Chris Miller - Audio Engineer

For the past few weeks, I have been working for Jon Canaan of...

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:29:31 -0800

For the past few weeks, I have been working for Jon Canaan of Canaan Sound & Light, providing event production and engineering assistance for CHP sponsored events throughout the Sacramento region. Here are some photos of the event setup. Truss & lighting, sound, video projection.

Worked with Joe Johnston @ Pus Cavern Studios to record local...

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:58:17 -0700

Worked with Joe Johnston @ Pus Cavern Studios to record local act Zuhg & Random Abiladeze live at Harlow’s on J street in Midtown. Multi-track record and mixed at a later date back at pus.

Worked for PAC10 football for a few days down in Los Angeles...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:17:15 -0700

Worked for PAC10 football for a few days down in Los Angeles during “media day” for NCAA football. Set up two video production rooms, 1 on 1 interviews with coaches and players, the other for promo video shots. Worked with Rusty at Franklin Pictures. Was a fun 2 days, exciting to work with some of the top coaches and players in PAC10.

Recorded Kesha @ Arco Arena over the weekend, working with Joe...

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:42:24 -0700

Recorded Kesha @ Arco Arena over the weekend, working with Joe Johnston of Pus Cavern Recording. Of the 40+ tracks used for the concert, we recorded 32 channels into an extended Pro Tools HD recording rig with a wealth of mic preamps from Chameleon Labs, Daiking, Neve, Trident, and Universal Audio. HD192 and SSl audio converters were used. The tracks will be used to assist the Front of house engineer in transitioning from a Yamaha PM5D mixing console, to an Avid Venue Profile system for later tour dates.

These are pictures of a complete overhaul of a sound system at...

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:25:44 -0700

These are pictures of a complete overhaul of a sound system at Beale Air Force Base in California. System design, installation, setup, and tuning completed by me. Big thanks to Ken’s Pro Sound for assistance in rigging the speaker cluster. Once again, quality components throughout the signal chain. Not shown are two separate audio zones with ceiling speakers and wall mount volume controls to hear the services held in the main chapel. This installation had many write-ups in magazines such as Pro Sound News and various church sound related publications.

This is a great example of what my system designs can do for...

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:27:00 -0700

This is a great example of what my system designs can do for you! The last picture is what the dance room at Kennedy High School had for a “sound system”. Old antiquated cd player, wireless, and something called a speaker at the bottom of the cart.

New system was installed in a locking wall rack for security. Quality components used throughout. CD player with ipod dock and a very simple audio mixer for audio novice to operate. Compact speakers with high output and punchy bass, suitable for a dance facility.

Customer was absolutely ecstatic by the end result.

Oakmont High School purchased 15 additional wireless headset...

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:50:00 -0700

Oakmont High School purchased 15 additional wireless headset units to make a total of 20 systems for their theatre department. Antenna distros as well. Ended up remote installing the antennas. All with Countryman E6 headsets. Originally had spec’ed Audio Technica because they had 5 3000 series to begin with, but ended up with Shure product (The Farm, don’t hate me).

Installed some very cool LED stage lighting @ New Life Church in...

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:08:36 -0700

Installed some very cool LED stage lighting @ New Life Church in Elk Grove. 9 lights total, all linked via DMX to a controller. No heat, all color options available, even strobing capabilities.

http://www.chauvetlighting.com/colordash-quad.html

http://www.chauvetlighting.com/led-par-38-tri.html

Thomas Pridgen (ex-mars volta, now Memorials) just made me want...

Thu, 20 May 2010 23:35:00 -0700

Thomas Pridgen (ex-mars volta, now Memorials) just made me want to play drums! Ran sound for the clinic outside Skip’s Music. Huge QSC stacks, awesome drum kit, and Pridgen is an amazing drummer. Damn that was fun!

More photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctmsound/

Recorded drums at a house in east sac for my friend Scott...

Sun, 02 May 2010 14:28:54 -0700

Recorded drums at a house in east sac for my friend Scott Ballard. His mics, my rig. Awesome drummer.

House sound man John brought me out to Momo Lounge (above...

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:54:09 -0700

House sound man John brought me out to Momo Lounge (above Harlow’s) to tune their JBL SRX system. Discovered some funky wiring and the driverack 260 preset was a nightmare. The DJ that same night was impressed by the change. I need to go back in and modify the crossover settings one more time to get the second sub to output a little more.

David Garibaldi & Joseph One performed at half time during...

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:39:46 -0700

David Garibaldi & Joseph One performed at half time during the kings vs. clippers game last night. Very impressive musical performance by J One, creating a music bed that interacted very well with Garibaldi’s painting of Tyreke Evans. ROY!

New FAR & Deftones albums coming out in May!

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:56:29 -0700

New FAR & Deftones albums coming out in May!:

http://www.thebandfar.com/

Two exciting albums from bands that started in Sacramento. I haven’t been this excited for local music in quite some time. and they’re being released on the same day, maybe they should play a show together in town? Hmm.

So, I got a referral from a good friend to record a comedy show....

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:58:41 -0800

So, I got a referral from a good friend to record a comedy show. Ended up being Jack Gallagher, local comedian, actor, and the guy you hear telling you to check your luggage at the Sacto airport. Gallagher made the crowd laugh for an hour, then rocked out with a 5 piece band for the rest of the evening. I took out my “B” rig for the event, tracks came out great!

Yup, just getting around to talking about NAMM from January....

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:53:24 -0800

Numark NS7FX w/ Serato Itch

Allen heath iLive T Series rackmount

Yup, just getting around to talking about NAMM from January. But, regardless, these are the two coolest products I saw.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=309320164988&index=1 C...

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:30:21 -0800

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=309320164988&index=1

Come out. I’ll be running sound.

5 Worst Audio Trends of the Noughties

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:49:13 -0800

5 Worst Audio Trends of the Noughties:

Good read, shitty mp3s, excessive auto tune, crappy mixes.

"A Note on Loudness There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the issue of loudness. There are..."

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:47:30 -0800

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A Note on Loudness

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the issue of loudness. There are pros and cons to having high levels, but there’s a point where it can be too loud or too quiet. A misconception about a loud file is that it will sound louder on the radio, when in fact the opposite is true. Going through all the compressors on the broadcast can clamp onto a signal and hold it back. The louder a song, the smaller it will sound on the radio.

Similarly, a misconception about MP3s is that the louder the song, the better they sound. The purpose of an MP3 is essentially to shrink the file size, which occurs by eliminating data. The algorithms are designed to throw away data below a certain threshold. Low-level information is discarded. A highly compressed song has no low-level content, therefore the algorithm is throwing away information you can hear.

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- from UA interview,

5 Things You Need to Know About Mastering Your MusicBy Michael Romanowski
http://www.uaudio.com/webzine/2009/december/basics.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ZINE200912&utm_source=eNews:uad1:uad2&utm_content=/webzine/2009/december/basics.html

Rack is about to look something like this in the next month!

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:04:18 -0800

Rack is about to look something like this in the next month!

Press Club bought a new mixer

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:00:16 -0800

Press Club bought a new mixer:

Doesn’t seem important, but Press Club Sacramento bought a new mixing console for their club/venue. That means a lot to me because I frequent this place and I’m always critical of sound quality, especially in venues. Press Club has always bothered me in terms of their sound system. Layout, equipment, all affect the acoustics in that venue and I think they could do better. Having this mixing console there, will definitely help!