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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Weber" data-source="post: 99565" data-attributes="member: 114"><p>Re: BEs and System DSP</p><p></p><p>I recently had a 'discussion'on this topic with a national tour tech whose standard conditions apparently dictate full access to all system processing. It also came out that they did not usually take the time to return the system to the original settings nor did they necessarily back anything up if they were in a hurry. And they seemed to have the view that they were typically the only ones who cared about the sound and whose reputation was at stake. In the ensuing discussion they noted that they actually rarely actually required 'full' access and never touched limiters, etc., usually worked with the venue/system techs and so on, but felt that they needed to watch out for themselves. And I believe that is the problem, if both sides address their 'worst case' potential scenario then you tend to have two directly competing perspectives.</p><p></p><p>What was most concerning to me in that discussion was that the party demanding full system processing access apparently also specifically stipulated assuming no liability for their actions. I believe that if you want access to all system processing then you need to be willing to accept the associated liability and if you aren't willing to take responsibility for your actions then you probably shouldn't be demanding anything. To demand full system processing access and then deny any related liability seems to be less than 'professional' and cause by itself to deny the very access desired.</p><p></p><p>To try to address this situation I tend to design installed systems with two layers of processing, one layer that addresses the basic system tuning and that should not have to be touched and one that is there specifically to allow some flexibility in setup and subjective adjustment. With digital consoles that accessible layer of system processing is often addressable via the console routing and processing (or whatever processing a BE carries with them).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad Weber, post: 99565, member: 114"] Re: BEs and System DSP I recently had a 'discussion'on this topic with a national tour tech whose standard conditions apparently dictate full access to all system processing. It also came out that they did not usually take the time to return the system to the original settings nor did they necessarily back anything up if they were in a hurry. And they seemed to have the view that they were typically the only ones who cared about the sound and whose reputation was at stake. In the ensuing discussion they noted that they actually rarely actually required 'full' access and never touched limiters, etc., usually worked with the venue/system techs and so on, but felt that they needed to watch out for themselves. And I believe that is the problem, if both sides address their 'worst case' potential scenario then you tend to have two directly competing perspectives. What was most concerning to me in that discussion was that the party demanding full system processing access apparently also specifically stipulated assuming no liability for their actions. I believe that if you want access to all system processing then you need to be willing to accept the associated liability and if you aren't willing to take responsibility for your actions then you probably shouldn't be demanding anything. To demand full system processing access and then deny any related liability seems to be less than 'professional' and cause by itself to deny the very access desired. To try to address this situation I tend to design installed systems with two layers of processing, one layer that addresses the basic system tuning and that should not have to be touched and one that is there specifically to allow some flexibility in setup and subjective adjustment. With digital consoles that accessible layer of system processing is often addressable via the console routing and processing (or whatever processing a BE carries with them). [/QUOTE]
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