Sound Design Live - Career building interviews on live sound, theatre, AV, recording, and sound system tuning
By Nathan Lively
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Build your career as a sound engineer.
The podcast for live audio professionals. Interviews with the leading innovators in concert, theatre, and corporate production. Submit your questions: http://buff.ly/Nwpsf0
Nathan Lively is a Career Coach for Audio Professionals, Podcast Consultant for Small Businesses, and Author.
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How to Buy and Sell Used Gear
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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No Technical Element Should Distract You from the Story on Stage
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May 25, 2023 |
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The Bass Whisperer: From Confusion to Alignment
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Random Questions with Nick Malgieri from d&b
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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IEM: The Recipe for Failure and How to Avoid It
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Why is the 125 Hz band so Important?
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Sexual Harassment Is a Workplace Safety Issue
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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How to Choose a Digital Console & Deal With Cranky Artists
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Nobody Cares until the Shit Hits the Fan
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Intro to Digital Wireless Intercom with Peter Erskine
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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What happens if you're not familiar with a speaker?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Nothing in an audio analyzer tells you how good it sounds
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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that moment when you realize monkeys are trying to steal your gear
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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When will this 'immersive' fad be over?
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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EQ Your Vocal Reverb Return
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Be Helpful From Anywhere in the World (pandemic or not)
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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You Need a Sound System Preflight Checklist
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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How to Settle Arguments and Get a Job Using Prediction Software
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Loudness Metering, Getting Jobs, and IEMs
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Building Virtual Mix Environments for Education
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May 29, 2021 |
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What we learned about the LV1 and loudness metering in DC
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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NEW WORKSHOP: Phase Alignment Science Academy
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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How to Make a Stage Plot That Will Save You Time and Misunderstanding
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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I have a favor to ask you
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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The Difficult Balance of Hustle and Self-care for Live Event Technicians
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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The 5%: Women in Pro Audio
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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What (wo)men want: How IEM mixes differ by gender
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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I'm Here to Make You Sound as Good as Possible
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Right Now Is the Best Time to Build
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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Gain Before Feedback Is Independent of the Level of the Talker
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Rog and Nathan's 5-hour Show about End-fire vs Gradient Arrays
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Can you mix better on speakers with flat magnitude and phase?
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Do cardioid subwoofer arrays work underneath a stage?
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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You can't predict subwoofer behavior in a room at 40Hz, but you can test it
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Compare 300 Different Microphones with Double Blind Listening Tests from Your Own Studio
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Is your Dante network truly redundant?
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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How Dave Gunness Finally Cracked the Code on Passive Cardioid Subwoofers
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May 03, 2020 |
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How Using Less EQ Can Stop Your Show from Sounding Horrible
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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1 Graph Setting You Need to Change in Smaart for Faster EQ Decisions
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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What You Should Know About Communication And Trust Between Artists And Sound Engineers
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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How to develop a habit of logical troubleshooting
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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Guess How Many Measurements Positions You Need for Proper Output EQ (it's more than 1!)
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Merlijn's Subwoofer Alignment Method Will Make You Feel like a Jedi Master
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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Dave Rat's Simple Problem Solving Mindset for a Long Fulfilling Career in Pro Audio
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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Choosing an online mixing course: Essential Live Sound Training vs Guerrilla Mixing
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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How an improperly connected motor cable arced up the chain and almost ended in disaster
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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This iPhone App Helps Musicians Mix Themselves from Stage
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sound system design for the Eagles Super Bowl Parade
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Fighting Microphone Feedback WITHOUT a Graphic EQ While Mixing Monitors from FOH
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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If Poor Speaker Choice and Placement Were a Crime, We'd All Go to Jail
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Real World troubleshooting tips for wireless microphone and In-ear-monitor dropouts and interference
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Jun 22, 2019 |
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If you're using audio over IT, but you don't know how it works, you will fail.
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May 25, 2019 |
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What's the difference between Broadway and Rock 'n' Roll to a system tech?
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May 17, 2019 |
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This secret weapon will make a Profile sound like no other Profile you've heard before
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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What is the best sounding target EQ curve to use in Smaart on every show?
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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I made sure every sound engineer, tour manager, and production manager knew I wanted to tour
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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How Robert Scovill Got Fired by John Cougar Mellancamp and Hired by Prince
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Dec 29, 2018 |
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How To Find Work And Become A Freelance Sound Engineer
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Why Andrew Stone Only Mixes For Himself
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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Stop Smaarting the Sound System
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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How Jamie Anderson Saves Time in System Tuning with Smaart Check Points
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Recovering from Burnout and Avoiding Overwhelm
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Sep 22, 2018 |
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Guerrilla Mixing
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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Why Touring Sound Engineers Are Getting Paid Less
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Mixing Monitors for Tears for Fears
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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Dan Dugan and the Birth of the Automatic Microphone Mixer
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Lessons from Module 5 of Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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Lessons from Module 4 of Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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Lessons from Module 3 of Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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Lessons from Module 2 of Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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Lessons from Module 1 of Pro Audio Workshop: Seeing Sound
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Is my course right for you? (opening today!)
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Bobby Owsinski: Why Do Concerts Sound So Bad?
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Jun 02, 2018 |
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Simple Ideas to Improve Acoustics in Recording Studios and Concert Halls
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May 18, 2018 |
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FOH Mixing: EQ it till it sounds good
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May 03, 2018 |
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Smaart is just a tool. You are the analyzer.
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Apr 19, 2018 |
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Everything I Feared about Digico Consoles Is Wrong
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Mar 23, 2018 |
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5 Pro Drummers Explain How to Make a Drum Kit Quieter on Stage
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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This Is How to Find the Perfect Show Volume Without an SPL Meter
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Get Booked Solid in Pro Audio
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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This Marketer Will Make You Look at Your Career Totally Differently
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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How to Be a Self Starter in the Audio Industry
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Feb 10, 2018 |
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9 Tips for Easy In Ear Monitor Setup
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Americans Like a Lot of Bass
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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This Is Why You Are Over EQing with Merlijn van Veen
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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110 Questions about Sound System Tuning - Pt. 4
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Oct 24, 2017 |
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The Amazing Capacity and Limitation of the X32 with Drew Brashler
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Sep 22, 2017 |
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Make Space for Bass in Your Ableton Live Mixes
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Sep 14, 2017 |
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110 Questions about Sound System Tuning - Pt. 3
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Jun 17, 2017 |
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110 Questions about Sound System Tuning - Pt. 2
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Jun 16, 2017 |
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110 Questions about Sound System Tuning - Pt. 1
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Jun 14, 2017 |
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Audio Calculators for Sound System Tuning
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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Mauricio Ramirez: Trust your ears, not just the audio analyzer
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May 22, 2017 |
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How to Mix Intuitively Using Daily Ear Training Games
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May 14, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up ✈️ BONUS: How to speed up your growth
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up ✈️ Lesson 14: Turning it all into a system
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Apr 02, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up ✈️ Lesson 13: Reaching out to potential clients
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Apr 01, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up ✈️ Lesson 11: How do you make friends as an adult?
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up ✈️ Lesson 12: Reaching out to colleagues
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 10: Who should I build relationships with?
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Mar 29, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 9: How do you get it?
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Mar 28, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 8: Why is this important?
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 7: Your positioning statement
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Mar 26, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 6: What makes you special?
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Mar 25, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 5: What makes you
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 4: Who is your ideal client?
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Mar 23, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 2: Commit To Your Goals
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 3: Financial and time needs
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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From the Sound Up✈️ Lesson 1: Introduction
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Mar 20, 2017 |
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Sound Design Live Episode 71 - Free Business Training: From the Sound Up✈️
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Mar 19, 2017 |
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Do you want a job as a touring FOH sound engineer? You need to hear this.
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Feb 07, 2017 |
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Behind the Scenes of the Ringling Brothers Circus Sound System
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Feb 03, 2017 |
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SATlive + Thomas Neumann: Sound system tuning with a single measurement microphone
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Nov 20, 2016 |
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SIM3 School with Bob McCarthy: Our biggest takeaways
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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Circus Touring with 21 Channels of Sim 3 Audio Analyzer
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Nov 08, 2016 |
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How to start offering podcast production services to your clients
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Apr 15, 2016 |
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Position Yourself for Non-stop Touring as a Stage Manager and Lighting Technician
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Mar 27, 2016 |
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Is IATSE worthwhile for sound engineers?
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Mar 14, 2016 |
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Networking and Referral Strategy for Sound Engineers
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Feb 27, 2016 |
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Content Marketing Strategy for Freelance Audio Engineers
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Feb 08, 2016 |
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Build self-confidence for better productivity with this simple habit of relaxation
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Jan 07, 2016 |
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Silence: The secret ingredient to sound design in advertising
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Dec 22, 2015 |
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Don't sell services; sell solutions
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Nov 24, 2015 |
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Mixing the most difficult musical on Broadway: Rock of Ages
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Nov 09, 2015 |
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ATTENTION, MUSICIANS: You need to figure out where money is made.
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Sep 23, 2015 |
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Turn Your iPhone into a Wireless Microphone
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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Is Live Sound Ruining Your Back? Health Mistakes You Don't Know You Are Making
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Aug 25, 2015 |
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SPECIAL REPORT: Sound System Design for Small Venues with Bob McCarthy
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Aug 10, 2015 |
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1 Critical Skill to Get Stage Theatre Jobs: How Surrey University Is Training Audio Engineers
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Jul 28, 2015 |
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of being a Tour Managing FOH Engineer
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Jul 12, 2015 |
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How Mike Built a Thriving Audio Business by Working All-night Parties That No One Else Wanted
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Jun 07, 2015 |
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360˚ Interactive Live Video Streaming with Zero Crew
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May 12, 2015 |
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Control Ableton Live from your Guitar with Wireless Bluetooth
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Apr 18, 2015 |
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How Jim Digby and the Event Safety Alliance Can Save Your Ass
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Apr 10, 2015 |
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The Sound Engineer's Path Webinar
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Feb 16, 2015 |
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What a CPA, Bookkeeper, & Business Manager Can Do for Your Business
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Jan 22, 2015 |
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How to Take Control of Your Wireless Microphones
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Dec 21, 2014 |
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Important Facts about Noise Induced Hearing Loss and How to Protect Yourself
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Dec 04, 2014 |
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11 Lessons I Learned From Ken 'Pooch' Van Druten
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Sep 04, 2014 |
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Multi Channel Wireless Home Theater Sound Systems
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Jul 24, 2014 |
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What the Hell Is AV Integration?
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Jun 13, 2014 |
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Learn To Become A Recording Engineer Online
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Apr 27, 2014 |
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Learn from the Sound Engineers for Tori Amos, Prodigy, and The White Stripes Online
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Mar 08, 2014 |
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10 Critical Tax Questions Answered For Sound Engineers
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Feb 08, 2014 |
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Mixing The Biggest Festivals In Europe with Dave Swallow
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Jan 04, 2014 |
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How To Find Speaker Coverage In One Step
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Dec 17, 2013 |
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Sound System Design & Optimization with Bob McCarthy
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Nov 15, 2013 |
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Behind Moldover's Kickstarter Success
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Nov 04, 2013 |
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Food And Drink At Work For Sound Engineers
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Oct 20, 2013 |
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Greatest Hits Volume 1
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Sep 21, 2013 |
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Beyond FOH: Job Search Advice For Sound Engineers
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Aug 11, 2013 |
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Career Advice For Freelance Designers
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Jul 17, 2013 |
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Condenser vs. Dynamic Microphones For Live Sound
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Jun 14, 2013 |
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Show Networks and Control Systems
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Dec 06, 2012 |
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From Highschool Dropout To Head Of Audio
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Sep 14, 2012 |
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Larry Crane & Tape Op Magazine
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Cables Are Dead
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Jul 05, 2012 |
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From Free To Fee - How To Incorporate Internet Streaming Into Your Live Event
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Jun 09, 2012 |
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Laptops Do Not Make Live Sound Simpler
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May 22, 2012 |
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It's A Golden Age For Internet Broadcast
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May 04, 2012 |
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Climbing The Ladder To Broadway Sound Designer
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Apr 15, 2012 |
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Designing Without A Script
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Mar 11, 2012 |
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Super Fun Instrument Design
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Feb 15, 2012 |
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Turning Technology Into Performance
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Nov 18, 2011 |
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Sound Design From The Actor's Perspective
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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Build A $100,000 Mixing Board
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Jun 12, 2011 |
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How To Use Plugins with an Analog Console And Wireless Control
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Jun 05, 2011 |
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Out Of Ideas? Just Add Reverb!
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May 29, 2011 |
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Create Your Own Speaker Processing App + Sound Design Meets Computer Programming
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May 22, 2011 |
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Sound Design for the Pulitzer Prize Winning Play "Ruined"
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May 07, 2011 |
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FL Studio Rocks + Free Barbie Samples
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May 05, 2011 |
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How To Mic An 800 Seat Theatre With Floor Mics
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May 01, 2011 |
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Mixing For Emmylou Harris & Producing SXSW
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Apr 26, 2011 |
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Use Subtitles To Reinforce Localization In Your Surround Sound Installation
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Mar 26, 2011 |
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Perfect Club Sound - Dance Music Kills? - What is Serato?
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Mar 24, 2011 |