Signal To Noise Podcast

Chris Rabold returns on episode 182 to talk about his recent work with Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic over the past year and how his approach is different for each show. They discuss listening to music on different mediums and translating that to the live experience and vice versa specifically with cell phones. Chris talks about how he continues to improve and evolve as an engineer, what the Pooch & Rabold Youtube series experience was like for him, and more. Episode Links Signal To Noise Podcast Ep. 40 Chris Rabold Ken “Pooch” Van Druten & Chris Rabold YouTube SeriesThis episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, and Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone

Ryan O John Returns to the show in episode 181 to talk about his experience Halloween weekend mixing two Danny Elfman shows at the Hollywood Bowl. "Probably the most complicated and intense show I’ve ever been a part of, just shy of 170 inputs, almost every genre, and 2 hours of non-stop amazingness."  Ryan and the hosts also discussed balancing working for a manufacturer while still doing freelance work, along with the positives and negatives that come along with that.Ryan O John is currently a Senior Product Manager at Univeral Audio This episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, and Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone

Michael, Chris and Sam get together for a bonus episode on how to treat new people in the industry and discuss breaking down the gatekeeping of the past.This episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone

Kevin Cleary joins the hosts on episode 180 to talk about his work as a Specialist for Disney Media Entertainment Distribution. This involves being a part of the quality control and workflow of the 8,000+ sporting events that ESPN is involved with, like the MLB, NCAA, NFL, and more. Kevin talks about the evolution of sound in sports broadcasting, and what drives him to continue innovating the experience for the people watching the games. This episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone

On episode 179 The hosts are joined by Michael Curtis to discuss his work as a FOH Engineer, Systems Engineer, and Audio Teacher. With a wide variety of skills and types of work as a freelance audio engineer, Michael discusses how to know what to charge and balance the directions to focus on. He also talks about his path in audio and how that led to systems engineering and teaching.  Many more discussions on topics like troubleshooting, teaching styles, the process/experience of making educational material, and moreEpisode LinksMichael Curtis Website & YouTube Channel This episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone

Michael and Chris are live from CFX on episode 178 talking about the speaker demo room and catching up with Kyle who is out on tour with the artist MAX. They also discuss processing what you have accomplished versus where you are going and how our careers can have winding paths without clear-cut goals.This episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone

Michael Lawrence was a guest on the show  "This Week in Hearing" with hosts Dr. Heather Malyuk and Dr. Laura Sinnott. 

The conversation about hearing health continues on episode 177 with three music-based Audiologists. Covering a wide variety of topics they discuss what an audiogram tells us, further defining tinnitus and the effects it has on people,  if we should use corrective EQ based on audiogram reults, and more. Guests :Dr. Laura Sinnott, Dr. Frank Wartinger, Dr. Juan Vasquez  Episode LinksTalking Ears Podcast  Episode 152 Dr. Heather Malyuk Dr. Laura Sinnott, Sound CultureDr. Frank Wartinger, Earmark Hearing Conservation TunedThis episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone

On episode 176 the hosts are joined by Bernie Broderick. He describes himself as enigmatic but has been very influential in speaker design and education. They discuss a wide variety of topics  "Everything is good now" so, what is next for speaker design? How has "corporate" influenced or impacted the evolution and advancement of technology? Bernie talks about his journey in teaching audio, how that journey progressed, and more.Bernie has served as in product development and as a trainer for some of the largest manufacturers (L-Acoustics, EAW and others) over several decades, and he’s bringing that expertise to Truth In Audio, which has joined forces with manufacturers and a diverse variety of experienced professionals from many facets of pro audio to provide industry-sponsored technical trainingBernie Broderick was originally Episode #3learn more about Truth in Audio here: truthinaudio.comProSondWeb article This episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone.

On Episode 175 The hosts are joined by some of the Rational Acoustics team to talk about the release of Smaart V9. Jamie Anderson, Chris Tsanjoures, and Hannah Goodine discuss the journey they have been on over the past two years with virtual training and rolling out a new version of Smaart. They talk about some of the struggles along the way, explain the philosophy behind version releases, what to expect in V9, and more.Checkout www.rationalacoustics.com/ to find out more about Smaart V9 Come see the hosts at the CFX Live Sound Loudspeaker Demo Oct 25-26, 2022 in Dallas, TXCheck out Michael Lawrence's book " Between the Lines, Concepts in Sound System Design and Alignment"This episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone.