Alzheimer's Fundraiser Aug 21, 2021

 On August 21st, 2021, I worked my first full size sound gig since the Covid pandemic hit. The venue was outside Sarnia Bay Marina and Dockside Restaurant. The band Borderline was the featured entertainment for the evening. The gig was a huge success and organizers were very happy!

For te tech side of things, I was mixing on.thr band's full, analog sound system. Peavey passive speakers and subwoofers with  Peavey power amps. Allen & Heath WZ316:2 Mix Wizard analog mixer along with signal processing from Lexicon, dbx, Alesis and Peavey. Stage monitors were all Alto Professional TS312s. Microphones by AKG, Shure and CAD. Temporary stage designed and built by local Carpenter's Union.

Yorkville Sound Synergy Array Series Loudspeaker System

Wow! The new Yorkville Sound Synergy Array Series Loudspeaker System looks to be quite a revolutionary speaker system available for a variety of venues and applications. Check out the video below to discover all the potential of this new speaker system. Made in Canada by Yorkville Sound...



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Take a look at this video by Doug Jones of Danley Sound Labs as he explains about the new Synergy Horn technology...

Must Have It Tools Of Pro Audio

Ron Behro:  I am freelance sound technician and the piece of gear I would need the most is my Maglite 2D cell flashlight. It is always in my took kit at every gig. There are so many time during a gig where you need to be able to see in dark places. It is just an essential tool!


Click here to read the full article on the website:
https://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/live-sound/roundtable-the-must-have-it-tools-of-the-pro-audio-trade/3/

Yamaha DXS15mkII Powered Subwoofer: Road Test by Craig Leerman

Found this article on Prosoundweb.com.

It is a Road Test by Craig Leerman for the new Yamaha DXSmkII Powered Subwoofer

Click here on the link to read the full Road Test:

https://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/live-sound/road-test-the-newyamaha-dxs15mkii/

Yamaha DXR Series Powered Loudspeakers

I worked with a band called "Borderline" and they have changed out their passive stage monitors and power amps with compact, Yamaha DXR 10 power speakers for their stage monitors.

The first time I heard these speakers in action I was completely impressed with the excellent sound quality of such a compact, portable, powered speaker! There were so easy to setup and use and provide the band with an awesome stage monitor mix!

With 1100 watts of built in power and onboard DSP, these little beauties sound amazing!

There are very easy to setup and if you need more monitors, you can just plug in and add more to the signal chain.

Here is a video from Yamaha that highlights all the features of the DXR Series Loudspeakers:

Mackie DL32R 32 Channel Wireless Digital Mixer

Last night I was out at a local bar and grill for the weekly Wednesday Night Jam. The bar is small but, it has a new Mackie DL32R Wireless Digital Mixer installed along with some Mackie SRM450 V3 Powered Loudspeakers installed too.

Last night the owner and my friend Steve, gave me his iPad and told me to have fun with the mix! I am an old school, analog sound guy but, I have been trying out mixing on digital mixers whenever I get a chance. I had never mixed on an iPad until yesterday. After I figured out where everything is located on the pad, I got reasonably comfortable with the process of mixing without a console in front of me.

Mackie has done a wonderful job of designing the Master Fader app for the iPad device! I only scratched the surface of the mixer but, I plan on going back again next week for the jam and perfect my technique!

I visited the Mackie web site to get more information on the Mackie DL32R mixer. I found a number of videos pertaining to the features and operations of the system.

Here is an overall view of the system in this video along with well respected sound engineer, Martin Frey.
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Microphone Techniques For Performers On Stage in Plays and Musicals

Here is a great article about the challenges about using microphone for performers on stage in plays, musicals, dance, opera, etc. This in not the same kind of close, direct miking that you use when mixing a rock band. It takes a great amount of skill to make things sound right and you are always learning how to do it better on every new show...

Click the link to read the full article featured today on Prosoundweb.com:
http://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/live-sound/putting-them-microphones-that-is-on-the-floor/