The Radial SB-5 multimedia DI box has been added to the Amazon Links page. This is a very compact passive stereo DI box that features a permanently attached minijack cable and balanced outputs on both XLR and quarter-inch. It’s small enough to fit into the front pocket of a laptop bag!
The quarter-inch outputs are stereo whereas the XLR output sums the signal to mono, often the best option in live sound situations where a significant part of the audience can only hear one side of the sound system.
New video! This is a short review of a loudspeaker bag that I had made by UK company Roqsolid. I’ve had an S1 Pro in inventory for several months now and it’s a great speaker but the stock cover is seriously flimsy. Using the dimensions I sent to them, Roqsolid produced a fully-enclosed, padded bag for the speaker which costs about twice as much as the stock cover but easily provides ten times the protection.
Every sound guy or musician needs a good cover-maker, and Roqsolid are amongst the best – check them out the next time you need a piece of gear protected but don’t need the weight and expense of a flight case.
The “get in touch” page has been renamed “contact” and updated to remove old Google+ contact info, as well as make it easier to find my email address. I’m always happy to hear from viewers as well as those interested in arranging training in Singapore.
The Radial JDI stereo has been added to the Amazon Links->DI boxes page. I recently purchased this DI mainly for use on keyboards where the highest possible quality is needed. What can I say, it’s a Radial, it rocks!
Check out this page if you haven’t done so before – it contains a mini-review of each DI box as well as the Amazon link. I own and use all of the DI boxes listed, no junk here!
In partnership with Soundsmith Solutions, GLB Productions is excited to welcome Professor Doug Jones, director, Danley University, to Singapore for a series of talks and seminars in October 2018. Details are in the flyer above. The talks are free but you need to register in advance through this link: http://www.soundsmith.com.sg/eventbrite-event/the-language-of-speakers/
Look forward to seeing you there!
Watch my interview with Prof Jones at Infocomm 2017:
“From the Sounding Board” is the video series where I answer viewer questions on the channel. Started back in 2016, I originally tackled several questions in each episode. For the re-launch I have decided on a simpler format where I just answer one question in each episode. This will hopefully keep the episodes a bit shorter for those who prefer that, and will also make the episodes each to catalog and search. Enjoy!
On the 27th of October this year Amazon will retire the Amazon Store feature. This is a bit of a blow for me given that my AStore was only set up in March, but that’s how these things go. As such I’ll be moving the product links and content to a new set of pages on this website. The first category, microphones and accessories, is already up here. I’ll be moving the other categories over progressively in the next 10 days.
As always, please consider using these links when doing your musical instrument/pro audio shopping as it helps support my creative endeavours on YouTube as well as this website. Thanks and see you online!
The Sony MDR-7506 headphones have long been a stage and studio standard, despite having been around since 1991. One of the main issues of the stock headphones is the vinyl earpads, which look and feel cheap and wear out extremely quickly, developing cracks and flaking away. They are also very hot in use, especially in warmer climates such as where I am.
In this video I show how to replace the stock earpads with an aftermarket set of velour pads that I got off Amazon. Fortunately these are widely available and very affordable. The process is also relatively straightforward, requiring no tools apart from a bit of patience. The results really do transform these headphones in my opinion – they don’t sound any better but boy are they more comfortable!
Shortly after posting this video I got a comment asking if I had measured the headphones before and after the new pads were installed, and whether I was concerned about changes in the high frequency resonance of the units as well as the sealing of the earcups around the ear and hence the bass response. My response was, frankly, no 🙂 Continue reading →
