In Reply to: How do YOU set PA levels? posted by Inmate51 on October 13, 2006 at 12:45:33:
Not a pro sound guy _big grin_And I guess it's gonna be different in different venues.
Just came from a wedding tonight.
Probably 250 people.
six? piece band setup across from the diaz where the wedding party was seated.
I was at a table right below and to the right. It shouldn't have been that bad a place in terms of where I was seated.
Absolutely horrible sound.
Highs were bright - lows were boomy, mids were sucked out except for the vocals - couldn't hear any chords from the guitar or keyboard.
Walked past the band - sounded OK up there - too loud, of course - but it's always loud at the front.
They had a conga player that didn't seem to add much, to me.
I told my wife - too bad, they can't get that guy to earn his pay by walking around the room once or twice and giving them some hand signals until they get a decent balance.
Granted, it was a hard room full of tables and people - come on, they were supposed be pros -
My wife and I had to leave early, to take my elderly parents home.
Glad we had an excuse to leave early -
They didn't have a seperate board and sound guy - so maybe my post isn't relevant for a pro sound forum -_grin_
My point is that if you don't have a man on the job, you need to send somebody around the room to listen and see what it sounds like to your audience.
Or maybe my point is - you're not gonna believe how bad it can sound out in the audience if you're not on top of this.
End of rant
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