Not even a devastating wind storm, that brought construction to a stop at the end of last year in a pile of twisted framing, could deny Greater Faith Missionary Baptist their new church. "Of course the destruction from the storm was a terrible setback...but the new construction is coming along faster than expected," pastor Reverend Marcus Williams said. CareySound finished roughing in the wiring for the new sound and video system today and is looking forward to the completion of the new church along with Reverend Williams.

Sound System Engineering by Don & Carolyn Davis has been my indispensable guide in the day-to-day work of designing sound systems for many years and it is still without peer. This accurate, complete, and concise tool is a necessary addition to the library of anyone involved in audio engineering. Many people have asked me where to get a copy so here is the link.

... a microphone as distinctive as you are.

In stock NOW exclusively at CareySound.

It's hard to imagine that three years have passed since CareySound introduced the amazing Dynacord Cobra System to our customers. And even after all that time, this system still amazes me. There must be over a hundred systems out there calling themselves line-arrays that are vying for your attention and yet the Dynacord Cobra System still has no peers. We posted a new video in the Movie section the the right called Six Minutes and Counting. Go watch the video now and then call us to set up a demo. I double dare you!

We’ve been working with Carey Sound for nearly 20 years and have a very positive experience every time!  Carey Sound has provide sound reinforcement, lighting and staging for a number of events, indoors and out, ranging from our Courtyard Concert Series, an intimate group of 20-30 people listening to acoustical act to bands such as Little Feat, with several thousand people.  CareySound always delivered what they promised, often more, for the price quoted.  I would recommend Carey Sound without hesitation!  Jamey Kerr - Operations Manager WKRR-FM/WKZL-FM

Carey Sound is a super company which provides excellent service with a knowledgeable staff that is easy to talk to. I love to deal with them. Super people! Elder Lateef Animashaun - Christ Apostolic Church - Greensboro N.C.

Carey Sound has supplied us with great service over the past two decades.  Most recently, we’ve employed Carey Sound for our “Courtyard Concert Series” which has featured such acts as “Lifehouse”, “Natasha Beddingfield” and “Collective Soul”.  In fact, I heard Ed Rolland, lead singer with Collective Soul say that the sound quality for their performance at Natty Greene’s (provided by Carey Sound) was “great” and one of the best sounds they’ve had on their local tour circuit.  From recording artists to record label representatives, when we book an event for these folks, Carey Sound is who we have and will continue to call.  No hesitation! Dave Aiken - Promotions Director -Dick Broadcasting Company - WKRR/WKZL

I have found Carey Sound to be an excellent source for great service! It is always a pleasure working with Carey Sound for our audio and lighting rental needs. Dale, Nicole, Tommy and Thirkeal and the Carey Sound Team have been the key individuals in assisting NC A&T's WNAA-FM during many of our on-location events. In this day and age of no customer service, the team at Carey Sound always go over and above when it comes to customer service, setting the pace and example for others to follow. Their attitude and dependability are commendable and highly valued by any Program Director! Keep up the great work!  D. Cherie' Lofton - Program Director -WNAA-FM/NC A&T State University

Thanks to Mike Sveda for bringing back some fond memories. I found a picture of my third sound system (the last one I owned before I moved to NC in 1974.) As a matter of fact I brought pieces of it to Greensboro and sold it. Jim Reese found an old tape loop delay I had sold and gave it back to me some years ago. Thanks Jim. I would love to the have the Sound City Mixmaster back if anyone knows where it's hiding. It was my first desk with faders and was sold to someone locally when I lived on Voss Dr. Boy was it noisy and it had a tendency to ultrasonic outbursts that sent my Dynaco amp into protect. The system pictured featured:

Dallas-Arbiter Sound City 10ch Mixmaster FOH desk
Shure Anti-feedback cut only EQ
Home built ocean wave/rain simulator
Dynaco 400 amp
Reel-to-reel tape deck for delay
EV Sentry 4 speakers
Sound City trap monitors
Acoustic mixer/amp monitor amp
EV RE 11 microphones ( I still have one)

The picture was taken in 1971, give or take a year, at the White House in Niles, MI. The Band was Cold Shot. From the looks of that lighting controller I can understand why I had the fire extinguisher handy.

We have added high output bubble and snow machines to our rental inventory.

There are some new How-To video's in the Movie section. Three of them deal with how to wrap cables. One is on how to set up a tripod speaker stand and one is on how to plug and unplug a Speakon speaker connector.

Dear SoundMan, Here's the issue: should we buy a dedicated CD burning recording system or could this be handled with existing equipment and electronics and recorded using a networked PC? - Neale -

Dear Neale,

There is no less expensive, extremely uncomplicated and easy to use, faster to finished recording, system available than a stand-alone CD recorder such as the MicroBoard CopyWriterLive. Using this recording system will not require any additional skills or any adjustment to the routine that has already been established by mimicking the current cassette tape based system you have been using up to this point and will give you all the advantages (very high quality audio, low cost of expendables, flexibility of formating for any need, complete compatibility with current and future technology) that digital recording offers. No PC based system is this easy and inexpensive to use.

It is set up so that when turned on you only have to push one button to record. At the end of the service you will have a complete digital recording that you can 1- use immediately in any CD and most new DVD players 2 - make high speed copies with the same machine with the same one button ease 3 - use the CD to post the audio file to the internet or portable iPod.

I showed the assistant pastor, in less than five minutes, how to (using the computer already in her office) edit the audio from the service and create a new CD with just the extracted sermon on it and burn it to a disk using the free iTunes software already installed on her machine. That same software just as easily can create a file for podcasting and web broadcast.

Sincerely - SoundMan -