GLB Productions

06/08/2024

A great post from fellow educator Eric Ferguson on creating input lists (what plugs into which channel) and stage plots (what goes where on stage). These are industry-standard documents that every sound engineer needs to know how to prepare, distribute, read and interpret. I strongly recommend reading this article from start to finish, you will learn many valuable lessons, not just about show admin, but about the mindset of being an organised and well-prepared professional.

A range of best practices for getting these two vital yet too-often overlooked aspects right.

31/05/2024

This is first article I have shared by Ciaran de Chaud who, besides having a unique name, also offers good advice to those moving from live sound into the recording studio, or between the two spaces. It's good to be reminded of the unique skills and perspectives that we 'live guys' bring into any audio workspace 😄

03/04/2024

Excellent advice from Carl Stewart about how to conduct yourself during corporate events. These are viable alternatives to other types of live sound events, and tend to feature better hours, food and air conditioning!!! 😄

Keeping these simple principles in mind will go a long way toward keeping you busy in corporate audio, where the demand is greater and the pay, generally, is often better.

04/01/2024

Happy New Year everyone! To start off 2024 here's an exceptionally interesting article, originally published nearly fifty years ago, about an event that took place in April 1974. With an attendance of over two hundred thousand fans, PA coverage was needed to a distance of over a thousand feet (three hundred meters). The system assembled for the job had 54,000 watts RMS and delivered 105dB SPL ONE MILE from the speaker stacks. Truly pioneering work, long before line arrays or Synergy Horns. Half a century later, this is still an awesome rig 😎

A look back at the sound design and tools to support a 12-hour rock concert in Southern California almost five decades ago.

17/12/2023

Lots of good advice from the staff at Pro Sound Web on handling guitar inputs - electric, acoustic, miked, modelled, direct, it's all covered 😄

Our panel of audio veterans on getting a better handle on "those things with strings."

07/11/2023

Good advice from Tim Weaver on live sound workflow for the small business owner. I particularly like his practical tips on things like pre-show preparation, snake head placement and keeping the stage free from clutter. Good stuff Tim! 😀 👍🏻

An overview of practices and procedures developed over years of being a solo proprietor providing sound reinforcement to one-off gigs, local events and regional music festivals.

22/09/2023

I have been asked to review the TC Electronic Bodyrez acoustic pickup enhancer many times since it was released in 2015. Better late than never! Read the full review on GLBProductions.com 😊

TC Electronic BodyRez Pedal Review Posted 8th September 2023 by glbpro Released in 2015, the TC Electronic (TC-E) BodyRez Acoustic Pickup Enhancer is, according to the manufacturer: “Designed to restore the natural acoustic resonance of your instrument when using under-saddle pickups.” The name ...

09/09/2023

My late father was fond of saying that "Practice does not make perfect, practice makes PERMANENT!" So here's some 'old guy wisdom' from Gary Gand about how not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Treading ever so heavily on a sacred stretch of ground that has been detoured around for the past few decades – being in the band and dealing with newer (less experienced) and/or “attitudinal” sound people.

12/08/2023

Good advice from Aleš Štefančič about how to avoid the wrong kind of attention from clients and the audience during your work. Hope y'all are being quiet professionals out there 😎

Live audio crews at their best are like efficient ninjas: they all wear black, you never know they were there, and when the job is perfectly executed, they disappear silently into the night.

09/07/2023

This weekend the channel hit one hundred thousand subscribers. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along this journey, especially during the last three years when I have not been able to upload as often due to the pandemic and personal health reasons. But I am still here and not going anywhere - here's to the next twelve years! 😄 Bruno.