Whoa, You Can’t Do That!

Whoa, You Can’t Do That!

Common wireless system mistakes that can lead to intermodulation products that cause RF interference… One of the main causes of RF (radio frequency) interference is intermodulation products created by our own wireless equipment. In this piece, I will outline...
Wireless On The Road

Wireless On The Road

Wireless on the road. A day in the life of an RF technician for a large concert tour… It’s 9 am and I’ve just tumbled off the bus into today’s venue, a.k.a., “The Naming Rights Arena,” another stop on the five-month, 59-city Rock This Country tour by Shania...
The “Other Things” With Wireless Systems

The “Other Things” With Wireless Systems

Success in working with wireless in the live world is about far more than coordinating frequencies… the other things with wireless systems. When deploying wireless, whether it’s a single system or several, and whether it’s for a tour, a one-off, a broadcast, at...
Eyes On The Mics

Eyes On The Mics

Organizing wireless system hardware and keeping track of it at busy shows/events. So, you’ve done your scan, frequency coordination, antenna placement, walk-around and war-gaming tests, and everything works. All of your wireless transmitters are resting comfortably in...
Foolproof Festival Patch

Foolproof Festival Patch

“Why not put the mics where the people are going to end up?” Detailing a straightforward approach… When I was coming up through the ranks at a sound company in the early 1980s, I did a lot of folk festivals. Within a few years I went from mixing a small...