The truth is, anyone can become a sound engineer. Getting your foot in the door feels like the easy part because if you show up at the right time you could get a job immediately with no prior experience. The hard part is sticking with it and moving up. Being a sound engineer is hard; […]
Create an Explosion of Reverb for Magical Song Transitions
UPDATE: This article appears in The Ultimate Guide to Creative Mixing on the Digico SD5. In this video, I describe how I used macros to create efficient shortcuts in my mix on the Digico SD5 as head of sound for the Out of This Word tour for Ringling Bros. Circus. In it, I show you […]
The Amazing Capacity and Limitation of the X32 with Drew Brashler
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk with Behringer X32 expert Drew Brashler. We answer loads of questions about the X32 and discuss his work with Christ’s Church of the Valley. I ask: What are the biggest mistakes you see people making who […]
Use a Ducker to Get Your Vocals (and your kick!) in the Pocket
UPDATE: This article appears in The Ultimate Guide to Creative Mixing on the Digico SD5. Have you ever had to mix some really dense backing tracks that made it impossible to find a place for the vocal? When I was working on building the mix for the Ringling Bros. Out Of This World tour I […]
Give Me MORE Kick! This effect saved the day.
UPDATE: This article appears in The Ultimate Guide to Creative Mixing on the Digico SD5. I kept getting asked to turn the kick up, but it was never loud enough. Eventually, it sounded like a kick drum solo with the rest of the band as backup. I was struggling with how to make the mix […]