Practical, no-nonsense advice for anyone planning an event with live audio — written by the team that does it for a living.
When an event needs a professional sound engineer, what they do, and whether to book an operated PA system or a freelance engineer for existing equipment.
Read the guide →A practical guide to setting amplifier limiters for PA speakers: RMS, program and peak values, volts, dBu, impedance, and how to avoid cooking drivers.
Read the guide →Week-by-week festival audio checklist from a working production company. Site visits, rider review, RAMS, RF planning, day-of load-in.
Read the guide →How to spec the right PA system for your event, from 50-person boardrooms to 2,000+ outdoor stages. Indoor vs outdoor, music genre, monitoring.
Read the guide →Honest guide to what drives PA hire pricing — audience size, indoor vs outdoor, engineer, kit, distance, duration. No hidden costs, no jargon.
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