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Josh Cruz 5/31/25 Josh Cruz 5/31/25

Workflow - Snapshots at Monitors

Snapshots are a powerful tool.

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Josh Cruz 5/25/25 Josh Cruz 5/25/25

Dynamic by Design: The Temporary Nature of Monitors

Embrace the transient.

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Josh Cruz 5/18/25 Josh Cruz 5/18/25

The Silent Conversations on a Loud Stage

What do I think it means for Space Bear to be a good monitor engineer?

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Josh Cruz 2/19/25 Josh Cruz 2/19/25

Space Bear’s 2025 Roadmap for Pro Audio Engineers

Practically, how do you get to be good at a job you don’t have yet?

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Josh Cruz 12/9/24 Josh Cruz 12/9/24

Workflows — DiGiTube Tips for Live Monitor Engineers

I have become increasingly impressed with the value of having a variable saturation stage on every channel on my desk.

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Josh Cruz 11/28/24 Josh Cruz 11/28/24

Workflows — DiGiCo Macros & Mix Management Workflows

Three hundred macros?!

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Josh Cruz 11/21/24 Josh Cruz 11/21/24

Workflows — Control Groups & Aux Sends for Monitor Mixes

Control Groups for Monitor Mixing

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Josh Cruz 11/19/24 Josh Cruz 11/19/24

3 Troubleshooting Lessons for Audio Engineers

If it doesn’t change, it’s downstream.

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Josh Cruz 10/17/24 Josh Cruz 10/17/24

Access Points & Physical Layer Tips for Audio Systems - Pt. 4

The freedom to control things from any location on stage without having to run a cable is hugely helpful.

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Josh Cruz 10/17/24 Josh Cruz 10/17/24

DHCP, Routers & Gateways in Audio Systems - Pt. 3

It is worth noting, that while incredibly helpful, a DHCP server is not mandatory

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Josh Cruz 10/17/24 Josh Cruz 10/17/24

Understanding Subnets in Audio Networks - Pt. 2

It is a bunch of 1s and then a bunch of 0s.

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Josh Cruz 10/17/24 Josh Cruz 10/17/24

IP Addressing for Live Audio Engineers - Pt. 1

First and foremost, we need to know what an IP address is.

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Josh Cruz 10/13/24 Josh Cruz 10/13/24

For Your Consideration - Best External Drives for Live Multitrack Recording

Let’s clear up a common misconception. USB-C is ONLY referring to the connection type.

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Josh Cruz 10/4/24 Josh Cruz 10/4/24

Companion + Stream Deck for Monitor Engineers

What if I could give each of the techs on my team control of macros or RF states on their phone?

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Josh Cruz 9/24/24 Josh Cruz 9/24/24

Intro to Networking for Live Audio Systems

Despite the complexity of computer networking, most people’s experience with networking is summed up in the phrase, “Do you have the wifi password?”

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Josh Cruz 9/16/24 Josh Cruz 9/16/24

Fixing DiGiCo Optocore Errors Step-by-Step

What do I do when pressing the "Remap Optocore" button does not work?

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