Inside My Playback & VST Fly Rack : A compact 3RU redundant Dante system
What started as a table full of FOH gear turned into a tangled web of cables, adapters, and setup time. This 3RU fly rack replaces it all with a fully redundant Dante playback and VST system designed for speed, reliability, and real-world corporate workflows — built to deploy in minutes and stay out of the way when the show starts.
How Much Attention Are You Giving Your Record or Stream?
Your biggest audience isn’t in the room—it’s online. If your record or stream mix isn’t getting the same attention as your PA, you’re missing the real deliverable. Here’s how to approach broadcast audio with the care, consistency, and precision it demands.
The Quiet Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Console (Mixes, Inputs, and Intent)
Modern shows quietly demand more than most consoles were originally built to handle. More mixes. More matrices. More playback paths. More routing decisions. If you’ve ever found yourself counting buses before rehearsal starts, you already know — at some point it stops being about features and starts being about architecture.
Brewed to Perfection: Mixing the Barista Challenge
A behind-the-scenes look at mixing a dual-stage, multilingual live event where the espresso was as hot as the RF spectrum.
Do You Have Any Royalty-Free Music We Can Use for the Show?
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked, “Do you have any royalty-free music we can use for the show?” — I’d have enough to license actual commercial music. Most of the time it’s late into the event as well. Like the first day of load-in, or even after client rehearsal! As important as it is to have quality licensed music for your event, I find it’s often a footnote.
Normalize audio in your QLab stack with one click
Yes, this just saved you HOURS from your life. You're welcome
My first show at 96kHz on a DM7
96kHz with the Yamaha DM7 and PY64-D Dante Card ~ An adventure in sound... in Cleveland!
VST plug-ins in a corporate setting
Worthwhile endeavor? ~ VST plug-ins in a corporate setting
Yamaha DM7 | 6 shows completed
Six shows now in the rear view mirror. Here are my experiences along the way.
purchase of DPA 6066 microphones
I am proud to announce the addition of 18x of DPAs new 6066 headset microphones