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In Reply to: OK, Now you've done it! Rant: PA Systems and Jazz- posted by oldmkvi on January 19, 2017 at 10:24:30:
Normally I don't attend festivals or big venue jazz concerts for that reason. But I've been to plenty of clubs that had either good or at least decent systems, and they only mic horns and piano. For instance, I can't remember ever leaving the Vanguard thinking the sound was terrible. Actually, most of the times I've been bugged at the sound at clubs has been due to the musicians (particularly drummers and amplified bass/guitar) rather than the club's system.
OTOH as a player working large venue gigs I'd definitely agree with you. Even when the venue has had good gear the sound out front sucks most of the time, and the sound via stage monitors has also been terrible.
I once did a tour with an r&b group in France - all large venues within a 90 minute ride from Paris - and we had good sound everywhere (including stage monitors). They contracted a specific sound company to travel with us and it was damn near the only time IME the setup/board guy had a clue re: tone/balance/sensible overall volume.
This guy (sound crew chief) somehow was able to make a wide variety of PA systems sound pretty damn good. Hence, though there's a lotta bad PA's I suspect an even the bigger problem is the sound guys/gals.
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