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 inventor of the automatic microphone mixer and CEO at Dan Dugan Sound Design, Dan Dugan. We discuss the origin of the automatic microphone mixer, implementation and best practices, and his favorite locations for soundscape recording. […]
Bobby Owsinski: Why Do Concerts Sound So Bad?
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 […]