The hosts review the goals of a PA system, the difference in perspective for tuning for a system designer and a band engineer, as well as some methods for measuring, and the things you can apply to a system to achieve your desired output.
The hosts discuss loudspeaker types, coverage goals, placement, and how to integrate subs, front fills and other PA into your setup.
The hosts jump into the first steps of understanding the signal flow of a FOH system.
During this episode the three hosts discuss various way to get “The Job” and even how to say no to a gig.
This episode wraps up the Building A Monitor Mix series covering sends on fader workflows, output masters and more.
As a continuation of Building A Monitor Mix, the hosts delve into which channels to use for various methods of monitoring including putting the mix together for wedges, side fills & subs vs. in-ear monitor setups. Brace yourself for some pretty technical information about specific workflows to help you get it done right.
Now it’s time to hit on how to actually put together the mix. In addition to covering many different approaches, they jump into how in-ear monitoring may be different than that of wedges, sidefills, or even drum subs.
The scariest part of doing sound: ringing out wedges. In this episode we spend some time going over quite a few methods for how to ring out wedges and eliminate feedback the best you can. We also jump into some workflows for checking your work.
Ryan O John is a musician turned engineer, turned product designer, turned podcast host. He was playing instruments by 5 years old, with his first shows at age 12, recording his own albums by 13, and touring by 16 — he leans heavily toward the geeky side of sound. From small local clubs to international stadiums, metal to pop, Ryan’s career in live sound mixing has covered a lot of ground traveling the world with a ton of artists including Jessie J, Andy Grammer, Tove Lo, Banks, Liam Payne, Capital Cities and many more. Beyond just touring with pop and rock acts, he also designs audio consoles and software, mix records, and race cars.
Brendan Dreaper picked up the drums in middle school, live music became an important part of his life. With a number of diversions under his belt, which included studying economics and working as a professional glassblower, he returned to music and found his footing behind the mixing console. Working from bar gigs to local festivals and eventually to touring with Magic! and Snoh Aalegra, Brendan has had the pleasure of making live music happen. Outside of geeking out about live sound on a podcast, he likes to play drums with the band vverevvolf, produce music and get real nerdy about anything Lord of the Rings related.
The third member of the trio, Joe Santarpia, is a live sound and recording/mixing engineer of 15 years, Tour Manager, Musician and Producer. His touring resume includes Mac Demarco, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Connan Mockasin, Best Coast, Surfer Blood, Inner Circle and others. Joe was a former staff engineer at Circle House Studios in Miami, FL and Faultline Studios (RIP) in San Francisco. during his free time he is an electronics hobbyist and recreational ice hockey player.
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