Support Sound Design Live on Patreon for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignliveIn this episode of Sound Design Live I interview Dave Swallow, the author of Live Audio: The Art Of Mixing A Show, about how he went from being the in-house sound engineer at a local music venue to mixing at the biggest festivals in Europe. We also discuss why graphic EQs are rubbish, time-aligning stage monitors for better vocal intelligibility, why lead singers use more than one stage monitor, how performers communicate with sound technicians, avoiding hearing damage, and why you should never defeat the ground on a power amp.http://sounddesignlive.com/audio-mixing-live-audio-dave-swallowhttp://www.sounddesignlive.com/donate/