The Hidden Disease
Welcome to the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” supposedly filled with joy, parties, seasonal events, Christmas cheer and smiles for all. Well, not necessarily for everyone.
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New Gear, Dec. 2024
Product news from Four Star Wire & Cable, Adamson, Audix, Carvin, Peavey, Peluso, QSC, RCF and Sound Devices.
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Sting 3.0 World Tour
Former Police frontman and 17-time Grammy Award winner Sting is out on his current Sting 3.0 world tour and photojournalist Steve Jennings checks in with the audio crew for all the details.
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Recent House of Worship Projects
The market for upgrades in the church market continues to expand. We visit some installs where musicality, full coverage and spoken-word intelligibility are all-important.
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Audio Innovator Dave Rat
Kevin M. Mitchell chats with legendary triple threat (sound company owner / FOH engineer / product developer) Dave Rat, who will receive the coveted Audio Innovator honor at next month’s Parnelli Awards during NAMM.
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Interchangeable Mic Heads for Wireless Systems
Interchangeable heads for many pro wireless systems let users tailor their existing rig for any artist preference or application. We present some choices to you to check out.
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‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway
This Andrew Lloyd Webber classic returns for a New York revival, this time with a big RF challenge as one of the performers takes a stroll outside the building. Olivier Award–winning sound designer Adam Fisher talks to Bryan Reesman about making it work for every show with a unique (and fail-safe) solution.
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Great Gift Ideas for the FOH Reader
Santa has found some must-have essentials (priced from free to $180,000) that any FRONT of HOUSE reader could use — whether for
giving or just for yourself. Keep this handy for all your holiday shopping needs!
Yorkville Sound NX12P
Steve M. Savanyu checks out Yorkville’s latest active 12”, 2-way speaker-on-a-stick and finds it to be a powerful and versatile addition to add to your sound reinforcement arsenal.
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Tips for Mixing Monitors from Front of House
Creating performer stage feeds can be a sizeable job on its own, but when you’re also mixing the main P.A., the situation can be “complicated.” Steve La Cerra offers some useful survival tips.
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Sound for Large Holiday Events
As if we weren’t busy enough this season, many congregations also add additional events — pageants, community sing-alongs, special concerts, etc. — and our man in the pews John McJunkin provides some timely advice on dealing with the extra workload.
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Playing the Rig: A Few Words with Dave Natale
Baker Lee — with some help from YouTube influencer / producer / educator / engineer Rick Beato — chats with master FOH engineer Dave Natale about some of his secret techniques for getting consistently great mixes.
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