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How to Hear Yourself and Improve Your Performance

Proper Use of Audio Mixers and Floor Monitors The main objective when dialing in stage monitors is to provide the best possible reference for each musician to help them to achieve their best performance.  Adjusting them correctly for each artist is critical to the performance of the band as a whole.  Whether you’re using floor … leer más

Why is Dynamic Range so important?

Every genre of music is associated with a certain dynamic range, meaning the difference between the loudest and softest passages. The word “dynamic” is defined as “a force that stimulates change or progress within a system of process”. It defines how versatile a piece of music or a piece of gear behaves (musical instrument, amplifier, … leer más

How to mitigate Sound Propagation through Materials in Live Sound Settings

You may remember from your science classes in school that the speed of sound is a constant, but this statement is entirely dependent on the material through which sound is propagating. Different medium transmit sound at very different speeds. So, let’s look at some typical materials that most people would encounter in indoor live sound … leer más

Setting Subwoofer Level correctly in your PA System

Subwoofers are great solutions to extend the low frequency performance of your PA system, and there are three aspects to consider carefully when setting up a subwoofer. In the following order. Subwoofer Placement If subwoofers are used in many portable and installed PA applications to enhance the overall listening and performance experience, their placement in … leer más

What Causes Loudspeaker Hum and Hiss and How to eliminate it

If you are familiar attending any type of live show, concert or performance using PA loudspeakers, you will most likely also agree that loudspeakers’ humming, hissing or buzzing noise can quickly ruin a performance. This article reviews each of the common causes of audible (and irritating) loudspeakers’ hum and hiss, and discusses effective strategies to … leer más

¿Qué es la tecnología Directivity Matched Transition?

La presentación de la tecnología Directivity Matched Transition® (DMT™) de QSC fue uno de esos momentos innovadores en la historia del sonido profesional que han cambiado para siempre la forma en que el público experimenta el sonido. Para comprender por completo sus beneficios y por qué DMT es la base del diseño de los altavoces de QSC, empezaremos comentando algunos aspectos básicos de la física del sonido... leer más

¿Cuáles son las diferencias entre los altavoces pasivos, activos y amplificados?

Da igual si escuchas música en vivo en un local, la banda sonora de una película en un cine o disfrutas de unas canciones con tus auriculares: el sonido proviene de unos altavoces. Esto es algo que comprende todo el mundo. Sin embargo, diseñar altavoces que produzcan un sonido preciso y agradable se puede hacer de diferentes maneras. Hay altavoces pasivos, altavoces activos y altavoces amplificados. Al ver descritos estos diseños y su tecnología, es bastante habitual encontrar términos erróneos. Por eso, vamos a aclarar un poco la parte técnica... leer más