Voicing Microphones, Cryogenics, and the School of Experience | with Derek Bargaehr of Vanguard Audio Labs

Progressions: Success in the Music Industry

English - October 12, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 169 MB - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
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Today’s guest is engineer, audio technician, and microphone designer Derek Bargaehr. Derek is the the Chief Everything Officer and co-founder of Vanguard Audio Labs. He created Vanguard to give musicians and recording engineers access to great and affordable tools and since then his mics have been added to mic lockers all over the world. We have a great chat about microphone design, understanding your tools, using polar patterns and mic placement to change frequency response, and the difference between studying the theory vs learning by doing.

In this episode we'll dig in on...

Voicing MicrophonesNot wanting to build clone microphonesWhy vintage mics sound differentReading schematicsTheory vs ExecutionBuilding guitar pedalsCryogenically freezing componentsNoise floorUsing polar pattern and mic placement to adjust frequency responseBuilding a brand based on word of mouth and guerrilla marketingWhy you should avoid buying new tools until you learn the ones you haveInterning and working for AvantoneWhy relationships matter in the music industryVoice-OversUnderstanding electronics

Mentioned in the Interview:

Flock Audio Patch Bay

Travis' Intro: The School of Experience

Learn More About Derek Bargaehr and Vanguard Audio Labs...

Website: https://www.vanguardaudiolabs.com/

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