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<blockquote data-quote="Robert &amp;quot;VOiD&amp;quot; Caprio" data-source="post: 55818" data-attributes="member: 78">Re: Earplugs and loud bandsThis is a good time for me to use a word I recently heard, enjoyed immensely and held back on using for just such an occasion.&nbsp; It&#039;s not very PC so I&#039;ll disclaim it now that I hopefully do not offend anyone.&nbsp; The word is &quot;fucktard&quot; and that is how I would describe someone who puts in earplugs and then asks for an astonishingly loud stage volume.&nbsp; The only way we as engineers (who CARE about the sound, both on stage and in the house) can fight this trend is to unite and simply REFUSE TO DO IT.&nbsp; People only get away with this behavior when we let them.&nbsp; And before a bunch of folks jump on this statement and say we have to do as the artist (or management) says because they are paying us and all that... I call bullshit on that.&nbsp; The AUDIENCE is paying for all of it in the end and when the house mix turns to crap because of the completely inappropriate stage volume, they are the ones suffering.&nbsp; Bands of this ilk need to understand they are there to entertain and it&#039;s not about them, it&#039;s about putting on an entertaining and safe show.&nbsp; I tell bands that act like this that they are sabotaging their own show.&nbsp; Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn&#039;t but the bottom line is that I trust the fact that for the most part we know better than they do and it&#039;s our job to educate them as to why this kind of stupidity should not be allowed to continue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Robert "VOiD" Caprio, post: 55818, member: 78"] Re: Earplugs and loud bands This is a good time for me to use a word I recently heard, enjoyed immensely and held back on using for just such an occasion. It's not very PC so I'll disclaim it now that I hopefully do not offend anyone. The word is "fucktard" and that is how I would describe someone who puts in earplugs and then asks for an astonishingly loud stage volume. The only way we as engineers (who CARE about the sound, both on stage and in the house) can fight this trend is to unite and simply REFUSE TO DO IT. People only get away with this behavior when we let them. And before a bunch of folks jump on this statement and say we have to do as the artist (or management) says because they are paying us and all that... I call bullshit on that. The AUDIENCE is paying for all of it in the end and when the house mix turns to crap because of the completely inappropriate stage volume, they are the ones suffering. Bands of this ilk need to understand they are there to entertain and it's not about them, it's about putting on an entertaining and safe show. I tell bands that act like this that they are sabotaging their own show. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but the bottom line is that I trust the fact that for the most part we know better than they do and it's our job to educate them as to why this kind of stupidity should not be allowed to continue. [/QUOTE]

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