Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with the the author of Music 4.0: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age and Deconstructed Hits: Uncover the Stories & Techniques Behind Iconic Songs, Bobby Owsinski. We discuss concert sound quality and […]
Stop Smaarting the Sound System
Smaarting the sound system has turned into a bad word. It refers to a quick and easy sound system tuning procedure that can ruin your show. Here’s how to Smaart the sound system: Buy audio analyzer software. Don’t practice at home. Take a single measurement of the combined system at FOH with 1/3oct smoothing. Insert […]
How to build your own audio analyzer (like Smaart) for FREE
You don’t need to spend $4K+ to run your own audio analyzer like Smaart, SATlive, SysTune, or RiTA. You can do it for free or cheap with components you already own. The most important thing is to start practicing as soon as possible, not to build the best rig in the world. Watch the entire […]