Humbled

[DanScott]

Did a show in a relatively large venue last night, brought out a larger than normal stage rig to fill the room. A random guy mentions to me that I have a weird resonance at around 75hz…yeah, whatever..everyone’s an expert, ignored his advice, later my guitarist asks me, “dude, what we’re you and Tom MCcauley talking about?”

 

[bholder]

You mean the Tom MCcauley? Sorry, never heard of him, had to google him.

Ah, must be this guy: Los Angeles Mixer Engineer not the football player lol

 

[E2942]

If we are you and Tom, that's impressive.

 

[Oddly]

If somebody came up to me and started talking resonances at 75Hz, I'd assume he knew a lot more about sound engineering than I did, and pay attention.
But I'm a complete ignoramus about tech stuff...

 

[J Wilson]

I've had a few of those, but it was remarkable I could still play with one foot in my mouth.

 

[groove pump]

So I guess I should ditch my HPF or I'll never get to talk to anybody Google worthy?...

 

[Topkat13]

If I’m not mistaken he’s Mr. and Mrs. McCauley’s son.

 

[2tonic]

If this gig was in WA state, I'd bet the Tom McCauley we're talking about is the originator of McCauley Sound, a completely vertically oriented PA system manufacturer.
They developed a line of transducers, back in the 80's, that were truly amazing, from the viewpoint of a touring sound company.
They genuinely sounded good, took way more power than a spkr should be asked to take (we were slamming each one of our 4x15" cabs with 3,000 watts rms from a Crest 8001. 20 cabs per side) and if you did somehow damage one, they had field replaceable baskets. Think of Peavey Black Widow convenience meets JBL quality and performance.
Innovative stuff from an innovative company, and they've continued to produce cutting edge products for the Pro Sound community ever since.
Check 'em out:
McCauley.com : Products

 

[DanScott]

Yes, the guy behind MCCauley pro audio

 

[Element Zero]

 

[devnulljp]

For every time that happens, there's 1000 times when it's just some drunk blowhard from TGP

 

[31HZ]

This is why a PEQ is a better tool for the job than a HPF, if one knows how to use it.

I would go into full-on sound engineer geek mode if someone came up to me with specific feedback like that, but that's just me.

 

[Fynn]

You can test if they're full of poopie by going to your amp turning a few dials, but ultimately changing nothing, and then later ask him if it sounds better now. If he says yes, then you know what's going on haha

 

[DeepHz]

Great story! Humility is healthy

 

[Dirk Diggler]

So he went to the source rather than FOH?

 

[five7]

Not 63 or 80 but 75? Going to need a para for that.

 

[BarfanyShart]

Someone comes up talking to me about "75 hz" I shake my fist at 'em and say "oh yeah? I got something here that hertz a lot more than that! Back to your seat, buddy."

 

[john_g]

Funny, some guy came up to offer me advice at my gig on Friday too. Told me to pull back the bass on the 80's tunes we were doing. Think he was just a drunk wanna be.

 

[Killing Floor]

He was only there a few seasons and I didn’t really become a Falcons fan until a few years later. Now if it was Nobis or Morris or Bartkowski, holy cow, those guys were my heroes growing up. I still proudly rock Bart’s #10 jersey when I get the chance to see them.

 

[micguy]

The way someone knows it's 75 Hz, and not 70 or 80? - it's possible (not guaranteed, but possible) that he noticed it was a D you were playing when the boom occurred (73.4ish Hz - 75 is between that and D sharp) - the guy may very well be musically literate, not just a good Pro Audio person. Some of us (OK, a lot of us) folks that have designed pro audio gear for a very long time are also musicians. You'd be surprised how many of us are lurking in various places - getting out and being exposed to (or participating in) the real world situations in which your gear is used is an integral part of doing a good job designing stuff.

75 Hz is in the area where it could easily be a room related resonance.