Recent content by miltllama

I just want to say, I can't stand the way music is mixed for TV.

Absolutely, a good relationship with the venue/house guys is just gonna make everyone's gig easier.

It sounded to me like there was only one guy there. If that was the case, then the best thing would be monitors-from-FOH. That way he can at least make changes for you, even if it seems awkward to ask for something across the crowd.

+1 Excellent point. In these kind of situations its nice to have one person who has the final say, but sometimes that's not the case. It becomes a impossible situation, cuz if you try to please everyone, then nobody's happy.

This may be the case when the band directly hires a sound guy/PA, but for 95% of the shows I work on, both the band and the sound company are hired by the same client, generally a production company representing the end client. In that case, the sound tech works for the client, and they get what...

Ah, I re-read your post again. I thought you were saying he used a DI on you and it sounded bad.

Could you provide some more details about the gig, like venue size, what the PA was, what console he was using, what DI?

You took the words right out of my mouth. :D

+100!! I'm glad to see someone on here gets this. The sound company I work for makes all our own cables, and we have cables from 20+ years ago that still get used on stage in live situations, with no problems. This is why I prefer to just make my own cables.

I don't envy that gig!

I work for a live sound company. Many times, when bands are flown in for a one-off, we provide backline for them. If there's an opener, we'll ask the headliner if they're ok with sharing gear, usually the drum kit and bass rig. The bands will all have their own guitars and effects, and share...