no. they just need to be able to feel the beat. the mix is a nice to have. kids want to jump around and mosh
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no. they just need to be able to feel the beat. the mix is a nice to have. kids want to jump around and mosh
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
I am imagine the guitarist and vocalist would disagree with you.
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not talking about what the band wants. i'm talking about what tbe audience wants. no one is going to a metal show to hear a perfect mix at 85db.
The worst part of this is that many bands have no concept of dynamics to begin with. Everything is pegged at 11. You don't even get a breather. It's one thing to have a loud passage for emphasis, but four hours of it nonstop is ridiculous.
Michael Schreiber
Commercial User
I agree - make that a perfect mix at 130 dB and I'm in \m/
But I'd prefer a good 95 dB way over a bad 100 dB - especially for metal, since I want to rather enjoy my favorite music than being tortured.
Plus,their replacement for Bruce Thomas is a way simpler player,who tends to have a muddy sound. I went to that club show in Memphis that they taped,and the bass sound was
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Just to clarify, the battles I was referring to were with the stage volume, not with the venue management (mostly).
What is even harder to deal with than the whole band being really loud on stage is one member being ridiculously louder than everyone else. At least if everyone is too loud you can still achieve some sort of balance.
Just to clarify, the battles I was referring to were with the stage volume, not with the venue management (mostly).
What is even harder to deal with than the whole band being really loud on stage is one member being ridiculously louder than everyone else. At least if everyone is too loud you can still achieve some sort of balance.
The easiest bands to mix, sometimes, are the ones that mix themselves well without sound reinforcement.
Agreed totally. Bands that can manage their stage sounds well before adding sound reinforcement are the best. Even with reinforcement they essentially mix themselves. There are a couple of local bands that I just love to mix because they have their stuff so together. I always tell them that they make my job really easy.
All the bands in my town have always been too loud to me. I started going to shows at 16 and i'm 25 now. I love listening to live music but it's always mush. The last time I tried talking to people it was in a small coffee shop I got "well it's a small room. If they opened the back doors it would be better." they were playing with a full drum kit and an 8x10 bass cab.
