SOS Guide to Live Sound: Optimize Band Audiofrom SOS Guide to Live Sound: Optimize Band Audiois a book by Paul White designed to help you create the best live sound possible. If you've ever handled live sound, you know the recipe for creating truly high-quality results requires many steps. Your list of ingredients, shall we say, requires an understanding of sound and how it behaves, the know-how to effectively use a sound system), and the knowledge to choose and use your gear well. Add a dash of miking ability, then stir in a pinch of thinking on your feet for when your system starts to hum or the vocals start to feed back, and mix.

In practice, there really is no "recipe" for creating a quality performance. Instead, musicians and engineers who effectively use sound systems have a wealth of knowledge that informs their every move before and during a live performance. You can slowly gather that knowledge over years of live performance, or you can speed up the process with The SOS Guide to Live Sound.

With these pages, you get practical advice that will allow you to accomplish your live-sound goals in every performance. Learn how to choose, set up, and use a live-performance sound system. Get the basics of live-sound mixing and save money by treating your gear well with a crash course in maintenance. Additionally, fix issues as they happen with a section on problem-solving, full of real-world situations. You'll also get information on stage-monitoring, both conventional and in-ear, along with the fundamentals of radio microphones and wireless mixing solutions. Finally, a comprehensive glossary of terminology rounds out this must-have reference.

By Paul White

Preface

Chapter 1 - Drivers and Loudspeakers

Chapter 2 - Practical PA Systems

Chapter 3 - Live-sound Monitoring Options

Chapter 4 - Audio Mixers

Chapter 5 - Microphones

Chapter 6 - DI Boxes

Chapter 7 - Other PA Components

Chapter 8 - Equalizers And Effects

Chapter 9 - Managing The Backline

Chapter 10 - Radio Microphones And Guitar Systems

Chapter 11 - Microphone Choice And Placement

Chapter 12 - The Role Of The Mix Engineer

Chapter 13 - The Technical Stuff

Glossary

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can you add receivers up to 65 receivers simultaneously?

A: The Williams Sound TGS PRO 737 Personal PA FM Tour Guide System BH #WITGSPRO737 can theoretically transmit to an unlimited amount of receivers. But there may be practical limits due to RF interference and other environmental factors.

Q: 2. Can it be used with 230v europlug ?

A: This is a120V AC/60Hz device only.

Q: 3. Can the receivers in this package be charged with the Williams Sound CHG3512? Would be using NIMH batteries.

A: Yes. The R37 receivers are compatible with the CHG 3512 charging system.

Q: 4. how can i connect this to my pc and work on fl studio?. Soundcraft GB8 - 32 Mono, 4 Stereo Live Sound / Recording Console

A: An audio interface is needed in order to connect the Soundcraft GB8 to a PC set up with FL Studio. There are several options for interfaces. Ultimately, what you choose is dependent on how many audio tracks you would like to record at one time and the connection to the computer. You may consider the MOTU 24Ai as a starting point. The unit connects to a computer through USB 2.0, which provides more than enough bandwidth for the twenty-four analog channels, and when connected through AVB networking, supports hundreds of network channels.

Q: 5. let me know the weight ?

A: The Soundcraft GB2 24 channel unit weight is listed as 25kg (55.1lbs).

Q: 6. I’m wondering if this could work in conjunction with my numark m2 mixer. I know sometimes two pre amp/eq/mixers don’t work together. I’d be using potentially two of these when I DJ. Trying to cut the piercing highs on some of my old records.

A: That is a powered EQ. There is really no way you can hook it up to that mixer to isolate just the turntable out. You need a passive graphic EQ which you would have to put on the mixer out. Then into your speakers. But you will have the EQ across the entire output.

Q: 7. how do I change the channels in my device, TGS pro 737?

A: The channel selection on the PPA T46 transmitter is accessed through the menu using the front panel buttons. See the following link to the manual for more information: http://bit.ly/25gFug9 The PPA R37 receiver units feature a channel seek button located in the battery compartment. Manual available at the following link: http://bit.ly/1RwlH1V

Q: 8. Would this fit a Mackie 1642VLZ4?

A: Yes, the Odyssey FZMX1912 Flight Zone Live Sound Mixer Case will fit the Mackie 1642VLZ4 Mixer when used with the Mackie 1642VLZ4 Rackmount Kit - Pair (B&H # MARM1642VLZ).

Q: 9. Does this mixer have green led input indicator?

A: It does not have in indicator for input, it does have indicator LED for peak on each input channel.

Q: 10. How many receivers come with PRO 737?

A: It comes with 10 X PPA R37 N Select Channel FM Receiver (No Earphone/Batteries)