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...]
Analysis: How to Tune a PA System for Live Sound
One of the most popular articles on sound system EQ is How to Tune a PA System for Live Sound by Brad Pack. In this article I will compare and contrast it against my own methods. Things I do the same Start by testing the system with a few high-quality tracks that you know really well. Yes! Listen first. The first step on my sound system tuning checklist is always Console Check (aka output verification). Walk around and see what it sounds like up front, way in the back and over at the … [Read more...]