We are super excited to be able to offer to our members a Dave Rat Seminar on April 30, 2015. The Seminar will take place at Rat Sound HQ in Camarillo, CA and is only open to SG Members. The cost of the seminar is being offered to SG Members at a reduced price, and there are only 16 spots available. If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact Karrie at soundgirls.org@gmail.com.
The seminar schedule is as follows
11:00 to 1:00 – Seminar 1
1:00 to 2:00 – Lunch Break:
Lunch will be provided
2:00 -3:30 – Seminar 2
3:30 Q&A
If there is interest, SG members can meet after for coffee in Camarillo.
About the Seminar: Dave Rat offers in-depth insight and unifies a wide range of audio concepts presented in a clear and understandable manner. He will discuss many aspects that are commonly ignored or overlooked and leave you with useful real-world practical methods to improve the quality of your craft. Each seminar is unique and adapted to the audience.
Some of the Topics Covered
- What are our true goals in providing sound for live events?
- The three fundamentals of an amazing show
- Starting with the sound waves how to capture them in useful ways for live audio
- Optimizing stage polarity, wedge placement and locking down stage volumes
- Establishing auditory reference points
- The tricks I use to tame the sounds on stage
- Attention to detail
- Selecting the right vocal mic
- Wedge Placement
- Dealing with management and getting the gear you need
- Mixing the rock show
- EQ’ing instruments
- Optimizing soundcheck
- Using dynamics
- Spatial placement
- Breaking the stereo paradigm
- System EQ
- Subs on an aux and beyond
- Thermal and environmental factors
- Flown versus stacked systems
- Focusing on the bigger picture
- Current projects I am implementing this tour
- Of course some road stories as well
Live Audio Subwoofer Arrays
- Determining the sound quality of a subwoofer array with prediction software
- Overcoming issues with common sub setups
- Simple ways to increase horizontal low end coverage
- Improving vertical sub coverage
- Delayed arc versus left/right sub arrays
- Improving prediction skills
- Overcoming power alley and the primary nulls
- The Vortex/Orgasmatron setups
- The best sub setups I have come up with so far and how to implement it