issue? Our own Baker Lee offers his inimitable insights on the situation…
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Existential (Audio) Crises
Like many in the live sound biz, Baker Lee falls victim to the annual January-February doldrums and shares his inner anguish.
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Speeding into 2024
It’s hard to believe that another year is disappearing into our collective rear-view mirror and, in three months’ time, we will be marking the fourth… Read More »Speeding into 2024
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Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men
In his year-end address, Baker Lee discusses the economic and political issues that unfortunately, often work against reaching that dream.
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Mission: Impossible
Baker Lee discusses the real-world differences between client wishes and the realities of what is possible, given budget, time and staffing constraints.
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Unions: Both Sides Now
An agreement has finally been reached. Shortly before that happened, Baker Lee pondered about the effect of trade unions — particularly IATSE — and how it affects our industry.
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Raising the Bar
Baker Lee comments on Taylor Swift’s recent (and generous) gratuities to her crew and why this action should have a far-reaching and positive influence on the industry.
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Staying Relevant
Keeping up with technologies is essential in today’s workplace, and if audio engineers cannot make the transition from, say, analog consoles to the current crop of go-to boards, then they, too are limited in the work they are able to do. Baker Lee looks at the issue.
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Audio AI
Can you be replaced by a computer? Baker Lee looks into the not-too-distant future where artificial intellegence may be making all your mix decisions for you. Could it happen? Open the pod bay doors, HAL…
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