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Nobody Cares Until the Shit Hits the Fan

Interview with FOH sound engineer Sean Sullivan about having a solid backup plan for every link in the signal chain and using virtual playback for sound system calibration.Loved this post? Try these:Support Sound Design Live on Patreon Sound Design Live Podcast Greatest Hits Volume 1 Mixing the most difficult musical on Broadway: Rock of Ages

How to Set Subwoofer Delay (6 top brands agree)

You don't need expensive equipment or a PHD to learn how to set subwoofer delay time. L-Acoustics, d&b audiotechnik, Coda Audio, RCF, Funktion-One and dB Technologies all recommend the same subwoofer phase alignment method.Loved this post? Try these:How to Estimate Delay and Level Offset Between Speakers in Your 3D Models SubAligner vs. L-Acoustics Preset Guide (K2 + SB28, Kiva + SB15m) Don’t Align Your Subwoofer to a Room Reflection

For the Best Concert Sound, Keep the LF Reverb Time Low

The control of low frequencies is critical to the success of a concert. Use directional subwoofer arrays and LF absorption.Loved this post? Try these:How to fight power alley using end-fire arrays How to Find Polarity Problems Ruining Your Sound System 110 Questions about Sound System Tuning – Pt. 4

Intro to Digital Wireless Intercom with Peter Erskine

Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play or Stitcher. Support Sound Design Live on Patreon. In this episode of Sound Design Live I’m joined by freelance coms and RF coordinator Peter Erskine. We discuss Unity Intercom, deploying intercom antennas properly, and the must have tools for today’s RF technician. I ask about Intercom in the Pandemic Age For someone who […]Loved this post? Try these:Why is wireless so hard?! Frequency Coordination and Antenna Placement for a Rock-Solid Wireless Microphone System How To Use Plugins with an Analog Console And Wireless Control

What happens if you’re not familiar with a speaker?

Interview with Ian Robertson, Arthur Skudra, and César Lamschtein about career advice coming out of the pandemic and how Tracebook can support your work in the field when you run into speakers you're not familiar with.Loved this post? Try these:How to practice reading phase traces when you don’t have a PA If Poor Speaker Choice and Placement Were a Crime, We’d All Go to Jail How To Find Speaker Coverage In One Step

Nothing in an audio analyzer tells you how good it sounds

Interview with advanced Systems Specialist at d&b audiotechnik, Nick MalgieriLoved this post? Try these:Know Your Audio Analyzer Averages Are you still trying to align your subwoofers with an audio analyzer? Mauricio Ramirez: Trust your ears, not just the audio analyzer

Stop recommending Linkwitz-Riley filters

Linkwitz-Riley filters may sum well electrically, but not necessarily acoustically when they are added to a speaker. Better to recommend them as targets to achieve a unity crossover and choose appropriate filters for each individual application. So why do people always recommend Linkwitz-Riley filters? When we look at a measurement like this and make sense, […]Loved this post? Try these:Spot Crossover Slopes in Smaart® and Avoid Falling Sharply Does every output in the signal chain need a high-pass filter? (remote) Home Theater Sound System Calibration with Smaart & Crosslite

that moment when you realize monkeys are trying to steal your gear

Interview with Chief Engineer at B2B Podcast Agency, K Bharath. We discuss podcast production and the dangers of outdoor production in Thailand.Loved this post? Try these:Where do I put the measurement microphone? Mauricio Ramirez: Trust your ears, not just the audio analyzer Start offering podcast production services to your clients

6 Top Brands, 1 Sub Alignment Method

L-Acoustics, d&b audiotechnik, Coda Audio, RCF, Funktion-One and dB Technologies all recommend the same sub alignment method.Loved this post? Try these:Merlijn’s Subwoofer Alignment Method Will Make You Feel like a Jedi Master SubAligner vs. L-Acoustics Preset Guide (K2 + SB28, Kiva + SB15m) 3 Phase Alignment Hacks to Make Your Sound System Tuning Easier

Sub Alignment: L-Acoustics, d&b, NEXO, Coda, RCF, Funktion-One & dB Technologies

L-Acoustics, d&b audiotechnik, Coda Audio, RCF, Funktion-One and dB Technologies all recommend the same sub alignment method.Loved this post? Try these:SubAligner vs. L-Acoustics Preset Guide (K2 + SB28, Kiva + SB15m) 3 Phase Alignment Hacks to Make Your Sound System Tuning Easier Do subwoofers need time alignment?