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Good monitor mixing, especially when the band gives up and stops asking for what they need.
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<blockquote data-quote="Jelmer de Jong" data-source="post: 216645" data-attributes="member: 266"><p>Fiddling with mixes during the show of a band I have never worked with isn't something I would do, especially if there was a comprehesive soundcheck where even the bottom of the hi-hat had it's 15 minutes of tuning.</p><p>Of course I would turn down a 15dB solo (that's the wonderful thing of post fader mixing) but minor changes to my liking might not be in the bands interest.</p><p></p><p>One of my first gigs on monitor duty was a four piece band with three guys and their guitars up front and a drummer in the back. They all wanted kick, snare and vocals. The drummer also wanted some guitars because he was behind the amps. Their philosophy was very simple; if someone wanted to hear more of one of the others, they simply walked towards each other. During the first song I turned up some vocal on their request and that was it.</p><p>Turned out two of them worked at a PA firm and the next day I got my first real job. Aparently I was one of few that didn't try to make each mix sound like it was mastered and recorded at Capitol Studios.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jelmer de Jong, post: 216645, member: 266"] Fiddling with mixes during the show of a band I have never worked with isn't something I would do, especially if there was a comprehesive soundcheck where even the bottom of the hi-hat had it's 15 minutes of tuning. Of course I would turn down a 15dB solo (that's the wonderful thing of post fader mixing) but minor changes to my liking might not be in the bands interest. One of my first gigs on monitor duty was a four piece band with three guys and their guitars up front and a drummer in the back. They all wanted kick, snare and vocals. The drummer also wanted some guitars because he was behind the amps. Their philosophy was very simple; if someone wanted to hear more of one of the others, they simply walked towards each other. During the first song I turned up some vocal on their request and that was it. Turned out two of them worked at a PA firm and the next day I got my first real job. Aparently I was one of few that didn't try to make each mix sound like it was mastered and recorded at Capitol Studios. [/QUOTE]
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