Grampa Lee: When you first see a new room, what is your "familiarity drill"?

OSM: Have a smoke with the crew. Get on a 58, make low woofing noises and awful 800/1.6K sounds. Make hi hat sounds. Playing CD’s is secondary. Walk for coverage as well as tone.

AlanH: Favorite 3 consoles in ranges... under 10K.... under 50K.... and above?

OSM: Ahhh - why the prices? What's your point? The 4K is OK. Gamble is great. I am really far more concerned with the rig downstream. I would rather be on a Series Five on a spectacular set of speakers and amps than on a Gamble on a bogus set of boxes. That's just me. Like many people, I enjoy the Midas. ATI looks great; have never used it. Look, I will make a gig work on a Mackie - I don't care. Just give me headroom to drive at.

Brad Nelson: What do you think of the new line array stuff, V-DOSC, EAW, Vertec, etc.?

OSM: V-DOSC I have heard. None of the others. V-DOSC is like a high-pressure fire hose. It can really put out some sound. Some mixers are transparent on it, which is always impressive, i.e., each instrument onstage sounds just like itself. I would say a 2,500-seat venue is when you can really start to enjoy it.

PaulyB: Do you prefer to insert your graphic EQ on the mains or run them in line?

OSM: I happen to insert them. I have used them in-line when on a touring system that did not need to adapt to anyone else's preferences. In the club, people may want to insert their personal compression.

Chence W: What type of music do you play over the rig when you’re listening to it?

OSM: A variety. Some that’s more noisy and rugged, where you find out the power limits of the system. Some quieter, clearer selections show you the fidelity and high-end response.

PaulyB: What does the OSM think about running tweets on an aux (like Rat)?

OSM: Respect to Dave Rat! It is his preference and works for him. I do not practice it.
The best boards in the world have a hi-pass AND a lo-pass. That is enough for me.

Chence W: What is your favorite reverb unit?

OSM: Tie between the TC and the 480.

gus: When dealing with bad instrument sounds, can you polish a turd? Or is it garbage in, garbage out?

OSM: GIGO.You do what you can.

chat.boy: On behalf of ProSoundWeb, I'd like to thank his “Oldlieness” for joining us this evening. The chat was moderated by Dave Dermont, Another Dave.

OSM: You are welcome, chat.boy! Thanks AD!

Moderator: You are welcome, Old Man.

chat.boy: Be sure and stop by the Live Audio chat room before you split for "after chat”.

OSM: I'm going to the club and having a Guinness and a Jager shot. Good night!