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Bar/Club stage volume level?!?!
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<blockquote data-quote="Vinny D'Agostino" data-source="post: 3714" data-attributes="member: 112"><p>My weekends are spent providing sound for bar bands, some better then others...some louder then others.</p><p>Tonight was just one of those nights were the stage volume was just insane...</p><p></p><p>I measured (using a rat shack DB meter) 109db*A* for stage volume.</p><p>That measurement was taken 20' away from any drum or amplifier...that was just instruments, no vocals.</p><p>The venue was approx. 30'w X 80' long (were the band plays, including the stage area)</p><p></p><p>Because of the stage volume all I had in FOH was vocals & kick drum.</p><p>All night the singer complained he couldn't hear his monitor(s)..</p><p>I had all (3) wedges (CM15V) lined up end to end in front of the stage, each wedge powered by 550w!!!!!</p><p>And both guitar players also complained they couldn't hear there amplifiers........are you F'n kidding me!!!!!!!!!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I made it through the gig and got paid....which is pretty much all that counts on the bar circuit.</p><p>But what are others in my world seeing from bands they work with for stage volumes?</p><p>Are they as excessive as this? worse?</p><p></p><p>Always have to love it when the management comes over and says "It's kind of loud don't you think?"</p><p>I simply agreed and said, your right...it's loud..</p><p></p><p>Just figured I would ask seeing how I am still up at 5am waiting for my ears to stop bleeding so I can fall asleep!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vinny D'Agostino, post: 3714, member: 112"] My weekends are spent providing sound for bar bands, some better then others...some louder then others. Tonight was just one of those nights were the stage volume was just insane... I measured (using a rat shack DB meter) 109db*A* for stage volume. That measurement was taken 20' away from any drum or amplifier...that was just instruments, no vocals. The venue was approx. 30'w X 80' long (were the band plays, including the stage area) Because of the stage volume all I had in FOH was vocals & kick drum. All night the singer complained he couldn't hear his monitor(s).. I had all (3) wedges (CM15V) lined up end to end in front of the stage, each wedge powered by 550w!!!!! And both guitar players also complained they couldn't hear there amplifiers........are you F'n kidding me!!!!!!!!! Anyway, I made it through the gig and got paid....which is pretty much all that counts on the bar circuit. But what are others in my world seeing from bands they work with for stage volumes? Are they as excessive as this? worse? Always have to love it when the management comes over and says "It's kind of loud don't you think?" I simply agreed and said, your right...it's loud.. Just figured I would ask seeing how I am still up at 5am waiting for my ears to stop bleeding so I can fall asleep! [/QUOTE]
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