Heh, I know! The guitarists Zoom H2 can't handle the volume in the practice room. The Iphone 6/7 (usually quite good) also suffers, my Samsung isn't any better either. My mates P9 Lite is probably the best I've heard from a phone, better than most handheld devices - it IS that impressive. I seldom replace phones, but the next phone is probably a P9 Lite.G-Man wrote: Funny you should mention that... Of all the devices that were used by audience members at our last gig, the best of the bunch ended up being my wife's Huawei P9 Lite. It has dual stereo microphones and it handled the audio well enough to hear all the instruments and vocals. Amazing quality considering that there were some fancy 4k video cameras and high end iPhones that couldn't handle the high volume. ?
Heya Hasie,Hasie wrote: How did it go mate?
Legit bleeding?! I always joke about that when someone mucks with the in ear mix and you get blasted. Is he going to be ok?Meron Rigas wrote:Heya Hasie,Hasie wrote: How did it go mate?
Umm, on stage - not my best performance. But off stage the crowd dug what we was doing (nobody had heard any of the tunes before).
We played a lot faster than rehearsal, so I struggled big time (I should have warmed up - tsk-tsk), both guitarist(s) rig's were playing up, causing volume drops/swells during the tunes and the drummer lost a stick during one of the tunes and then got blasted by the monitors causing one of his ears to start bleeding ???. Our singer was amazing though!
When I get to see some video, I'll probably feel a bit better about it - currently I'm thinking it's good to get the worst gig out of the way ?
The good thing about having all original songs is that people have no idea how it's supposed to sound, at first. ? And it always happens that the songs speed up when performing live, I think drummers should drink chamomile tea and have rescue drops before a show so that the adrenaline doesn't boost up the BPM ?Meron Rigas wrote:Heya Hasie,Hasie wrote: How did it go mate?
Umm, on stage - not my best performance. But off stage the crowd dug what we was doing (nobody had heard any of the tunes before).
We played a lot faster than rehearsal, so I struggled big time (I should have warmed up - tsk-tsk), both guitarist(s) rig's were playing up, causing volume drops/swells during the tunes and the drummer lost a stick during one of the tunes and then got blasted by the monitors causing one of his ears to start bleeding ???. Our singer was amazing though!
When I get to see some video, I'll probably feel a bit better about it - currently I'm thinking it's good to get the worst gig out of the way ?
Yip, real blood - a trickle to be fair, but blood none-the-less. AFAIK, that's a potential sign of permanent damage. He said his hearing was a bit muffled the next day - *sigh* drummers.warrenpridgeon wrote: Legit bleeding?! I always joke about that when someone mucks with the in ear mix and you get blasted. Is he going to be ok?
Glad the gig was "ok from the crowds perspective". It's weird how sometimes you can feel like it is "falling apart a bit" but the audience perceives it as good.
+100 :roflmao: You've been there, you've done that!G-Man wrote: The good thing about having all original songs is that people have no idea how it's supposed to sound, at first. ? And it always happens that the songs speed up when performing live, I think drummers should drink chamomile tea and have rescue drops before a show so that the adrenaline doesn't boost up the BPM ?
I also use some vater decibel reducing earplugs when I go to concerts and such. People look at me funny... but hearing loss happens very quickly but gradually and by the time you realise it you are buggered... just ask Paul Gilbert.Meron Rigas wrote:Yip, real blood - a trickle to be fair, but blood none-the-less. AFAIK, that's a potential sign of permanent damage. He said his hearing was a bit muffled the next day - *sigh* drummers.warrenpridgeon wrote: Legit bleeding?! I always joke about that when someone mucks with the in ear mix and you get blasted. Is he going to be ok?
Glad the gig was "ok from the crowds perspective". It's weird how sometimes you can feel like it is "falling apart a bit" but the audience perceives it as good.
I have offered to arrange thunderplugs for everyone in the band, but nobody took me up on the offer. I'm gonna get me a legit set of protect-a-ear custom plugs, the set I have is okay (vater) - but after seeing this, I think R700 on the best plugs I can source locally is cheap.
I need to visit my business partner in Cape Town sometime... maybe if the stars align it can happen at the same time.Meron Rigas wrote: Honestly - I was terrible, but the video will give me a idea of how bad. As a band, we couldn't have been that bad, already got a invite to play in June (we're gonna pass to get some recording done). Think the next gig will be in late spring...for the album launch ?
Make your drummer play to a click, then this doesn't happen and all your delays and modulation effects can be tempo synced which will add much more coherency to your overall sound ?G-Man wrote: And it always happens that the songs speed up when performing live, I think drummers should drink chamomile tea and have rescue drops before a show so that the adrenaline doesn't boost up the BPM ?
If you've know our drummer (sure you do, Cpt is mighty small) - then a click is out. I like the idea, with IEM's for the whole band - then I could go walk-a-about on the stage 8). But as I said, my timing is poor on a good day - so let's just say he was champ for playing with bronchitis and see what the next gig brings.Chad Adam Browne wrote:Make your drummer play to a click, then this doesn't happen and all your delays and modulation effects can be tempo synced which will add much more coherency to your overall sound ?G-Man wrote: And it always happens that the songs speed up when performing live, I think drummers should drink chamomile tea and have rescue drops before a show so that the adrenaline doesn't boost up the BPM ?
