Category Archives: microphones & mic stands
Customer Service From The Top
There’s an interesting feature on NPR these days, about once a week, called “This I Believe”. It’s a modern take on a broadcast feature from the 1950′s started by Edward R. Murrow. This weeks essay features Craig Newmark, the founder … Continue reading
Can Something Be “Smart” If It Doesn’t Exist
If you check by here periodically, you know that I have written several times about the proposed change in wireless mic frequency allocation and how it might impact the pro sound industry. The plot thickens. On the positive side, US … Continue reading
Should We Sell Wireless Mics
A lot of my time is spent in evaluating new products and deciding how they might meet our customers needs. We have always focused on expendables, but lately we have added some other products because they seemed like a logical … Continue reading
Wireless Trouble On The Horizon?
Our primary involvement with wireless mics is as a battery supplier. That wasn’t always the case. For many years we operated a special events and sound equipment rental business, and wireless mics were a big part of what we did. … Continue reading
This May Be My Favorite Web Site of All Time!
Have you heard about “Wolfgang’s Vault?”. I don’t recommend web sites too often, but this one is too good to not share. When the late Bill Graham, famous concert promoter of the 1960′s and 1970′s died, his memorabilia collection was … Continue reading
No Soundman Required
If the new mic preamp device from Sabine, called “Phantom Mic Rider“, can do what it claims, the days of the sound man may be numbered. This inline preamp plugs directly between a microphone and a mixer, at the mic … Continue reading
Just How Many Mic Cables Do You Need To Get To The Moon?
I often joke that I have coiled enough cable to get to the moon and back. Turns out that I was exaggerating just a little. It appears that it would take about 30 million 50 foot mic cables just to … Continue reading
An elegant solution for a vexing problem
We used to operate a large audio visual rental equipment business here in the college town where we are located. The majority of our rentals were in small sound systems and we rented a lot of what came to be … Continue reading
Laser microphone technology
One of my favorite blogs is engadget. Every day brings info about a “must have” item or something that I wish had been available when I was working as a sound person. I got out of the sound business at … Continue reading
Wondering how to choose a good mic stand?
Wondering how to choose a good mic stand? Here are some suggestions. What type of microphone will you be using? It you plan to use the same mic, or mics of the same size, then you will only need to … Continue reading