3 Live Sound Lessons I Learned the Hard Way // TRAIN BRAIN

3 Live Sound Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

These are the most common mistakes beginners make when setting up a live sound system.
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0:00 Intro
0:29 Mistake 1: Speaker and mic placement
4:41 Mistake 2: Gain staging
10:26 Mistake 3: Cable management
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