Category Archives: microphones & mic stands
New White Space Worries For Wireless Mics
Just when we thought the discussion regarding reallocation of wireless mic frequencies (known as the “white space debate”) was beginning to die down, a new problem is looming on the horizon. Users of high end (UHF) wireless mics are now … Continue reading
Why This News Stuck In My Mind
I normally don’t pay any attention to television in the morning, even though it is usually on in the house when I get up. It’s just background noise. For some reason, however, a Today Show video clip from the Video … Continue reading
Wirelessmic.net
We’ve found over the years building “information only” web sites has been an effective way to drive traffic to our e-commerce sites. The ability to provide information and host a forum for the exchange of ideas is a great way … Continue reading
So Much For That “Warm” Analog Sound
USB microphones have begun to make inroads in semi-pro audio, primarily among podcasters, since it allows you to record directly to your computer without a mixer or preamp. Sound quality is much better than the mic built into most computers. … Continue reading
Take The Big Mick Challenge
Big Mick Hughes is one of the best known live sound engineers in the concert industry. He is the long time front-of-house mixer for Metallica, a larger than life personality, and until now, someone whose reputation as a legend was … Continue reading
Copper Prices
I came across an interesting article in last week’s Wall Street Journal regarding the continuing strength of commodity prices based on demand in China. This article speculated that a lot of the Chinese buying was a stockpiling of material … Continue reading
Looks Like Google “knol” Is Going “Knolwhere”
I said I’d get back to you with a report regarding Google “knol”, their new project to build a knowledge base. I posted two knol articles back at the end of April to see if Google was ready to take … Continue reading
Hit “Upside the Head” With A Mic Stand
I was helping unpack a large shipment of microphone stands yesterday, when I got a great “blast from the past“. I am always amazed at the sorts of experiences that will turn back the clock for a few minutes. I … Continue reading
Quick Follow Up To Yesterday’s Blog
Yesterday, I posted some comments on Google knol and I have already gotten a couple of questions answered. While the articles don’t show up in search when the key words are used by themselves, when you combine the key words … Continue reading
What’s Google Up To Now?
Have you heard of Google knol? I hadn’t either until yesterday. Knol is an acronym created by Google, and it means “a unit of knowledge“. Knol is a new content creation index from Google that has a lot of similarities … Continue reading