It doesn’t matter how good a monitor engineer you are. If you have sever halitosis you will not be asked back. Things that I learned/re-learned from watching Mixing Monitors from FOH on Soulsound. Although each physical microphone input on a mixing console can only have one headamp gain setting, each input channel on a digital […]
SynAudCon “How Sound Systems Work” online training REVIEW
Bottom line: “How Sound Systems Work” is a solid introductory course that is well worth the $200 price tag. At first I thought “too expensive”, but then I compared the cost to my first semester at the Sonic Arts Center, which is basically what’s covered in this course. Let’s see, $200 vs $4,000? Now it makes more […]
Live Sound Survival: Big Sound Out Of Small Systems
Live Sound Survival is an eBook that Björgvin Benediktsson sells on his excellent blog, Audio Issues. He is definitely passionate about helping sound engineers like you and me master our craft, but he also scares the shit out of me. This seems to be a common theme in pro audio media–more on that later. Is […]
Balls Of Steel: 10 Surprising Tips For Live Audio Engineer Training
In the live industry, audio engineer training happens on the job. You’ll never take a college class on how to load a semi. You’ll never have to bribe a union forklift driver at the academy. In general I believe it’s pretty easy to get started at this job and much harder to stick with it. […]
Be Your Own Attorney: The Smart Business Guide For Freelancers
You may be an amazing sound engineer. You probably are, since you read Sound Design Live. 😉 But: are you in line with the law? Are you handling your business in a professional manner, protecting yourself from loss and planning for the future? Are you sure? Reading Stephen Fishman’s Working For Yourself is one of […]