Recent content by Laurence Nefzger

I have eight Line 6 receivers that I operate in RF1 mode with a variety of receivers in the 490-608 range. Up to 26 devices on shows in the past. I have never had an issue with the Line 6 when I had pretty good line of sight to the actors. My rack has the Line 6 Antenna distro. I typically keep...

i appreciate this thoughtful post and the subsequent links others have posted. It has opened my eyes to some actions that I can pursue going forward.

Though I support the intent and heart of the presentation that broadcast was an affirmation on why professional sound techs are necessary!

This is great information! I am still wondering if there is a definitive database that lists both stations and translators. Not being in the broadcast industry I have found it quite difficult to find information concerning all the uses (stations and translators) of the various channels. It has...

For those playing along at home: I was refered to a site "rabbitears.info" that under the "Tools" "Repack Tools" menu listed stations including Canadian broadcast entities. We are close enough to British Columbia that I suspect the activity I see in my scans on channel 22 can be traced to one of...

The northwest has just concluded the FCC mandated DTV transition phase. This period was to be from October 2019 to the middle of January 2020. I have been following this transition phase carefully as it has affected a number of venues where I do live sound.I have spent far too much time on the...

You might be surprised how well the internal mic on a laptop, phone or IPad will work for simple system analysis or feedback search. I found those mics to be remarkably flat through the critical bands (100-10,000Hz) in that application. An IPad with a good RTA app is a very effective tool for...

The Dayton EMM-6 is the only model you have mentioned that has individual calibration curve for each and every mic they produce. You can enter this calibration data into SMAART for greater measurement accuracy. At around $50 you can afford to buy several in order to have back up or to use in...

Download and get familiar with Shure Wireless Workbench. It will take a little work to get up to speed with it but it will help solve your frequency co ordination issues. It is useful even if you have other brands of wireless in your inventory.

Sub is specced as a single SB528zP. The EAW UX880 is to be used to supply "Focusing".

The space was modeled by an engineer at EAW. EAW was contacted by the local dealer to supply technical support. The modeling was based on plan and elevations supplied by the venue. As interesting as the modeled results were (adequate coverage, predicted SPL, etc) I am very interested in the...

A L & R array of EAW QX326 has been proposed for a four hundred seat theater. The last row is rough 50' feet from the stage. Seating is wider than deep. The venue hosts all kinds of events from acoustic, jazz, rock and musical theater. I have not heard this speaker and hoping to hear opinions...

Another vote for boundary mics at lip of stage. Unobtrusive to sight lines, easy to position and can be placed far closer to the action than other options. And closer to the action is the key to a better sounding recording. The added bonus is that a good boundary mic typically has a far more...