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RF tech – the new audio engineering job

by Andy Reynolds March 18, 2010

I recently arranged a series of master classes for my 2nd and 3rd year Audio & Music Production students at Bucks New Uni. RF was the theme of one of the master classes and you can read all about it on page 14 of this month’s Lighting & Sound International:
http://www.lsionline.co.uk/magazine/issue/ (You will have to register [...]

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The Physics of Sound Checks and Why They Can Sound So Bad.

by Andy Reynolds January 16, 2010

I am currently editing and adding to a new edition of ‘The Tour Book’. The following information can be found in chapter 7 – At the Show – and I thought it worth repeating here.
“So why does the performance sound so different at sound check than it does at show time? Physics plays a large [...]

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Ten Tips for Getting the Most out of Every Gig you Play

by Andy Reynolds January 11, 2010

Getting to play any gig is an achievement in itself these days. More and more bands are competing for headline shows or opening slots. You should feel proud of yourself any time you manage to get yourself a booking for yourself or your band.
Getting the gig is the beginning though. You then need to make [...]

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Save Our Sound UK campaign

by Andy Reynolds November 11, 2009

The Save Our Sound UK campaign launched yesterday to raise awareness that Ofcom will shortly sell-off the radio frequencies that this industry and charitable sectors rely on, with auction proceeds going to the Government. As a consequence of this ‘migration’, the vast majority of the UK’s stocks of wireless microphones, which are essential tools for [...]

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In-house sound systems and the touring market

by Andy Reynolds November 5, 2009

I recently saw this article about the venue Rock City in Nottingham,England which has always featured on any decent UK tour of 1000+ capacity venues and has recently installed a complete touring-class PA system. I read the article about this install and immediately thought “the Rock City audio crew are going to be spending a [...]

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Welcome to Andy Reynolds’s Live Music Business – BETA

by Andy Reynolds November 4, 2009

My name is Andy Reynolds, I am a freelance concert tour manager and live audio engineeer who has been working in the concert touring industry for nearly 25 years.I also lecture in Live Sound Production at Buckinghamshire New University and have written several books about the live music business.
This is a BETA site – I [...]

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Digital mixing – missing the visual approach

by Andy Reynolds November 1, 2009

I am not going to start any kind of analogue vs. digital debate here. I love digital desks for their recall, automation of repetitive tasks and their ability to deal with complex routing and patching without having to use a ton of XLR cables and remote boxes. I think the sound quality of the A-D-A [...]

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Sennheiser Education Day at the British Music Experience

by Andy Reynolds October 20, 2009

Sennheiser recently sponsored an ‘Education Day’ at the British Music Experience at the O2 Bubble in London.
My Audio & Music Production students were invited along and were treated, amongst other topics, to a passionate explanation of the current RF spectrum changes affecting ‘Program Making and Special Events’ users. (That’s everyone with a piece of wireless [...]

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Reliability of touring digital consoles

by Andy Reynolds October 17, 2009

I have been informed by a biased source that the the same Chinese factory that produces components for a well-known UK outboard manufacturer’s least expensive range also manufacturers the digital control surfaces for a major US hardware/software company.

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‘It’s the greatest job in the world’

by Andy Reynolds February 2, 2009

An interesting article from the Guardian newspaper – now I know what my job is!
And DFW?
See the full piece by clicking here
An excerpt:
“They are a secret army – the roadies, managers, stylists and technicians who make gigs happen. In the first of a series about unsung heroes in the arts, Alexis Petridis gets a backstage [...]

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