My first Countryman DIs were the ones I loaded into the workbox for my first tour in 1985 with Crystal Gayle: brand new black anodized Countryman Type 85 direct boxes, which have since become a ubiquitous staple in live sound and asked for by brand – the ‘Scotch Tape' of DIs. I'm sure most of you have used them.
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Okay, some of you remember reading the story of my nightmare titled “Nightmare on Murphy Street – Denver Edition” (FOH, Oct. 2007) and enjoyed reading about life on the road when Mr. Murphy is around. Well, there are other times when Mr. Murphy (I always use the title, as you never know when he may be taking notes) uses the hands of others to make you take a moment of pause and reflection. Such is the case here.
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I had just loaded a new plugin into the virtual plugin rack and, as the graphic representation of this classic unit appeared on the display of my Avid VENUE desk, 1970s memories of Val Garay, Record One and great-sounding vocals were instantly triggered.
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Doug Kocsis, president of leasing firm DK Capital in Okemos, MI, had just about nailed down another deal, this one for a PA system for a regional production company. Then he got a call from the lessee. "He called to tell me that the Missouri River was rising," says Kocsis. "That was going to result in cancelled gigs, so he cancelled the purchase."
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How much time and attention do you give to reverb? Probably not enough. Adding reverb is like adding another instrument to your mix, in some cases taking up as much or more space than another player. Before we dive in to how you can improve the sound of your ‘verb, let's quickly revisit the main parameters of a typical reverb (hardware or software).
Read More »I have promised (or threatened) more than once that I would address how to solder properly. And that is the subject of this installment of Sound Sanctuary. However, I have got to tell you all about an amazing outreach program I have had the pleasure to be involved with over the last few weeks. The organization is called WOW JAM or WOW (Winning Our World) International.
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There are a lot of great things about live audio and what we do as engineers that I really appreciate. It can be fun, exciting, entertaining and rewarding while, at the same time, providing us with a decent livelihood. The hours are often long, but we are neither shoveling manure, risking our lives (unless you're a rigger), nor are we working in a dead-end 9-5 job.
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Soundco
Precise Corporate Staging
Venue
The Barn at Merritt Mountain
Merritt, BC
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