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My Pro 2 Setup For Live Bands
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ:
www.offshoreaudio.no/eq
When you work at a venue you have a lot of different acts coming through all the time
They all have different needs; different inputs, different monitors, different effects and so on
It’s a pain to build up a showfile from scratch every time,
Especially so if you’re using a midas pro mixer.
So in this video I’m going to take you through my starting patch on the midas pro 2, and I’ll let you know how I usually mix a band.
This is my starting point for basically everything I mix on one of these mixers, and also what I give to touring techs if they’re using the house mixer
It gets me up and running in no time so I can focus on the soundcheck
If we’ve not met yet I’m andrew and I spend all my time mixing shows. I’ve been doing it in some capacity for about 10 years and I mix a lot on midas pro mixers.
We’ll cover the creative mixing choices I makeThat’s EQ, compression, gating for drums, bass, vocals etc.
As well as what FX I use and how I route everything through matrices and buses.
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Inside a Sound Engineer’s Workspace
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq What does it look like inside a concert venue in the heart of the city? What kind of mixer and equipment are we using? What do we use for PA and monitoring, And how much do we have What other technical equipment do we have on site and what do we do if we don’t have something And what’s the process from coming t...
Wireless Mic Setup For Concerts
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq Shure Wireless training www.shure.com/en-ASIA/shure-audio-institute/online-training If you’re using wireless microphones for any kind of event or performance you need to be sure they’ll work Wireless mics are everywhere and they make life easy The artist can jump about the stage, the talent can go wherever they...
Does Stereo Mixing Even Matter in Live Sound?
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq When we think of music we almost always think of it in stereo The word stereo has even been adopted to mean a device for music playback When people have studios they always go on about the stereo image But is that even relevant in live sound We often start mixing with a simple stereo PA but When you graduate on...
Every Role In A Live Music Venue
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq When you start working as a sound tech, you’re often on your own. You are responsible for everything From meeting the band, to mixing front of house and monitors, Depending on the venue you might be doing the lights too As you move onto larger shows, there’s more people that you work with It helps to have an id...
10 Years Of Live Sound Advice In 10 Minutes
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq I mixed my first show 10 years ago. I use the word show loosely because it was college students in a cafe and I was a college student. if I knew how little I knew At the time, I would’ve said no to the job. I thought I knew a lot becuase I’d studied for a couple of years, But I knew very little about gates, mon...
What Are Matrix Outputs And When To Use Them
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq Almost every modern digital mixer has matrices. But like a lot of things on a digital mixer they can be confusing. What exactly are they? How are they different from aux buses? What do we use them for? We’ll cover how to use matrices to route audio, What you might send to a matrix, And at least one less convent...
Where NOT To Work As A Live Sound Engineer
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Get started with better EQ with 3 steps to perfect EQ: offshoreaudio.no/eq You have to work hard to be a live sound engineer, and in the beginning, we’re just happy to have a job. But some places will take advantage of that. Often, these are the venues with the worst pay and the highest levels of stress. In this video, we’ll cover 3 warning signs that a venue might not be worth working at - and...
Does Gain Matter in Live Sound?
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq Gain affects everything in live sound. Even if things sound great at first, you could end up running into problems further down the line. In this video, you’ll learn: How to set gain correctly, What can happen if you don’t get it right from the start, and Answers to common complaints like, “It’s too loud.” When...
Quick Start Guide For Open Sound Meter
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Tune sound systems fast with the PA checkpoint chart: offshoreaudio.no/checkpoint Learn system tuning: ua-cam.com/video/ALjEBJXHGQw/v-deo.html Recommended mic for tuning: www.rationalacoustics.com/products/ra-rta-420cal If you want to learn how to use Open Sound Meter for tuning speaker systems but don’t know where to start, this video is for you. We’ll go over the basics of Open Sound Meter: h...
Sound Engineer's Tour Of A Music Venue
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Get up and running faster with my dante cheat sheet: www.offshoreaudio.no/dante Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq Every music venue is a little different, so come with me and I'll take you on a tour of a music venue that I work in. We'll have a look at the mixer, the PA, and all the secrets that are backstage. I'll also give you a little overvi...
Should I Quit Live Sound?
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq Get set up quicker with the dante cheat sheet: www.offshoreaudio.no/dante I heard the other day that a colleague is throwing in the towel. They quit the band they were working with and decided to go back to school to study IT. It got me thinking a lot about quitting, and what it actually means to quit. So I tho...
How Loud Is Too Loud In Live Sound
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/checkpoint We all love a high energy show but a lot of the time we think volume = energy in a show Everybody’s experience of what loud sounds like is different, and it’s not always safe. In this video we’ll cover why that is We’ll talk about why we should be measuring our shows The facts around volume level and he...
Live Sound Gear In Music Venues
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Get to grips with dante with my dante cheat sheet: www.offshoreaudio.no/dante If you’ve not done a lot of mixing or only mixed in one place Then you might wonder what it’s like in other venues Your first time in a new venue can be stressful if you don't know what equipment to expect But thankfully most venues operate in a fairly similar manner I'll guide you through all of the gear you're likel...
The Biggest Problem In Live Sound
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Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ: www.offshoreaudio.no/eq The biggest problem in live audio is always people Gear can be tempremental but I’ve never felt belittled by a mixer when it glitches out It’s a job that we should love but some people just love to make it suck Here’s 3 toxic behaviours you need to watch out for if you work in live audio.
Set Up A Simple Speaker System
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Set Up A Simple Speaker System
How To Choose A Live Sound Mixer
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How To Choose A Live Sound Mixer
What Is DSP In Live Audio
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What Is DSP In Live Audio
Recording A Live Concert
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Recording A Live Concert
Every Mic In A Venue Mic Locker And How To Use Them
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Every Mic In A Venue Mic Locker And How To Use Them
7 Live Sound Mistakes I Recently Made
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7 Live Sound Mistakes I Recently Made
Sound Engineer's Tour Of An Event Space
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Sound Engineer's Tour Of An Event Space
Essential PA System Tuning
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Essential PA System Tuning
Prepping For A Festival| Building A Showfile
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Prepping For A Festival| Building A Showfile
What To Expect When mixing At A Festival
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What To Expect When mixing At A Festival
How To Set Up Simple IEMs | Xvive U4
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How To Set Up Simple IEMs | Xvive U4
How To Use Plugins With A Live Mixer
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How To Use Plugins With A Live Mixer
A 3 Part Approach To Live Mixing For Beginners
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A 3 Part Approach To Live Mixing For Beginners
Troubleshooting Surround Sound For Live Events
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Troubleshooting Surround Sound For Live Events
Full Digital Stagebox Guide
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Full Digital Stagebox Guide