Nathan is so knowledgeable and I’m thankful he shares it with our community of audio engineers!

Thanks for this podcast. I sorry about your family Omar. When I hear your story tear around my eyes. I hope you got better now.

If you are serious about increasing your knowledge of sound this podcast is well worth your time. Always very fun provoking and makes me feel I’ve learned something valuable for my profession in audio. Thank you Nathan! CR_audio

I’ve been listening to this podcast for about 4 years now and it’s really good stuff. I enjoy listening to Nathan’s journey as he explores many different aspects to live sound. Highly recommend! Keep it up!

I am the AV Director at a large church in Alabama, which means my job is equal parts system-design/maintenance/mixing and TEACHING LAY-PEOPLE how to run these systems themselves. Your podcast and articles help me put into simple words the complex ideas that make up our work. Thank you.

I can't wait to listen to more. I discovered Nathan's email series and thoroughly enjoyed it. Nathan delivers dense nuggets of knowledge and references in entertaining and easy to digest packages. I am new to the podcast, but I'm certain each episode is absolute gold. I've learned a lot already, and brushed up on old lessons as well. With numerous emails arriving with incredible synchronicity to my life and work circumstances, my entire discovery of Nathan Lively and the gifts he has to offer us in the professional sound industry has been very apropos. I suspect he has some sort of magic wand, or crystal ball. You know, the kind people seem to think sound engineers all have hidden away in the audio closet. Thanks for everything you do Nathan. Cheers Phillip

I'm an avid listener of Sound Design Live and love how much information has been made available for the rest of us. The interviews offer something for every aspect of professional audio, whether it be live FOH mixing, AV integration & installation, system design, optimization, theatrical, etc. I give it 10/10.

Top notch technical info!

It's a valuable resource to hear what other designers and engineers are up to.

I have been watching and listening to his content for a while and really enjoy it. Lots of tip and tricks for professional audio engineers. Keep it coming.

I just officially subscribed to Sound Design Live (having been following Nathan on other platforms prior to now) - very much looking forward to diving in from the beginning! Thank you for all the valuable content you put out! I’m never disappointed in what I glean.

I’m new to your podcast and website but I find both pretty informative (and funny). Loved the interview with Robert Scovill. Subscribed and lookig forward to more episodes.

Nathan has outdone himself with his podcast, Sound Design Live. Whether you are a beginner, a seasoned veteran, studio or a live engineer his podcast offer something for everyone. In addition, he even offers insightful videos on YouTube. He is a very valuable resource!! Nathan please keep up the good work!

I love listening to the interviews of the guests that Nathan had on the show. I especially loved the one that had a lot to do with acoustics. All of the interviews have a lot of helpful information and are from industry pros. There’s not many other podcasts out there that delve into the realm of the live audio industry as well as this one!

I have been following your podcast since I heard you on the “Behind The Mixer” podcast. My interest is not obvious from LinkedIn. In addition to my day job, I am a volunteer technical director and primary FOH engineer at my church in Prior Lake, MN. I learn a lot from your podcast.

Nathan, Thanks again for your comments on my LinkedIn page. Also, I have thoroughly enjoyed the little nuggets I have gained from your podcasts and email subscriptions. Marcus

A friend showed me Sound Design Live and I've listened to probably 40 podcasts since October. Love it. Keep up the good work and thank you for putting yourself and such great information out there!

I really appreciate your podcast and recommend it to all the junior engineers I work with.

Greetings: I'm a sound buff who enjoys your podcast! About 24 minutes into your May 22, 2012 episode, you mentioned the issue of how loud the sound is at live events. You gently informed sound engineers that they are there to enhance the sound of the performers, not deafen everyone. Good advice, but as in the recording industry, loudness is a rather touchy, nuanced issue. Very often, it is not the live engineer, or in the case of recording, the mix or mastering engineer, who decides how 'loud' the final product(a concert, or a new CD) will be. That is more often or not driven by the client. By client I mean the band themselves, the organization putting on the event, and in the case of an album, the artists, producer, or record label, that drives this 'loudness war' we unfortunately are all too familiar with. They, and not the engineers, are the ones who need education on musical fidelity and on 'how loud' is enough. Appreciate your bringing it up though, as it is a very touchy subject. Kind regards, The 'K-Man' :)

Live sound is not your drunk uncles game anymore, you now need to know a thing or two and Nathan deals out the facts as they are today.

I think I searched live sound or something like that and I've been listening nonstop for whenever I'm in the car. There is so much good info and definitely will keep me coming back!

Love the stuff !!!

Love this. It's an awesome podcast.

Rick was a great guest! I'm loving SDL, its full of engaging universal info for filmmakers as well as the audio crew. SDL is now in my top 3 podcast regulars (my podcast app recently algorithm-ed you to play automatically along with Interfaith Voices & Fresh Air. Eclectic trio, go figure) Keep talking!

It's a good day when I see a new episode pop up. Keep 'em coming!

I mainly mix and master records, but I have just recently started running sound for a few friends in bands. Mainly 2-500 cap rooms so far. It's been intimidating honestly and this podcast was really helpful. I especially enjoyed the episode about tour managing, as a few of the bands I have worked with have started asking about tour managing duties as well. Also highly recommend the episode with Larry Crane.

I run sound at a church for Sunday services and different functions throughout the week. I also occasionally run sound for different performers at various venues. I find this podcast entertaining as well as very informative. As a technophile with varied interests with a focus on music production and performance, this podcast quickly made it into my favorites.

Outstanding, Interesting info about how he uses side chaining. Enjoy your podcasts, Thanks!

Insightful interviews with an interesting range of guests . Excellent stuff.

Stumbled upon this via a FOH website and decided to download to kill time on the airplane. Happy I did! Full of useful knowledge on anything in the pro audio industry.

If you work in pro audio or you are an audio enthusiast this podcast should be in your regular listening queue. Nathan is not only skilled at recording audio, but he knows the art and science behind conducting a great interview. This is one of my favorites. It encouraged and inspired me to start my own audio/video centric podcast geared toward integrators. Keep it up Nathan!

As a fan of podcasts in general it's great to listen to something that is specific to my field. I've been waiting for someone to cover this topic and Nathan does a perfect job of interviewing professionals in various disciplines of audio...Kudos!

A great resource for someone new to the pro audio world with some great insight for even the old hats!

Even as someone who doesn't do sound design professionally, this is an excellent resource. Interesting topics with exceptional guests. Thank you!

What a great series of podcasts that give great insight and a look behind the scenes in the world of audio engineering. These podcasts and Nathan's website are a tremendous resource for what is happening in the real world of sound design! Thanks for all your efforts!

You've done a wonderful job of encapsulating all the different work I've done in recent years. I really appreciate your enthusiastic and thoughtful approach to interviewing. You sir, are a prince among men! (!)

For those of us that work in sound have very little resources other than some magazines. Sound Design Live is a great source for finding what other designers are doing from the horses mouth. I look forward to each podcast after listening to a new one.

All of Sound Design Live's podcasts are really interesting. The Interviews are intelligent, entertaining and thought provoking. Listening to what creative, talented people do and how they do it is facinating.

This is a lot more fun, personable, and critical than your typical trade magazine article, which are usually so dry.

Really love the 'mixing for Emmlou Harris' podcast. Interesting how the business of recording is so similar to photography. It's not necessarily how good you are or whatnot, it's whether or not you're around when someone needs you.

I have a passion for design and am always searching for more tools, tips and tricks. This is a great find!