Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I speak with filmmaker and host of Roadie Free Radio, Larry Milburn. We discuss how to be a self-starter in the audio industry and the many career paths of a sound engineer. No one's going to hand you a job in this industry. There is a large amount of self starting. Notes Roadie Free Radio: Check out these episodes Sean Quackenbush Chas Sandford … [Read more...]
Americans Like a Lot of Bass
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with freelance recording engineer and a sound system tuning expert for automotive audio and electrical consumer products, Shelley Uprichard. She walks us through sound system tuning for some of the biggest car manufacturers in the world (using mostly free tools and listening!) and how she got started in the automotive industry. I ask: How did you … [Read more...]
Lively start to ‘Surviving to Thriving’ coaching course
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Make Space for Bass in Your Ableton Live Mixes
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk with producer and course instructor Steve Knots about getting great bass with your Ableton Live mixes. We also discuss: Going to school in NYC. How to get your clients and colleagues to care about sound system tuning. The most important things he learned at music school. The benefits of education. The nuts and bolts of living and … [Read more...]
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 there. The latest science says that the key to becoming an expert is diligent practice. Not just repetition, but focused action with the goal of improved performance. And how do you get that? Individualized … [Read more...]