Author: Lester Ng Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 102
Book Description
Want to learn about live sound in an easy-to-understand manner? Live Sound Mixing For Beginners covers all the essential information you need to learn about operating a sound system for a live event. Find out what to listen for, how to connect up your equipment and how to make use of it all with simple, straightforward explanations. LIve Sound Mixing For Beginners is ideal for the person who needs to quickly get up-to-speed on how to make use of sound systems. Whether it be for a corporate setting, in a school or a house of worship, the book covers how to get the most out of your equipment. You will learn about how a sound system is setup and how to make use of a mixer. Also learn about how to listen out to what is coming through the sound system in order to determine if it is performing well. Find out: how to set up a sound system what to listen out for in a sound system how to use a mixer what sound processing effects such as equalizers, compressors and reverb units do, and how to apply them different situations basic mixing principles how to run a sound check Live Sound Mixing For Beginners is the ideal book for anyone who is getting into live sound systems, or who wishes for a book which consolidates all the essential information in one book.
Author: Bill Gibson Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1538134659 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 457
Book Description
The third edition of The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook offers new sections on digital concepts, wireless considerations, digital mixers, modern digital snakes, routing schemes, block diagrams, signal paths, plug-ins for live sound, and more. Any live act must sound great to be well received by today’s increasingly demanding audiences. If you’re a sound operator, teacher, musician, or even a music fan who is interested in becoming a sound operator, you know that regardless of the musical genre or venue, high-quality audio is mandatory for an artist or band’s success. This book shows you how to improve your audio skills, including how to build great sounds that form a professional-sounding mix. Revised and updated, The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook, 3rd Edition focuses on each modern and classic aspects of live sound operation in a way that is straightforward and easy to understand—from system, component, and acoustic considerations to miking, mixing, and recording the live show. Tightly produced online videos clearly demonstrate key concepts presented in the text. These instructional videos, along with hundreds of detailed illustrations and photographs, provide an incredibly powerful and useful learning experience. An access code to the companion website is provided in the book. The Ultimate Live Sound Operator’s Handbook, 3rd Edition, features: Shaping Instrument and Vocal Sounds Creating an Excellent Mix Mixer Basics Digital Mixers and Snakes Volume Issues and Sound Theory Digital Theory Managing the Signal Path Signal Processors and Effects Modern Plug-ins Microphone Principles, Techniques, and Design Wireless Systems In-Ear versus Floor Monitors Loudspeakers and Amplifiers Acoustic Considerations Miking the Group and Sound Check
Author: James Wasem Publisher: ISBN: 9780996642323 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 294
Book Description
This practical guide is the BEST PLACE TO START for new sound techs from all backgrounds and experience levels. This book will provide you with clear explanations, plain instruction, and focus on the fundamentals that matter most when it comes to operating a live sound system. Audio rookies will appreciate this easy to follow handbook that delivers a consistent training approach, professional tips, and quick tricks for achieving great live sound. WHAT'S INCLUDED: Learn how a mixing console works (and what all those knobs do) Discover the EQ secrets that make a mix sound great Improve the sound of singers and instruments Get better sound from the gear you already have Download the free mobile app with helpful tips and tricks And much more Whether you want to get rid of feedback, improve your mix, or take your understanding to the next level, Great Live Sound is the resource for you. Every section and chapter in the book is designeed to walk you through the most important things you need to know about live sound, including identifying key components in your sound system, getting setup for a successful soundcheck and mix, and dealing with some of the common issues with live sound in challenging mixing environments. MORE TOPICS INSIDE: Discussion about in-ear monitors and how to use them An entire section dedicated exclusively to EQ Specific tips for compression and other effects Advice for mixing live streaming events Microphone placement tips and illustrations More than 80 illustrations included throughout the text Segmented sections and chapters for easy navigation of topics Glossary of common audio terms Mobile app for on-the-go learning and practicing
Author: Jason Corey Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1317541057 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training, Second Edition develops your critical and expert listening skills, enabling you to listen to audio like an award-winning engineer. Featuring an accessible writing style, this new edition includes information on objective measurements of sound, technical descriptions of signal processing, and their relationships to subjective impressions of sound. It also includes information on hearing conservation, ear plugs, and listening levels, as well as bias in the listening process. The interactive web browser-based "ear training" software practice modules provide experience identifying various types of signal processes and manipulations. Working alongside the clear and detailed explanations in the book, this software completes the learning package that will help you train you ears to listen and really "hear" your recordings. This all-new edition has been updated to include: Audio and psychoacoustic theories to inform and expand your critical listening practice. Access to integrated software that promotes listening skills development through audio examples found in actual recording and production work, listening exercises, and tests. Cutting-edge interactive practice modules created to increase your experience. More examples of sound recordings analysis. New outline for progressing through the EQ ear training software module with listening exercises and tips.
Author: Gary Davis Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 9780881889000 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 438
Book Description
(Yamaha Products). Sound reinforcement is the use of audio amplification systems. This book is the first and only book of its kind to cover all aspects of designing and using such systems for public address and musical performance. The book features information on both the audio theory involved and the practical applications of that theory, explaining everything from microphones to loudspeakers. This revised edition features almost 40 new pages and is even easier to follow with the addition of an index and a simplified page and chapter numbering system. New topics covered include: MIDI, Synchronization, and an Appendix on Logarithms. 416 Pages.
Author: Shannon Slaton Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 0240817591 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 229
Book Description
When mixing a live show, for the first time or hundredth time, there are countless things running through your mind, foremost- this is live and you have to get it right! Whether you are working on Broadway, in a regional theatre or on the school production, having an understanding of the equipment, set up, and how sound behaves is crucial to the success of your show's performance. In this guide to live sound mixing for theatre, Shannon Slaton shares his expert knowledge and proven, effective techniques acquired from years of experience working on Broadway shows. Written in a clear and easy to read style, and illustrated with real world examples of personal experience and professional interviews, Slaton shows you how to mix live theatre shows from the basics of equipment, set ups, and using sound levels to creating atmosphere, emotion and tension to ensure a first rate performance every time.
Author: Glen Ballou Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1135016658 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 2834
Book Description
Handbook for Sound Engineers is the most comprehensive reference available for audio engineers, and is a must read for all who work in audio. With contributions from many of the top professionals in the field, including Glen Ballou on interpretation systems, intercoms, assistive listening, and fundamentals and units of measurement, David Miles Huber on MIDI, Bill Whitlock on audio transformers and preamplifiers, Steve Dove on consoles, DAWs, and computers, Pat Brown on fundamentals, gain structures, and test and measurement, Ray Rayburn on virtual systems, digital interfacing, and preamplifiers, Ken Pohlmann on compact discs, and Dr. Wolfgang Ahnert on computer-aided sound system design and room-acoustical fundamentals for auditoriums and concert halls, the Handbook for Sound Engineers is a must for serious audio and acoustic engineers. The fifth edition has been updated to reflect changes in the industry, including added emphasis on increasingly prevalent technologies such as software-based recording systems, digital recording using MP3, WAV files, and mobile devices. New chapters, such as Ken Pohlmann’s Subjective Methods for Evaluating Sound Quality, S. Benjamin Kanters’s Hearing Physiology—Disorders—Conservation, Steve Barbar’s Surround Sound for Cinema, Doug Jones’s Worship Styles in the Christian Church, sit aside completely revamped staples like Ron Baker and Jack Wrightson’s Stadiums and Outdoor Venues, Pat Brown’s Sound System Design, Bob Cordell’s Amplifier Design, Hardy Martin’s Voice Evacuation/Mass Notification Systems, and Tom Danley and Doug Jones’s Loudspeakers. This edition has been honed to bring you the most up-to-date information in the many aspects of audio engineering.
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