Six Reasons to Hire Clear Sound Atlanta for Your Next Event

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Norris Wooten

We Have the Right Team
CSA has over 20 years of professional AV systems technology experience and a team of service-oriented sound technicians who are professionally trained to deliver high quality sound.

We Have the Right Equipment
Achieving clear sound is a science that requires quality sound equipment. CSA has an extensive inventory of professional sound equipment.

We Have the Right Sound
Clear Sound Atlanta was founded with a vision to help its clients achieve the right sound for their particular event.

We Offer Competitive Pricing
As CSA continues to grow, we strive to offer competitive pricing. Let us know if you are quoted a high quality sound system at a price lower than ours.

To Save Time
Maybe you have your own equipment and are familiar with sound reinforcement, but you don’t have the time or inclination to run sound for your event.

For Ease and Freedom
You don’t have to worry about overseeing a sound engineer or monitoring your own equipment. You pay for the project and we’ll take care of the rest!

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Super Bowl Halftime Debacle

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Norris Wooten

Chris Huff of Behind the Mixer wrote an excellent post about the Super Bowl Half-Time Debacle:

We totally agree with Chris. We cringed as we watched the half time show — missed cues, lack of vocal compression on a singer, and a television audio mix that had the depth of a bad IEM mix… so what happened?

We don’t know what went wrong and we’re not going to be quick to judge. However, there are a few lessons that can be learned:

  1. You never know what could happen, the quality of audio production can tank for a variety of reasons. If everything turns south always have a back up plan.
  2. Someone could easily change a setting on the recording device, it’s important to know the equipment well enough to quickly identify and fix it.
  3. Things come up, it’s important to have a fill in engineer available just in case you fall ill or have a family emergency.
  4. In the case of submixes…imagine if the drummer’s small stage mixer was sending a terrible mix during the first set of the service. Know what to do to fix it!
  5. Imagine if your digital mixer had the settings reset (and you lost the saved setting). Could you rebuilt the mix from scratch during the first song? What would you prioritize?

Better to learn from someone else’s mistake … it all goes back to the Boy Scout motto…always be prepared.

Original article written by Chris Huff of Behind the Mixer

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I Have a Small Band, Why do I Need a Sound Engineer?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Norris Wooten

Live sound engineers make sure that the instruments and vocals at concerts blend together. The engineer is responsible for getting ­every subtle tweak of voice and instrument into your ears in a balanced way.

All instruments and voices aren’t created equal. For instance, some instruments are louder than others while the acoustic signature of some instruments can get lost. A live sound engineer’s job is to wrestle with these factors and coax the correct overall sound out of any situation. The fact is, the band can have a great night but the audience may never know it if the live audio engineer isn’t doing their job properly. In many ways, the live sound engineer is as important to a live band performance as any member on stage.

Good live sound engineering and concert sound engineering requires more than plugging in some amplifiers and turning a few volume knobs. It demands knowledge of acoustics and electronics combined with the collaborative skill of an artist to work with a band or producer to give them the sound they want. Every venue is different — from the cozy bar to a medium-sized concert hall to an outdoor arena — and each brings its own challenges to audio engineering. But it’s the live sound engineer’s job to tame acoustics and bring the musicians’ efforts home to the audience.

CSA sound engineers are available to set up and operate rental equipment during events. All CSA engineers are professionally trained and understand the intricacies of sound reinforcement as well the practicalities of creating a good mix in any space.

Learn more about Clear Sound Atlanta’s Sound Engineering Services.

Original article written by Tim Crosby of How Stuff Works

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