Live Design: Chris Rabold is well versed in the art of the larger-than-life arena mix. Early on, the veteran engineer spent more than 11 years with Widespread Panic, moving on to stints with Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Kenny Chesney before spending nearly two years on the road with Bruno Mars’ blockbuster 24K Magic World Tour, which hit 85 dates around the world before wrapping at the end of 2018.
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As an aspiring audio mixer, this was a fun and informative read! I think audio mixing is an exciting field, and has the opportunity to truly engage and engross an audience into a different world for a little while to escape. I was really interested by Chris Rabold's perspective and experience.
"The end result is obviously all that matters, but how you get there goes a long way, too—especially on a perception level with artists. I think there's a comfort factor for them when they see the same or similar setups in both their studio worlds and their live worlds." Process is just as important as product, and making a performer comfortable is an important aspect to making sure they can perform at their best! I think it's important to remember mixers are there to serve the performers just as much as they are to serve the audience. It's their job to make sure the performer feels confident and sounds great!
"I use it to provide inserts for dynamics control as well as color and distortion, but I also use it as an effects rack. The reverbs, delays, modulation effects, etcetera, are all incredible. I see Live Rack being used more and more in that sense: replacing people's outboard effects and upping the ante in the process." I'm not familiar with lots of sound equipment (and I am hopeful to learn a lot more about them in these next few years!), but I am really interested to hear what the effects sound like on the Live Rack! I've always been really curious about different effects and how they can enhance a performance!!
Overall, I think this interview has really heightened my interest in live mixing, and I am more excited than ever to learn more from watching others and seeing their techniques.
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