Artists and Their Engineers

Two interesting blog posts from Shure. They talk about the relationship between artists and there audio engineers. I like how they talk to guys from both side of the microphone. The blog talks to Maroon 5, Megadeth, Rascal Flatts. Take a read over at the Shure blog.

http://blog.shure.com/artists-and-their-engineers-part-one/

http://blog.shure.com/artists-and-their-engineers-part-two/

Want to know how to achieve a great mix?

Great post on how to achieve a great mix from the guys over at Church Media Magazine.
http://christianmediamagazine.com/production-2/achieving-great-mix/http://christianmediamagazine.com/production-2/achieving-great-mix/

The Danger of Wearing Only One IEM - Blog - 1964 EARS - Custom In-Ear Monitors

Great little post from 1964 Ears. I fight this battle with musicians all the time.



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Handling the “It’s too loud” complaint | Proclaim Blog

Good article to handle the age old complaint of "It's too Loud!"

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Church Sound: Tech Tip Of The Day: Making Wireless Lavalier Use Less Painful - Pro Sound Web

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The Incentive Auction of TV Broadcast Spectrum: An Update | Shure Blog

An update on the 600Mhz spectrum sale.

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ChurchProduction.com: Mistakes Small Churches Make: “We’re Too Small”

This is a good article for all churches to keep in mind when it comes to how are Sunday mornings are planned. Here is a short paragraph from it you can read the rest by clicking the link below.

 "The internet has intensified this by giving us the ability to see what churches across the country, and around the world, are doing. It’s a hard place. I struggle with it more times than I’d like. Unfortunately, instead of playing to our strengths and embracing what makes our church unique - what our congregation loves about us - we pour money, time, and energy into trying to create something we’re not.

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Miking the Legendary Leslie Tone Cabinet | Shure Blog

If you were ever interested on how you mic up a Hammond with a Leslie here is blog post from Shure that covers the different ways.

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Dream Theater Drummer Mike Mangini asks….. | Shure Blog

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Breaking Blue CD Release Concert June 21st

Well I have been out of the saddle a while so I thought this would be a good way to get back on the horse. Tonight is Breaking Blue's CD release party for there 3rd record Perfidy, listen to a sample here, and I have the privilege of providing sound for the event. Here is an input list and stage plot.

Shock problem with mic and guitar amp

For you Guitar players.
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Church Sound: Church Sound: Top Ten Worship Audio Line Check Problems - Pro Sound Web

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It's Here!

Psalterium Vol.2 is Coming March 8th!

Here is a promotional video for or new record Psalterium Vol. 2.

Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Production Blog: Hearing Music Is Learned Trait

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New iPad and Battery Charging Station

I just rewired my back stage rack/iPad/battery charge station back stage. The iPad Charging station is made from a $7.00 mail sorter from Staples, three iPad chargers, and three "Y" charging cables from Amazon for $3.99 each. Considering I could not find anything for less than $150 to do the same thing, I think it came out pretty good.

A Recording Session Checklist

Here's a recording checklist derived from both The Recording Engineer's Handbook and Audio Recording Basic Training that, if followed, will pretty much keep any engineer, or musician trying to record himself or his band, out of trouble. 

1. Does the instrument sound great acoustically? Make sure that you start with a great acoustic sound with the instrument well-tuned and minimum of sympathetic vibrations and extraneous noises.

Read more: http://bobbyowsinski.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-recording-session-checklist.html#ixzz2I2ujPM52 

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Christmas Eve Stage Plot and Input List

Well as you can see we had a full stage this year for our Christmas Eve Services at Desert Springs Church. There were 14 instrumentalists, 4 different  vocalists, an adult choir, and a children's choir. It was great fun and I could not have done with out my great volunteers! Thanks for all who helped, played and sang.

Images of Christmas Eve

Here are a few images taken from our Christmas Eve Services. Thanks Ben Moore for the shots. I will post some details on how and what we used for our Christmas Eve services. Right now enjoy the pics.

Raising the Roof: Amplifying the Detroit Pistons Drumline | Shure Blog

A fun look at how the Detroit Piston's drum-line is amplified at games.

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