MUS 376 - feat. Bill Bennett

Accession No.: 
CO6-11-019

Bill Bennett:

00:00 - Typical background of most sound engineers
01:36 - The job field for the recording industry
04:47 - Ohm's law and similar formulas
10:47 - Live sound

12:14 - Importance of communication skills
14:48 - How to make a "useful comment" to recording musicians
16:53 - Bill's start in audio recording
19:33 - Going on tour with LeRoux as their sound engineer; which included opening for big acts such as Kansas
23:53 - Studio recording

25:56 - How BeauSoleil manages their sound on the road
29:04 - Stage volume and acoustics
30:05 - Playing at "sheds" (type of venue common in the Northeast)
33:25 - Splitters
39:18 - Adjusting the sound when BeauSoleil played with the Wind Ensemble in Angelle Hall

42:55 - Monitors for drummers
45:56 - Benefits of In-Ear Monitors
48:17 - Decibel levels
53:47 - Precision and musicianship
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Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Comeaux Chair
Subject: 
BeauSoleil, Music, Audio, Recording, Mixing, Sound, Engineer
Creator: 
Dr. Mark DeWitt
Informants: 
Bill Bennett
Recording date: 
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:58:38
Cataloged Date: 
Friday, August 9, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Friday, August 9, 2019
Original Format: 
DVD
Digital Format: 
MOV
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Drawer 45