Readers of Audiotechnews will probably have noticed that we’ve been a bit quiet of late, or at least ‘less noisy’. When I say ‘we’, I mean me, obviously. But there is an Audiotechnews family. Oh yes! Big brothers – Greenbang and SMS Text News to start with. You should...

OK, so this site is geared towards professional sound engineers, AV-Technicians, and anyone with a passion for technical audio. I do my best to round up news that I think is interesting to them from their field of employment and enjoyment. Thinking about things a little more, it’s my opinion that you...

One of the gigs just before Christmas gave me the excuse to talk about a bit of kit I’ve used quite a bit over the last year or so. I already said that I took a PA rig over to Lowestoft and didn’t have to use it, as they had one in the venue. Who’d be a soundman? I did end up using our own...

Here’s some more sites for your reference. Some of you will find these really useful. 100 free plugins. Yes, there’s more. We want to hear from you to see which ones you guys think are the best, and why. Email me – chris@audiotechnews.com DSK Brass: Sample-based brass instrument, with two...

Clive Young of Pro Sound News has written a great article on ‘What to get a pro sound guy for Christmas‘. Here are my favourite two, so if anyone wants my address to send them to, email me. Navigator Talking Translator: This iPod-sized gadget speaks more than 9,000 common phrases in 12 languages...