Sound Design Live

Build Your Career As A Sound Engineer

Build A $100,000 Mixing Board

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In this episode of Sound Design Live Podcast I talk with sound engineer, software programmer, and creator of RML Labs Software Audio Console, Bob Lentini. We talk about digital mixing consoles, software audio and mixing with a mouse and how it can give you just as much power as a top dollar mixing console.

sound-design-live-bob-lentini-thumbnailJoe Schmo is never going to own a $95,000 Digidesign console, yet, he can have even more power in a box he can build at home.

Details from the podcast:

  1. Software: Software Audio Console (SAC), Software Audio Workshop (SAW), RML Labs, Qlab, SFX
  2. Control Surfaces for SAC: Behringer BCF2000, CM Labs MotorMix, Mackie MCU
  3. Mixing Consoles: Digidesign Venue, Yamaha ProMix, iLive, Digico, Midas
  4. SAC Forum

How To Use Plugins with an Analog Console And Wireless Control

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In this episode of Sound Design Live Podcast I talk with my friend and former classmate Dimitris Sotiropoulos. Based in Athens, Greece, he splits his time as a sound engineer between touring and recording. We discuss the Greek economic crisis, using plugins with an analog console, and why working in the entertainment industry makes you a better person.

Computers On Stage

Dimitris Sotiropoulos at workI want to add a short note here about something that I left out of the podcast because it’s easier to do in writing. Dimitri is definitely in favor of computers being involved in the audio signal chain. I know lots of people are still nervous about this because it’s not common, but Dimitri’s attitude is really refreshing. “Who cares if it crashes, you know, shit happens all the time,” which I understand to mean why should a computer be any more or less significant than the other links in the chain. If a DI box or a mic preamp stops working, we accept it and solve the problem. A computer failure is no different and through solving problems you should be able to achieve a highly stable system.

Details from the podcast:

  1. The City College Of New York, Sonic Arts Center
  2. Greek financial crisis explained
  3. Studios/Venues: Sofita, Frangelico
  4. Software/Hardware: Digidesign Venue, Avion Headphone System, Waves Live Bundle, Waves MultiRack, Touch OSC
  5. The Katsimihas Brothers
  6. Dimitris’ 1 page tech rider, Dimitri’s Touch OSC script (and see his demo video below) Note: You’ll need to map the midi controls in the script to the midi editor of Multirack

Out Of Ideas? Just Add Reverb!

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In this episode of the Sound Design Live Podcast I talk with busy bay area sound designer Cliff Caruthers. I almost titled this one, “How To Make A Living as a Theatrical Sound Designer,” but I’ll go ahead and spoil Cliff’s answer, which is, work like crazy. We talk about some of his cool design techniques, the SF Tape Festival, and why LCS is a waste of money.

Details from the podcast:cliff caruthers

  1. People: Jake Rodriguez, Matt Ingalls, Paul Dresher Ensemble, Charlie Richmond
  2. Theatres: Ashby Stage, Theatreworks, Berkeley Rep, SF Playhouse, OSF, The Guthrie
  3. Shows: SF Sound Tape Music Festival
  4. Software/Hardware: Audio Box, Qlab, LCS
  5. The University of Missouri-Kansas City

Create Your Own Speaker Processing App + Sound Design Meets Computer Programming

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***UPDATE: GW Rodriguez just started his own audio blog. Check it out!***

For this seventh episode of Sound Design Live we have a guest post by sound designer, computer programmer, and didgeridoo player GW Rodriguez. He gives us a short intro on the intersection of theatrical sound design and computer programming along with his own speaker processing app.

Details from the podcast:

  1. Abe Jacobs, Cirque Du Soleil
  2. Software: Max/MSP, Qlab, SFX, TouchOSC, SoundFlower, Adobe Audition, SuperCollider, cSound
  3. Hardware: Yamaha 02R, LCS
  4. GW’s speaker processing app for Mac
GW Rodriguez at work

Sound Design for the Pulitzer Prize Winning Play “Ruined”

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In this sixth episode of Sound Design Live I talk with Aaron Meicht and Daniel Baker, the sound design and music production collective known as Broken Chord. We talk about their sound design for Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize winning play “Ruined.” Topics include researching Congolese music, cooperative design, and experimental theatre. At 52 minutes, this is the longest podcast to date, but they had a lot of good things to say plus Daniel’s accent is entertainment in itself.

Details from the podcast:Aaron Meicht and Daniel Baker

  1. Theatre: Ruined, Berkeley Rep, La Joia, Huntington, Bertolt Brecht, meta theatrical
  2. Music: Congolese Soukous, Justin Beiber -800%, Konono No.1, OZET
  3. Software: Logic Studio and Flex Time, Finale, Spectrafoo
  4. Hardware: M-Audio Axiom 25, AT3035, MOTU Traveler, Yamaha DM2K, UPA-1P, 650-P

Ruined at Berkeley Rep