Disaster strikes and it's usually during the service. In the early days, I panicked. Now, I use a four-step plan that serves me well. As a quick note, if you've NEVER experienced a production problem, your time is coming. Refer to the recent Grammy Awards to see what I mean! I have to confess, ... Read More
Fly fishing Sunday night, I cast my new imitation blue dragonfly onto the water. A small fish, about five inches long, took the fly and the fight was on! Ok, it wasn't much of a fight. Not yet, anyway. I pulled in my line, with the little fish in tow, when WHAM I got the surprise of the night. ... Read More
It buzzes. It distorts. It howls. Welcome to the down-side of audio production. For all the wonderful ways you can manipulate sound, there are quite a few ways sound can be a royal pain. The good news is it doesn't have to ruin your day. Audio problems can be prevented through proactive means, ... Read More
You might be suffering from all three of these audio feedback problem areas. I've been emailing a sound tech overseas who has had feedback problems. In my initial email, I said it could be caused by one of a few things. As it turned out, he had all three conditions that were causing feedback. ... Read More
You can get rid of that pesky feedback once and for all! Discover the three ways for ringing out the room and the one that you can perform today. Ringing out a room is a process for eliminating problem frequencies wherein those frequencies are prone to feedback in your room. You might hear it ... Read More
Not all feedback is eliminated in the same way. Have you ever had people share a microphone and the ringing of feedback only happens with one person? Have you ever created feedback by altering the EQ of a channel? Let's find out why. What is feedback? Audio feedback is the sound created ... Read More
The worship leader asked me a very good question after the practice; "How did we sound?" Simple question, right? At first thought, perhaps, but in truth, there are a lot of layers. 1. As the sound guy, I make them sound as good as I can. What do I say, "well, ... Read More
Sound comes from vibrations caused by fluctutations in the air pressure. In fact, that's how the ear drum works. It records the pounding of sound waves against it and converts it into something our brain can understand. Sound technicians deal with not only live sound but also electrical "sound." ... Read More
