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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 33819" data-attributes="member: 4">Re: &quot;I need my acoustic in the subs&quot;He&#039;s not saying you&#039;re wrong, he&#039;s just saying your opinion is bullshit <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />The problem with discussing non-technical aspects of reinforcement in these forums is that very few people know whether the poster has an opinion worth considering. When I babysit at FOH I can tell in five minutes whether the BE has an ear worth shit, or maybe does but isn&#039;t trying because he&#039;s pissed off or frustrated, or is a poser who has the job notwithstanding any technical ability. Here in the world of text, however, the only way I know if someone is talking out of their ass or not is if I have heard their work in person, or have heard good things about it from one of the few forum members I have heard mix a lot and know has a good ear. Having a good ear isn&#039;t everything, there are people who are very good at the business of audio and/or very good at the technical side of audio who mix so-so (but not terribly, truth be told if you&#039;re a really bad mixer you&#039;re probably just incompetent at everything audio). There are also folks who are good at audio in general but have sustained enough hearing damage, or have such bizarre preference in audio, that I know how to take their comments... with a grain of salt.I think we are a little quick to defend this artist and suggest that Jamin may have poor taste. Think for a second about this situation: We&#039;re in a church, we have an acoustic guitarist with an unusual request trying to call house audio from the deck, and Jamin is in a situation where he is plainly not supported by the powers that be. I&#039;m going to bet that the guitarist really is being a fuck wit, and Jamin was making an accurate assessment of the situation. God knows (see, &#039;cause we&#039;re in a church) the sound on stage has nothing to do with the sound in the house... hell, even the sound at monitor position has nothing to do with the sound on stage. The artist may very well have a good ear himself, but is making opinions based on poor information. This is, after all, what good monitor mixing is all about: making changes that satisfy one person in one tiny area... pretty much the opposite of what I do day in and day out as an array guy.Long story short, I think we&#039;re forgetting what Andy Peters used as his signature for years:&quot;On the Internet, nobody can hear you mix a band.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 33819, member: 4"] Re: "I need my acoustic in the subs" He's not saying you're wrong, he's just saying your opinion is bullshit ;) The problem with discussing non-technical aspects of reinforcement in these forums is that very few people know whether the poster has an opinion worth considering. When I babysit at FOH I can tell in five minutes whether the BE has an ear worth shit, or maybe does but isn't trying because he's pissed off or frustrated, or is a poser who has the job notwithstanding any technical ability. Here in the world of text, however, the only way I know if someone is talking out of their ass or not is if I have heard their work in person, or have heard good things about it from one of the few forum members I have heard mix a lot and know has a good ear. Having a good ear isn't everything, there are people who are very good at the business of audio and/or very good at the technical side of audio who mix so-so (but not terribly, truth be told if you're a really bad mixer you're probably just incompetent at everything audio). There are also folks who are good at audio in general but have sustained enough hearing damage, or have such bizarre preference in audio, that I know how to take their comments... with a grain of salt. I think we are a little quick to defend this artist and suggest that Jamin may have poor taste. Think for a second about this situation: We're in a church, we have an acoustic guitarist with an unusual request trying to call house audio from the deck, and Jamin is in a situation where he is plainly not supported by the powers that be. I'm going to bet that the guitarist really is being a fuck wit, and Jamin was making an accurate assessment of the situation. God knows (see, 'cause we're in a church) the sound on stage has nothing to do with the sound in the house... hell, even the sound at monitor position has nothing to do with the sound on stage. The artist may very well have a good ear himself, but is making opinions based on poor information. This is, after all, what good monitor mixing is all about: making changes that satisfy one person in one tiny area... pretty much the opposite of what I do day in and day out as an array guy. Long story short, I think we're forgetting what Andy Peters used as his signature for years: "On the Internet, nobody can hear you mix a band." [/QUOTE]

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