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"Go behind the boards with today's top touring acts and see how the pros do sound for live shows. Concert Sound combines exclusive coverage of 24 major tours with practical chapters on sound reinforcement techniques, the live sound business, safety issues and new technological developments. Profiled tours include U2's "ZOO TV," The Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, Genesis, k.d. lang, Van Halen, AC/DC and Reba McEntire. Special Sections on monitor mixing, drum miking, noise regulations and computer control of sound systems make Concert Sound a rare look into the elite world of professional sound reinforcement."

--Mix Bookshelf
©1993, 180 pp. (P) $24.95

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOUR PROFILES

Arena Tours

• Genesis
• U2 Zoo TV
• Garth Brooks
• Gloria Estefan
• Elton John
• Van Halen
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• The Rolling Stones
• Kiss
• Bruce Springstein
• Reba McEntire
• AC/DC
• George Strait

Club Tours

• Lindsey Buckingham
• Poi Dog Pondering
• k.d. lang
• Lou Reed
• Tori Amos
• Suzanne Vega

Festivals

• 7Rock in Rio II
• Telluride Bluegrass Festival
• New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
• Montreaux Jazz Festival
• Monsters in Moscow

APPLICATIONS

Sound Techniques

• The Psychology of Monitor Mixing
• Guitar Reinforcement
• The Effects Of Mic Splitting
• Drum Miking Techniques
• Mix Position and Room Acoustics
• Emergency Acoustical Treatments

Business

• Getting In At The Ground Floor: Entry-Level Jobs
• Being A Road Manager
• Running a Regional Sound Company
• Buying Concert Speaker Systems

Safety

• Safe Rigging Practices
• Noise Regulations and Sheds
• The Ear is a Terrible Thing to Waste

New Technology

• Digital Technology and Live Sound
• Computer Control: What Can It Do For Me?
• Computer Control Applications

Appendix

• Glossary
• Index
• Selected Sound Reinforcement Companies, contact information

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