If the RE320 from Electro-Voice looks familiar, there's good reason: the RE320 derives its body style and incorporates technology used in E-V's popular RE20 and RE27N/D microphones. The RE320 features the humbucking coil used in the RE20 for reduced susceptibility to RF. It also uses the high-output Neodymium-magnet capsule used in the RE27N/D – but with a new low-mass diaphragm for improved transient and high-frequency response.
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When I first got the email to review the new Sanken COS-11D microphone, I was pretty excited. I use a couple of different headset mics in my business, and was very interested in trying out this Sanken mic. In general, headset mics are very handy. The user has both of their hands free to play an instrument, give a presentation, draw on a whiteboard or just use two-hand gestures (if they are Italian). Plus, they have the freedom to move about the stage or audience. The downside of these mics is that they don't really sound very natural, and they can be prone to feedback.
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This is the 25th anniversary of The Bridge School Benefit, an annual star-studded charity concert held each fall at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, organize the event, whose proceeds benefit the Bridge School, in Hillsborough, CA, which helps children with severe speech and physical impairments.
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The majority of low frequency sound reproduction is from vented loudspeaker enclosures – that is, loudspeakers that have a port in the enclosure. Nearly all professional loudspeaker enclosures are vented to improve their low frequency output. Including a properly designed port in a loudspeaker enclosure is a straightforward way of gaining additional low frequency output over a simple closed-box enclosure. Unfortunately, port design is usually a compromise, and this affects how the port functions at high output levels. This article seeks to enlighten the reader about how the port in a vented box operates, and to provide some guidelines for identifying good port design.
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In this age of technology convergence, laptops double as DVD players, video-phones, multi-track recorders and audio analyzers, while cell phones have evolved into Internet-capable computers with thousands of applications. Loudspeaker control and monitoring is also converging. The old modular console-graphic-crossover-amp-speaker systems built from components are merging to become simply consoles and loudspeakers, shedding their outboard racks along the way.
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I am currently enjoying the singular privilege of being on tour with the incomparable writer, singer and virtuoso guitarist, Joe Walsh. As I write this column, we are on a flight from Cincinnati to Dallas. Joe and the band have just performed two excellent sell-out shows in the home state of the James Gang, propelling us into the final week of this tour leg.
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This is the fourth and final installment in the Superglue saga, a cautionary tale of how silly pranks can escalate into serious mayhem and swift (if not quite instant) karmic retaliation. Previous installments include "The Game's Afoot " (FOH, Aug. 2011); "Bottle Rockets and ‘Snow' " (Sept. 2011) and "Adding Injury to Insult " (Oct. 2011). -ed.
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Back in July, this column underscored how UK Music, the British non-profit trade and lobbying organization, has been helping that country's live music industry, both by quantifying it and through legislative advocacy. For instance, this year, a UK Music survey found that large-scale live music events, such as festivals, are contributing over £1.4 billion a year – that's nearly $2.2 billion – to the U.K. economy from all sources, including ticket sales and travel to the event locations.
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Among the more useful tools in the audio toolbox are a variety of filters. Some engineers shun the use of filters in favor of EQ, which can, of course, be very powerful, but filters are your friends and can do things that EQ can't. The three most common filters used in pro audio are high-pass, low-pass and band-pass. In case you need a refresher: a high-pass filter cuts low frequencies, a low-pass filter cuts highs, and a band-pass cuts high and low frequencies simultaneously, allowing a midrange band to pass.
Read More »As you know, "Sound Sanctuary" seeks to find common ground between those audio techs who volunteer their services and those who are paid to provide audio expertise. This month's installment only covers those of you who currently make money (or wish to make money) in worship sound. However, if you are an audio volunteer, please read on.
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From the Encarta Dictionary: "Relevant (adjective) 1. Connected: having some sensible or logical connection with something else such as a matter being discussed or investigated. 2.Having social significance; having some bearing on or importance for real-world issues, present-day events, or the current state of society."
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