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Support Sound Design Live on Patreon for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive In this episode of Sound Design Live I interview Dave Swallow, the author of Live Audio: The Art Of Mixing A Show, about how he went from being the in-house sound engineer at a local music venue to mixing at the biggest festivals in Europe. We also discuss why graphic EQs are rubbish, time-aligning stage monitors for better vocal intelligibility, why lead singers use more than one stage monitor, how performers communicate with sound technicians, avoiding hearing damage, and why you should never defeat the ground on a power amp. http://sounddesignlive.com/audio-mixing-live-audio-dave-swallow http://www.sounddesignlive.com/donate/

Support Sound Design Live on Patreon for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive In sound system design, step one is to define speaker coverage. Lucky for you, Daniel Lundberg and I have created a great new speaker coverage calculator that makes this initial step quick and easy. The calculator will give you a consistent coverage result for any scenario, but unfortunately it's not very smart. It doesn't know about walls and other speakers, so it works best for single-speaker applications like balconies, side fills, and smaller venues. http://sounddesignlive.com/how-to-find-speaker-coverage-calculator-daniel-lundberg

In this episode of Sound Design Live I speak with the author of Sound System Design & Optimization and the Director of System Optimization at Meyer Sound, Bob McCarthy. We talk about variable acoustic architecture, why we must optimize before we mix, and how to prioritize our system check list. We also discuss why graphic EQs are useless, common misconceptions about stereo, the pitfalls of L/R stacked subs, why sound is so difficult to teach, tips for finding on-axis points and relative splay angles between speakers, wireless microphones for measurement, hardware and software measurement systems, and how to get what you want without humiliating the client. http://sounddesignlive.com/sound-system-design-optimization-bob-mccarthy Support Sound Design Live on Patreon for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive