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Can you match speakers through space and time? (

What if I want to compare my speaker to your speaker to see if they are compatible? Is there any way to actually do an apples to apples comparison? Hypothesis: Yes! Let’s look at an example. Is a PRX615M compatible with a PRX618S? I don’t have either. How will I find out? My first idea […]

This article Can you match speakers through space and time? (

Can you match speakers through space and time? (

What if I want to compare my speaker to your speaker to see if they are compatible? Is there any way to actually do an apples to apples comparison? Hypothesis: Yes! Let’s look at an example. Is a PRX615M compatible with a PRX618S? I don’t have either. How will I find out? My first idea […]

This article Can you match speakers through space and time? (

Can you match speakers through space and time? (

What if I want to compare my speaker to your speaker to see if they are compatible? Is there any way to actually do an apples to apples comparison? Hypothesis: Yes! Let’s look at an example. Is a PRX615M compatible with a PRX618S? I don’t have either. How will I find out? My first idea […]

This article Can you match speakers through space and time? (

Can you match speakers through space and time? (

What if I want to compare my speaker to your speaker to see if they are compatible? Is there any way to actually do an apples to apples comparison? Hypothesis: Yes! Let’s look at an example. Is a PRX615M compatible with a PRX618S? I don’t have either. How will I find out? My first idea […]

This article Can you match speakers through space and time? (

Can you match speakers through space and time? (

What if I want to compare my speaker to your speaker to see if they are compatible? Is there any way to actually do an apples to apples comparison? Hypothesis: Yes! Let’s look at an example. Is a PRX615M compatible with a PRX618S? I don’t have either. How will I find out? My first idea […]

This article Can you match speakers through space and time? (

Is it better to face your subs at the wall?

I worked on a show last month where I decided to face the subwoofers at the wall. People were looking at me funny and asking questions…and that was before they even saw the subs.

Does every output in the signal chain need a high-pass filter?

For the first 8 years of my career as a live sound engineer I thought that the more high-pass filters I used, the better protected I would be. More is better, right? I would put a high-pass filter on my console outputs, on my DSP, and on the speakers if they had built in processing. […]

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Does every step in the signal chain need a high-pass filter?

For the first 8 years of my career as a live sound engineer I thought that the more high-pass filters I used, the better protected I would be. More is better, right? I would put a high-pass filter on my console outputs, on my DSP, and on the speakers if they had built in processing. […]

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What You Should Know About Communication And Trust Between Artists And Sound Engineers

Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk musical artist Ozark Henry about his new album Paramount recorded in Aura3d. We discuss the challenges and benefits of live recording, being faithful to the artist’s vision in your mix, and the one thing Henry wishes […]

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Do ground stacked subwoofers really give you 6dB for free?

I always thought that ground-stacked subs gave you 6dB for free, but the truth is not black and white.

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