How many times have you been at a live event and the audio didn't sound right? More than once, I'm sure. And I'll bet the problem had to do with balance. Balance is all about relationships. Hang with me guys because I am going to ask you to commit! Mix relationships are the key to good ... Read More
Before I found compression, my life was empty and void. Now that I have it, I feel so alive and...ok, so compression isn't THAT amazing but if you've got it, you should learn how and when to use it. What is compression? Audio compression is the process of reducing the dynamic range of a sound. ... Read More
The Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman concert came to an end and within moments, I was standing by their live engineer asking how he got such great tone from Steven's acoustic guitar. I was expecting him to say, “That’s what you get from a $4000 guitar.” I was expecting him to say, “It ... Read More
On one side of the chessboard was World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. On the other side of the board was the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was 1996. Six games of chess were to be played. Which one would prevail? Chess players know success comes from the ability to think several moves ahead. A ... Read More
Are your speakers in the best spot for your room? Are you confused about the sound you're getting from the subwoofers? In this episode, Chris interviews audio engineer Nathan Lively, author of 105 Questions about Sound System Tuning. They explore common questions and answers and ways to improve ... Read More
Mixing a new singer is a challenge because you don't know how they're supposed to sound. I was going through this the other week. It wasn't until I revisited what I thought was right that I found out it was all wrong. Elizabeth's a great singer and it's a pleasure to mix her vocal - but I ... Read More
Not all feedback is eliminated in the same way. Have you ever had people share a microphone and the ringing of feedback only happens with one person? Have you ever created feedback by altering the EQ of a channel? Let's find out why. What is feedback? Audio feedback is the sound created ... Read More
[UPDATE: Check out this HUGE new article on mixing acoustic guitars!] I'm behind the mixer and the pastor starts strumming a familiar sound. He starts singing and I KNOW I've heard the song before. I can't place it but I KNOW it's not a church song. Then it hits me, he's re-written the words ... Read More
