Month: March 2019

Beware Autopilot and Flying Wrenches: Why I Am Uncomfortable with Getting Too Comfortable

Beware Autopilot and Flying Wrenches: Why I Am Uncomfortable with Getting Too Comfortable

“It’s an easy gig. Just three microphones.” Sounds good, right? But as the day went on, things began to change. The event was a “roundtable” discussion between a moderator and two CEOs who each had a net worth in excess of a billion dollars. They have “people.” There was a fair amount of “hovering” going …

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Observing the Comb Filter in the Wild

Observing the Comb Filter in the Wild

One of the cardinal sins of the average FOH is measuring the PA with both sides on. This sounds perfectly normal to us, because it’s what we’re used to hearing, but the analyzer reveals the truth – the comb filter – if we know where to look. To illustrate, here are two actual traces measured …

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