Live Sound 101

Hands On Training For Church Sound & Praise Teams

Learn Church sound mixing at your own workstation from a professional engineer. TC-Helicon is proud to announce that it is partnering with Fits & Starts Productions and the HOW-TO Church...

Aphex a Massive Presence at Grammy 2012

For years Aphex has been behind the scenes at the world’s most watched live events, and has long been at the heart of the Grammy Awards. This year, through our friends at Music Mix Mobile, Aphex...

Backstage Sound for the GRAMMYS

Ever wonder what it's like to run sound for a giant show like the Grammys? Well...we've got the backstage info. And the only peek at the schematic released... Are you an aspiring live sound engineer...

VIDEO REVIEW: The Stanton CMP.800 Cross Media Player

Stanton’s cross media player, the CMP.800 takes media access to a whole new level with just about every available source out there as an option for your DJ rig built into a compact player with an...

Preventing Wireless-Mic Dropouts

How To Mic a Drum Kit Part 1--The Kick Drum

Getting a good kick drum sound is the foundation of any realloy good mix. Audix has put up a series of excellent "how-to" videos on miking various instruments and we will be featuring many of those...

How To Mic a Piano

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Causes and Cures of Electric Guitar Hum

You're recording an electric guitar, and you hear a buzz or hum. Here are some causes and cures. Magnetic Hum Fields AC in a room’s power wiring generates electric and magnetic fields that oscillate...

A Simple Drum-Miking Technique

Stereo pair overhead Sometimes we don't want to mess with setting up 6 or more mics on a drum kit. Wouldn't it be cool to put up just 3 microphones and still get a good sound? Well, the method...

Don't Piss Off the Sound Guy

Rule #1: That guy behind the board controlling your whole world?...Don't piss him off. Logical, right? The sound guys have a lot of nonsense to deal with. During the show we make sure it...