Larry Largen
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I have 2/3 of those requirements!
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Ha ha, I mean is that you should take some of the credit for sounding good.
I have 2/3 of those requirements!
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And there's Glenn, the SpectreSoundstudios guy saying that rarely will you find a local sound guy that knows how to deal with the axe fx....
On my last show, the audio result wasn't really that great...
Not sure whether the problem was with the soundguy not knowing how metal is EQ'ed, or that he has no idea how to deal with the axe....
I have used terrible sound guys and very very good sound guys. These guys can make or break a working band. If you are serious about getting that next gig and have a good sound man, keep him happy. PAY him well. It pays off in spades over the long run.
I'm kind of new to the FOH issues but aren't the XLR inputs on most boards mic level? Wouldn't the XLR outs be too hot for the XLR ins on the board? I've been using the 1/4" outs on the AXE and going to 1/4" line level inputs on the boards. Also, what about boards that have phantom power on their XLR in's, is that a potential problem for the AXE?
Yup. There are so many "sound guys" that know nothing about running sound. They don't understand anything more than pushing the sliders up or down. If you haven't read "The Sound Reinforcement Handbook" you shouldn't be running sound.
Yup. There are so many "sound guys" that know nothing about running sound. They don't understand anything more than pushing the sliders up or down. If you haven't read "The Sound Reinforcement Handbook" you shouldn't be running sound.
I was a live audio engineer for years, and I really don't understand the stereotypical reluctance to go line-in on guitars. Any chance I got, I wanted to try the direct line first because it makes for a cleaner sound and it's one less thing that can feedback. I think I ended up deciding to mic a cab instead of taking the line-outs... once? Maybe twice? Although I will say that I never had the chance to compare the direct vs mic'd sound on any of the Line6 amps, and those are probably the most common rigs where there's an actual choice.
Line-in drums are... interesting. They've certainly gotten better since I first came across them 14ish years ago, but I never could get them to sound great. OTOH, if you've got a quiet vocalist or a loud drummer, there's something to be said for not having what amounts to 3rd, phasy-sounding overhead mic.
Has it been revised and kept up to date?
I read it nearly 20 years ago as a young sound noob, as directed by my boss at my then-new job in a local music / pro audio store. He said to read it, cover to cover, and ask him or other senior staff questions until I understood everything in it. Wasn't easy at the time but has been invaluable ever since.
This. I'll buy it if the information contained within is accurate and up to date.
yes it canGood point, but a lot can change in a few years.
The tools change over the years, but the goals and fundamentals don't.Good point, but a lot can change in a few years.
The tools change over the years, but the goals and fundamentals don't.
^^^ THIS ^^^^I'm the Broadcast Engineer for a very large church in Houston Tx. Several years ago Lincoln Brewster visited and led praise and worship with our team. He had the most amazing guitar sound I had heard at that time. I called down to FOH to ask FOH engineer what he was getting the same thing, He was exicited as well, but not being a player he wasn't as curious as I.
I then called the stage manager on radio to find out what he was using, all he could tell me was it was a line level unit started with an F.
Not much help but I had read about the Fractal unit and assumed that was it.
Well shortly after service Lincoln was being given the 50 cent tour, and they wanted to see Broadcast Audio, Well the first words out of my mouth were, 'what are you playing thru', and from that point on it was Fractal this, Fractal that, Where is Fractal, etc, etc.
He said he wished he had more time so he could show it to me in the studio, (so did I) but he was due at another date.
This changed my way of thinking about guitar sounds for ever.. And this was the Fractal Ultra.
I now have owned the Fractal FXII for several years. And it just keeps getting better....