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Think About Things You Don't Think Of

2/15/2016

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BE INTENTIONAL

As an audio engineer, you should be VERY intentional about everything you touch in regards to how you present music. 

As an audio engineer, you should be VERY intentional about everything you touch in regards to how you present music.

As an audio engineer, you should be VERY intentional about everything you touch in regards to how you present music.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ THAT AGAIN...

Random Examples: 

Ask the drummer to use stronger dampening on toms during fast songs so that the decay of the toms match the tempo of the song, and less dampening for slower songs.

Use a delay calculator to calculate the pre-delay of your verbs so that they are enacting and decaying in rhythm of the song.  Kind of like this one or this one.  Or 60,000/bpm = ms.  Half it, quarter it - you get the idea.

If running sound live, and you are using a stereo system, match the panning of the guitars, keys, percussion, and background vocalists to their actual physical place on the stage.

Often times, reverb is better "felt" than heard; especially on faster songs.

Learn Mic Placement.

EQ is a last resort after you've done everything you can with instrument choices, mic choices, mic placement, etc.

Listen to this song with headphones on:
Did you notice anything?   Listen to it again.   Hint: The Toms. 

Oh that's too hard.  It's "funner" to randomly push buttons and turn knobs.

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    • Microphones
    • Loudspeakers >
      • Loudspeakers - Continued
    • Amplification
    • Understanding Alternating Current
    • Circuit Values
    • Amplifier Arrangements
    • Transistors
    • Interstage Coupling
    • Noise
    • Distortion Effects
    • Using an Oscilloscope
    • Frequency Response
    • Power Amplification
    • Phase Splitting Circuits
    • Audio Transformers
    • Distortion
    • Shielding
    • Cabling
    • Electro-Acoustics
    • Audio & Hearing
  • Microphone Types
  • Mic Placement
  • Gain Structure
  • Demystifying The Mixing Console
  • Equalization
  • Compression
  • The Ins & outs
  • The Sub Bus
  • The Voicing Concept
  • Reverb
  • Good Habits
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Stage Isolation & Drum Booths
  • System Feedback
  • System Noise & Hum
  • Electronic Repair
  • Speakers
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Noise Gates
  • Mixing 101 & Beyond
  • DIY Projects
  • Digital Audio Basics
  • Stage Lighting
    • Lighting Basics
    • Brightness
    • Color
    • Controls
    • Smoke
  • Books
    • Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook
    • Sound Recording & Production
    • The Art of Record Production
    • Recording & Production of Sound
    • BBC - Microphones
    • Microphones - 3rd Edition
    • How To Build A Small Studio
    • Acoustic Techniques for Home & Studio
  • The Blog
  • References Page