Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of the Sound Design Live podcast I talk to Noam Gingold, composer, teacher, and founder of SoundGym. We discuss how Noam transitioned from composer to teacher to entrepreneur, and how ear training games can make you a better artist and sound engineer. When […]
How to Become a World Class Audio Engineer (if I had to start all over)
If I were starting over again and needed to know how to become an audio engineer, here’s what I would do: find an expert in my city and pay them to train me. And if I didn’t know who in my city could help me or where to begin, I would go to soundgirls.org and sign up for a mentorship […]
Mixing Monitors from FOH: 17 lessons I learned from Grealy at Soulsound
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 […]
The easiest, cheapest, most valuable technique for long-term business success
Working with an accountability partner is the-the best technique for long-term business success in pro audio because: It’s easy to slow down and give up and say, “I’ve tried everything and nothing is working.” It’s easy to forget to contact new potential clients when you are busy with work. It’s easy to feel isolated and […]