Just a reminder, Jason, Dave and I will be talking about the one issue that we get questions about more than any other; volume. We’ll talk about how loud is too loud, weighting, LEQ, equal loudness contours, and talk about some of the best practices on getting to the right volume for your venue, service [...]
Posts Tagged ‘volume’
May Webinar: Volume—How Loud is Too Loud
The webinars are back! This time around we’re going to tackle a question that comes up every so often; volume. We’ll address questions like: How loud is too loud? Loud is a perception LEQ vs. Instant Measurements Equal Loudness Contours And a few others We’ll have the usual panel, myself, Jason Cole and Dave Stagl. [...]
Revising the Backup Strategery
Yes, I used the non-word “Stratergery.” Ever since George the 43rd mis-introduced that word to the world, I can’t stop using it. Makes me laugh every time. But that’s not what today’s post is about. It’s about backups and how to avoid a long night at the office. Most of you know I’m now the [...]
Drum Condo Update
Since many people have been asking, I finally did get around to snapping some more pictures, including the inside. I also took some SPL readings to confirm what I suspected. First, hard data. I walked inside the condo and had Joe play at his normal volume. We got readings around 116-118 dB SPL, C-weighted, fast. [...]
The Drum Condo–Does it Work?
Well, now that the site is back up and moving at something close to normal speed, we’ll get back to the drum condo series. First, in answer to the above question, the short answer is yes! To some extent, that’s the best I’ve got, as I’ve not yet had time to get any actual readings [...]
The Drum Condo in Pictures
Yesterday we left off at the construction stage. I thought I would share some pictures and show you how we finished up. First, let me remind you of our design goals. Project Design Goals Attenuate drum volume significantly (meaning >20 dB SPL; >30 would be even better). Modular construction so it could be taken apart [...]
The Drum Condo
Fresh on the heels of our drum mic’ing webinar, I thought I would post some details of our now famous “Drum Condo.” Perhaps ‘now famous’ is a slight overstatement; still, I’ve talked enough about it that I thought it merited a post. If you’ve read this blog for more than a month, you know that [...]
It’s Too Loud
“It’s too loud!” If you’ve spent any time at all behind a soundboard in a church, you’ve heard those words. Oddly, it’s not uncommon to also hear, “It’s too quiet,” in the same service. This was a topic that Robert Scovill hit on in the session, “Thriving at Front of House.” What follows are some [...]
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