The Complete Guide

to Measurement Microphone Placement
for Subwoofer Alignment

For sound engineers who enjoy a deep level of complexity.

Get the Guide

What will you learn from the guide?

Solid mic placement strategy for the 4 common sound system designs.

Head-height or ground-plane?

We don't have ears on our feet, but what about the floor bounce?

Small venues?

Know what to avoid.

Left+Right or Left solo?

There's best practice and then there's field practice.

Where is the perfect microphone placement for subwoofer alignment?

If we can only have one alignment point, but there are 800 seats in the theatre, does it even matter?

"It does, because the differences over location aren’t random. They follow patterns. Mic positions sort out the patterns and connect them together. Each mic position has specific roles to play with purposeful (not random) placement."

Bob McCarthy

Nathan Lively

775k podcast downloads

  • 16 years of experience in pro audio, in 8 major cities across 3 countries
  • Interviewed 60 industry leaders (including Ken “Pooch” Van Druten with Linkin Park, Bob McCarthy from Meyer Sound, and Dave Swallow with La Roux)
  • 268 articles in Pro Sound News Europe, The Pro Audio Files, Soulsound, SoundGirls, and Sound Design Live
  • Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards for Sound Design
  • Toured nationally with the Ringling Bros. Circus

Master Your Craft

Get On Tour

Sound Design Live

105 Questions About Sound System Tuning

What Our Clients Are Saying

“A few sentences about your product. How it helps to solve clients' problems. It should convince the unconvinced. No fake quotes or photos! A few sentences about your product. How it helps to solve clients' problems. It should convince the unconvinced. No fake quotes or photos! ”

- JOHN SMITH
Download Now

Download The Guide

Everything you wanted to know about microphone placement for subwoofer alignment.