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Wired In: Developing a System for a Unique Chicagoland Venue
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Originally published on ProSoundWeb The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow famously said, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” It’s certainly a dialect shared by four lifelong Chicago-area musicians who have come together to create Wire, a venue for live music performance, education and production carved out of an old Teamsters hall in near-west suburban…
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Best Practices for the Neve 5045 Primary Source Enhancer
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by Scott Helmke Rupert Neve’s “Primary Source Enhancer” is a curious piece of gear. I’ll admit that when I first heard about it I laughed. What could it possibly do to justify that pretentious title? It turned out that it does something very useful in the live sound world—making a lectern mic or a…
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Engineer/Producer Freddie Breitberg Utilizes Shure To Capture The Great Postmodern Nightmare
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A Pro Sound Web writeup on one of our recent sales: We were happy to help Freddie Breitberg add 13 Shure KSM313 ribbon microphones to his personal mic locker. Originally posted on Pro Sound Web on January 14, 2015. Chicago engineer/producer and sound designer Freddie Breitberg recently utilizedShure KSM ribbon microphones in recording the debut…
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Shocking Information: Electrical Safety Concerns at Live Events
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by Jeff Cech, General Manager We’re in the process of building out an additional “Green Kit”—the smaller of the 2 sizes of adapter/tool kits we send to every job we crew. One of the most used and most important tools in the kit is the multimeter. Managing AC power is at the foundation of almost…
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Chicagoland’s Marriott Theatre Makes Jump To Digital With DiGiCo SD7T
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Originally posted by Digico LINCOLNSHIRE, Illinois – November 2014 — The Marriott Theatre in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire is the most subscribed musical theatre company in the US, and a new DiGiCo SD7T console is ensuring that its sound is every bit as top rate as the shows that are produced there year-round.…