Every once in a while, I encounter some product or technology that represents a major paradigm shift in defining the future, and I recently had just such an experience at the 2015 Winter NAMM show. While Ultimate Ears all-digital production system for measuring and creating custom in-ear monitors is not currently available to the general public, it’s definitely on the near horizon.
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Last month, I wrote about the projects and events that keep me busy when I am not out on the road working behind a mixing console. However, over this past weekend, I participated in a project at home in California that truly got this year off to a great start.
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Streaming live concerts seems to be the greatest idea that’s never gotten off the ground. Dozens of companies stream live music in bits and pieces, with ISPs like AOL and Yahoo creating online shows around the concept. Live Nation’s partnership with Yahoo to stream one live concert every day, which began with the Dave Matthews Band last July, continues offering free, high-definition concert footage. Start-up Bulldog Digital Media is looking to expand its nascent business beyond festivals such as Outside Lands, Bonnaroo and South by Southwest to full-on tours. But the widespread live streaming of entire concerts or tours on a consistent basis remains elusive, despite more than a decade’s worth of predictions that this is the next logical step for the music industry.
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Are you in a depression over compression? Have no fear; your audio shrink is here. Compression is an effect that travels under the radar but, especially in sound reinforcement applications, might be the most important tool at your disposal.
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As mixing engineers, we want our churches to sound as good as they possibly can. And even those who are not part of the audio team still want your house of worship to sound great. But how many of you think much about the other spaces? You know, the cry-room, the outbuildings, fellowship halls, etc. Not all worship houses have additional spaces or buildings, but if yours is one that does, these probably need attention.
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One late night as I was channel surfing through myriad old movies, series reruns and infomercials, I stumbled upon Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 last film Eyes Wide Shut, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. As a Kubrick fan, I saw the movie when it first came out, but I remembered leaving the theater less than impressed and a bit confused in regard to the plot. Realizing that sleep was beyond my grasp and wanting to see if a 15-year time span would endow me with more insight,
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“Where We Are”
Sound Cos
Wigwam Acoustics/Eighth Day Sound
*Top 10 Tour rankings from Billboard Magazine based on gross ticket sales from mid-Nov., 2013 to mid-Nov., 2014
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