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It's said that good sound can make a performance and bad sound can break it. Often, this comes down to the work of a live sound mix engineer: one of the primary professionals involved in controlling a band or performer's live sound.

Live sound mix engineers meet with the band before the show to perform sound check, where they coordinate with the band about sound-oriented goals and concerns and make initial adjustments to volume, balance, and EQ. In the midst of the performance, live sound mix engineers continue to make adjustments on the fly, using their phenomenal ears, knowledge of mixing consoles, and quick thinking to ensure that both performers and audience members hear what they need to.

Although many employers prefer candidates with formal education in music engineering or production, there is no replacement for practical experience at the mixing board. Aspiring live sound mix engineers often start out by interning or apprenticing with working engineers, assisting for little or no money in exchange for on-the-job learning from a professional. Experienced and successful mix engineers might obtain full-time positions at music venues, establish close working relationships with specific artists or bands, or secure sought-after positions at prestigious clubs and festivals.

While many live music venues employ in-house sound engineers, the majority of live sound mix engineers are independent contractors hired by artists to travel with them on tour, and occasionally by local venues on a show-by-show basis. Because jobs are largely filled via word of mouth, building strong industry relationships and a reputation for consistent work is essential. Live sound mix engineers with the right skill set might find additional work as live sound systems engineers, studio mixing engineers, or venue managers.

Unlike engineering sound in the controlled environment of a recording studio, engineering sound for a live performance is fast-paced work with immediate consequences. As such, the ability to remain cool under pressure is vital. Equally important are professionalism and a sense of responsibility, as an entire concert experience can succeed or fail based on its sound.

Live sound mix engineers work most nights and weekends. Freelance mix engineers are likely to go on tour at some point in their careers, an experience that comes with its own lifestyle: spending a lot of time on the road, sleeping in a different bed each night, and meeting new people every day.

Update: I don't believe it is the lift station. I met with the lift station support guys (who were super helpful), yet they think it is the motor from the fountain on the property behind my house - any thoughts?

From Dean: For the last month, I have a vibrating sound low in volume, but strong enough to hear clearly sounding like a motor or a pump. I turned off the power and also shut off the water, but to no avail...the sound continues. It is so hard to sleep and ear plugs help. I checked in the crawl space and did not hear it. The sound is hard to locate, but may be coming from the garage. I hear the sound in most of the home, but stronger nearer to the garage. Right now late in night, it is really humming. No signs of leaking pipes. I am stumped and so wish to cut that sound out. What to do, who to get (plumber or electrician) and how to find the source of the sound?

If the noise does not disappear if all electric circuits (possible >1 panels/boards at different locations like garage, garden shelter, basement, attic etc.?) and the water supply are shut off,the source should be somewhere outside.

In 1.5 miles distance, a low frequency noise was heard inside of a house, but not outside. Nothing was heard in the neighbours' houses.It turned out that the concerned house or parts of it were in resonance with one or more frequencies produced 1.5 miles away by the defect crushing machine.

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No, you're not crazy, your house is making noises, and it's not just a squeaky floor. Most noises from your home are inconsequential, but many noises aren't, and it's important to know the source of the noise and what it might mean.

Before we get much further, many people have approached me with strange noises they think come from supernatural forces or ghosts. I can assure you it's not a ghost making noise in your home because ghosts don't make noise - but that's another story for another day.

One of the most common noises in homes is the sound of footsteps, and the most common cause is from thermal expansion and contraction of either ducting, pipes, or structural framing. When the furnace or air conditioner comes on the temperature of the ductwork changes, causing the metal to expand or contract, and it creates a periodic popping or tapping noise, similar to footsteps. A similar noise occurs when we use hot water (or if your home has a boiler system) - the metal water piping expands or contracts due to temperature changes, which also creates clicking / banging and/or popping noises that carry through the pipes.

When the wind blows, air can enter and exit a home around windows and doors, and it can create a whistling noise. I once lived in a home with thin metal weather-stripping around the front door, and when there was a big gust of wind it would vibrate the metal at a high frequency, like the reed of a woodwind instrument, and it made a sound like a bellowing cow.

A homeowner called me earlier this year with a mysterious sound he wanted me to diagnose. His house had a foghorn-like noise that occurred when the wind blew. I never had the opportunity to inspect his home or diagnose the noise, but speculated it might be wind blowing into his attic through soffit vents. He messaged me months later after he finally figured out the cause - it was his synthetic Trex outdoor deck vibrating when the wind blew through it.

Other sources of whistling could be water valves, such as an exterior faucet hooked to a hose (AKA sill cock or hose bib) that's being used to water plants or wash a car, the faucet at a sink, or the filler valve inside the toilet tank, especially when the valve is almost closed to the point that there's only a tiny passageway for the water to travel. When water passes through valves the speed of the water changes (because the flow is restricted but the pressure is the same), which can make a high frequency vibration and create a noise similar to a whistle or horn. Another phenomenon of water valves is a machine gun sound when water pulses through a faucet that's open slightly.

There are a variety of causes for a rattle or tapping noise in walls and ceilings. Dampers on exhaust fans (flaps intended to keep air, birds, insects, and/or water out) open and close when there are gusts of wind, which creates a periodic "tap... tap" or a rattle. Another source of rattling can be loose siding and trim, especially on homes with vinyl siding. Vinyl siding is not fastened tightly to homes because it has to be allowed to expand and contract with thermal changes (vinyl stretches a lot when it's hot, and shrinks a lot when it's cold). Because vinyl is installed loose to allow for expansion/contraction, it can rattle in the wind, which can be heard through walls and windows.

If your house has turbine vents, AKA "whirlybirds," you might notice a noise when the wind blows and the vent cap rotates. Usually these types of vents are relatively quiet, but they have bearings that can go bad and squeak, or will "hum" when the vent is turning fast.

Years ago a client called to inform me that at night he heard scratching noises in his upstairs bedrooms of the home I inspected for him 6 months prior, and that he spent $3500 getting rid of a bat and rodent problem in his attic that I allegedly overlooked. I reviewed my notes, report, and photos, and there was no evidence of mice or bats in the attic, though there was evidence of bats at other areas of his property that I reported on. He said he didn't want to bother me, but his real estate agent told him his inspector should pay for the cost of pest control. He was also venting to me because his pest control person (recommended by the agent) told him (wrongly) the inspector overlooked his attic problems. I scheduled to meet with my client to reinspect the property and resolve the conflict, at which time he informed me the scratching noise hadn't gone away despite the $3500 he spent to eradicate pests. When I arrived at the property I discovered that birds had pecked out a knot in his rough hewn cedar lap siding and created a nest in the upper wall just outside one of the home's bedrooms. The scratching noise he'd been hearing was from birds, not from bats or mice, and he got swindled out of $3500 by the pest control contractor referred to him by his real estate agent.

Birds are common noise makers especially in older homes where there are small openings at eaves or walls where they can nest. Birds also take baths in gutters and create nests at eaves and on top of downspouts. Another bird noise is pecking at windows. Some of the most unusual noises I've heard in homes were created by birds. One summer there was a constant tapping noise in my laundry room caused by a cardinal pecking at his reflection in my washroom window.

The banging noise created when water flow stops suddenly is called a 'water hammer' and it's usually caused by long runs of copper piping installed without enough brackets to provide proper support, so when the flow of water changes suddenly the pipes move and bounce off wood framing, often behind walls or in floors / ceilings.

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