305. End Of The Summer Wrap-Up

In Episode 305, Andy and Sean present an end of summer wrap-up, touching on a wide variety of subjects as concert season for a lot of small to mid-size sound companies wind down and corporate season picks up! Andy shares some big news on his new “day gig,” having left the freelance life to work full time doing tech support for a major manufacturer, and he also talks about visiting with Tal from Dark Matter and hearing their DMA-8 in-ear monitors for the first time. This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF.Meanwhile, Sean delivers more great advice on how to make yourself indispensable to local sound companies when trying to get work as a freelancer, including what the hardest role for most sound companies to fill is versus the hardest role to get hired as. Finally, the boys do a quick rundown of some of the latest new and exciting product news from Wisycom, OnStage, Sound Devices, Shure, RTS, and Meyer!Episode Links:Movo MIC’D Lav/IEM Mic WeightWisycom RF-over-Fiber Box & MTP61 XL TransmitterOn-Stage MS7300 Mic Stand With Flat BaseSound Devices 8-Series Mixer/Recorders & Astral WirelessShure DCA901 Planar Array MicrophoneRTS NOMAD Wireless Intercom SystemMeyer Sound GEN-1 Technology For Networked LoudspeakerEpisode 305 TranscriptConnect with the community on the Signal To Noise Facebook Group and Discord Server. Both are spaces for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments!Also please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. “We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle.”The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by pro audio veterans Andy Leviss and Sean Walker.Want to be a part of the show? If you have a quick tip to share, or a question for the hosts, past or future guests, or listeners at home, we’d love to include it in a future episode. You can send it to us one of two ways:1) If you want to send it in as text and have us read it, or record your own short audio file, send it to [email protected] with the subject “Tips” or “Questions”2) If you want a quick easy way to do a short (90s or less) audio recording, go to https://www.speakpipe.com/S2N and leave us a voicemail there.