Oct 1, 2007,
By Sarah Jones
These days in live sound, making the jump to a 48-channel digital mixing system has been well outside the financial reach of many regional sound companies,...
Aug 1, 2007,
By Steve La Cerra
One of the obstacles facing many engineers working small live sound events is having to drag the P.A. from venue to venue and constantly changing the...
Aug 1, 2007,
By George Petersen
Cable snakes and system interfacing are hardly the stuff that generates huge headlines in the audio press. And 20 years ago, this article would have never...
Jan 1, 2007,
By Steve La Cerra
Having trickled down from the rich and famous to the working musician, the continued popularity of in-ear monitors has created a need for high-quality,...
Jan 1, 2007,
By George Petersen
Ten years ago, this article would have been very different. The concept of digital consoles for sound reinforcement was in its infancy, with a single...
Nov 1, 2006,
By Matt Gallagher
Despite anxiety over the wireless frequency crunch that's slated for February 2009 the date that the FCC has chosen for analog transmission to cease the...
Apr 1, 2006,
By Steve La Cerra
No engineer can deny that digital mixing consoles make life easier. Recall of every parameter, built-in dynamics and comprehensive automation are functions...
Mar 23, 2006,
By George Petersen
Jan 1, 2006,
By Steve La Cerra
At some point, every engineer needs to measure audio. Audio test instruments have traditionally been cumbersome and expensive, but progressing technology...
Jan 1, 2006,
By Steve La Cerra
These days, just about everything from your DVD player to your coffee machine can be remote-controlled, so why not your power amplifiers? Networked communication...
Oct 1, 2005,
By George Petersen
When you consider wireless technology, these are the good old days. Unlike other segments of audio, where the word is spoken with reverence, new wireless...
Sep 1, 2005,
By Barry Rudolph
The Sennheiser Evolution 900 Series microphones are like a new palette of colors for an engineer 10 exquisitely designed tools to enable vivid live sound...
Sep 1, 2005,
By Steve LaCerra
It wasn't too long ago when snapshot recall on a live console meant that you took a Polaroid photo of the desk after the soundcheck was over. Today, snapshot...
Jul 1, 2005,
By Steve LaCerra
If there's one thing you'll find on just about every stage this summer, it's a handheld vocal microphone. Wired handhelds are the of the live sound industry:...
Jul 1, 2005,
By George Petersen
A quarter-century ago, Marty Garcia had a vision of a different way of stage monitoring, where artists would wear earpieces carrying a personal monitor...
May 1, 2005,
By Mark Frink
Many of today's high-tech products have complicated our lives and have made decisions regarding inventory an endless nightmare of guesswork, yet it's...
Mar 1, 2005,
By Eddie Ciletti
NTI's Acoustilyzer is a remarkably powerful acoustic measurement tool in the company's handheld package. Not only is it a stand-alone unit, but current...
Jan 1, 2005,
By Strother Bullins
Improving the sound of your live rig has never been easier. Today's digital signal processing systems for loudspeaker control offer recallable input/output...
Jan 1, 2005,
By Roger Maycock
In recent years, line array systems have garnered considerable attention as a means of addressing sound reinforcement requirements for medium- to large-size...
Dec 1, 2004,
By George Petersen
Whether moving audio files around in a studio complex or offering shared access to stage feeds for front-of-house/monitors/recording/broadcast duties...
Jul 1, 2004,
By Strother Bullins
Among the multitude of cringe-worthy phrases heard by those working in pro audio is the venerable war-horse, Make it sound good. We've all heard someone...
Jun 1, 2004,
By Eddie Ciletti
After reviewing NTI's Minilyzer ML1 (Mix, January 2001), I knew it was a welcome addition to my bench and control room. This handheld package has a feature...
Jan 1, 2004,
By Mark Frink
Assuming that you've got the basics (decent speakers and solid amplification) in place, the best makeover for any live sound system can be a new digital speaker processor, a session with a favorite speaker measurement system and some choice music tracks for tuning....
Jan 1, 2004,
By Bob Hodas
In 1997, representatives from Clair Brothers, along with a team of heavy-hitters in the digital world, joined forces to design the Clair iO, which ushered in the next generation of digital processors....
Nov 1, 2003,
By John McJunkin
Ten years ago, there were no digital mixers in the 5-figure range, but that changed with the introduction of Yamaha's 02R. This product's lineage has been tremendously successful and continues to be so....
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