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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Cagle" data-source="post: 68131" data-attributes="member: 277">Re: Mixing priorities.Mike, being in the hot seat with a severe time crunch I think you did very well. Good catch on the board output EQ&#039;s being whacko. You know &quot;of course&quot; this had to be on the show where you had the least amount of time to work in order to properly exponentially magnify the issue. I&#039;ve been there.I like the list that Rasmus made as a good starting point. I will add that I always carry a reference CD or Ipod with me if I am working on somebody else&#039;s rig. I know what &quot;it&quot; is supposed to sound like. The first thing I do, before checking any input, is run the Ipod Channel strip flat through the mains to make shure the system is voiced correctly. It takes less than a minute to figure out if the system is workable, needs a little tweeking, or if we have major problems. This will tell you very quickly what the rig is going to do in its current state of tune.I also will usually try out the monitors the way they are handed to me by the house engineer. Nothing has to be &quot;within 1/2 db of the way I would have done it&quot; but absolutely know this: If it is going to take ANY and I repeat ANY tweeking I have found what Evan said to be true. It is much much faster and better to immediately flatten the EQ and start from scratch. In a time crunch you are looking for volume and lack of feedback. Run up the mic gain, check for feedback and volume, notch as needed, run up the EQ or board output gain a little, check for feedback, notch if needed, put it back to the correct level, move on to the next mic. Less is more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Cagle, post: 68131, member: 277"] Re: Mixing priorities. Mike, being in the hot seat with a severe time crunch I think you did very well. Good catch on the board output EQ's being whacko. You know "of course" this had to be on the show where you had the least amount of time to work in order to properly exponentially magnify the issue. I've been there. I like the list that Rasmus made as a good starting point. I will add that I always carry a reference CD or Ipod with me if I am working on somebody else's rig. I know what "it" is supposed to sound like. The first thing I do, before checking any input, is run the Ipod Channel strip flat through the mains to make shure the system is voiced correctly. It takes less than a minute to figure out if the system is workable, needs a little tweeking, or if we have major problems. This will tell you very quickly what the rig is going to do in its current state of tune. I also will usually try out the monitors the way they are handed to me by the house engineer. Nothing has to be "within 1/2 db of the way I would have done it" but absolutely know this: If it is going to take ANY and I repeat ANY tweeking I have found what Evan said to be true. It is much much faster and better to immediately flatten the EQ and start from scratch. In a time crunch you are looking for volume and lack of feedback. Run up the mic gain, check for feedback and volume, notch as needed, run up the EQ or board output gain a little, check for feedback, notch if needed, put it back to the correct level, move on to the next mic. Less is more. [/QUOTE]

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