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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Sound Co
Precise Corporate Staging
Venue
JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort,
Palm Desert, CA
Sound Co
Coakley Sound & TC Furlong Inc.
Venue
Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL
Just as in real-life, everything in audio seems to revolve around perspectives. For example, you might have the perspective that a new line array, some extra subwoofers or a new console would be an important upgrade to really make a difference in the audio presentation. And you’re probably right. However, your ultimate boss — whether it’s a tour/show promoter, the board of directors at a venue or governing council at a house of worship — may have an entirely different perspective.
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Spoiler alert to Kevin Glendinning: You’re about to find out just how loud that screaming is.
“Right from the beginning, there’s this big reveal, and the crowd just starts screaming,” says Maroon 5’s monitor engineer Glendinning. “I haven’t measured it because I don’t want to know how loud it is.”
“It’s 108 dB of screaming — I’ve measured it,” says FOH engineer Jim Ebdon, in a separate interview.
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The story of Washington DC’s Warner Theatre is one that could be repeated about dozens of theaters around the country that began as classic art deco movie palaces, which in a bygone age, hosted silent films and vaudeville performers. As the years continued, many of these fell to the wayside, yet a fortunate few — like the Warner Theatre — were reborn and restored to reflect their former glory.
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Virtually everything about our pro audio world acknowledges the existence of multiple channels of audio and, most commonly, stereo channels (i.e., left and right). Nearly every piece of audio gear provides both stereo inputs and outputs. At concerts, there are almost always left and right speaker arrays. Essentially almost all music playback material is in stereo. This month, let’s take a look how we localize sound, and how that relates to the traditional use of the stereo configuration. We will consider stereo’s advantages, limitations, and place in the pro sound environment. We’ll also discuss how sound technicians can shape their mix to get the best overall results for the majority of the listening audience.
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You only turn 25 once, and what Riedel Communications did to mark their quarter century in business was a doozy. The party itself took place at their headquarters in Wuppertal, Germany where 1,400 revelers joined in a celebration that included musical performances, high-wire acts, a robot band (playing heavy metal), outdoor whirlpools and a fire show.
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