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 are new to working with the X32? What are the main differences between X32 and M32? How do you set up the X32 for rock-solid wireless … [Read more...]
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 ran into exactly this problem. Not only did I have a very mid-range dense arrangement, but there was an equally dense sweetener track mixed in at the same volume. The musical director was asking for more … [Read more...]
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 work when I discovered the Audio Enhancer effect on the Digico SD5. Through experimentation, I found that if I inserted the Audio Enhancer on the SM52 Beta channel with a setting of 2.3kHz on the crossover and … [Read more...]
Mixing Monitors from FOH: 17 lessons I learned from Grealy at Soulsound
https://youtu.be/OsFwGZS1PZ4 It doesn't matter how good a monitor engineer you are. If you have severe 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 desk has in input attenuator. On a digital console, duplicate all inputs and setup a completely separate mix for the stage, even in … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes of the Ringling Brothers Circus Sound System
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of the Sound Design Live podcast, I want to share with you an interview that I did with Nate Schneider at AV Shop Talk. We talk about the technical challenges I faced while touring with the Ringling Brothers Circus, how I got my first jobs in the seven different cities I’ve lived in, and the advice I would give to 23 year-old me. Show notes: All music in this episode by Colin … [Read more...]