A live sound engineer's world revolves around the venue. Whether you find yourself working in a cozy club or an expansive concert arena, every location has challenges. It takes more than plugging in a few amplifiers and turning up the volume full blast to get the job done. Experience and ingenuity are needed to ensure that the band's sound is always at its best.
Live Audio is a practical, hands-on, 'in the trenches' guide to mixing and live sound from an author with years of professional experience. Combining a lively writing style and real world examples with essential details covering the technical and practical aspects of working a live show, Live Audio gives you a real-world look into working a live venue.
Learn the technical, practical, and political aspects of the job.
*Choosing the right equipment
*Being creative with the tools you are given
*Letting your mixes become more instinctual
*Understand the important elements of live mixing
*Working with the band
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Mixing Engineer, Live and Studio Audio Engineer, Tour Manager, Tour Consultant Toured Extensively in Europe, North America, South America, Japan Mixed & Supervised countless sessions including: Itunes, Aol, Yahoo, BBC, B-side cuts... Live TV appearances include: Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, Dave Letterman, Austin City Limits, Conan O'Brien, Regis & Kelly, VH1, Later with Jools Holland, Brit Awards, Live at Abbey Road, BBC One Sessions, Parkinson, Friday Night Project, Album Chart Show, E4, Taratata, New Pop, Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr, Top of The Pops, CD:UK, T4, Davina, Mobo Awards
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Why You Don't Want to Run Audio for a Living
24 Sep 2011
By Fly By Light
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I've run sound, I've played with bands, and I've managed finances for a touring sound guy. What I like best about this book is that the author shares a lot of unvarnished truth about touring. This is a job only for those who cannot live without it. It can take a tremendous toll on your family, your personal life and your health. Even if you are doing small jobs, you are unappreciated: if you do a good job, people that have never done it before presume that any monkey can run sound - you turn it on, you turn it up if you can't hear it, and you turn it down if it's too loud. On the other hand, if the sound is bad, you are blamed whether it's your fault or not. So, I have joined the ranks of those who know how to run sound but refuse to do so.
The author's articulate and thorough discussion of innumerable issues faced by a sound engineer demonstrates great depth of knowledge and experience. Matching impedence and wattage between amps and speakers usually gets little attention, but the author gives electricity a thorough discussion here. However, the book goes far beyond the technical and goes into valuable skills, like planning, organizing, coping and dealing with difficult people.
Live audio is a demanding job with lousy hours and pay. Apprenticing can be even worse, especially if you find that the job is not "for you". This book gives you a lot of knowlege, and the author's wisdom gained from the process, without the pain that usually accompanies the aquisition of said wisdom. Most of the book is very readable, and the rest is valuable as a technical reference. If you're one of those that MUST run live audio, it will have at least a few lessons learned that you can use. If you are not, you get some knowledge and perspective of the craft without the bumps and bruises.
The author's articulate and thorough discussion of innumerable issues faced by a sound engineer demonstrates great depth of knowledge and experience. Matching impedence and wattage between amps and speakers usually gets little attention, but the author gives electricity a thorough discussion here. However, the book goes far beyond the technical and goes into valuable skills, like planning, organizing, coping and dealing with difficult people.
Live audio is a demanding job with lousy hours and pay. Apprenticing can be even worse, especially if you find that the job is not "for you". This book gives you a lot of knowlege, and the author's wisdom gained from the process, without the pain that usually accompanies the aquisition of said wisdom. Most of the book is very readable, and the rest is valuable as a technical reference. If you're one of those that MUST run live audio, it will have at least a few lessons learned that you can use. If you are not, you get some knowledge and perspective of the craft without the bumps and bruises.
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So you want to make a rock-and-roll star?
27 Jan 2011
By Heather LaRee
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I wish this book had been around when my now older son was a teen! Dave Swallow does a fine job here laying out the basics and the groundwork for learning all about this great behind-the-scenes career (or hobby). Set up like a textbook, this book is easy-to-follow and to understand. I don't know the first thing about how music or electricity works and I really enjoyed it! I discussed this book with my musician son and he thinks this would have been a very helpful when he was learning both sides of the stage. Very cool!
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The Art of Mixing a Show?? One chapter on mixing the show...
6 Feb 2011
By J. Mitcham
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I have been looking for a book that would really explain the art of mixing live audio. I find it funny that a book that claims to teach the art of mixing a show only had 1 chapter on mixing. Everything else was about setting up equipment, tuning the system, mic placement, setlists, soundchecks, etc. Don't get me wrong, there was a lot of information in the book and I would recommend it to a beginner, but it wasn't about mixing. Mixing was only one component. I also didn't feel very satisfied with the explanations given in the book. As I read, I felt like the author was trying to explain things, while not really being able to. It comes across as very simplistic at times. I get the sense that the author knows how to do everything in the book, but he's not great at explaining it in a book. My advice is to browse through the table of contents first and read a sample chapter. Also, wait for the price to come down because for the price I would expect better quality.
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