Live Sound Bootcamp

Ep 6 Moving On Up: How to Work on Bigger and Better Things Pt 2

This question has come up over and over again through the years, and it seems to land in a topic that isn't discussed widely.  How does one move from small clubs, to

Ep 5 Moving On Up: How to Work on Bigger and Better Things Pt 1

This question has come up over and over again through the years, and it seems to land in a topic that isn't discussed widely.  How does one move from small clubs, to

Ep 4 Orchestras and Classical Instruments in Bigger Mixes

Remember last episode when we said we would land in the concept of Season 3, answering listener questions, well we screwed that up.  In this episode we answer a question

Ep3 Dialogue, Talking Heads, the "Simple Stuff"

So finally we fall into the concept of Season 3, answering listener questions.  In this episode we answer a question that digs into dialogue, corporate events, house of w

Ep2 Being Efficient When Doing Shows

Lies and lies, we told you that we would have shorter episodes, and we told you that Season three would be dedicated to digging directly into listener questions, but this

Ep1 Troubleshooting

As we enter season three of this podcast, we've decided it makes sense to finally really dig directly into listener questions.  We also had realized that while we ha

Ep14 Strings

Sticking to the "wall of sound" instruments we chat about strings and some of the various methods for getting them to sound cohesive, or stick out as solo instruments.  W

Ep13 Choirs

We gave up on the idea that we would cover multiple topics in this one episode, but in this extra-long episode we knock out one!  Choirs and background vocalists, why did

Ep12 Horns and Brass

We really really did think that we would cover multiple topics in this one episode, but in this extra-long episode we barely covered one!  Not the most common input but b

Ep11 Pianos, Keyboards and Synths

Since it's been ages since we've done an episode, in this extra-long episode we try to make up for lost time!  Continuing down the path of the channel by channe

Ep10 Vocals

In this extra-long episode we skip ahead a bit, and dig into arguably the most important input, vocals.  Like all of the previous episodes we spend a lot of time chatting

Ep9 Playback

Covering anywhere from one to a sixty inputs this episode, we dig into playback.  We chat about how to setup the outputs in the rig, how to prioritize the sounds, the dif

Ep8 Acoustics and Stringed Instruments

A whole family of inputs in the channel list, this episode we dig into an assortment of instruments that come up in many genres.  Acoustic guitars and other stringed inst

Ep7 Group Bussing and Master Bus Processing

Throwing the hosts for a loop, this episode is an off-the-cuff dive into how routing affects your line check.  We dig into the idea of using grouping for drums, bass, and

Ep6 Guitars

Guitars, often the next input in the list, can be quite complicated to manage.  This episode dives into how to capture the tones, how to process them, and even how to app

Ep5 Bass Guitar

The next input in the channel list: Bass Guitar.  Weirdly, we don't actually talk much about basses pedals and amps, but man we really dig into the processing that a

Ep4 Hi Hats, Rides, and Overheads

We honestly thought this might be a boring episode, but it turned out to be one of the most interesting discussions.  In this episode we chat about cymbal selection, micr

Ep3 Toms and the Relationship Between the Drums

In this episode we bring in a guest-expert Emmanuel “E-MAN” Cervantes (this guy literally started playing drums at age 3!), and hit the next set of inputs in the channel

Ep2 The Snare Drum

As we continue through the line-check, we hit input number 2, commonly the loudest thing on stage, the snare drum.  Much like the first episode in the line-check, we dig

Ep1 The Kick Drum

Season 2 is here!  In this season we dig into each input, one at a time.  It's like the podcast of a line check.  Input 1, the infamous kick drum.  We deep dive into