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Dan Dugan (born March 20, 1943) is an American audio engineer, inventor, and nature sounds recordist. He was the first person in regional theatre to be called a sound designer, and he developed the first effective automatic microphone mixer: the automixer.
The Dugan Automix System is well known in the audio community for it's seemless method of mixing multiple microphones together in a way that's both natural and precise. In the 1970's Dan...
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An automatic mixer controls a group of live microphones, turning up mikes where someone is talking, and turning down mikes that aren't being used. This is a real-time voice-activated process, completely different from studio automation that only plays back pre-recorded moves.
May 10, 2020 · Learn from Dan Dugan, an audio engineer and inventor of the automatic microphone mixer, about his work in theatre, field recording, and soundscape. Listen to his insights on sound design, nature sounds, and the impact of noise on the environment.
I'm the CEO of Dan Dugan Sound Design, started more than 50 years ago. My roots are in theater lighting but I became involved in audio back in the 1960s. While working on a regional production...
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Dec 29, 2013 · Learn about Dan Dugan's career in theater sound design, automatic microphone mixing, and nature sound recording. Read his interview with audioXpress magazine and discover his inventions and projects.