Old School Rules: Talking With Dave Natale About Mixing, Systems, Life & More
Catching up with a legendary front of house mixer, most recently pushing faders for The Rolling Stones, for a “pro to pro” conversation.
July 21, 2020
Catching up with a legendary front of house mixer, most recently pushing faders for The Rolling Stones, for a “pro to pro” conversation.
Whether on tour for months together or collaborating for a single day, mutual respect and a collective desire for superb audio should be at the heart of the partnership.
A look at how we can get these two critical elements to work together as the bedrock for quality worship music mixes.
Just because we’re able to add a microphone (or two) to every source on stage, does it mean we should?
Inside a method the author developed for fast adjustment of a noted guitarist’s tone during the course of shows.
How do we, as FOH engineers hired to make the artist sound great, approach advice given from that artist directly?
“Some of this may seem obvious, but trust me, most mistakes stem from ignoring these fundamental steps.”
A powerful, pristine mix doesn’t always have to be about loud, louder and loudest.
My goal is simply to envision a healthy balance, do the best I can, and let it go if I fall a bit short. I’ve learned that I can’t focus too much on one activity for an entire day and neglect the other stuff…
A (friendly) conversation about the use (and often overuse) of plugins as tools to help achieve a better mix, both at front of house and in monitor world.
That beautiful, pristine sound check that happened several hours ago can become a distant memory when the elements take over…
Challenging a common philosophy in new audio techs just starting their careers, fresh out of one audio school or another.