You can provide the right house volume as well as the right stage volume. It doesn't have to be a battle of the wills between yourself and the musicians. The key is following three steps during your sound check and looking at three areas when it comes to monitor issues. The Ideal Situation The ... Read More
"One [button] to rule them all, One [button] to find them, One [button] to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Ok, so the mute button doesn't have the same power as The Ring from the Lord of the Rings trilogy but it can be your greatest tool when it comes to volume ... Read More
Often, you will see the line "when turning on three channels, the total output volume increases." There is science in them thar words! The first thing you must understand is how sound volumes are added. Two sound sources at 96 dB and 104 dB do not equal 200 dB. That's pretty obvious; ... Read More
"Is there a difference between volume and decibel level?"Volume is not a well-defined measure of sound. Decibel is defined...as a ratio.If you have two audio signals, and one is a ten times stronger than the other, you can say it is 10dB stronger. If it is 100x stronger it is 20dB, ... Read More
"If there is a devil, then he created the crash ride," joked Robert Scovill during a Gurus of Tech 2013 breakout session. By the laughter from the audience, it was obvious that many of us have problems with crash ride cymbal volume control. The minute our drummers put on their headphones they ... Read More
