What songs do you tune your PA with ?

[kristianjohnsen]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

<big wide grin>



Well it wouldn't be a pro audio forum without this thread. We've had the kick drum thread.. what else is missing ?





andrew

If you get "The Funeral" by Band of Horses to sound smooth on a system just about everything will. If I only have time for a few seconds of system check it's my go to song as it seems to exaggerate whatever harshness is there. It's also a really good song, but that's beside the point for this thread, I guess.

 

[Jason Dermer]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Do many customers decide to buy a Lamborghini instead of a Ferrari because of car audio preference?

Lambos and Ferraris have two very different customer bases. If you are concerned with the radio in a Ferrari you are actually a Lambo customer.

 

[Jason Raboin]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Beck - Sea Change
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
DNTEL - dumb luck

What does Steely Dan's engineer tune to?

 

[Charlie Zureki]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Beck - Sea Change
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
DNTEL - dumb luck

What does Steely Dan's engineer tune to?

Hey Jason... I'll ask...

Cheers,
Hammer

 

[Andrew Broughton]

What does Steely Dan's engineer tune to?

AC/DC, I heard from a friend who worked one of their recent shows.

 

[Charlie Zureki]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Beck - Sea Change
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
DNTEL - dumb luck

What does Steely Dan's engineer tune to?

Hello,

I asked Pete Thompson (he's the Monitor Engineer with Steely Dan) this question.... and his Emailed response was: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9THwnQg-vEw

Cheers,
Hammer

 

[John Halliburton]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Lots of great answers, and some more material for me to scout out and audition.

I use a fair variety of cuts.

Our own stuff(because I was there at the sessions, mixdowns, etc.)-you know what it's supposed to sound like hopefully.
Some of the Telarc recordings, mostly classical.
Jazz-Brubeck, Jamal, Krall, Gene Harris(especially off one of the Concord Jazz Festival albums live), typically-for different reasons.
Rock-Gabriel, ZZ Top, Police, CSN, Talking Heads, Buffett, and many many more...
Blues-Buddy Guy's "Blues Singer"-stellar recording job. SRV "In Step".
More Irish and other Celtic stuff.

I'm probably the only sound person around who doesn't like Steely Dan.

Best regards,

John

 

[Charlie Zureki]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

I'm probably the only sound person around who doesn't like Steely Dan.

Best regards,

John

"No static at all..."

Cheers,
Hammer

 

[Michael Quick]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Anyone use Daft Punk songs to tune? the bassline for some of their songs are insane.

 

[Ryan Rychlinski]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

As A touring front of house engineer and i would asume more new school then most on the forum... I love to use Lil john and dj snake - turn down for what on the subs, we came as romans - present, future, and past as a general all around track, and Imogen heap - hide and seek.

 

[Ben Lawrence]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Oh man dug up this one up from 3 years back.

 

[Tim McCulloch]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Oh man dug up this one up from 3 years back.

I have used Peter Gabriel's "Digging in the Dirt" from the Secret World live CD... does that count?

 

[Art Welter]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Hello,

I asked Pete Thompson (he's the Monitor Engineer with Steely Dan) this question.... and his Emailed response was: The Muppets Show Theme Song - YouTube

Cheers,
Hammer

Since we are digging in the dirt, I sold a sound system to Vee Corporation who did the Muppets live shows, but the "tune ups" that some engineers provided to the cast members should never be posted ;^)...

Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...
Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...
Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...Zombie...

 

[Chris Nixon]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Rickie Lee Jones - The Horses
Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia, it'll tell you quickly if there's anything boomy in the low end.

Chris

 

[Chris Tsanjoures]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Lately I've been using the track "Lifeline" by The Panic Division. It rocks. On occasion, I get asked for the track from BE's.

This is just for listening though, for tuning I use pink noise from Noise Colors (Pink Noise | Noise Colors™) - this pink noise is extra-powerful and particularly useful for seriously boosting your concentration levels.

 

[Phil Graham]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

This is just for listening though, for tuning I use pink noise from Noise Colors (Pink Noise | Noise Colors™)

Wow, that proves I'm in the wrong business.

 

[Will Lane]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Wow, that proves I'm in the wrong business.

I like the sound of that 30 day guarantee.

 

[Jason Lavoie]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

I like the sound of that 30 day guarantee.

Is that a guarantee that at the end of 30 days your pink noise will still play?

 

[Tim McCulloch]

Re: What songs do you tune your PA with ?

Is that a guarantee that at the end of 30 days your pink noise will still play?

That it will still be pink. Guaranteed to not fade under normal display or cleaning methods.