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<blockquote data-quote="brian maddox" data-source="post: 19047" data-attributes="member: 158">Re: When it&#039;s too loud.....this doesn&#039;t directly answer the OP&#039;s question.&nbsp; but i had to share...&nbsp; [ &#039;thanks for sharing brian.&nbsp; please come back...&#039; ]often when it comes to volume, we are placed in situations that we can&#039;t possibly win.&nbsp; i recall a large-fancy-black tie-big ballroom-fundraiser that the company i worked for was asked to provide for.&nbsp; they decided on &#039;tex-mex&#039; as their theme and decided that the entertainment would be los lobos.&nbsp; great band, but anyone who has ever been near their show knows that they have [had?&nbsp; not heard them in a while] a stage volume that would melt your face.&nbsp; the client was informed multiple times that this was not a good idea.&nbsp; super loud band + gray haired rich people in tuxes = bad night for all.&nbsp; but they insisted.so day of gig comes.&nbsp; all goes well through talking heads etc.&nbsp; then the band hits the stage.&nbsp; within the first 5 seconds the party planner [our boss] was at my side telling me to turn it down.&nbsp; which i did.&nbsp; 15 seconds later she&#039;s back.&nbsp; well, all i had in the pa was vocals anyway, so i turned them down to barely audible.&nbsp; 15 seconds later she was at my side again yelling at me to &#039;turn it down!&#039;.&nbsp; at that point i slid the master to 0 and pointed out to her that i had &#039;no more down left&#039;, and that it was the band at that point.&nbsp; she told me to make the band turn down.&nbsp; i replied respectfully [as respectfully as one can given that i was yelling in her ear] that the band didn&#039;t work for me, they worked for her.&nbsp; anyway, she stormed off to &#039;negotiate&#039; with the band, and within 10 minutes the room had emptied out and the band finished their contracted set [with no volume change] to about 15 people and the crew.the party planner later [like the next week later] apologized and admitted she should have listened to us to begin with.&nbsp; at any rate, sometimes, you really can&#039;t win.this concludes show story 9.3.1 [build 7].&nbsp; please carry on with your day.brian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brian maddox, post: 19047, member: 158"] Re: When it's too loud..... this doesn't directly answer the OP's question. but i had to share... [ 'thanks for sharing brian. please come back...' ] often when it comes to volume, we are placed in situations that we can't possibly win. i recall a large-fancy-black tie-big ballroom-fundraiser that the company i worked for was asked to provide for. they decided on 'tex-mex' as their theme and decided that the entertainment would be los lobos. great band, but anyone who has ever been near their show knows that they have [had? not heard them in a while] a stage volume that would melt your face. the client was informed multiple times that this was not a good idea. super loud band + gray haired rich people in tuxes = bad night for all. but they insisted. so day of gig comes. all goes well through talking heads etc. then the band hits the stage. within the first 5 seconds the party planner [our boss] was at my side telling me to turn it down. which i did. 15 seconds later she's back. well, all i had in the pa was vocals anyway, so i turned them down to barely audible. 15 seconds later she was at my side again yelling at me to 'turn it down!'. at that point i slid the master to 0 and pointed out to her that i had 'no more down left', and that it was the band at that point. she told me to make the band turn down. i replied respectfully [as respectfully as one can given that i was yelling in her ear] that the band didn't work for me, they worked for her. anyway, she stormed off to 'negotiate' with the band, and within 10 minutes the room had emptied out and the band finished their contracted set [with no volume change] to about 15 people and the crew. the party planner later [like the next week later] apologized and admitted she should have listened to us to begin with. at any rate, sometimes, you really can't win. this concludes show story 9.3.1 [build 7]. please carry on with your day. brian [/QUOTE]

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