Overcoming Boomy Rooms In Live Audio (With Minimal EQ)

►► Get my audio math survival spreadsheet found in my audio toolkit: No one likes mixing in a low end swamp. Even though we often can’t change the acoustic properties of a venue, we CAN change our stages, our speaker placement, system tuning, and mix decisions to create a clear consistent mix in any venue. Today we’ll cover twelve software buckets including: Why EQ is the last tool you should reach for How the physics of room modes actually work (and how that affects your PA decisions) What to eliminate from your stage How to avoid low end buildup 00:00 - Intro 01:53 - What is the root problem of “boominess“? 07:19 - Does carpet help? 09:39 - Strategy #1, Reducing The Number of Sound Sources On Stage 10:44 - Strategy #2, Prioritize High Frequency Coverage Over EVERYTHING 14:14 - Strategy #3, Steering Low End Effectively 16:00 - Strategy #4, Shaping Low End EQ On PA and Channel Processing 20:22 - Outro