Online Courses in Sound System Tuning for Audio Engineers Author
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Mar 11
I built a route optimizer for mutual aid volunteers doing deliveries to neighbors in need. Add your stops, hit Solve, and get a printable route for each driver - optimized across the whole crew. No data stored, nothing routed through Google.
aid.nathanlively.com/
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Feb 20
Run All Tests is the best feature of @BuildWithBrokk . It's the most important tool to fight AI slop. :)
#BrokkFirstLook
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Feb 20
How do you test AI agents when output is non-deterministic? 🧪
This guide on Embabel agents covers:
* Fast IO-free tests with Fakes
* Real-world LLM integration tests
* Optimizing for speed, cost, & reliability
open.substack.com/pub/nathan…
@springrod
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Feb 15
Console Whisperer v1 is live. A desktop app that lets you set up your mixing console using natural language through Mixing Station. Channel names, colors & routing to main. $37 one-time, BYOK. Works offline with Ollama. consolewhisperer.com
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5 Sep 2025
Just shipped my first desktop app! 🎛️
Built an AI assistant for mixing console setup .
The packaging journey was wild: tried 4 different tools, learned about CORS the hard way, and somehow got my first customer.
@HydraulicDev
open.substack.com/pub/nathan…
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14 Aug 2025
Bob McCarthy destroys the "measures good but sounds bad" myth 🎯
Stop over-EQing
Speaker aiming that works
Think audience, not just mix position
The A B = AB formula
youtu.be/Jpp7WzxJPdY
Ever had a "sounds bad but measures good" moment?
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8 Aug 2025
🎙️ NEW: Wireless Frequency Coordination
First free video from my Live Sound Summit 2018 archives! Nicholas Radina (O.A.R. monitor engineer) breaks down RF fundamentals and Wireless Workbench.
Essential for wireless mic coordination.
📺 youtu.be/imjb4J6UTxQ
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5 Aug 2025
Six months ago: "Audio tech demos in two weeks!"
Today: Still debugging while freelancing to pay rent 😅
107 Reddit upvotes = 0 customers. Validation ≠ revenue.
Currently: daily outreach product dev live sound gigs I'm nervous about.
Messy update: nathanlively.substack.com/p/…
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31 Jul 2025
Just published: Sample-Accurate Kernel Switching with Overlap-Save Convolution
📖 open.substack.com/pub/nathan…
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25 Jul 2025
Asked Reddit why clients forget I exist after great projects.
Top 3
Work ON your business, not just IN it - Monthly follow-ups, databases, newsletters matter more than perfect work
"It feels salesy because it IS sales" - You're the product. Embrace the discomfort.
Keep it simple
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24 Jul 2025
When I'm stuck in business, I fall back to process goals. Well, first I pace around feeling sorry for myself...maybe grab a snack...but THEN: reach out to 2 past clients, write for 30 min, respond to connection requests. Important, not urgent stuff that moves things forward.
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23 Jul 2025
Sound engineers: raise your hand if you've lost gigs because artists/managers forgot you exist 🙋♂️
Building a relationship tracker that doesn't make you feel like a used car salesman. Just gentle reminders to stay human.
DM me if this resonates and you want early access
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22 Jul 2025
Private training > generic courses when you know what you want to learn
AV Coaching Intensive: 3 sessions, $250 (was $300)
Room tuning, mixing challenges, measurement skills, workflow optimization - we'll tackle YOUR specific situation.
Through July 31
app.acuityscheduling.com/cat…
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18 Jul 2025
Just posted my most controversial sound system workflow. I'm breaking the "EQ first" rule and skipping verification steps to save hours of tuning time. Risky? Yes. Efficient? Absolutely. Only for experienced engineers who understand the trade-offs.
youtu.be/ZvxYdZepI9w
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17 Jul 2025
Just shipped Java overlap-save convolution implementation. The method is counterintuitive - you let circular convolution corrupt samples, then throw away the bad parts. 26x faster than Apache Commons.
open.substack.com/pub/nathan…
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16 Jul 2025
New video: Where SubAligner's crossover align fits into my workflow.
Built this feature because I was tired of doing the same manual alignment calculations repeatedly. Now it's automated.
youtu.be/phcFcx-_RhA
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9 Apr 2025
Sharing the first part of my new blog post on comb filtering for discussion and feedback.
reddit.com/r/CarAV/comments/…
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7 Apr 2025
I'm selling my Line6 RF kit. Great for medium-range wireless sound system measurements.
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