Water was streaming out the end of our driveway. The main water pipe going to the house had sprung a leak. There were only two ways of fixing the problem; digging up the driveway for finding and repairing the leak or running a new line without disturbing the driveway at all. A problem with an ... Read More
Vocal microphones matter. Picking out the right vocal microphone means looking at several microphone properties including the diaphragm size. The typical microphone properties that come to mind include; Microphone type (dynamic, condenser, or ribbon) Polar Pattern (omni-directional, ... Read More
It’s not always obvious if a speaker is malfunctioning. I was back at a church 6 months ago for my once-a-year tune up. Nice d&b speakers, fairly new, and all networked through Dante. But something didn’t sound right. They’ve got a small center line array and a point-source on each side to ... Read More
Sennheiser wireless microphones have always been popular in the church community. Over the last few years, I've been fortunate to attend different churches and listen to different pastors and speakers. Typically, I see the wireless Sennheiser units sitting in the sound booth with their antenna ... Read More
Every Sunday, we plug our acoustic guitars and electronic drums into a Direct Box. This direct box then let's us plug the 1/4 inch cables into the XLR floor jacks because the direct box switches from a 1/4 plug to the always popular XLR plug. In geek-speak, "line or instrument level unbalanced ... Read More
One split second. That's all the time it takes to fry your electrical equipment. If you are like me, you spent countless hours searching for just the right piece of equipment to add to your sound system. Perhaps that equipment was a new mixer or new amplifier. Then you searched high and low for ... Read More
The Shure SM58 Microphone is a sturdy, well-made, and might I add excellent, dynamic microphone. I've used the SM58 for years as both a vocal microphone as well as an instrumental mic (in instances where it's preferred over a condenser). The sm58 has held up wonderfully and given the quality of ... Read More
The results are in for the 2009 Direct Box Review! Some of the findings only reflect what many know to be true. Some of the findings were a surprise. The bottom line is this; not all direct boxes are the same. Survey Background The goal of the survey was to determine if cost and brand name ... Read More
