just came home from doing FOH sound for the first time - and it went absolutely great!
at first it was kinda intimidating to deal with all the outboard stuff, but i quickly noticed that it's basically the same thing as in the digital domain. actually it gave me a somewhat better understanding of how and why things work a certain way in the digital realm.
anyways, the show was awesome, and actually i got a lot of comments about the sound being the best they've heard so far in that particular venue. and to be honest, i agree
it was a rather small setup, only a 16 track mixer, only 4 channels of dbx gate/comp, and a reverb unit. it's amazing what you can do with only 4 bands of desk EQ if you have to. when doing studio work your often tend to add a lot of processing and many bands of eq etc, so having limited resources was a real eye opener for me. the only thing i wish i had were more gates!
i'll certainly try and do live sound more often in the future, it was a LOT of fun!
this is dedicated to all you guys doing live sound aside from studio work. let's share some tips and tricks, and talk about your first experiences in live sound!
at first it was kinda intimidating to deal with all the outboard stuff, but i quickly noticed that it's basically the same thing as in the digital domain. actually it gave me a somewhat better understanding of how and why things work a certain way in the digital realm.
anyways, the show was awesome, and actually i got a lot of comments about the sound being the best they've heard so far in that particular venue. and to be honest, i agree
it was a rather small setup, only a 16 track mixer, only 4 channels of dbx gate/comp, and a reverb unit. it's amazing what you can do with only 4 bands of desk EQ if you have to. when doing studio work your often tend to add a lot of processing and many bands of eq etc, so having limited resources was a real eye opener for me. the only thing i wish i had were more gates!
i'll certainly try and do live sound more often in the future, it was a LOT of fun!
this is dedicated to all you guys doing live sound aside from studio work. let's share some tips and tricks, and talk about your first experiences in live sound!