03. Making of Arenal Sound – Part 3
Part 3 describes the delay tower set-up, front fills and monitor systems as well as amplification, connections and processing.
Part 3 describes the delay tower set-up, front fills and monitor systems as well as amplification, connections and processing.
Part 2 of this series talks about the wiring and sub-woofer set up for the Main Stage sound system, as well as the components of the line array.
The four videos in this series go into great detail about what it takes to design, supply and operate a world class music festival sound system.
From our friends at D.A.S. Audio, this first video talks about preparing for a festival.
A skill all sound engineers need is to re-cone a loudspeaker. This video from D.A.S. Audio will help you develop this skill, enabling you to do your audio engineering job better.
Soulsound is teaming up with D.A.S. Audio to deliver a four-day seminar programme that will explore ‘Calibration & Design Techniques for Modern Sound Systems’. The programme, which is aimed at intermediate and experienced sound engineers, will be held at The Crypt, Christchurch Spitalfields, London.
Good sound engineers and technicians are skilful with both the tools that they use and the techniques that they employ while using them. A focus on new ‘toys’ at the expense of developing technique can lead to limited possibilities when engineering.
Mixing monitors from FOH can be tricky – you’re doing two different jobs at the same time. Justin has some tips and tricks up his sleeve to help you make the best of the situation.
Having a soundcheck recording can be useful for preparation, but remember there are no mics involved!
Justin discusses what kinds of surprises you might want to prepare for from the band, and how the FOH mix influences the monitor sound.
Sometimes it’s difficult to know just where to put your loudspeakers, especially if you have no information up front.
Remember the speaker coverage angle article we published a couple of weeks ago? Well, if you liked that, I’ve got another great free resource from Nathan Lively over at Sound Design Live. It’s a live webinar training called How to Aim Any Speaker.