Ebook: Live sound fundamentals

"'Live Sound Fundamentals 'covers the basics of live sound reinforcement from a real world/real problems/real solutions point of view. It is a solid how-to guide to the fundamentals of setting up and mixing live audio events-covering the equipment, processes, and techniques required for obtaining expert results. By following the signal chain from beginning to end, readers will walk away with a solid grasp of the fundamental skills needed to work in the live event audio world."--Resource description page.;pt. II. The gig -- 20. Getting your hands dirty -- Kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet -- Had my head stove in ... -- But I'm still on my feet ... -- 21. Advance and prep -- Advancing the gig -- The plot thickens -- 22. On the gig -- Welcome to the working week -- Showtime--no sleeping in for you -- How we roll -- Getting pinned -- 23. Hello (Hello ... Hello ... Hello)--and welcome to the world of delay -- 24. Backline basics -- Behind the PA -- Getting the gear right -- 25. Hands on the knobs -- Fix it at the source -- Find your foundation and flow -- Triage -- Less is more--softer is louder -- 26. Touring is not for the weak -- My day--by Mike Allison -- 27. Just because you can doesn't mean you should -- Dave Shirley -- Jordan Wolf -- Ian Silvia -- Mike Reeves -- D.V. Hakes II -- Jeanne Knotts -- Steve McCarthy -- Final words -- Index.;Introduction -- pt. I. The gear -- 1. What is sound? -- Good vibrations -- How loud is loud? -- Another kind of doubling -- 2. Welcome to the signal chain -- End to end -- Power it up -- 3. It all starts with a mic -- What's the address? -- It's all about heart -- So what does it all mean? -- A place for everything and everything in its place -- The snare -- The hi-hat -- Tom-Toms -- Kick drum -- Cymbals -- Keep it simple -- Guitar and bass -- Horns -- Keyboards -- 4. Cables and connectors -- Shielded versus unshielded -- But wait, there's more -- Weird stuff and power -- 5. The wonderful world of wireless -- Getting unplugged -- A little history -- Compression/expansion -- Limited power -- And now the reality -- Dynamic or condenser? -- What's the format? -- Auditioning -- Time to taste the freedom -- R what? -- The magic is in the motion -- Meat absorbers -- 6. Snakes and splits -- A pirate looks at 40 channels -- Meanwhile, back in the desert -- Splitting Sound -- Ones and zeros -- 7. It's not the car, it's the driver -- Hostility -- Incompetence -- Education -- 8. The channel strip -- 9. Console auxiliary sends ... or, what do the knobs in the middle do? -- Made to order -- Insert here -- Remember tapes? -- Now boarding group A ... -- I wanna go home -- 10. Equalization -- Rule #1 : listen first -- EQ bands and types -- How do I use 'em? -- Rule #2 :'tis better to cut than to boost -- 11. Other channel stuff -- Phantom power -- Mute and solo -- 12. The master section -- Aux returns -- Pretty lights -- Other miscellaneous stuff -- Splitting it up -- 13. Gain structure -- What is it? -- ABC's of the signal chain -- Audio by numbers -- The microphone and other delicacies -- 14. Aux sends and returns -- Hello? (hello ... hello ...) Is there anybody in there? (in there ... in there ...) -- Getting swishy -- Clap on, clap off -- Dynamics--compressors and gates -- When to use it -- Someone's at the gate -- 15. Monitoring -- The gear -- Do you hear what I hear? -- 16. The drive rack -- Order, order, order! -- System EQ -- Getting in tune -- HELLO, HELLo, HELlo, HEllo, Hello, hello ... -- Take it to the limit -- 17. Active speakers -- It's the law -- Back on track -- Pros and cons -- 18. You gotta have power ... -- Ins and outs -- What's cooking inside? -- Class A -- Class B -- Class AB -- Class D -- What a load -- You can't do that with an amplifier -- 19. Loudspeakers -- The drivers -- Impedance -- Power handling and efficiency -- Box design -- Sealed box -- Bass reflex -- Horn-loaded -- Deployment.