There are four wireless microphone mistakes that get a sound tech in trouble. The first mistake is one I'm often asked about. I will be upfront and say that I've made two of these mistakes. Two, maybe three. No, two. Forgive and forget, right? [sigh] 1. Allow signal seepage (that sounds... ... Read More
The Shure SM58 is the most popular counterfeit microphone on the market. You might own one. Sennheiser's have been faked. Even rack components are being faked now. Here's the kicker, in some cases, the fakes are being sold at the same price or higher than the authentic products! And the fakes ... Read More
Give me the beat boys and free my soul I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away. When the band drifts away from song tempo, one of two things happen; the song slows down or speeds up. Most noticeable is the rushing during choruses and lagging during verses. This ... Read More
The Aviom personal monitor mixer system puts an end to the phrase "can you turn me up a little in the monitor?" Imagine never hearing those words again. Personal monitor mixing systems take the control away from the sound operator and pass it to the user. Simply stated, personal monitor mixer ... Read More
Behringer has finally entered the Personal Monitor Mixing arena. Their new PowerPlay P16 Digital Personal Monitoring System is yet another in the recently growing personal monitoring realm. It joins Roland, HearBack, and Aviom. Wait, what's that? It's JUST LIKE THE AVIOM SYSTEM? Let's ... Read More
Which personal monitoring system is best for your needs? After working with both the Aviom and Hear Back systems in different churches, guest blogger Charlie Eaton gives a complete review of the Hear Back system... So the church I am running sound for installed Hear Technologies' Hear Back ... Read More
Cables have three main parts. They have two ends, with appropriate connectors depending on the use, and the wire that runs between them. Cables are typically male/male such as 1/4 TRS cables or male/female such as microphone (XLR cables). Cable Types XLR connectors: XLR's are typically ... Read More
In the last newsletter, I discussed the quality of sound produced by wired and wireless microphones. I quoted Shure regarding how technology makes the two very similiar in quality, especially in the live environment. Harry F. (a newsletter subscriber) email me with this: "One thought on ... Read More
