Battle Royale: Audio Consoles [Jeff Sandstrom & Drew Hester]

What happens when you pit two audio experts against one another in a mixing Battle Royale conversation?

Drew Hester and Jeff Sandstrom are too polite to fully fight it out in a Battle Royale, but they both join us for our first "fight it out" episode in the church production space. Join us for takes on what matters most in audio, the best consoles for the best situations and the best audio disaster stories.


In this episode you'll hear:

1:00 People telling Toby to turn it down
4:00 How to know when it’s too loud
15:00 What’s more important? FOH or monitors?
20:40 What piece of gear would you use in a fight to the death?
26:00 What console would you not want at a festival?
28:30 What console do you want with 30 seconds to start mixing?
32:00 What console would you recommend if electricity was going to be spotty?
33:15 Worst Mixing story (Drew Hester)
37:00 Worst Mixing story (Jeff Sandstrom)
41:50 Disaster story: Don’t trip on the fader
42:50 Disaster story (Jeff Sandstrom)
45:30 Disaster story Drew: Chris Tomlin show
49:00 Disaster story: Head set mic in an arena


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