A Romantic Evening In Montreal: Lessons Learned While Supporting An Opening Band In 1980
“The twist on this particular gig was that while we were the openers, the headliners were using our production.”
“The twist on this particular gig was that while we were the openers, the headliners were using our production.”
“Ideal stage technicians share similar qualities in their approach, personality, and skill set. i.e., they’re multi-talented, pride themselves on accomplishing whatever is required quickly and competently, and are always willing to learn, adapt, and solve issues on the fly.”
A deep dive into many of the issues and challenges arising from this increasingly common practice, including connectivity, storage, getting the most out of the process and more.
A live recording is all about the energy of the event, and that energy comes from the crowd, so some real thought has to be given as to how it’s captured.
I’d love to tell you I learned all of this without making any horrible or expensive mistakes. Yeah. That would be nice…
The fewer the number of open mics, the better the gain before feedback; also, a single mic can pick up all instruments and vocals with a coherent, focused sound.
It’s an advantageous mindset: How small can the rig get without sacrificing sound quality?
We spend almost all our time thinking about what our clients and audiences need, but we can’t take care of others if we haven’t taken care of ourselves first.
The first in a two-part series focusing on learning to listen for specific types of audio problems and fixes for them – the more we can learn how to determine the source of problems simply by listening, the faster and more efficiently we can work.
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