Megadeth's live sound engineer interview

[Virgil.]

Interview w/ Megadeth's live audio engineer...

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136865

Don't know if any of you will find this interesting or not.

 

[MetalJonesy]

cool!

 

[HeadCrusher]

Dude, you know that's a bought ad, right?

 

[amarshism]

Tiny console

 

[Virgil.]

I sure hope this wasn't the mixing board that had beer thrown on it.
That would suck!
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136853

 

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

Dude, you know that's a bought ad, right?

yea, thanks to YOU, now I feel like buying a Midas

 

[slashvanyoung]

Dude, you know that's a bought ad, right?

Not necessarily a paid-ad, just the latest press release from Midas. Roadrunner used to publish their Metal/Rock-artist-related press releases before. As well as those of countless other audio-equipment related companies...

 

[arv_foh]

I wonder what Megadeth's "playback" tracks are, and I'm surprised that was even mentioned in the article

 

[HeadCrusher]

^Intros to some songs I guess. Like on the new record there is a lot of stuff that could be "played back", you know?

Anyway, I meant to point out that it was a press release/pr article so I guess everything that's said in there should be taken with a grain of salt.

 

[-Noodles-]

Typical American engineer, .. Big digital console - hyper clean sound, mega loud.
Btw notes on desks;
Midas Heritage = monitor desk.
XL4 = awesome.

Not sure why he chose to use a regular snake.. Digital snakes are far easier to work with (but I have had equal experience with analogue / digital snakes) it's like using a studio on the road, virtual patch bay and everything.
Oh well, megadeth still sound better on record.

[btw - the desks should've been covered via a tent, and if not - then the desk deserves to go down. Any crowd will act stupidly and throw drinks. digital desks are also notorious for going down (certainly in the UK on massive shows).]

 

[XnaySaturo]

I saw them at the Bell Center in Montreal for the last Gigantour, and the loudness was unbearable. That might've been the venue though.

 

[-Noodles-]

That might've been the venue though.

I don't think that the venue has control over the output faders

 

[arv_foh]

I don't think that the venue has control over the output faders

Some venues do have a dB limit, though.

 

[XnaySaturo]

Yeah I just mean its a huge-ass hockey stadium, so I don't know how that would affect the sound.

 

[slashvanyoung]

When I saw 'deth at "Priest Feast" last year, they had clearly the best mix out of the bunch (Priest, 'deth, Testament). Very clear and punchy. One of the best live-mixes I've ever heard.