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February 10, 2018
How to Be a Self Starter in the Audio Industry
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In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with film maker and host of Roadie Free Radio, Larry Milburn. We discuss how to be a self starter in the audio industry and the many career paths of a sound engineer.
[image error]No one’s going to hand you a job in this industry. There is a large amount of self starting.
Notes
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Chas Sandford
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Karrie Keyes
Fela Davis
Quotes
One of the common threads that I’ve found with people is that they’ve all had a ferocious desire to learn.
No one’s going to hand you a job in this industry. There is a large amount of self starting.
You gotta be nice to people. That’s the best promotion you can do.
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February 2, 2018
9 Tips for Easy In-Ear Monitor Setup
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In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with monitor mixer, educator, writer, and musician Nicholas Radina from Cincinnati, OH. We discuss his best tips for easy in-ear monitor setup and get deep into wireless frequency coordination and strategies for mixing wireless IEMs(in-ear monitors). I ask:
How did you get your first job in audio?
Looking back on your career so far, what’s one of the best decisions you made to get more of the work that you really love?
What are some of the biggest mistakes you see people making who are new to mixing wireless IEMs?
Could you walk us through your process of wireless frequency coordination?
What are some of the specific challenges of working with O.A.R.?
From Facebook
ANDY: How necessary are audience mics?
ANDY: Corporate RF vs rock-n-roll RF
ANDY: Advice for mixing monitors from FOH, especially 6 or more mixes
STEVE: What console are you talking about with OAR and riding the fader?
STEVE: What do you bring to eat on long gigs?
[image error]The idea is to make the tuning situation as close as how it will be for the end user.
Notes
All music in this episode by ¡ZUMBA!, Salsa Caliente/Dan Barger, and Nicholas Radina.
What do I do if a band comes in with a surprise IEM pack that they want me to mix for?
Give them a stereo mix.
Try to discourage them from using one plug in and one plug out.
Find out how many outputs they need and if you can actually accommodate that.
Make sure you have the right gain structure between your desk and the ears.
9 Tips for Easy In-Ear Monitor Setup.
RF Coordination: Get it right. Using coordination software will keep everyone playing nice together and reveal local digital TV stations.
Sonic Image: Pan instruments appropriately in relationship to where they are on stage.
Gain staging: Make sure nothing looks crazy, for example the player’s pack volume is at 10, but your output is at 2.
Don’t try to monitor at the same level as the musicians. Instead, check in at their level occasionally, then back it down. That’s why my right hand is always on the cue fader.
Be careful with compression, especially on singers. Keep it light. Dynamics are where it’s at.
Don’t leave microphones open that are not being used.
Make sure your audience microphones are in phase.
Make sure the pack settings are consistent from pack to pack.
Always coordinate spare frequencies and keep a spare pack and wireless mic ready. Keep a spare output on a matrix so you can route any mix to the spare pack.
Hardware: Midas Pro X, Pro 2, SC48, Profile, Yamaha CL, Yamaha QL, Yamaha PM5D, RF Explorer, Porter & Davies tactile monitoring system.
Software: Shure Wireless Workbench, Flux Stereo Tool.
My Shure wireless coordination workflow–in 120 seconds!
Turn off all wireless transmitters.
Scan with an IEM pack at the performer’s position on stage.
Sync that pack to the receiver.
Repeat steps 2-3 with all IEMs.
Scan with your instrument receivers.
Quotes
A lot of opportunities come up because you are available.
Experience is it. You have to be in the belly of the beast and do the gigs.
If what’s coming off the deck isn’t good, it’s hard to make it better, but it is your job to try.
You feel like if you say no, the phone is going to stop ringing.
Seek out the music that you like and the work you really want to do instead of the gigs that pay well that you don’t like.
If you are always waiting for when you’re ready enough or good enough, you’re going to miss opportunities. Just trust yourself and do it.
You need to have your own IEM.
I do recommend that people buy stuff as low [in frequency] as possible because they keeping hacking off from the top down. So the lower you go, the safer you’ll be for the long term.
#1 tip for mixing monitors from FOH: split channels.
This interview was originally recorded live on FB. You can watch the video here.
My Shure wireless coordination workflow–in 120 seconds!
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January 18, 2018
Americans Like a Lot of Bass
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In this episode of Sound Design Live, I speak with freelance recording engineer and a sound system tuning expert for automotive audio and electrical consumer products, Shelley Uprichard. She walks us through sound system tuning for some of the biggest car manufacturers in the world (using mostly free tools and listening!) and how she got started in the automotive industry. I ask:
How did you get your first job in audio?
How are you finding clients for system tuning?
Can you take me on a tour of a day in your life?
What are your favorite Danish bands?
What is the work opportunity for audio like in Copenhagen?
What’s in your work bag?
[image error]The idea is to make the tuning situation as close as how it will be for the end user.
Notes
All music in this episode by Kaya Nova, Eh Bau, and Reptile Youth
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Bang & Olufsen, Arkamys
Software: True RTA, REW
Quotes
You need to know everything about how it’s going to be used and then you can make the best decisions.
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December 14, 2017
Inside Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound
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December 2, 2017
Get 12 Weeks of Coaching in 5 Minutes
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Where do I put the measurement microphone?
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November 22, 2017
Audio Calculators for Sound System Tuning
[Originally publish by Merlijn van Veen here.]
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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.
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Show notes:
All music in this episode by DJ More SA.
Bob McCarthy is currently head of the System Design and Optimization department at Meyer Sound.
Mauricio Ramirez is currently senior seminar instructor at Meyer Sound.
Merlijn Van Veen is an independent seminar instructor, designer, and tech.
Daniel Lundberg is currently Head of Sound with the national tour of .
TSDCA: Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association
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