Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk with the Sound Designer for Broken Chord and Project Design Manager for Sound Associates, Phillip Peglow. We discuss the night broadway was shutdown by COVID-19, whether or not you should go to graduate school, how EQ is ruining your show and what to do about it, why you'll never beat the room, and why you should give the producer … [Read more...]
MYTH: FIR filters always add a lot of delay and are impractical for live sound
FACT: FIR filters have an arbitrary amount of delay based on their design, making their application flexible and practical. In this interview with Michael John from Eclipse Audio we dispel FIR filter myths and discuss what live sound engineers need to know about their application in the field. Nathan So, I definitely want to talk to you about FIR Designer and filters and stuff, but first: when you are doing listening tests, what's one of your go-to reference tracks? Michael I tend … [Read more...]
3 EQ Snapshots That Will Make Your Corporate Event Mics More Transparent Using Smaart®: SM58, 185, MX412
The most common microphones I use on corporate events are Shure wireless SM58, WL185 Lavalier, and wired MX418. I created three EQ snapshots using a mic compare measurement in Smaart for a more transparent starting point. What is a mic compare measurement? In the same way that we use the transfer function measurement in Smaart to observe changes to our mix as it passes through speakers and the air, we can also observe changes to the source as it passes through microphones. To do this, … [Read more...]
What’s the difference between Broadway and Rock ‘n’ Roll to a system tech?
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What is the best sounding target EQ curve to use in Smaart® on every show?
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk with touring FOH mixer and system tech Chase Benedict about the challenges of touring, the benefits of starting out at a sound company, the dangers of relying on a single target EQ curve, and that time a lighting fixture fell on his head from 10ft in the air and he had to mix the show with electrical tape holding his face together. … [Read more...]