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 senior technical support and education specialist at Meyer Sound, Merlijn van Veen. We discuss subwoofer alignment, subwoofer spacing, and M-noise. I ask: In Subwoofer Alignment: The foolproof relative / absolute method you describe a process of comparing two sources in the near-field when they are side-by-side and … [Read more...]
Audio Calculators for Sound System Tuning
[Originally publish by Merlijn van Veen here.] 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 Bob McCarthy, Mauricio Ramirez, Merlijn Van Veen and Daniel Lundberg about the best audio calculators for sound system design and optimization in the categories of desert island, design work, field work, and education. Download the Audio Calculators Toolbox Show notes: All music in … [Read more...]
This Is Why You Are Over EQing
Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with sound consultant and educator Merlijn van Veen while attending his Calibration and Design Techniques for Modern Sound Systems workshop at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. We talk about the way that audio analyzers used in sound system tuning can easily be abused for micromanagement and over EQing, my learnings from the workshop, and your … [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...]