Happy Birthday to Us!
This month is the 20th anniversary of FRONT of HOUSE, which arrived in October 2002, as founder Terry Lowe’s audio-side spinoff to PLSN, our lighting / staging / projection publication, which began in February 2000.
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New Gear at AES/NAB New York
The combined AES/NAB NYC convention returns to New York October 19-20 and we present a sneak peek at some of the hot gear debuts being shown at this year’s expo.
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The Weeknd
The Weeknd’s “After Hours Til Dawn” stadium outing is this Canadian singer-songwriter’s seventh tour. We check in with the audio crew for all the details.
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2022: A Banner Year for Festivals
Aside from some freakish weather patterns, 2022 turned out to be a very good year for festivals.
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Inside Some Recent House of Worship Projects
As the boom in audio builds and upgrades continues, we visit some first-class church installs that answered the call for improved musicality and vocal intelligibility.
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Clip-on Instrument Mics
Sometimes, size isn’t everything, especially in the case of miniature condenser mic capsules, which are ideally suited for low-profile piano, horn and string miking. We look at the best units in the market.
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Mollie Autherson
As a tech specialist at DiGiCo, Mollie Autherson splits her time between testing hardware and software systems and creating videos, tech materials and live presentations to educate users.
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Audio Analysis Tools, Part 3
David Kennedy wraps up his series on measurement systems, this month looking at pro-level 2-channel software packages and some interface solutions for getting a test mic signal into your computer.
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Audio-Technica ATW-3255 IEM System
With its ATW-3255 IEM System, Audio-Technica returns to the wireless in-ear hardware market, with a solid new entry based on RF technologies developed for its flagship 300 Series gear.
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Great Gadgets for Your Next Gig
Every live engineer loves toys — particularly ones that help on the job. Steve La Cerra presents six interesting items that can be useful at your next gig.
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Time for a New Console?
Today’s consoles are better than ever, with more inputs, features and the flexibility to handle all the needs of the modern worship environment. So is now the time to upgrade before the busy holiday season?
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Old, Vintage and Antique
We all have a fondness for rack-mount gear — not plug-ins, but real units with wires, tubes, transistors, knobs and meters — that can shape audio in their own inimitable way. But is dragging a 70-pound Fairchild on the road worthwhile? Baker Lee ponders this and other questions.
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