Twin Shadow rules…
There’s not much I’m going to say here, just listen to him!
AWESOME!
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Collin and Joel have been filled with the spirit of giving this holiday season. So to celebrate their joyous tidings, and to thank all of you who have been following Tower Sound & Vision, TSV is have a very special GIVEAWAY just in time for the holidays!
Here’s the scoop:
TSV will have a drawing on Christmas Eve from everyone who has “liked” us on Facebook between now and 12:00AM December 24, 2011. One lucky name will be chosen to win…
The Complete Harry Potter Box Set on Blu-Ray!
“How do I enter?” you may be asking yourself.
Well, it’s very simple. Visit our Facebook page and “like” us! That’s it! That’s all it takes to enter into our drawing for this wonderful gift! If you don’t have a Facebook page, then create one for this drawing and then delete it after Christmas Eve. Maybe you already “like” us on Facebook...well that’s great too, because you have automatically been entered into the drawing!
So visit our page, hit that “like” button and wait, with bated breath for us to announce your name, right here on the TSV Blog, as well as on our Facebook page! Good Luck and Happy Holidays!
Ho Ho Ho,
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Last week we brought you a “how-to” for installing in-ceiling speakers. You didn’t think Joel was just posing for those photos did you?! Well, we actually installed those little things in a really cool little aerobics room for a local university’s new sports complex. So yes, those photos are really from the installation. After all, we do audio installation…it’s kind of our thing. Well, in order to test these awesome little speakers, Collin took matters into his own hands. And we gotta say, he did a pretty great job testing out the sound for this aerobics room!
Check it out…
‘Til next time,
TSV
Happy Friday!
This little gem is from Nirvana’s 1991 Top of the Pops performance where apparently Kurt Cobain was forced to sing live over their pre-recorded backing track. As you can imagine, Kurt, Dave and Chris were not too thrilled with this.
What follows is the result…
And, as always, stay tuned to the TSV blog for more FUNNY VIDEO FRIDAYS!
byebye,
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Welcome to class everyone!
Part of TSV’s mission is to provide people with not only great audio/visual rental and installation, but to also educate people on the things that we in the A/V biz take as routine.
And with that, we bring you today’s lesson:
Today we will be giving you a brief how-to demonstration on installing in-ceiling speakers.
Here, Joel demonstrates this type of install. On this particular day, Joel is using the JBL Control 24 4″ in-ceiling speakers.
So, these little guys are going up into the ceiling and in this case, a drop ceiling. But before we can even get the to the speakers, the wiring needs to be done:
Since these speakers are not self-powered, they require an amplifier to power these little guys up.
1. Low-voltage speaker cable needs to be run out from the terminals of the amp, up to the ceiling (as unobtrusively as possible!) with long leads of the cable going out to your speaker location(s).
2. Then the necessary wiring between each “daisy-chained” speaker needs to be run out between each speaker location, removing the necessary ceiling tiles for routing the cable and position the speakers.
3. Now that the wire is run out, holes needs to be cut in the ceiling tiles that the speakers will be installed into. This is done with a special circle-saw drill bit and a template, to provide the perfect cut!
4. Next you need to wire up the speaker with the cable that was run out from the amplifier by stripping the ends of the cable and connecting them to the “IN+” (red) and “IN-” (black) of the connector block inside the speaker. If an additional speaker is going to be run through this, the next set of cable needs to be stripped and connected to “THRU+” (red) and “THRU-” (black) of the same connector block.
5. At this point, you want to test your connection by having music or some other audio device sent through the system (i.e. connecting an iPod through a mixer, into the amp, and out to the speakers). This step is critical, because you wouldn’t want to re-wire all these speaks if you don’t have to!
6. Once sound has been established, the speaker is ready to be permanently installed. The speaker wire is fed through a strain relief to keep the wires from pulling out of the speaker after it is installed.
7. The speaker is then fed back through the hole in the ceiling tile, where, just above, Joel has placed a track frame that will stabilize and support the speaker.
8. A series of set screws are then tightened to bring hidden clamps on the speaker (that are now above the ceiling tile) downward to set the speaker securely and evenly on the track frame.
9. Place the grille cover on the speaker and voila! You have just installed in-ceiling speakers!
10. Enjoy the tunes!
Collin Aerobics
Last week we were honored to provide audio feed for the press conference and the unveiling of Vatterot College’s new Ex’treme Institute by Nelly! Collin and Joel were there during the whole opening ceremony and we can say, WHAT A STUDIO! Top-of-the-line gear, amazing live rooms, a beautiful piano and an amazing team including Grammy Award-Winning Producer Carl Nappa! And yes, Nelly was there…Joel even managed to get a photo with “The Lou’s” own!
Here’s a little video clip of Nelly speaking about this exciting new collaboration:
We would like to thank Nelly, Vatterott College and Carl Nappa for this great opportunity to work with this wonderful facility. Thank you!
Until next time,
TSV
St. Louis Audio
This week, we’ve decided to get back to our punk roots! And what better way to bring us home than to blast some NOFX! So this week we’re taking you back to 1995 with NOFX’s I Heard They Suck Live!!
Unlike many other bands who do live albums, these dudes don’t cut anything out…songs, banter, blunders, it’s all there! But, perhaps the one thing that sticks out most with these guys and this live album is that THEY’RE REALLY REALLY GOOD! So check it out! Here’s Collin’s pick from the album, “Linoleum”
Tune in next week!
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Last week we told you about our wonderful time in LA and the great event we did for the Entertainment AIDS Alliance. This week we thought we would take you “behind the scenes” to show you what it’s like for TSV to put on an event. We also managed to get some photos with some very special folks, namely, Pam Grier and David Bowers!
And what the heck, we decided to make a little video montage of our time out there!
We can’t wait to go back…in fact, we’ll be back in 2 weeks…so expect to see some more updates from TSV in the Golden State!
Until then,
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This past week was pretty busy with family and Thanksgiving, but Collin and Joel still managed to fit in some time to jam!
While we still are bumping M83, we have been really blasting Eye Contact by The Gang Gang Dance.
While I will spare you from my terrible writing skills with any attempt at trying to review this album, I can say that just about anyone will appreciate Gang Gang Dance‘s ability to get you moving but still mellow you out. It’s no wonder why these guys attained Pitchfork’s List of Best Albums of 2011.
We personally have particular favor with “Sacer,” which not only sounds amazing, but also has an opening solo drum section that works pretty well for testing levels on our PRX system!
Check out “Sacer” here:
Keep tuning in with TSV to hear what we’re blastin’!
Until then,
Bye!
When it comes to microphones, not all are the same. There are dynamic microphones, condenser microphones, ribbon mics, some mics with cardioid patterns, some with figure-8 patterns…how is anyone supposed to keep them all straight?! In fact it’s enough to make anyone not “in-the-know” crazy! But whatever the case may be I’ll tell you one thing, some microphones would be completely useless without PHANTOM POWER!
Now to some of you that may sound like a scary thing, but not to worry. Phantom power, as you may or may not know, is just another way of saying that a small amount of DC power can be sent through a microphone cable from a mixer, preamp or similar device to power the components of certain types of microphones. Most often these microphone are condenser microphones…Like the RODE NT1-A (which we will discuss in this blog soon!)
But as important as Phantom Power is, a lot of times it can be easily overlooked when in a rush in a live mic’ing setup or during a recording session. So for all those folks out there that forget to send their mics that power, this Public Service Announcement is for YOU!
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