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5 Things I Had to Learn When I Started Mixing IEMs

Aleš Štefančič walks us step-by-step through all of the most important things he had to learn as he transitioned from mixing FOH to Monitors. Loved this post? Try these:Guerrilla Mixing You might be guerrilla mixing, if… Choosing an online mixing course: Essential Live Sound Training vs Guerrilla Mixing

You can’t predict subwoofer behavior in a room at 40Hz, but you can test it

Interview with the head of engineering support at Nexo, François Deffarges, about the problem with LR sub arrays, how to test subwoofer options, why asymmetrical horns look upside down, and the time François was publicly shamed (mistakenly) in the French national press. Loved this post? Try these:How Dave Gunness Brought Single-Driver Cardioid Subs To Market Dave Rat’s End-Fire Adjustable Arc Subwoofer Array Explained Merlijn’s Subwoofer Alignment Method Will Make You Feel like a Jedi Master

Conference Room Sound Design

Why isn’t conference room sound quality better? I work in a lot of conference rooms and there are some things that have always puzzled me. Luckily, I know someone who does conference room sound design for a living. I interviewed Josh Srago for the Sound Design Live podcast and he’s come back to answer more […] Loved this post? Try these:Fighting Microphone Feedback WITHOUT a Graphic EQ While Mixing Monitors from FOH in a Reverberant Room Sound System Design And Optimization with Bob McCarthy SPECIAL REPORT: Sound System Design for Small Venues with Bob McCarthy

Compare 300 Different Microphones with Double-Blind Listening Tests from Your Own Studio

Interview with Alex Oana from Audio Test Kitchen about entrepreneurship and how Audio Test Kitchen enables you to compare 300 microphones through double-blind listening tests from your own studio. Loved this post? Try these:Single Miking Groups On Stage With Condenser Microphones FL Studio Rocks + Free Barbie Samples Condenser vs. Dynamic Microphones For Live Sound

Is your Dante network truly redundant?

Interview with Preston Gray from Yamaha about the benefits of finding a mentor, redundant Dante networks, and how scuba diving is like pro audio. Loved this post? Try these:Mixing Monitors for Tears for Fears 6 things I’m looking forward to at Live Sound Summit 2019 Everything I Feared about Digico Consoles Is Wrong

22 Things I Learned or Overheard At Live Sound Summit 2020

Dave Rat: I don’t care what the measurement says. Make the system sound like my headphones. Dave created a 400ft headphone extension to be able to stand in the most distant coverage area and compare his headphones with the array. Dave Rat: The worst thing we ever did for correlated signals is also the best […] Loved this post? Try these:6 things I’m looking forward to at Live Sound Summit 2019 Essential Live Sound Training with Scott Adamson [REVIEW] Condenser Microphones For Live Sound

Use Smaart to Easily Create Your Own Personal Database of High-quality Near-Anechoic Measurements

Adjust measurement parameters to increase coherence (≥95%).
Log every detail necessary for future you to be able to recreate the setup. Loved this post? Try these:How to maximize gain before feedback of a podium microphone using Smaart® What do all of those squiggly lines mean? (a short intro to the graphs in Smaart®) How to take fast impulse response measurements in Smaart© without pissing people off

Will adding a crossover filter create better phase alignment between speakers from different families?

In an ideal world, we would always use matching speakers sets. Main from brand A is designed to work with Sub from brand A and we have confidence that when they are deployed in the field that they will work harmoniously together. But what happens when we combine two speakers from different families or brands? […] Loved this post? Try these:3 Phase Alignment Hacks to Make Your Sound System Tuning Easier Smaart® Beta: Will the new filter control in the delay finder help with your main+sub alignment? How to flatten the phase for easier main+sub alignment

How Dave Gunness Brought Single-Driver Cardioid Subs To Market

Interview with vice president of engineering at Fulcrum Acoustics, David Gunness, about improved gain-before-feedback with coaxial speakers, the cell phone material that helped crack the code on passive cardioid subs, and ground-stacked vs flown subwoofers. Loved this post? Try these:Is it better to face your subs at the wall? Dave Rat’s Simple Problem Solving Mindset for a Long Fulfilling Career in Pro Audio Do ground stacked subwoofers really give you 6dB for free?

How Dave Gunness Finally Cracked the Code on Passive Cardioid Subwoofers

Interview with vice president of engineering at Fulcrum Acoustics, David Gunness, about improved gain-before-feedback with coaxial speakers, the cell phone material that helped crack the code on passive cardioid subs, and ground-stacked vs flown subwoofers. Loved this post? Try these:How far apart can I space my subwoofers? Are you still trying to align your subwoofers with an audio analyzer? Dave Rat’s Simple Problem Solving Mindset for a Long Fulfilling Career in Pro Audio