Live Audio Mixing: The Fundamentals

The tip about signal flow is an important one. I remember struggling with my Midas MR18, understanding how to send audio into different mix buses, and getting the audio back out from those buses... It was both about understanding the concept, but perhaps even more about learning how it was represented in the control software UI (this mixer is all computer/tablet - no physical knobs/faders!). So invest a bit of time in learning the signal flow for your gear - well worth it!

Question on Monitors set up only . 3 band group , 2 guitars and one bass guitar and 2 singers. We have 2 monitors and one big sub 18 in middle of the 2 monitors. Problem is when bass player plays with EQ at 60 heartz sound , we loose volume or we get muffle sound on the monitors and we can berly hear our guitars from monitors. Now it is not a volume problem but a cancelation of sound due to the bass frequency

Thanks Allen

This year has been huge for me in terms of growth in the industry and I want you to know a huge part is thanks to you. THANK YOU!

I had to come back and comment again after watching the whole video :) I wish I could just keep hitting the "Thumbs Up" as many times as I wanted :) Excellent information on here!!! Thank you!

EXCELLENT!!! I just purchased the Yorkville VGM14 Analog mixer because I want to connect 2 mains, 2 monitors and a sub and run them on their own channels. I never really understood Pre-fade / Post - Fade :(. Nothing like learning and just diving in and buying something you don't know how to use ...lol.....forces you to learn right!!! ;)

I find your videos extremely interesting. I've taken an interest in live sound only within the past year. Wish I had got into in my younger years. We have a pulpit mic in our church that's hard to hear. I asked the sound guy why that was, his response "when we turn up the gain we get feedback". I accepted that answer and I just learned from this video that his answer is incorrect. I'm guessing he has no idea on waht to do to get rid of the feedback other then decrease the gain on that channel.

Great tips & fantastic video!

Here’s a tip; go to a real trade school and get a real job. You’ll thank me later.

This information was well explained and very appreciated. I’m learning my M32.

Thanks!

Great video as always Alan!

Too technical. Not for the average musician.

hi alan, can you tell me how you get to -18db on the main input gain control when using a Ipad, because it doesnt show the same layout as per Laptop many thanks yan

Hi, great video! :) Can you make one regarding delay speakers/towers and how they work/create a good one? Thanks in advance

forgot about the human ear in signal flow, thought this was audio engineering

Thanks! I need basic vids like this to learn the vocabulary. Started watching the channel in hopes to get the great eq and reverb an engineer got with the xr18, to finally go to OBS. No success yet but understanding the terms and signal flow path does clear some general things up.