While in my younger years , I was blessed to be in many fun gigging projects … Playing Guitar in a working band is a blast and nothing beats "That Energy" …… The need to survive propagates a real vocation …… It's a time thing …… Own a real business / Suck up rediculous hours …… Soooo … since I happened to be the lucky one who set up the PA , sniffed out gremlins on the PA , Ran the PA , Took down and Hauled the PA …… I kinda figured out how to be a pretty decent sound guy …… Fast forward to the 2010s and beyond … Enter Sound Guy avocation!!
I have a decent Digital System built in to a Local Rock Club and the most repetitive thing I get from incoming bands is "What Time is Sound Check ?"
No clue on Backline , Frontline, IEMs , Schlep Order ……
I finally let the Club Owner know that if he wants to get the Pro Show …… The bands need to get a better handle on Schlep In …
And if you use IEM's …… Please put the app on your device BEFORE you get here …… LAN is LAN …… No internet , Just SysEX ……
This is an excerpt from a Chat where I think I got the idea presented pretty well ………
[Ok .. so just recapping the Idea that being completly ready for the 8pm start time and off the stage by 7 would be my hope and wish .. It's about the "Attendee's Experience" .. The paying customer should not be watching Habitrail Hamsters , they should be relaxing in wonder at all of the Cool Amps and Stuff Gracing the Stage pre showtime .. . If thats cool then the prewire is around 4:30 .. Drum Kit on stage by 5 .. Drums Mic'ed and Wired by 5:30 .. Amps and On Stage stuff around 6 .. All signals hot around 6:30 and Final prep before 7 hits …… 'Sound Check' takes 18 seconds and can be forgone 97% of the time]
Pro Shows are easy …… just a little common sense needed
I have a decent Digital System built in to a Local Rock Club and the most repetitive thing I get from incoming bands is "What Time is Sound Check ?"
No clue on Backline , Frontline, IEMs , Schlep Order ……
I finally let the Club Owner know that if he wants to get the Pro Show …… The bands need to get a better handle on Schlep In …
And if you use IEM's …… Please put the app on your device BEFORE you get here …… LAN is LAN …… No internet , Just SysEX ……
This is an excerpt from a Chat where I think I got the idea presented pretty well ………
[Ok .. so just recapping the Idea that being completly ready for the 8pm start time and off the stage by 7 would be my hope and wish .. It's about the "Attendee's Experience" .. The paying customer should not be watching Habitrail Hamsters , they should be relaxing in wonder at all of the Cool Amps and Stuff Gracing the Stage pre showtime .. . If thats cool then the prewire is around 4:30 .. Drum Kit on stage by 5 .. Drums Mic'ed and Wired by 5:30 .. Amps and On Stage stuff around 6 .. All signals hot around 6:30 and Final prep before 7 hits …… 'Sound Check' takes 18 seconds and can be forgone 97% of the time]
Pro Shows are easy …… just a little common sense needed
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