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3 Common Antenna Placement Mistakes and How to Fix Them [Infographic]

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Stephen Pavlik walks me through three common antenna placement mistakes and how to fix them. Download the infographic. Transcript This transcript was generated automatically. Please let me know if you find any errors. What are we doing here, Stephen? All right. So I've been talking to quite a few folks about some of the wireless issues they've been having and just questions and concerns. And many of them have mentioned some advice on antenna placement. And really there it could … [Read more...]

Why is wireless so hard?!

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Why is wireless so hard?! Even after 15 years of shows, I still don't get it. A perfect example is a show I worked on a couple of weeks ago. As far as I could tell, I was doing everything right. I was using a solid antenna and distro from RF Venue, following the guidelines I knew for antenna placement and frequency coordination using Shure Wireless Workbench, but it didn't work. I was still getting dropouts. At breaks I would scramble to re-coordinate and war game and increase transmitter … [Read more...]

This Is How to Find the Perfect Show Volume Without an SPL Meter

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Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with Chris Huff, host of Behind The Mixer and author of Audio Essentials for Church Sound. We discuss how to find the perfect volume, why your wireless microphones might stop working tomorrow, and what to do when disaster strikes. Plus we answer these questions from Facebook: Nick: Subs on an aux: yes or no? Ching: Do you do sound measurements … [Read more...]