Live sound engineer at a mixing console during a seminar session
Podcast Archive — Live Sound Engineering

Sessions worth reading twice

Every seminar at Strategicex Hub produces a text record — not a transcript, but a structured version of what was discussed, demonstrated, and debated. You get the argument, the examples, and the questions that followed.

38 Episodes published
4.4 Average rating
26 Participant reviews

All published episodes

Each entry below links to the full text version of that seminar. Episodes vary in length and technical depth — check the tags to find what matches your current focus.

01

Gain structure from the stage box to the PA

Why gain decisions made at the input affect everything downstream — and how a systematic approach at soundcheck prevents issues that cannot be fixed later in the mix.

Gain staging Signal flow
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52 min read
02

Monitor mixes — what performers actually need

A session built around real requests from vocalists, drummers, and instrumentalists. The discussion covers how to read what a performer needs before they find words for it.

Monitors Stage communication
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47 min read
03

Subwoofer placement and cardioid configurations

Hands-on notes from a seminar held in a 400-seat venue. The group tested three cardioid sub configurations and documented the trade-offs between pattern control and maximum SPL.

Sub arrays Venue acoustics
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61 min read
04

How dynamic processing changes in a live context

Compression in the studio and compression at front-of-house are different jobs. The seminar examined why ratio and attack settings that work on a recording can actively damage a live mix.

Compression Dynamics Mixing
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44 min read
05

System tuning with measurement tools — a working method

Participants walked through a complete measurement workflow using Rational Acoustics Smaart. The session focused on what the data tells you versus what you still need your ears for.

System tuning Measurement Smaart
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68 min read
06

Wireless microphone systems — coordination under pressure

Festival and multi-act shows require frequency coordination across dozens of channels. The episode covers how to approach this systematically without relying on auto-scan defaults.

RF coordination Wireless
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55 min read