Stop Smaarting the Sound System

Smaarting the sound system has turned into a bad word. It refers to a quick and easy sound system tuning procedure that can ruin your show.

Here’s how to Smaart the sound system:

Buy audio analyzer software.
Don’t practice at home.
Take a single measurement of the combined system at FOH with 1/3oct smoothing.
Insert 50 EQ filters to make the trace appear flat.
Don’t use your ears. Base all of your decisions on the graph.

Download the Sound System Tuning Roadmap

Watch the entire video series: Get Started with Sound System Tuning

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