Ric Wallace's blog

Gain Structure:
Why You Insert the Main EQ at the L-R Insert Point vs Daisy-Chaining the EQ into the Signal Path After the Console.

Does that sentence make any sense at all to you? If you want to master your Gain Structure, it should. If that statement doesn’t make sense and you mix live music on a regular basis, you need figure it out fast! Improperly routed audio signals will be degraded significantly and therefore your mix will be degraded as well. Here's why:

The question I get asked most often is this: "How did you learn what all those buttons do?”

What is conventional wisd

Everything that you can't learn by standing in front of the gear and playing with the knobs! 

It's a fairly straightforward process to teach someone how to make changes to audio devices and discern the relative change in output.

Join me in a discussion about live sound mixing and I'll share with you my tips and tricks to stay organized, be more consistent and make your mix sound better!

I'll be online starting at 2pm EST (-5GMT) and will answer questions for an hour! Please follow the Webinars link on the front page for access. 

Tips for Live Sound Mixing

Topics I'll be covering;

2pm

Interested in learning more than just what the equipment does? Join me in the FOH Mix Engineer class to find out more about live sound than just the basics of equipment operation. I'll definitely challenge your working knowledge of equipment in my class, even the folks with a few years experience will have to pay close attention! But you also need to learn the techniques of workflow and planning for events as well. The level of knowledge, understanding and organization you display to prospective employers is very important if you want that cool gig with some high level artist!

I love working in the studio and I have produced numerous albums etc. I've had my studio tan a few times. But live sound is what really excites and amazes me. Live performance can be pure magic as anyone who has ever seen a good show knows. It's a emotional and uplifting experience unlike anything else. Sound Engineers are very important to the process of live performance. Young engineers who are starting their careers need a thorough grounding in the conventional wisdom of the craft if they expect to advance in the industry.

Have you ever wondered about how stages get designed, and layed out? How do the props get into place and what is all that shiny stuff hanging from the ceiling or or or...