We count lots of smaller, mid-market arenas as good customers, and have been in the supply business for long enough to see lots of changes in the development of 3000-10,000 seat venues. While it’s great to have new customers, it…
Category: Pro Sound
News on Professional Sound Topics
And Now For My Second Act…
I have written before about how live event production is failing to attract new, young talent and how this industry, particularly concert sound production, continues to “gray”. The most recent edition of Front of House magazine (one of my favorite…
Can You Hear Electricity? What Does $159.99 Sound Like
One of my regular reads is a trade magazine called Pro Sound News. I’ve been a loyal reader for many years and have written before about the educational value of these free, industry supported publications. I even look at the…
Instant Church
Jeff
Posted in audio visual, gaffers tape, mic cables, microphones & mic stands, Pro lighting, Pro Sound
—
No Comments ↓
We have had a strong involvement in supporting sound and audio-visual technicians in the church market for many years, and I have recently become aware of an exciting new trend in church services. This involves churches that hold services in…
Where Will New Techs Come From? Here Is One Answer
Jeff
Posted in audio visual, good business ideas, Other News, Pro lighting, Pro Sound
—
No Comments ↓
Awhile back, I observed how the pool of concert and special event technicians was aging out and posed a question regarding where new technicians would be coming from. Little has changed since I posted that article. The median age for…
FCC Gives Wireless Mic Users A Nod
Jeff
Posted in audio visual, microphones & mic stands, Pro Sound, wireless microphones
—
No Comments ↓
It appears that the FCC may have finally acknowledged that wireless microphone users might deserve a seat at the table when broadcast spectrum is reallocated. After jerking the rug out from under thousands of microphone owners with it “white space”…
Need A Wireless Mic? Don’t Join “The 700 Club”
Jeff
Posted in audio visual, mic cables, microphones & mic stands, Pro Sound, wireless microphones
—
No Comments ↓
Even though the FCC ruling regarding outlawing certain types of wireless mics has been in effect for more than two months, there are lots of unscrupulous vendors still selling equipment designed to 0perate in the restricted 700 MHz (698 MHz…
Revisiting The Wireless Mic “White Space” Issue
Jeff
Posted in audio visual, microphones & mic stands, Other News, Pro Sound, wireless microphones
—
No Comments ↓
Back in June, right after the FCC ruling regarding banning wireless mics that operate in the 700MHz “white space” broadcast spectrum, I made a prediction. That prediction was that the FCC would let those major telco companies that had bought…
Why Did This Take So Long?
By the time you reach my age, changing batteries in the remote control (or anything else) usually starts with a search for my reading glasses. If I can put the batteries in the wrong way, I will. Microsoft (go figure?)…
Now That It’s The Law, Who Will Enforce It?
Jeff
Posted in audio visual, microphones & mic stands, Pro Sound, wireless microphones
—
No Comments ↓
June 12 has come and gone and as of last Saturday, the new FCC law regarding wireless microphones operating in the 700 MHz frequency range is now in effect. This means that anyone using a wireless device (microphone, in ear…
Tagged with: Pro Sound
Top