From goff747@aol.com Sun Dec 28 01:46:07 2003
Subject:Re: Echo.. co.. co.. co..


In a message dated 12/28/03 5:18:10 PM, carl@vanselman.com writes:

<<
How about everyone here, what do you do to overcome bad acoustics at a gig,
besides turning off any reverbs on your amps. >>

bring smaller amps and let the PA do the work with line outs from the amps
and perhaps turning your tiny amps towards your faces so you can hear what
you're playing...drums is another story....if you don't have a spare electronic set
like a DTExpress, (and your drummer probably hates them anyway) get those
practice pad thingies to mute the drums and cut the number of cymbals down to a
small crash and a ride. other than that you are at the mercy of the "gigger's
venue" and since you can't choose where you get to play like the guys whose cds
you own or downloaded from the internet, you have to be jack of all trades
and own/rent/borrow equipment for all types of venues, or carry with you an
acoustic shell, gobos, maybe a plastic drum barrier.

a friend of mine did sound for rod stewart whom i went to see during sound
check, years back in a large arena out here and the tour rod had then was the
"no amps no monitors on stage with everyone wireless" (to amps and in-ear
monitors) and everything was painted white. the drummer had a plastic barrier. when
the mains were shut off, all you could hear was the drummer and the leslie
that was stuck and mic'ed underneath the stage.