Professional Background
Over a decade as a sound director and audio engineer, supporting artists and events throughout Germany. Based in Cologne, I design systems and lead teams that make artists feel safe and comfortable on stage.
Sound Direction That Creates Trust
Live sound engineering · Podcast production · Digital tools for audio pros
· Concert Sound · Podcast Production · Song Mixing · Live Recording · Web Design · AI Consulting ·
Trusted by musicians and creators across Germany
10+ Years Experience
DiGiCo · Yamaha · Allen & Heath ·
Midas
Physical + Digital Products
Experience That Delivers Results
Calm authority. Warm expertise. Based in Cologne.
Philosophy
Sound is trust. My job is to create a space where artists can focus on expression, not logistics—calm communication, reliable preparation, and empathetic direction.
Technical Expertise
$ own-gear: DiGiCo S21 · 32-ch Stagebox · Radial DIs · sE Mics $ consoles: Yamaha CL/QL · A&H SQ · Midas X32/M32 $ wireless: Sennheiser EW G3/G4 · Shure QLXD · ULX-D $ tools: Reaper · Ableton Live · Dante · Live Professor · OSM · Loopback $ roles: FOH · Monitor · System-Design · RF-Coordination
Comprehensive Audio & Digital Solutions
Audio Engineering
Concert Sound Direction
From advance to encore - system planning, stage management, and FOH/monitor workflows that keep artists confident.
Podcast Production
Editorial guidance, clean capture, and post-production that supports your story without artifacts.
Song Mixing & Production
Tasteful mixes that translate - musical decisions, modern tools, and honest revisions.
Live Recording
Discreet multi-track capture and backups designed for minimal disruption and maximum safety.
Digital Services
Web Design
Fast, accessible websites for artists and events - built with clarity and maintainability in mind.
SEO Optimization
Structure, metadata, and content strategy - so your audience actually finds you.
AI Implementation
Workflows and tools that save time - transcription, edits, asset management with auditability.
Digital Productivity
Templates, automations, and training - so your creative time stays creative.
— Browser Tools for Audio Engineers
A Platform of Tools You Can Open in a Tab
Browser-native apps for FOH, monitors, and studio — no install, no app store. Free tools work the moment you sign up; premium tools unlock with a one-time Gumroad key.
BPM Forge
Tap a beat to detect tempo, with built-in metronome (custom click sounds), instrument tuner, setlist manager, and delay calculator. Built for FOH engineers and music directors.
tempo
tuner
setlists
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FreqSense
Wireless frequency coordination for DE / UK / US / EU regions. Visualises TV-channel occupancy, finds safe wireless-mic windows, and integrates an SDR-style spectrum view.
wireless
DE/UK/US/EU
spectrum
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PitchSense
Hz ↔ note converter with cents meter, harmonic series, audible reference tones, and a full equal-temperament reference table (C0–B8). Selectable A4 tuning.
pitch
cents
ref tones
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Show Clock
Full-screen stage timer for FoH and backstage use. Wall-clock / count-up / countdown modes, per-slot programs, offset controls, Wake Lock, CSV / JSON / iCal import-export, and a 3 s realtime share link your crew can open on any phone.
timer
3 s share
PWA
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RoomSense
Calibrated acoustic reference suite for live sound — room modes & RT60, SPL & hearing-safety, LUFS loudness, EQ & delay alignment, and psychoacoustics. Venue profiles, A5 print, ten languages. Runs on-device.
venue
SPL/LUFS
profiles
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ClickSmith
Upload a song, set the tempo and offset, choose a click sound, and export a stereo WAV with the song on Left and the click on Right — ready for in-ear monitoring. Browser-only; the file never leaves your machine.
click track
tap tempo
L/R WAV
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SetlistForge
Build and share setlists with timing and notes. Export performed-songs reports for GEMA and other performance-rights agencies.
setlist
timing
GEMA export
SubPress
Zero-latency low-band compressor for tight, controlled low end — VST3 / AU for macOS & Windows. A desktop DAW plugin, bought on Gumroad.
VST3 / AU
zero latency
mono low
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Spektra (SDR Plugin)
Scan the UHF spectrum (470–700 MHz) with an RTL-SDR dongle and find free frequency windows for wireless mics and IEMs. A local desktop app — purchased + licensed here, runs on your machine.
SDR
RF scan
local app
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SoundSense
Browser-based audio ear-training for engineers and producers. Identify EQ, delay, panning, level, compression and a dozen more processing types by ear on real instrument stems — with tolerance-based scoring, per-module mastery tracking, streaks, ranks, and a reference library.
ear training
real stems
ranks
LightSense
Browser-based eye-training for lighting engineers and designers — the visual counterpart to SoundSense. Train your eye to read colour (hue & temperature), intensity, beam position, and movement on real fixtures, with tolerance-based scoring, per-module mastery tracking, streaks, ranks, and a reference library.
lighting
colour
training
Stage Plot Generator
Metre-accurate canvas editor for stage plots: place backline, mics, monitors, risers and lighting fixtures on a scaled grid, and keep the input list, monitor mix matrix, DMX patch and personnel list in the same document. Venue profiles, templates, alignment tools and keyboard shortcuts; exports as PDF, PNG, patch-sheet CSV or a .stageplot file.
stage plot
input list
DMX
PowerSense
Power & cabling calculator for audio and lighting rigs — loads per phase, cable gauge & length checks, and distro planning. Know your rig fits the venue power before load-in. Runs in the browser.
power
per phase
cables
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RiggingSense
Interactive rigging-statics trainer for live production — drag loads across beams and trusses, watch hoist reactions and bridle-leg tensions solve step by step with your own numbers, and learn what WLL and safety factors really mean. A learning tool, not an engineering calculation.
rigging
bridles
training
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RiderSmith
Assemble professional tech riders from what your tools already know — stage plot & input list, wireless plan, set timing and power plan — plus multi-language boilerplate for PA, monitoring, backline and hospitality. Versioned per venue and date, exported as a clean PDF the venue takes seriously.
tech rider
imports
PDF
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PatchSmith
Patch sheets that program the console. Build the channel list once — with DCA layout, stereo pairs enforced odd→even, and the output patch — then print a clean A4 sheet for the crew and load the same show skeleton into an X32/M32 as a scene file: channels named and colored, pairs linked, buses and matrices labeled.
patch sheet
X32 / M32
DCAs
7 free tools, 6 premium — all in your browser. From Squaresmile Media, for audio engineers.
Open the platform →
Open the platform →
— Products & Downloads
Tools Built for the Stage
Practical tools made by a working sound engineer - not a marketer. Designed to save you time when time is the one thing you don't have.
Audio Plugin
SubPress
High-End Low-Band Dynamic Processor
€19
A specialized compressor that processes only your low frequencies — split at a variable 40–400 Hz crossover, compress the low band, then recombine with phase precision. Tube-style high-band saturation and a Mono Low mode for club systems and vinyl. Zero latency, VST3/AU.
VST3 / AUMultibandMono LowInstant download
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Physical Edition
Check: One, Two
The Audio Engineer's Field Notebook
From €14,90
A purpose-built notebook for live sound engineers. Input lists, stage plots, monitor mixes, troubleshooting pages — everything you need, nothing you don't.
Lays flatQuality paperTouring-ready
Buy on Amazon →
Digital Edition
Check: One, Two
Printable PDF + Digital Planner
€7,00
Print as many pages as you need, or use with GoodNotes, Notability, or any PDF app on your tablet. Instant download after purchase.
Instant downloadPrint
unlimitedTablet-ready
Download on Gumroad →
All products are made from real field experience — tested at live shows, not designed in a vacuum.
Visit the full shop at squaresmile.gumroad.com →
— Listen
Audio Samples
Selected sound examples embedded from Spotify, SoundCloud, or played locally. Each sample includes a short context.
Spotify
Live Mix - Ralph de Jongh
A front-of-house board mix captured during a mid-size club show. Focus: vocal
clarity and balanced low end.
Spotify
Podcast - Breaking the Frame
Photography and culture podcast hosted by Miss Souls — mixed, mastered, and
audio-branded from the ground up.
— Selected Work
Things I've Built
A mix of product design, custom tooling, and web work - each one solving a real problem for real people.
Product Design · Self-published
Check: One, Two — The Notebook
Conceived, designed, and published a physical and digital notebook for live sound engineers. From the page templates to the cover design - built entirely from my own on-the-job experience.
ProductPrint
DesignGumroadAmazon
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Eventkalender
Tooling · Airtable · Built for Freelancers
Freelance OS
One template. Everything you need to run your freelance life like a professional. Freelance OS tracks your confirmed and tentative bookings side by side, gives you a live overview of your income, and makes your availability instantly clear - to you and to anyone who asks. Built by a working freelancer for the reality of freelance work: last-minute bookings, shifting options, and the constant mental overhead of knowing where you stand. Import it once. Stop guessing.
AirtableWorkflow
DesignAutomationSaaS
Available as a managed setup for freelance crews and event companies. Enquire via contact.
Get in touch to learn more →Eventkalender
Tooling · Airtable · Built for Venues
Event Desk
Stop managing your events in Excel spreadsheets and scattered WhatsApp threads. Eventkalender Pro is a ready-to-use Airtable template built from real experience running multi-venue event operations in Cologne. Import it in minutes, add your team, and have a professional booking calendar running the same day. Track every event, every technician, every status - all in one place, always up to date.
AirtableWorkflow
DesignAutomationSaaS
Available as a managed setup for freelance crews and event companies. Enquire via contact.
Get in touch to learn more →
Web Design · DNS · Email Setup
JP Touring GmbH
Web and digital setup for a Cologne-based live entertainment and tour production company. JP Touring works with artists including Bausa, reezy, and Tream on full-scale tour productions across Germany.
Web DesignTour ProductionCologneLive Entertainment
Visit jptouring.de →
Podcast Production · Audio Logo · Loudness
Mastering
Breaking the Frame
Breaking The Frame is a Cologne-based photography and culture podcast hosted by Miss Souls - a queer female voice covering a community that rarely gets to speak for itself. Behind the scenes, the show runs on a production setup I helped build from the ground up: mic recommendations, file system, edit workflow, and a mix process designed for the reality of indie podcasting. That means cleaning up guest audio from WhatsApp and Zoom, leveling every voice to a consistent dynamic, and mastering to platform loudness targets so listeners never reach for the volume knob. The audio logo — the sound identity of the show — was composed and produced entirely in-house.
MixingSound DesignPodcastStreaming
Visit Breaking The Frame →
Have a project that needs building? Let's talk.
Get in touch →
Get in touch →
Made by a working sound engineer — not a marketer.Check: One, Two
The Audio Engineer's Field Notebook
Built for the stage. Designed for your workflow. Input lists, stage plots, monitor mixes—and pages that lay flat when you're under pressure.
Input lists & stage plots- Monitor mix pages
- Troubleshooting notes
- Lays flat — designed for busy setups
- Physical + Digital editions available
📖 Buy Physical on Amazon
⬇ Download Digital on Gumroad
Let's Create Something Exceptional Together
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