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 Mauricio Ramirez, senior seminar instructor at Meyer Sound. We discuss some of the biggest mistakes he sees made by people who are new to sound system tuning. We also cover: Most popular test tracks. Which country has the most audio engineers who smoke? How did you get your first job in audio? What is the best choice you … [Read more...]
Do you want a job as a touring FOH sound engineer? You need to hear this.
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 Dave Swallow, Merlijn van Veen, Bob McCarthy, Darryn de la Soul, and Michelle Pettinato about their best tips to find a touring FOH sound engineer job. With whom should I build relationships to get international touring gigs? Should I work for free to get my foot in the door? Who are the best people to cold call to find … [Read more...]
SIM3 is easy. The hard part is figuring out what to do with that data.
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of the Sound Design Live podcast, I chat with Dale West and Brian Mohr about the most important things we learned at Meyer Sound's SIM3 seminar with Bob McCarthy. We talk about calculating phase offset for a frequency range, using lateral aspect ratio to space your front fills correctly, aligning off-axis points of your speakers for even coverage, and debunking line array myths. Download Dale's … [Read more...]
Growth Hack 2016: 13-Day Career Building Challenge
Are you ready to blast into 2016 with new energy and ideas? Start the year off right with this 13-day career building challenge. Commit to professional growth this year as a sound engineer and as an entrepreneur. You'll receive a short lesson and action step each day from such industry leaders as Bob McCarthy, Darryn de la Soul, Dave Swallow, Merlijn Van Veen, Moldover, Larry Crane, Josh Srago, Ken "Pooch" Van Druten, Björgvin Benediktsson, Harry Mack, and Steve Knots. … [Read more...]
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 sense. Here's the intro video: https://youtu.be/Qdcuw44VCJs Things I liked The human hearing system is quite easy to fool. -Pat Brown I'm a big fan of step-by-step courses, … [Read more...]