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Spenser Hamilton said:
As an aside, I don't think Einstein actually said this, but Google sure seems to think so. :lol:
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But then again, Einstein didn't believe in quantum physics, and quantum physics validates the expectancy of a different result if things are repeated enough times :smug:

Back to vocals; incompetent soundpeople aside, I find that there are fundamentally two camps: "The Vocals" and "The Bands".
You can normally tell them apart as early as the initial sound check, only one of the camps will spend half an hour getting the right sound from the snare and try three different microphones on the guitar cabinet. The typical band focused sound guy will often get a great sound from the whole band, and will blend the vocals into the mix. The vocal focused sound guy will make the vocals sit on top of the mix, often spending so much time perfecting the vocal sound that the rest suffers from lack of attention. Some, the best ones, don't belong to either camp, but mixes according to the requirements of the performer's particular style.
 
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Jack Arnott said:
Oh! How about this one?
Patron: "The sound is great!"
Sound Dude: (in a droll, bored tone) "Yeah, I get that a lot"
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Here's a laugh:
I was mixing a show this past weekend in a large beautiful old church (650 seater). One of the performers was Cindy Church- a well known Canadian sweetheart of a lady. About halfway through the show she makes a comment to the crowd about how wonderful it sounds in here. That comment was immediately punctuated with a small but noticable squeek of feedback from her wedge. The crowd responded with a quick laugh...myself included.

I realise her comment was more in respect to the reverberant nature of the room and less to do with my mixing chops. The timing of it was kinda funny though.
 
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