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The Live Sound Manual: Getting Great Sound at Every Gig

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250 8x11 pages without a single picture, drawing, image, graphic, table, graph or equation. Zero. Not one.

The section on calculating the net impedance of speakers without an equation is hilarious: "This means turning each number on its head, then adding the numbers in this form, then changing the resulting number back to ordinary form."

I bet you have never thought of an XLR connector as "three small round pins/holes forming a triangular pattern inside an 18mm diameter circle."

There is also some questionable information, such as "the gain setting knobs [on an amplifier] should generally be set at maximum..." Never seen that one in print.

Much better choices for an actual book are Davis: "Sound Reinforcement Handbook" and Stark: "Live Sound Reinforcement".

I wanted a few books for reference, to share with working musician friends. This book does seem to be complete, but, with its total lack of diagrams and illustrations, really makes for very boring reading.

I would recommend instead this book: "Live Sound Reinforcement: A Comprehensive Guide to P.A. and Music Reinforcement Systems and Technology", ISBN 0918371074.

Another excellent sound reference is the Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook, from Hal Leonard (# HL 00500964). A littl e more detailed than the above recommended book, but still good for both beginners and experts.

This book is the end all/be all of live sound. It covers everything you need to know...from what the knobs do, to what rooms have different sound qualities and how to adjust. It's perfect. As a professional touring musician, this is one of the most detailed books I've read on the issue. I highly recommend it.

I bought this and the Live Sound Reinforcement book (Scott Hunter Stark) at the same time. While this one lacks many illustrations, the ones in LSR were really hokey and obviously hadn't been updated in many years (or lacked effort from the start).

This book is well written, and comprehensive. I only found one section in the other book that wasn't explicitly included in this one, and it was covered in the eq section (LSR spells out 'ringing out the room' or finding feedback before it finds you....).

Some diagrams would have been helpful at times, but most of the concepts were explained very well in the text.

A very informative read. I have been involved in bands for 30 years and it shows you can always learn something new..

Great Book with Great Information. I always say if I get 1 useful bit of info. then the purchase was worth it. This book gave more than just 1 bit of useful info!

This sound manual is the best reading for anyone who is just starting into the pro-sound business or has been doing it for years. The writer provide unlimited information on doing an excellent sound. His advice is indepth and consice. This is not a simple reading, the writer dives right into every technical aspect of doing a great sound live, and more. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs to know more on doing a professional sound. I bought 4 copies to give to my sound crew.