The Nashville Sessions -by Becki Sessions After an unusual month of weather here in February we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of SPRING here at DHI. It’s easy to get a little seasonal depression when its cold and gloomy, but luckily there are always plenty of fun things to do around Nashville this week! With […]
Category: Live Sound
Cruise Ship Jobs and Secrets
For an incredible year and a half I cruised the Hawaiian Islands aboard a 965 foot, 92 ton, 4,000 person ship. State of the Art, Beautiful and full of people that love to smile (Most of the time). I get questions all the time from people asking how it was, what it was like and […]
EQ vs. Volume
Live sound engineers and even studio engineers are often approached by someone complaining that the volume is too high when clearly you are well under a certain parameter. What non-audio people don’t realize with that it may not be the volume, but the EQ that is irritating their ears. This is important to you because […]
Tutorial Tuesday: Protecting your Ears
More so today than ever before, you need to be extra cautious about the level at which you listen to music. Because of technology and the desire to be the loudest, hearing loss is much more prevalent today in not only industry folks, but also in the general public. Have you ever sat next to […]
How old are your Ears? Take this test to find out!
We stumbled across this video and not only found it informative but very important. Listen with Headphones for an accurate read and we’ll meet you after the video. So how old are your Ears? And why is this important? Your ears in the music business are extremely important, they are your well being, it’s like […]
Acoustics 101
One of the biggest challenges, whether you are recording at home, mixing a track or recording at a studio is acoustics. As an engineer or producer knowing how acoustics work is just as important as knowing how the board works. You may not be aware of this but our friends over at Auralex have […]
Recording A Band In A Small Space Live
So what if you don’t have the budget to book a large studio to record and you have a 4 or 5 piece band? A lot have bands have moved to recording their records at home, in their living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms. So how can you record live band in their living room […]