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Dave Rat
Sound System Designer, Consultant, Audio Engineer - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Blink 182 and
President of Rat Sound Systems Inc.
Interested in attending an audio seminar hosted by Dave Rat? Click here
Seminar cities currently for April are :
- 5/7 Boston
- 5/10 Alexandria, VA or Washington DC
- 5/25 St Louis, MO
- 5/28 Chicago or Rosemont, IL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- 6/1 Detroit, MI
- Click here for more dates and info
Contact Dave Rat: email: drat(at)ratsound.com
Rat Sound Systems Inc 805-383-0720 or toll free 888-545-8271
Rat Sound Pro Audio and A/V Sales Contact Daniella or John Karr
Rat Sound Intallations - Contact David Myers
Rat Sound Pro Audio Rentals - Contact Jon Monson
Articles Written
- Consistant Sonic Footprint
- Festival Mixing Strategies
- Skeptics and Believers
- Shhh, Turn it Up! Volume Limit Strategies
- Make the mix disaster proof
- Developing the sound of a rock show
- The Anatomy Of An Audio Rack
- Theories & Observations
- The Focus Zone
- Mixing Beyond Stereo
- Alternative Soundcheck
- Accurate Snapshot
- Zoned, Summed and Lined
- Thermodynamics of a Rock Show
- Drum Polarity
- PA Evolution Odyssey
- Don't Kill the Artist
- When Hearing Starts to Drift
- Fighting for Power
- Dynamic versus Compressed
- Sound is About Time
- Smart Amplifiers = Huge Changes
- Great Sound is Just and Opinion
- Large Tour Logistics
- The Audio Quiz
- FOH Magazine The Rat go to Mousetown to explore Lampyland
- Rats go to Mouse Town -rough
Interviews
- 7 Tips from CEO's
- Ear of the Rat VC Reporter 6/9/11
- Avid live webinar 5/10/2011
- AudioPro International - Behind the Board
- Guitar Center Interview 2007
- My Name is Dave Rat & You're Here With Me Now - EQ Magazine
- Live chat with Dave Rat transcript on Live Audio Board
Other Stuff
- Sound Mixer of the Year - Parnelli Award 2005
- "Live Sound Person of the Year" Pro Sound News - Dec/2003
- Tour Profile Chili Peppers 2004 - Mix Magazine
- Tour Profile Chili Peppers 2006 - Mix Magazine
- Rat Sniffer May 2005 - One From the Road
Other Web Sites
- Ratsound.com
- Dave Rat Blog
- MicroWedge.com
- Soundtools.com
- Rat Sound Message Board
- MicroWedge Processor Settings
Speaking Gigs
& Audio downloads
- Nov 2010 Lunchtime Keynote AES 129 10AES-SE02
- AES 129 Lunchtime Keynote Pics 2010
- Nov 2010 Subwoofer Directionality AES 10AES-L06
- Nov 2010 Fill Speakers AES 10AES-L08
- AES 125 Good Mic Technique Panel 08AES-L08A & B
- October 2005 Speaking at LA Chapter AES
- "FOH and Monitor Engineers: Does it Take Two?" - Pro Production 2005
- "Which is right speaker for the Gig" - Panel Speaker at Pro Production 2004
- Panel Speaker Pro Production 2003
- Panel Speaker Pro Production 2002