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<blockquote data-quote="Randy Pence" data-source="post: 73160" data-attributes="member: 1108">Re: Gonna be an interesting daywas a long day, but not as bad as i expected.&nbsp; after picking through cables and hearing that someone, somewhere &quot;nearby&quot; might have keys to all sorts of great gear, a sensible member of the venue drove me to said provider to pick up said mixer (ls9-16 - like i said, very modest), a few more mic stands, and enough cables that I could trust to patch the damn thing together.We got back, the backline had been assembled, but one of the guitar amps was a marshall half stack aimed right at foh.&nbsp; While it sounded great, the room only held a possible 200 people, and aside from sound check, it was impossible for me or the promoter to get levels turned down, so out of hte mix it sat, and everythign else had to match its volume.&nbsp; Yes, the fucking night was loud as shit.&nbsp; I had enough tops, but not enough sub on hand.&nbsp; Vocals were a real challenge to get on top of the mix.The new bands needed more rehearsals.&nbsp; &quot;Safeing&quot; the dj/changeover inputs did not work, so i had to reassign them each time I recalled the next bands settings.&nbsp; It was not well enough attended, and what I took home was about a third of what I demand for babysitting djs.&nbsp; None of the music was something I&#039;d choose to hear myself. All of the musicians and their friends were good and nice to me - no attitudes or divas, unless one counted the loud guitars.Still, it was an important experience for me to go through.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been working in audio for almost 13 years, but only behind a mixer for the last 5.&nbsp; I&#039;ve mixed more shows this year than all previous combined, but never 4 bands in one night.&nbsp; Battling it out at this level is exposing me to situations which I had been sheltered from for many years.&nbsp; All of the bands and venue people were completely happy with my work.&nbsp; The band I had the most problems with asked for my contact info.&nbsp; The opportunity to work with 2 bands whose music I do enjoy is now secured.did it sound good?&nbsp; lol, it had moments.&nbsp; The gear was all acceptable, no crap, everything worked, but aside from a thin curtain behind the stage, it was a concrete shoebox.&nbsp; rock and roll i guess</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy Pence, post: 73160, member: 1108"] Re: Gonna be an interesting day was a long day, but not as bad as i expected. after picking through cables and hearing that someone, somewhere "nearby" might have keys to all sorts of great gear, a sensible member of the venue drove me to said provider to pick up said mixer (ls9-16 - like i said, very modest), a few more mic stands, and enough cables that I could trust to patch the damn thing together. We got back, the backline had been assembled, but one of the guitar amps was a marshall half stack aimed right at foh. While it sounded great, the room only held a possible 200 people, and aside from sound check, it was impossible for me or the promoter to get levels turned down, so out of hte mix it sat, and everythign else had to match its volume. Yes, the fucking night was loud as shit. I had enough tops, but not enough sub on hand. Vocals were a real challenge to get on top of the mix. The new bands needed more rehearsals. "Safeing" the dj/changeover inputs did not work, so i had to reassign them each time I recalled the next bands settings. It was not well enough attended, and what I took home was about a third of what I demand for babysitting djs. None of the music was something I'd choose to hear myself. All of the musicians and their friends were good and nice to me - no attitudes or divas, unless one counted the loud guitars. Still, it was an important experience for me to go through. I've been working in audio for almost 13 years, but only behind a mixer for the last 5. I've mixed more shows this year than all previous combined, but never 4 bands in one night. Battling it out at this level is exposing me to situations which I had been sheltered from for many years. All of the bands and venue people were completely happy with my work. The band I had the most problems with asked for my contact info. The opportunity to work with 2 bands whose music I do enjoy is now secured. did it sound good? lol, it had moments. The gear was all acceptable, no crap, everything worked, but aside from a thin curtain behind the stage, it was a concrete shoebox. rock and roll i guess [/QUOTE]

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