A long time ago, a friend of mine told me this simple technique he used to deal with a novice studio musician. You know the kind, the studio musician that might be great performer but somehow gets real stressed out in the studio. They feed off the audience when they’re playing live, rocking out and...
Just got a great comment from a . This doesn’t only apply to live sound. It’s important to anyone that deals with signal flow. There’s actually a part in my Signal Flow in 10 Easy Steps chapter that can be confusing. When I said: “Use a microphone cable to connect your vocal microphone to the mixing board....
A reader wrote in with a question about getting a good live vocal sound: My vocalist has a very soft voice, and we are trying to mic her for live performances. We are getting tons of bleed from other stage sounds like drums and guitar amp. We also are right on the edge of feedback,...
I’ve seen a fair amount of bad behavior when it comes to live sound-techs. I’ve probably been pretty bad myself on occasion. But if you really want to mess everything up before you’ve even got a steady live gig, you should definitely try some of these things out. 1. You shouldn’t care about what the...
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Namm was this past weekend. Lots of gear. But for some reason I wish I would have more to report. You see, it’s just becoming more and more of the same thing. Yay, here’s another entry-level interface that’s comparable to all the other entry-level interfaces out there. PreSonus came out with monitors, which sounds weird...
If you’re looking to learn how to EQ drums, look no further. The drums are the foundation of an exciting mix, and mixing punchy drums is a crucial part of making your mixes sound powerful. The bass drum keeps the pulse going, the snare drives the rhythm forward, and the feel of the drum beat...
This is a guest post by Jamie from Audio Engineering School. 1. Find Yourself A Mentor Or Critic Mixing, recording, sound design, and all the other complexities of audio engineering are all demanding tasks. They require an in-depth understanding of acoustic concepts and principles, intimate familiarity with the computers and software that have become industry standards,...
Got this question from a reader deciding on a firewire audio interface: “I have hard time deciding which audio interface to choose: “Steinberg MR816 X” or “Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56”. I would like to know your opinion about which interface to choose. The interface’s main purpose is to record vocals (almost no live instruments) –...