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  1. What is the best sounding target EQ curve to use in Smaart on every show?
  2. 9 Smaart shortcuts that will make your life easier
  3. I made sure every sound engineer, tour manager, and production manager knew I wanted to tour
  4. How to place and aim your stage monitors for maximum rejection
  5. What do I need to know about my speakers?
  6. How to flatten the phase for easier main+sub alignment
  7. How to set the limiter threshold on a DBX PA2 so you don’t blow up your speakers
  8. How to practice reading phase traces when you don’t have a PA
  9. Smaart: Tracking peak frequency without the mouse cursor
  10. Bob McCarthy: Where do I place my delay towers?
  11. Analysis: How to Tune a PA System for Live Sound
  12. Moving from Discord to Mighty Networks
  13. How Robert Scovill Got Fired by John Cougar Mellancamp and Hired by Prince
  14. What do all of those squiggly lines mean? (a short intro to the graphs in Smaart)
  15. How To Find Work And Become A Freelance Sound Engineer
  16. Why Andrew Stone Only Mixes For Himself
  17. Stop Smaarting the Sound System
  18. 6 Most Popular Training Videos on Sound System Tuning
  19. How Jamie Anderson Saves Time in System Tuning with Smaart Check Points
  20. Why is wireless so hard?!
  21. Recovering from Burnout and Avoiding Overwhelm
  22. Get On Tour – Download FREE for 1 week
  23. Guerrilla Mixing
  24. Tomas Wolfe and the FOH/MON Facebook Group
  25. Quick Monitor Mixes – guerrilla style
  26. You might be guerrilla mixing, if…
  27. Why Touring Sound Engineers Are Getting Paid Less
  28. Mixing Monitors for Tears for Fears
  29. Essential Live Sound Training with Scott Adamson [REVIEW]
  30. Dan Dugan and the Birth of the Automatic Microphone Mixer
  31. Bobby Owsinski: Why Do Concerts Sound So Bad?
  32. How to build your own audio analyzer (like Smaart) for FREE
  33. Simple Ideas to Improve Acoustics in Recording Studios and Concert Halls
  34. FOH Mixing: EQ it till it sounds good
  35. Smaart is just a tool. You are the analyzer.
  36. This is why I no longer recommend turning one sub off to fight power alley
  37. Download the DiGiCo Session Setup Checklist
  38. Top 5 Common Mistakes When Using a DiGiCo Console
  39. I want to build a marketplace for corporate AV techs
  40. Everything I Feared about Digico Consoles Is Wrong
  41. Get More Work as a Live Sound Engineer by Doing What No One Else Will
  42. 5 Pro Drummers Explain How to Make a Drum Kit Quieter on Stage
  43. Review of Live Sound Basics
  44. Best Free and Paid Online Training Webinars, Courses, and Certifications for Live Sound Engineers
  45. This Is How to Find the Perfect Show Volume Without an SPL Meter
  46. My Results from 30 Days of Ear Training
  47. Get Booked Solid in Pro Audio
  48. How Anthony Went From Warehouse Tech to FOH Mixer For Cirque Du Soleil
  49. This Marketer Will Make You Look at Your Career Totally Differently
  50. How Much Do Live Sound Engineers Make?
  51. How To Become A Sound Engineer
  52. Where do clients come from?
  53. How to Be a Self-Starter in the Audio Industry
  54. 9 Tips for Easy In-Ear Monitor Setup
  55. Americans Like a Lot of Bass
  56. One Simple Tool to Find the Right Size Speaker for Any Space
  57. Inside Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound
  58. Get 12 Weeks of Coaching in 5 Minutes
  59. Find a Live Sound Engineer Anywhere in the World
  60. Lively start to ‘Surviving to Thriving’ coaching course
  61. Where do I put the measurement microphone?
  62. Audio Calculators for Sound System Tuning
  63. How to Find Polarity Problems Ruining Your Sound System
  64. 3 Phase Alignment Hacks to Make Your Sound System Tuning Easier
  65. This Is Why You Are Over EQing
  66. Meet ZOID, the sound system tuning chatbot
  67. 110 Questions about Sound System Tuning – Pt. 4
  68. Create an Explosion of Reverb for Magical Song Transitions
  69. The Amazing Capacity and Limitation of the X32 with Drew Brashler
  70. Use a Ducker to Get Your Vocals (and your kick!) in the Pocket
  71. Give Me MORE Kick! This effect saved the day.
  72. How to Update Snapshots on the SD5 in the Middle of a Show
  73. Make Space for Bass in Your Ableton Live Mixes
  74. Help, I can’t hear the vocal! Waves Vocal Rider Plugin to the rescue.
  75. 110 Questions about Sound System Tuning – Pt. 3
  76. 110 Questions about Sound System Tuning – Pt. 2
  77. 110 Questions about Sound System Tuning – Pt. 1
  78. Mauricio Ramirez: Trust your ears, not just the audio analyzer
  79. How to Mix Intuitively Using Daily Ear Training Games
  80. How to Become a World Class Audio Engineer (if I had to start all over)
  81. Mixing Monitors from FOH: 17 lessons I learned from Grealy at Soulsound
  82. 3 Simple Ways to Phase Align Main+Sub with SATlive
  83. Live Training Webinar: Gigs on Demand
  84. Do you want a job as a touring FOH sound engineer? You need to hear this.
  85. Behind the Scenes of the Ringling Brothers Circus Sound System
  86. Top 5 Posts of 2016
  87. SATlive + Thomas Neumann: Sound system tuning with a single measurement microphone
  88. SIM3 is easy. The hard part is figuring out what to do with that data.
  89. Circus Touring with 21 Channels of Sim 3 Audio Analyzer
  90. My two favorite features of the Digico SD5 faders
  91. Emergency Digico SD5 Optocore Procedures
  92. Start offering podcast production services to your clients
  93. Position Yourself for Non-stop Touring as a Stage Manager and Lighting Technician
  94. Is IATSE worthwhile for sound engineers?
  95. Networking and Referral Strategy for Sound Engineers
  96. Are you a sound engineer or an artist?
  97. Content Marketing Strategy for Freelance Audio Engineers
  98. Build self-confidence for better productivity with this simple habit of relaxation
  99. Growth Hack 2016: 13-Day Career Building Challenge
  100. Silence: The secret ingredient to sound design in advertising
  101. What your parents never taught you about money
  102. Don’t sell services; sell solutions
  103. Mixing the most difficult musical on Broadway: Rock of Ages
  104. SynAudCon “How Sound Systems Work” online training REVIEW
  105. ATTENTION, MUSICIANS: You need to figure out where money is made.
  106. The easiest, cheapest, most valuable technique for long-term business success
  107. Turn Your iPhone into a Wireless Microphone
  108. For Live Sound Engineers: Surprisingly Simple Tips to Prevent Back Injury on the Job
  109. SPECIAL REPORT: Sound System Design for Small Venues with Bob McCarthy
  110. 11 Professional Networking Improvements You Can Make Today to Find Work in a New Niche
  111. One Critical Skill You Need to Get Stage Theatre Jobs: How Surrey University Is Training Audio Engineers
  112. The good, the bad, and the ugly of being a Tour Managing FOH Engineer
  113. How to be Unstoppable
  114. The Graveyard Shift: How Mike Rauchfleisch Built a Thriving Audio Business by Working All-night Parties That No One Else Wanted
  115. 360˚ Interactive Live Video Streaming with Zero Crew
  116. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon
  117. Control Ableton Live from your Guitar with Wireless Bluetooth
  118. How Jim Digby and the Event Safety Alliance Can Save Your Ass
  119. Use Automation to Build Relationships with a Free CRM
  120. Decimate Obstacles like Top Touring FOH Engineers
  121. The Sound Engineer’s Path Webinar
  122. Do You Have A Clear Path To Pro Audio?
  123. Get Ready! Slow August Is Right Around The Corner
  124. What a CPA, Bookkeeper, & Business Manager Can Do for Your Business
  125. The Minimalist Guide to Budgeting (for Sound Engineers)
  126. Frequency Coordination and Antenna Placement for a Rock-Solid Wireless Microphone System
  127. 3 Simple Ways That Busy Sound Engineers Can Protect Their Hearing
  128. Important Facts about Noise Induced Hearing Loss and How to Protect Yourself
  129. Merlijn van Veen and Understandable Misunderstandings
  130. How to Be a Remarkable Sound Engineer by Being Honest
  131. Sound Girls: Karrie Keyes and Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato
  132. Multi Channel Wireless Home Theater Sound Systems
  133. Conference Room Sound Design
  134. What is Audio Visual Integration?
  135. Live Sound Survival: Big Sound Out Of Small Systems
  136. Dancehall Sound System and How To Mix Music You’ve Never Heard
  137. How To Become The WORST Live Sound Engineer Ever
  138. Learn To Become A Recording Engineer Online
  139. One Simple Reason I Chose To Be An Audio Engineer Major
  140. Balls Of Steel: 10 Surprising Tips For Live Audio Engineer Training
  141. Learn A Language And Get A Job 5 Times Faster
  142. Keep Calm and…Too Late: the Concert from Hell
  143. Learn from the Sound Engineers for Tori Amos, Prodigy, and The White Stripes Online
  144. Be Your Own Attorney: The Smart Business Guide For Freelancers
  145. The Poor Man’s Galileo
  146. The Sound Engineer’s Pain-Free Guide To TurboTax
  147. Opening Up The Marketplace To Sound Engineers
  148. Save $500 On Your Taxes This Year
  149. 10 Critical Tax Questions Answered For Sound Engineers
  150. Honestly, Live Audio Is Not Based On Science
  151. 6 Smart, Proven Methods To Control Feedback Onstage (Without EQ)
  152. Kickstart This!
  153. Mixing The Biggest Festivals In Europe with Dave Swallow
  154. The Five Most Popular Posts of 2013
  155. How To Find Speaker Coverage In One Step
  156. BOOK REVIEW: Sound Systems: Design And Optimization by Bob McCarthy
  157. How To Tune A Sound System In 15 Minutes
  158. Tuning vs. Toning A Sound System
  159. Sound System Design And Optimization with Bob McCarthy
  160. Stealing Athlete Nutrition Techniques
  161. Behind Moldover’s Kickstarter Success
  162. BOOK REVIEW: Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies
  163. Healthy Eating On Tour
  164. Food And Drink At Work For Sound Engineers
  165. The State Of Sound Engineering In Greece
  166. Make A Living As A Sound Engineer, Part Two: How To Get Played
  167. Make A Living As A Sound Engineer, Part One: How To Get Paid
  168. Sound Design Live Podcast Greatest Hits Volume 1
  169. The Best Search Engines For Sound Engineer Jobs
  170. How To Automate Your Job Search
  171. Interview Tips: the S.T.A.R. Technique
  172. Beyond FOH: Job Search Advice For Sound Engineers
  173. Best Tips For Building A Career In Pro Audio
  174. Career Advice For Freelance Designers
  175. The Sound Design Live eBook Is Live!
  176. There’s No Such Thing As A Bad Microphone
  177. Condenser Microphone Review: Edwina
  178. Single Miking Groups On Stage With Condenser Microphones
  179. Condenser Microphones For Live Sound
  180. Condenser vs. Dynamic Microphones For Live Sound
  181. Sound Design Live eBook – FREE Chapter
  182. Sound Design Live Is Back!
  183. Easy Invoicing For Sound Engineers
  184. Show Networks and Control Systems
  185. From Highschool Dropout To Head Of Audio
  186. Larry Crane & Tape Op Magazine
  187. Cables Are Dead
  188. From Free To Fee – How To Incorporate Internet Streaming Into Your Live Event
  189. Laptops Do Not Make Live Sound Simpler
  190. It’s A Golden Age For Internet Broadcast
  191. Climbing The Ladder To Broadway Sound Designer
  192. Designing Without A Script
  193. Super Fun Instrument Design
  194. Turning Technology Into Performance
  195. Sound Design From The Actor’s Perspective
  196. Build A $100,000 Mixing Board
  197. How To Use Plugins with an Analog Console And Wireless Control
  198. Out Of Ideas? Just Add Reverb!
  199. Create Your Own Speaker Processing App + Sound Design Meets Computer Programming
  200. Sound Design for the Pulitzer Prize Winning Play “Ruined”