Arica Rust

Arica Rust Arica Rust is a live sound engineer specializing in systems engineering. She currently freelances under her company Wavelength Engineering and works with companies such as Solotech, Sound On Stage, Creative Technology, and more. Her experience ranges a diverse clientele from touring with artists such as Seventeen, Sarah McLachlan, and Hillsong United among others to high-profile corporate events for companies such as IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce. Recently she has been getting more involved with education in audio, and also is an Ambassador for L-Acoustics Creations. For more information, please check out her website.

• The Beauty Lies In The Fractals

  
  The Beauty Lies In The Fractals – A Story by Arica Rust

• (Not So) Basic Networking For Live Sound Engineers

  
  Part Three: Networking Protocols (or A History of IEEE Standards)

• Basic Networking For Live Sound Engineers

  
  Part Two: Designing A Network*

• Basic Networking For Live Sound Engineers 

  
  A basic understanding of what is a network and how we can create and connect to a network.

• Word Clocks, Clock Masters, SRC, and Digital Clocks

  
  Three digital audio consoles walk into a festival/bar and put in their drink orders. The bartender/front-end processor says, “You can order whatever you want, but I’m going to determine when you drink it.”

• There Really Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

  
  There Really Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch: Using The Scientific Method in Assessment of System Optimization. “It is the mix engineer’s job to paint the picture for the audience to hear, it is our job as system engineers to make sure the painting sounds the same every day by providing the same blank ...