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Daveungersound · 1M ago

Live Music for Young Musicians Workshop

On 4/22/12 I had the pleasure of co-teaching a workshop for kids who are musicians with Jason McInnis on the basics of performing on stage. We got to use the brand new Szold Auditorium at The Old Town School. We went over signal flow (helps to have a road map I think) and mic technique. The kids

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Daveungersound · 1M ago

Pictures From Recent Gigs.

Today I'd like to post some pictures from recent gigs. If you are my Facebook friend you've seen all these.First some pics from Old Town School gigs:This picture is from a Global Dance Party the other day in the School's new Szold Hall. The band is Son Del Viento. They play Son Jarocho, Mexican t

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Daveungersound · 1M ago

Auditory Transduction

Beautiful animation about how hearing works.

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Daveungersound · 5M ago

Tesla v. Edison

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Daveungersound · 6M ago

Hoyle Brothers at Old Town School 9/17/10

I just found this video of the Chicago honky tonk country group The Hoyle Brothers playing at Old Town School on 9/17/10. They were opening for the Texas Tornadoes. I did sound for this. They kick ass.Here is another video from that night:

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Daveungersound · 8M ago

Live Sound For Salsa Music

Salsa music is a genre of latin music with many sub-genres. I have run sound for many traditional salsa bands from quite a few of these sub-genres. I will be discussing how to make it sound good in a general way.First off, as an engineer you must be well prepared. Very very seldom do salsa bands

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Daveungersound · 1Y ago

If There Is No Quiet, There Can Be No Loud

This video is a great explanation of the loudness wars. Essential viewing for all engineers.

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Daveungersound · 1Y ago

Sennheiser headphone hack

Cheaper Sennheiser headphones use same driver as more expensive ones.http://mikebeauchamp.com/misc/sennheiser-hd-555-to-hd-595-mod/

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Daveungersound · 1Y ago

Yemen Blues show 2/27/11 at Old Town School

I was lucky enough to work this show at Old Town School a few weeks ago. I didn't mix, but their engineer did a great job!

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Daveungersound · 1Y ago

10 Technical Concepts Every Sound Person Should Understand From Karl Winkler

This is a great list of basic concepts any sound person should know, via Karl Winkler on Pro Sound Web.

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