Dan Dugan, who developed the first effective automatic microphone mixer, joins the show in Episode 208 and talks about how the auto-mixer was invented as well as how it works and was refined through the decades. An avid nature sound recordist, he also discusses that process and the way it’s a blend of art and science. And with more than 55 years in the pro audio industry, he’s also the first person in theatre to be termed a “sound designer.” This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath, RCF — and now — Rational Acoustics (welcome aboard!).
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The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard and Sam Boone.
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