Category: j) Sound & Vision
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Don’t Fear the REAPER…
It used to be the case that digital recording and mixing was the preserve of the moneyed few. I recall being in a studio back in 2000 (not really all that long ago) and the manager showing me his pride and joy – a state-of-the-art rig running the then mystical ProTools in a dedicated lab.…
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Just Give Me What’s Going Out Front…
These are the seven words a live sound engineer really doesn’t want to hear. I used to be guilty of saying it myself… So why doesn’t Darth Fader want to hear you say this? Because what you’re asking is practically impossible. I’m all for bands in small and medium venues playing “mostly backline” or “as…
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Sound Judgment
It’s a vocal Jim, but not as we know it… I’ve done quite a bit of engineering in my time, both live and studio. Believe me people, every little one of those controls on the Starship Overprize does something, and the whole result is organically linked, onstage and front-of-house… Every choice of microphone, the position…
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The Daftest Job I’ve Ever Done
Well, what’s yours? Mine was hand doubling. And no, not that kind of film, behave yourself. A piano hand double. Although the other kind would probably pay better… A gig as a “stunt pianist” is quite interesting, really. Some actors put a lot of work into pretending they can play, most don’t and just focus…
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On Pianos – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Here comes another blast of unashamed opinion. Looking forward to the comments! I recently got involved in a discussion about a certain piano at a venue. One chap, a knowledgeable listener and amateur tinkler, maintained that the instrument was rubbish and cited a friend of his who had performed on it and refused to touch…
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