Clear-Com Connects MTV VMA Crew; Review: BAE 1066DL Mic Pre for 500 Series

Top Story - 8.30.16 Clear-Com Connects MTV VMA Crew At the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) held this past Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Firehouse Productions employed Clear-Com's FreeSpeak II digital wireless intercom for the first time to connect the live production crew. Read More » Other News Mix Sound for Film Immersive Panel Set » Adam Goes Solo at The Facility » Farmer Takes A Mixer » Review: BAE 1066DL Mic Pre for 500 Series » Blog VIDEO: The Ramones' Smartphones-at-Shows Solution By Clive Young Back in the early days of punk rock, FOH engineers had to make sure the console didn't get hit by The Three Bs: Beers, Bodies and Blood. Today, that doesn't happen as much—is it because punk audiences are better behaved now? Heck no! It's 'cause the crowd is too busy holding iPhones in the air, blocking everyone's view—including the FOH engineer's. If you can't see the stage from the mix position thanks to the forest of outstretched arms, here's one of the original punkers—Marky Ramone himself—with a very DIY solution. Read More » Quote of the Week "I've got two high-end engineers [Richard Sharratt and Howard Page] that have very good ears. They have totally different styles as far as how they are driving their consoles. So we've come up with a really good, happy medium. As far as what I give the guys on a day-to-day basis, I let them individually carve out the piece that they need." —Jamie Pollock, system tech, Sting/Peter Gabriel 'Rock Paper Scissors' tour Click to read this article from the current issue of Pro Sound News.

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