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Corporate Raiders: Providing Audio for Business Meetings

Arkansas-based MP Productions supports large-scale Get Motivated seminars around the U.S.

In the world of audio, the spectrum of opportunities is broad. From the blue chip large sound reinforcement companies to houses of worship. From small clubs, the cruise ship entertainment groups and weekend festival companies to recording studios. Audio comes in all shapes, forms and configurations.

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iPad = MixPad?

James Duvall of Creative Engineering & Solutions in Austin, with the laptop he uses for The Memphis Train Review.

In "I Thought I Saw a Mixer In My Laptop," (FOH, "On the Digital Edge," Feb. 2010), we looked at Software Audio Console (SAC), a virtual mixer that works with any PC running Windows. (We take another look at a SAC system being used for a Michel Legrand tribute show in this issue's Production Profile, page 30. – ed.).

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Nashville’s Audio Infrastructure Remains Sound – and Lots Of It

Shortly after Dan Daley compiled and submitted the information for this column, the Nashville area was hit by what locals are calling a 100-year flood. Many of those who Dan interviewed for this column were directly or indirectly affected when water levels on the Cumberland River exceeded 50 feet – more than 12 feet above flood stage. For more details on the flooding and its aftermath, please CLICK HERE. -ed.

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What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?

Most people reading this article have, at one point or another, heard a bad sounding show with some annoying frequencies, or with an unbelievable amount of feedback. The question is, why? More often than not, this can be avoided by properly recognizing problem frequencies and giving them some needed attention.

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Where’s Your Console?

One of the most common things I see (and hear) when I evaluate a house of worship sound system is that the mixing console is not in a very "sound-friendly" location. There are obvious limitations when deciding on the placement of the board, but I have seen a worship house spend buckets of money on a state-of-the-art system and then stick their mixing console in an out-of-the-way corner of the worship room.

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