Timeline for What is the purpose of this concert equipment?
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| Nov 21, 2021 at 23:41 | comment | added | NobodyNada | @Mazura "The musicians have no direct control over them; they have to ask nicely for adjustments" This is not always the case with newer equipment: for example, my church uses Yamaha TF/CL/QL-series mixers which allow performers to control their individual mixes using a smartphone app. | |
| Nov 20, 2021 at 17:35 | comment | added | TripeHound | @Mazura "they have to ask nicely for adjustments, [...] stop six times during the show asking for changes because they can't hear each other." As epitomised by Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan's requests for "Everything louder than everything else" on Deep Purple's Made in Japan live album. | |
| Nov 20, 2021 at 8:23 | comment | added | Mazura | This next song's called, Shots for the Band. (cough). And one for the sound guy, please. | |
| Nov 20, 2021 at 8:18 | comment | added | Tim | @Mazura - oh, so true. I've been at both ends, and sometimes as performer, I've just given up with foldback. The 'expert' sound guys know what they like, and like what they know. Unless they're musos themselves, there's often little empathy. | |
| Nov 20, 2021 at 0:51 | comment | added | Mazura | They serve zero purpose without being "tailored by the sound engineer" +1. The musicians have no direct control over them; they have to ask nicely for adjustments, ideally during the sound check. It's a good sound guy if you never hear feedback and the band doesn't have to stop six times during the show asking for changes because they can't hear each other. | |
| Nov 19, 2021 at 15:13 | history | answered | Tim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |