LIVE SOUND, FOH MIXING, TOURING STORIES & MORE with Dave Rat - Audio University Podcast #1

Dave Rat is one of the most well-known and accomplished sound humans in the live sound industry! He has toured with world-class bands, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink 182, The Offspring, and Soundgarden. He is the founder of Rat Sound Systems and Sound Tools, as well as the Dave Rat YouTube channel where he offers sound and mixing tips and demonstrations!

@Dave Rat's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/www73171
Rat Sound Systems, Inc.: https://www.ratsound.com/
Sound Tools: http://soundtools.com/
The Evolution of the Rat System: https://ratsound.com/evolution/evol1.html

0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Design & Manufacturing
2:56 - The Beginning of Dave Rat's Career
5:58 - The Evolution of Live Sound Systems
12:12 - Understanding Audio Concepts Intuitively
16:18 - How to Get Started in Live Sound During COVID19
18:15 - What Do You Look for In Your Employees?
21:50 - How to Build Audio Skills at Home
27:43 - Common Mistakes of Inexperienced FOH Engineers
32:37 - FOH Engineers VS Monitor Engineers VS System Techs
37:31 - Dave Rat's Best Memories of Touring with Bands
41:03 - How to Be Successful Working with Bands
45:33 - Outro

In this video, he talks about navigating the COVID-19 crisis as a live sound audio engineer, how he got started in live sound production, common FOH mixing mistakes, how to choose your live sound career path, and tells stories about his time mixing and touring with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink 182, The Offspring, and Soundgarden.

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