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No Technical Element Should Distract You from the Story on Stage

Interview with the vice president of audio at PRG, David Strang, about sound system design for Broadway and the challenges in the post-Covid audio industry. Loved this post? Try these:One Critical Skill You Need to Get Stage Theatre Jobs: How Surrey University Is Training Audio Engineers Position Yourself for Non-stop Touring as a Stage Manager and Lighting Technician Where do clients come from?

IEM: The Recipe for Failure and How to Avoid It

Interview with Sana Romanos from Meyer Sound about in-ear monitor best practices and pitfalls.Loved this post? Try these:Mixing The Biggest Festivals In Europe with Dave Swallow INFOGRAPHIC: Create an IEM Link Budget to Avoid RF Dropout and Overload Sound Design Live eBook – FREE Chapter

Sound System Setup: Why Subwoofer Crossover Alignment is Critical

Subwoofer crossover alignment is critical not only for an exciting show, but also to accurately reproduce the performance, protect the equipment and audience health, and keep from pissing off the neighbors.Loved this post? Try these:Should audience depth influence crossover frequency between main and sub? Do subwoofers need time alignment? What do sub alignment sound waves look like?

SubAligner Walk Through and Q&A

Which DSP Preset should I choose?What are the biggest mistakes to avoid?How do I verify that it's working?Loved this post? Try these:SubAligner vs. L-Acoustics Preset Guide (K2 + SB28, Kiva + SB15m) d&b audiotechnik ArrayCalc vs SubAligner 3 Phase Alignment Hacks to Make Your Sound System Tuning Easier

How do we know if we have good data?

How do we know if we are measuring direct sound, reflections, or just noise?How do we verify audio analyzer data?Loved this post? Try these:How to take fast impulse response measurements in Smaart© without pissing people off SIM3 is easy. The hard part is figuring out what to do with that data. SubAligner vs. L-Acoustics Preset Guide (K2 + SB28, Kiva + SB15m)

Subwoofer alignment by ear??

We try inverted sine waves, band limited pink noise, and music.Loved this post? Try these:Subwoofer Alignment at The Redmoor Cincinnati Merlijn’s Subwoofer Alignment Method Will Make You Feel like a Jedi Master Smaart® Beta: Will the new filter control in the delay finder help with your main+sub alignment?

Why is the 125 Hz band so important?

Interview with the author of Rock and Pop Venues: Acoustic and Architectural Design and founder of Flex Acoustics, Niels Adelman-Larsen. We discuss room acoustics, reverb time, and sound system design.Loved this post? Try these:For the Best Concert Sound, Keep the LF Reverb Time Low 110 Questions about Sound System Tuning – Pt. 3 1 Graph Setting You Need to Change in Smaart for Faster EQ Decisions

Sexual Harassment Is a Workplace Safety Issue

Interview with Kim Warnick on sexual harassment at live events, how the laws affect freelancers and employees differently, and a day in the life of a touring crisis counselor.Loved this post? Try these:3 Biggest Takeaways from Live Sound Summit 2021 How Jim Digby and the Event Safety Alliance Can Save Your Ass Do you want a job as a touring FOH sound engineer? You need to hear this.

How to Choose a Digital Console & Deal With Cranky Artists

Interview with Ken Newman about the definition of good sound, choosing the right digital console, and vocal reverbLoved this post? Try these:Console Prep: Simplicity is Key (FREE lesson from Guerrilla Mixing on Digital Consoles) Intro to Digital Wireless Intercom with Peter Erskine You might be guerrilla mixing, if…

Stop Blindly Recommending Linkwitz-Riley Filters

Linkwitz-Riley filters may sum well electrically, but not acoustically. For this reason I think their best function is as targets, but not a generic crossover filter design recommendation. For example: 👎 “Using LR24 filters will give you a flat acoustic frequency response through the crossover region.” 👍 “Using LR24 targets will give you a flat […]Loved this post? Try these:Spot Crossover Slopes in Smaart® and Avoid Falling Sharply Do all-pass and FIR filters cause delay? (remote) Home Theater Sound System Calibration with Smaart & Crosslite