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Stop Smaarting the Sound System

By Nathan Lively

Introduction

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:

  1. Buy audio analyzer software.
  2. Don’t practice at home.
  3. Take a single measurement of the combined system at FOH with 1/3oct smoothing.
  4. Insert 50 EQ filters to make the trace appear flat.
  5. Don’t use your ears. Base all of your decisions on the graph.

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Comments

  1. Cássio says

    November 16, 2018 at 16:10

    Great vídeo, Nathan. Thanks

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