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Edge & The Echo

aaron — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:19:33 +0000

I just had to share this video of Edge “showing off” his guitar rig and technique. He makes it look so easy…

Check out more videos of Edge on the BBC Site.

Ya gotta keep em separated

aaron — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:29:35 +0000

After many years and countless gigs powered by our trusty old sound system, I finally broke down and bought a real crossover. We’ve been operating fine without one for quite a while, but using the “built-in” crossover features of our Mackie m1400i amps has the unfortunate drawback of not excluding the low frequency range from the mains. Result… when you crank up that kick drum mic in order to get good response from our aging Peavy Sub-Compact subs, the resulting sound you get from the mains is something along the lines of whacking an empty Rubbermaid garbage can with a yard-stick.

My model of choice is a DBX 223XL. It’s your typical no-frills, 2 way stereo / 3 way mono crossover. I have to say it did the job pretty well. We put it thru it’s paces when the Robin Moxey Trio played last Friday and Saturday at the Halftime Saloon in Gig Harbor. The only downside is now that the main mix is clear of the low-frequency muddiness, I can really tell how old those speakers are! Oh well, one thing at a time.

Mixing U2’s live show

aaron — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:13:54 +0000

I was just googling a bit while writing that last post and came across this link. Great article about what goes in to making U2 sound like U2 in huge arenas. When I saw them in Seattle in 2005 I was totally impressed with how great they sounded and yet the volume as totally listen-able.