Ghosts of Audio Past
The lifespan of the average American continues to rise, yet the lifespan of audio gear — particularly digital — seems to be on a downward spiral. Baker Lee offers his observations on this sort of “retirement age.”
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Paolo Nutini Tour
Sound Company
Clair Global/Eighth Day Sound/Britannia Row Productions
Venue
Various (Tour)
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Helen Welch Beatles Tribute
Sound Company
Buford T. Hedgehog Productions
Venue
Lorain County Community College/Stocker Arts Center
Elyria, OH
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Burna Boy
Sound Company
Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd.
Venue
National Stadium
Kingston, Jamaica
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New Year? Old Gear!
Welcome to 2023. By now, your cell phone and laptop have made the switchover, so your main new year’s SNAFU is probably still writing “2022” on checks you’re signing. And as John McJunkin points out in his “Sound Sanctuary” column this month, January tends to be a slow month from a business standpoint, making this a perfect time to plan and budget for new purchases.
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New Gear – January 2023
Here’s a look at 10 new products, including: Adamson Fletcher Machine, Avid VENUE | Stage 48 Remote I/O Stage Rack, JBL EON 700 Speakers with true wireless streaming, KV2 Audio ESD8, the new PC version of L-Acoustics L-ISA Studio, LD Systems’ DAVE G4X Series, Lectrosonics’ M2Ra digital wireless monitor receiver, Rational Acoustics’ Smaart control of Evo, TEQSAS LAP-TEQ line array clinometer and Waves Audio’s BB Tubes plug-in.
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Rina Sawayama ‘Hold the Girl’ Tour
Photojournalist Steve Jennings caught up with the audio crew working with rising Japanese/British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama who is touring in support of her second album, “Hold the Girl.”
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Immersive Audio Projects
Immersive audio and multichannel sound has come a long way since Walt Disney’s 4-channel soundtrack for “Fantasia” in 1940. Today, with object-based control, the possibilities in live or event playback audio are nearly endless. We checked into some recent projects that are taking audio to that next level.
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Slander – The ‘Thrive’ Tour
EDM masters Slander (Derek Andersen and Scott Land) rode a cosmic trajectory through 2022 with their searing live sets and signature brand of pop-laced bass music, going on the road with PK Sound’s new Trinity Black robotic line array rig. FOH engineer Rory Stewart chats about the experience on the duo’s “Thrive” tour.
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