No Sound? Don’t Panic — Here’s How to Find the Problem

(A Troubleshooting Guide to Finding Where Your Audio Signal Has Stopped) By Dawie Nolte · Nolte Productions Every dead sound system has one thing in common — the signal stopped somewhere. Find where it stopped, and you’ve basically solved the problem. Something in your sound system has just stopped working. The first instinct is often […]

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Hum, Buzz or Hiss? What Your Noisy Sound System Is Trying to Tell You

(Three Different Noises, Three Very Different Fixes) By Dawie Nolte  ·  Nolte Productions Sound system noise troubleshooting usually starts with one question: is it a hum, a buzz, or a hiss? Not all noise sounds the same — and that’s actually good news. A low hum, a harsh buzz and a soft hiss almost always point to

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Where and How Should I Set the EQ?

(The Question Every Volunteer Eventually Asks) By Dawie Nolte  ·  Nolte Productions There is no magic EQ setting that works every time — every microphone, instrument, room, PA system and voice is different. Getting the basic live sound EQ settings right doesn’t need to be complicated. There are starting points that will get you very close, every

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