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Re: Some thoughts on "mixing"This is whole concept of "virtual sound check." The problem is that there is no stage sound, i.e. the band is not there to produce the SPL that needs to be mixed "up" to. You can produce a stunning mix in VSC, and have it NOT be what you need once the band makes their stage SPL contribution. Rob Scovil (Tom Petty, Rush, Matchbox 20, other Bands You've Heard Of) makes extensive use of VSC, and devised a rather elaborate system of taking DI signals ahead of player's pedal boards, and using ReAmp to inject the DI'd playback sources into the back line while doing the virtual. Kind of expensive and resource-intensive, but it's about the only way to get a realistic idea of how the mix will work with the stage contribution... I think he does the drum playback through the drummer's monitor...Virtual sound check is a tool, but using it to advantage takes more work than may initially meet the eye.
Re: Some thoughts on "mixing"
This is whole concept of "virtual sound check." The problem is that there is no stage sound, i.e. the band is not there to produce the SPL that needs to be mixed "up" to. You can produce a stunning mix in VSC, and have it NOT be what you need once the band makes their stage SPL contribution. Rob Scovil (Tom Petty, Rush, Matchbox 20, other Bands You've Heard Of) makes extensive use of VSC, and devised a rather elaborate system of taking DI signals ahead of player's pedal boards, and using ReAmp to inject the DI'd playback sources into the back line while doing the virtual. Kind of expensive and resource-intensive, but it's about the only way to get a realistic idea of how the mix will work with the stage contribution... I think he does the drum playback through the drummer's monitor...
Virtual sound check is a tool, but using it to advantage takes more work than may initially meet the eye.
