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Fantastic Scholastic 10: The Post-production Phase
Read MoreThe tracks are in. The judges are judging. And in this final series of Fantastic Scholastic 10 video diaries, the team members reveal a little of the secret sauce they used to create the best recordings they could using only Shure microphones. (I knew I wasn’t hallucinating the paper clips on the piano wires in one of Berklee’s earlier videos. Turns out they were trying to simulate the sound of a certain South Asian instrument…) As you’ll hear in the videos, the teams’ strategies ran the gamut from natural sound capture to an effectsapalooza, with …
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Backstage With Paul: Live Aid… No One Knew What To Expect
Read MoreNow while it may be true that you need talent and timing to make it in this business of rock n’ roll, it also helps to have some friends in high places. Today, Paul Natkin has friends of all types of status all over the world… I’ve witnessed greetings from rock stars, management, club owners, restaurant owners, security guards… you name it, Paul knows someone everywhere he goes. I still make sure he’s on the band’s guest list when we go to local shows, but he rarely ever needs my credentials and is typically backstage …
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Kacey Musgraves loves words…
Read More…and she certainly has a way with them. Not only in songs, but in interviews as well. A little back story: It was a cold, windy morning on February 26 in Niles, Illinois, as a white passenger van pulled up to the employee entrance at 5800 W. Touhy Ave., otherwise known as Shure Headquarters. Kacey, her band, and her FOH Engineer were greeted by the below-zero wind chill (welcome to Chicago) and shivered their way inside for a quick tour. We gave them a warm welcome and escorted them to the beautifully appointed S.N. Shure Theater. …
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Reviews Roundup: Wireless Systems, Wired Mics & Listening Products
These days, people don’t buy anything substantial without first jumping online and reading product reviews in forums, on shopping sites, and in industry publications. So, if you’re thinking about buying one of our newer products, …
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Fantastic Scholastic 10: The Tracking Phase
The ten U.S. and Canadian college teams participating in the tenth annual Fantastic Scholastic Recording Competition are done planning. Now, they’re all about tracking…and discovering whether their plans for mic selection, mic positioning, instrumentation, and …
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What’s the Problem? Three Tools for Troubleshooting Audio Systems
Whether you’re preparing to play a show for an intimate crowd of twenty or prepping the audio solutions for a headlining tour, the odds are, audio problems will find you. The key to troubleshooting is having the right tools for the job. Here are the top three essential tools for troubleshooting an audio system. • Start with Headphones—determining where the problem first appears in the signal …
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KSM9: A good bet for a Las Vegas House of Worship
When most of us think of chapels in Las Vegas, the images that come to mind are of the drive-through wedding variety with an Elvis impersonator officiating. But here’s the real secret that Sin City …
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Juno Award Nominees Highlight – Single of the Year
Usually before a new album is released, artists and their record labels release what they call the album’s single. Singles are typically the album’s best song or songs, which are chosen to be released prior …
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Juno Award Nominees Highlight – Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Breaking into anything is not easy. As it should be. It keeps bad guys out of places they shouldn’t be, and it keeps us safe. It’s not as convenient when we lock ourselves out of …
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