Category Archives: Tips and Advice

Get the Most Out of Your Sound Check

Shout out to Chris Huff over at Behind the Mixer for writing an excellent post, “Taking Control of Your Music: Musician’s Guide to Sound Checking.” Below are 4 easy steps to get the most out of your sound check. Line … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Halftime Debacle

Chris Huff of Behind the Mixer wrote an excellent post about the Super Bowl Half-Time Debacle: We totally agree with Chris. We cringed as we watched the half time show — missed cues, lack of vocal compression on a singer, … Continue reading

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I Have a Small Band, Why do I Need a Sound Engineer?

Live sound engineers make sure that the instruments and vocals at concerts blend together. The engineer is responsible for getting ­every subtle tweak of voice and instrument into your ears in a balanced way. All instruments and voices aren’t created … Continue reading

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