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Waves H-Delay

Waves Plugins Part 8: H-Delay

Okay — I will freely admit it.  There are some processors from my real-world rack of outboard gear that I have been missing since adopting the Avid VENUE mixing platform and then choosing to fully embrace the digital domain by relying exclusively on plugins rather than hardware.  One absent, and very much missed unit, was an easy-to-use, musical-sounding tap delay.  For years, I had been accustomed to having to having one and, quite often, two tc electronic 2290 delay units that I dedicated to lead vocal effects. One would be set for a fairly tight delay time in the 160ms range and returned at a low level to add just a bit of resonant depth to a vocal.  The other 2290 was customarily designated for longer delays, utilizing programmed special effects presets that I would change with a remote MIDI keypad.

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House of Blues in Boston

Mid-Sized Music Clubs Make a Comeback

The 1970s were the golden era of the mid-sized music venue. From Max’s Kansas City, CBGB and the Bottom Line in New York to the Troubadour in L.A., a fire code of 500 to 1,500 people seemed like just the right size for rock ‘n’ roll. The larger theaters, like the Fillmores and the Beacon, were waiting to take touring acts to the next level, but the middle tier was the night-to-night Petri dish for the era’s music, a place for artists to develop and let fans watch them do it.

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‘Tis the Season

If you are a regular reader of “Sound Sanctuary” then you have probably read my holiday primers before. If this is the first time, I will give you the outline. Whether you mix at one house of worship or a number of them, the holiday season can offer more challenges than any other time of the year. Each season, I put together a list of my advice, my rules and anything else I have learned during the previous year. It is my hope that this information will help you navigate (in a sane manner) though the holiday season.

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Illustration by Andy Au

Creative Accounting

Three guys are traveling together, and they stop at a hotel to spend the night. To save money, they decide to rent only one room, and they ask the hotel clerk what the price of the room is for the night. Upon learning that the room is $30 for the night, they each chip in $10 and head for the room.

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Black Friday for Unlicensed Wireless

There are many "pro-sumers" still using old 700 MHz wireless microphones even though it's been illegal for 18 months. Their attitude is: "If my mics still work, who's going to come along and stop me?" Like using Propofol for a sleep aid, it's fine until someone gets hurt. New 700 MHz services haven't activated many places, and when they are, they won't immediately affect every TV channel. But when they hit, 700 MHz mics will be "squashed like a bug," as Shure's Tim Vear says. And fined like a rock star.

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