Live Sound for Musicians (Paperback)

~ Rudy Trubitt (Author) "What is a sound system for? Most simply, it makes soft sounds louder and projects them to listeners who would otherwise be too far away..." (more)
Key Phrases: watch out for feedback, instrument pickups, powered mixer, Input Right Speaker Out Right, Equipment List, Main Out Right (more...)

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Product Description

Live Sound for Musicians shows you how to keep your bandÕs PA system working smoothly, from set up and soundcheck right through your performance. If youÕre the person in the band who runs the PA, this is the book youÕve been waiting for!

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793568528
• ISBN-13: 978-0793568529
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #664,869 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best For Beginners, August 2, 2002

By	Anthony S. (Louisville, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

I knew absolutley nothing about live sound before I bought this book, but now I actually have some knowledge of it. Its a great book for newbies, but don't get it if you've got even a moderate amount of experience setting up PA systems. Now that I've read it I really understand how to wire, test, and run a small PA system. My only gripe is that it doesn't go to in depth on miking drums, which I kind of hoped it would do. Then again, for most small venues, drum mikes aren't necessary. It also spens a lot of time on feedback control, which isn't a bad thing, it just seems to be one of the main focuses of the book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Live Sound For Musicians - Review, December 19, 2000

By	buddy west (Cary, NC USA) - See all my reviews

Live Sound For Musicians is a well-written book. It obviously comes from a man who has set up many PA systems, and has learned "what not to do" from first-hand experience. I purchased the book about a year after I bought and began using my first PA system, and I found the book to be quite helpful. However, if you've been on the road with your band for 5 years, the content may be a bit too basic, since you will already have been forced to use trial-and-error to solve many of the problems discussed in the book. Rudy Trubitt's use of past experience and humor make the book easy and pleasant to read. I highly recommend it for anyone getting into the details of live sound reinforcement.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sound Reinforcement In Plain English, December 5, 2005

By	guitarteacherusa (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

If you just want to run the PA and not take 2 years out of your life to get a degree and learn a ton of new terminology, then this book is for you! It is very beginner friendly. Anyone can walk through the pages of this book and learn to run a sound system.

From Mark John Sternal
Author of "GUITAR: Total Scales Techniques and Applications"
"GUITAR: Probable Chords"
"Complete Guitar By Ear"
and, "The Twelve Notes Of Music"