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Back That System Up
With 50,000 screaming fans, system crashes are not an option! My trick for fail-safe operation is set up two Pro Tools rigs with a...
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Getting the Guitar
We use acoustic guitars with onboard batteries driving the pickups on a number of Ricky's songs. When these feed wireless systems using companders, the...
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Onstage Sound
Here are some quick fixes for onstage sound: Try placing sidefills low on their side and angling them up with 2×4s. This reduces floor...
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P.A. Systems/System Design
Some newer arenas seem to be very bright, with lots of reflective surfaces, from skyboxes, etc. How should I deal with an overly live...
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FixIt: Richard Brooker
Sound designer Richard Brooker on finding a balance between high-energy pop numbers and dialog for new musical Never Forget: The songs are well-known,
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FixIt: Rick Reith
Rick Reith is currently tour managing and mixing front of house for Eric Johnson and Fuel. Here's a technique to fatten up your front-of-house...
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FixIt: Dave Wooster
Last month saw Irish guitarist/vocalist Gary Moore and his band touring the UK to promote their latest album, Close As You Can Get. Front-of-house...
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Top Venue Installs HD Broadcast System
Using new, state-of-the-art HD video-capture systems in both Knitting Factory New York and Los Angeles venues, Knitting Factory Digital Services (KFDS)
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FixIt: Raphael “Raf” Alkins
Monitor and FOH engineer Raphael Alkins has more than 25 years' experience under his belt, with credits including The Grammys, Billboard Awards, MTV Video
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Rehearsal Space Gets New Board
Sunderland, UK-based High Fidelity Studios' (www.hifistudios.net) new, fully equipped pre-touring rehearsal suite features an Allen & Heath GL2800M monitor
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Fixit: Tom Young
Grammy Award?winning engineer Tom Young is currently working with Tony Bennett; he was also the longtime live mixer for Frank Sinatra. One of the...
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Glass Cactus Gets Boost With New System
Clair Bros. Systems recently installed a WJHW-designed audio system at the new Glass Cactus nightclub in Grapevine, Texas. The system includes JBL VerTec
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FixIt: Andy “Baggy” Robinson
Andy Robinson has worked with George Michael for the past three years and is currently one of two monitor engineers, as well as head...
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Road Reality Check
A RIGOROUS TOURING LIFE CAN WEAR DOWN YOUR EARS—AND YOUR CONNECTION TO THE "REAL" WORLD
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Maybe Chicken Little Was Right
The sky is falling at least part of it is for wireless audio users, whether for broadcast, production sound, Broadway, concerts, sporting events or...
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FixIt: Ben Grossman
Ben Grossman has been wowing audiences with his electroacoustics vielle a rou, or hurdy-gurdy as it is also called. He's currently out on the...
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“MTV Live” Brings in CSP Expertise
CSP Mobile's (www.cspmobile.com) digital audio/video trucks, Unit 6 and Unit 3, were on hand for Fearless Entertainment's new MTV Live series from the
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FixIt: Derrick Zieba
For the 2006 European MTV Awards (November 2 at the Copenhagen, Denmark-based Bella Centre), sound designer Derrick Zieba worked alongside an audio team
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NSCA Brings In Fits & Starts
The National System Contractors Association (NSCA) has chosen Fits & Starts Productions to conduct its first House of Worship workshops at its annual
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Mix ‘N Match
Mixing monitors is like directing traffic in midtown Manhattan: Everyone wants to go first, no one is heading in the same direction, and nobody...
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FixIt: Greg Mace
Greg Mace of house-of-worship audio specialists GJM Sound recently completed an install at Nampa First Nazarene Church (Nampa, Idaho) that required serious
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Late Late Show Boosts Monitor Offerings
Any touring act and their engineers will find a new, larger performance area at The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, which recently completed...
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FixIt: Ramon Morales
Monitor engineer Ramon Morales is currently out with hip hop artist Mary J. Blige and a five-piece band. Blige sings through the Neumann capsule...
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FixIt: Raphael Alkins
Monitor engineer Raphael Alkins is currently out with Ricky Martin. He and guitar tech Tim Wright were instrumental in finding a wireless beltpack system