Now its time to crib...crib about everything I've seen at my gigs till today...guitarists and drummers are not going to be happy, but hey, this is what happens to an engineer every time you guys get on stage.
A whole days work, sometimes two and finally the bands up for sound check, after a lot of fuss ofcourse. Fuss about what, doode its so hot, doode why is the stage so small, doode what time is the show, doode where can I get fags, doode why do the speakers look small, will the subs be enough, are we playing first, etc. now there are two possibilities I would know the answers to their stupid questions - 1. I was the organiser+security+MC+engineer+audience+a fellow band member, 2. I would have lost my mind and actually tried answering their questions.
Okay after all that they are on stage and begin making some noise, if you thought it was just the band members that were the dumbest, wait, now its their friends and groopies turn, both guys and girls. Before the band could start off properly on the PA system this is what they ask -
1. Why is the Guitar not heard?
2. Can't the bass drum be deeper, flatter, kickier, and punchier? (little does he know those terms are as good as they trying to say can I have a Pizza with a lot of highs and a little reverb and also some delay!)
3. How many dB can your speakers produce? (Not dB spl or any other reference)
4. Can you make the vocals nicer, smoother, crisper, sweeter, hotter, mellower, and what not!
I have one answer, PA is not yet ON!
3 comments:
Hmmmm....so this is your life. Interesting post. A good insight into the ever so interesting life of a sound engineer. Keep posting your write good.
Good luck and take care of the dB's :-)
Thank you for your feedback. Glad you like it. Are you also a sound engineer?
I will surely take care of the dB's :)
Good post! Like your sense of humor.
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