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Console Prep: Simplicity is Key (FREE lesson from Guerrilla Mixing on Digital Consoles)

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Learn more about Guerrilla Mixing on Digital Consoles. Quick notes: Start with system output setup, so you can later focus on inputOnly setup inputs that you need + 1 (minimal with spare lead vocal)Use shortest signal path from input to output (if building from scratch) - get the signal to the listenerMake sure you have all the channels you need (consider recording, intro, playback, communication, pink noise, DCA setup, etc)1:1 patch is usually simplest and most logical … [Read more...]

How an improperly connected motor cable arced up the chain and almost ended in disaster

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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 touring FOH sound engineer for Godsmack, Erik Rogers. We discuss how he dealt with various SPL limits while on tour, console setup, and why safety is never a compromise. I ask: What's one of the biggest things you've learned while working with Godsmack?Tell us about the biggest or maybe most painful mistake you've … [Read more...]

This secret weapon will make a Profile sound like no other Profile you’ve heard before

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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 Sean Quackenbush about how he got the job on the Brandi Carlile tour, his input and output setup, system tuning process, and secret weapon to make the Avid Venue Profile sound like no other profile you've heard before. 75% of touring is not so much the skill you have, it's can you get … [Read more...]

FOH Mixing: EQ it till it sounds good

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Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with FOH mixer Scott Adamson who has toured with some of my favorite bands including Passion Pit, Haim, Matt Kim, St. Vincent, and Sleater-Kinney. I ask: How do I become the next Scott Adamson and pursue a career touring as a FOH concert sound mixer? What would be your first steps if you had to start all over again? What are some of the biggest … [Read more...]