As a commendable follow-up to
Yamaha's Sound Reinforcement
Handbook, this new instructional DVD
from Yamaha Professional Audio is an
excellent resource for beginners and
professionals who do live sound.
Executive Produced by John Schauer of
Yamaha Corporation of America in
cooperation with Shure and produced by
Keyfax NewMedia, the two-hour-plus
DVD is an instructive break down of the
use of audio amplification systems. The
disc features six languages-English,
Spanish, French, German, Italian and
Japanese-and contains no region
encoding, so it can be played anywhere
in the world without formatting issues.
Exploring Sound Reinforcement carries a
suggested MSRP of $49.95 and is
currently available at authorized Yamaha
dealers.
The disc includes five sections covering
basic sound system components with an
approach that you know virtually
nothing about sound reinforcement.
Chapters include Introduction, The
Equipment, Putting It All Together, and
Live Applications. Each chapter is broken
down into subchapters covering
everything from cabling, microphones,
sample system setups, to mixing and
monitoring techniques, as well as
troubleshooting. All aspects are
individually addressed so that you can
skip to an area you need, without
wading through a lot of information you
don't need. The presentation is
interspersed with hands-on
demonstrations, tips and techniques used
in real live sound situations along with
advice from experts.
As a professional doing sound for
over 25 years I found the DVD clear and
concise and not overly basic so that
there is something to be learned for the
novice or professional. With the ability
to watch and review a subject, it is a
faster way in today's busy environment
to comprehend aspects of live sound
reinforcement principles. Watching the
DVD it is apparent that the equipment
demonstrated is from Yamaha and
Shure, however, it never appears to be
an advertisement for said
manufacturers. Yamaha's Exploring
Sound Reinforcement is a good
reference and worth purchasing for
anybody with interest in this field.
-Tom Young