David Streit is a Portland-based producer, mixer, recording, and live sound engineer who has worked with artists such as Ben Folds, Toby Keith, Henry Rollins, Johnny Cash, and more.




Being an avid concertgoer, he started working in clubs and venues in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Later moving to Nashville to become a recording engineer, David learned the ropes and further developed his recording skill assisting and learning from the engineers who came before him. Eventually, he became an engineer and producer himself and has been a freelance audio engineer for various concerts, festivals, recordings, and video shoots. He loves being part of the amazing vibrant music community in Portland.




IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

Becoming an engineer without being a musician
Why working in live sound will get you more clients for your studio
Mixing live albums vs in-studio recordings
Why gates aren’t always a good idea to use
Working with bleed vs against it
How to capture ambience in your recordings
How distance affects depth
Finding the optimal positioning in a room for your instruments
Which instruments to record in mono vs stereo
How to choose the right reverbs
Why it is important to apply additional processing to your effects
Working with early reflections




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