How should you set up? Where's that hum coming from? How do you keep the band happy about the sound? If you've ever asked these questions this is the book to buy.

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Product Description

* Covers small, fixed and mobile systems * Build an efficient sound system
* Successful monitor mixing
* Avoid feedback and hum
* Practical use of effects
* Case studies

Whether you are an engineer working with a large sound system, or just a gigging band using a few amps and a mixer, you'll get more out of your sound system with this book.

Its hands-on approach covers choice and use of microphones, direct injection, mixing, monitoring and foldback, automation and MIDI, and use of effects - EQ, compressors, reverb and delay. There are sections on multimedia, troubleshooting, minimising mains interference, hum and feedback, and some welcome advice on safety aspects of a live gig.

It includes case studies of a rock concert, a classical concert, a cabaret show, and a musical production in a theatre. With a chapter on connectors and the principles of sound, the whole thing is nicely rounded off with a glossary of terms and a useful list of industry contacts.

A sound investment!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #626661 in Books
• Published on: 1996-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Future Music
'Essential reading for any gigging musician'

The Band
'Covers just about every live playing subject'

Home & Studio Recording
'Clear and concise'

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Customer Reviews

This is the practical reference source for live bands.
How should you set up? Where's that hum coming from? How do you keep the band happy about the sound? If you've ever asked these questions this is the book to buy. Every chapter helps demystify the challenge of making a live bound sound good. The solutions are not to spend thousands more...they are practical. I've read this book from cover to cover (more than once). Highly recommended.