From harjoy@elknet.net Tue Aug 24 17:36:06 2004
Subject:Re: terms of use + Getting it in the mix?


Michael Zacher wrote:
> But you're right about the fact that
> we need to move on

>Yeah. so...
I hope i can give us all a nice new topic here:

>I´m currently practicing alone in my music-room. I own a Cx-3 +
TubeRotosphere, which is a real Killer to my ears, an dI have really fun
with those things. But: When gigging with my "home" settings, in the
mix, sometimes I feel like all the time tweakin and trying is wasted. I
just can´t get it. The people, the different PA, the mixer (you know
those guys: "Hammond? Ahh, keyboards!") all of them change the sound.
What do you do? Any way to simulate the "crowd" and the "road-factor"? ...

Remember I'm not speaking as a currently gigging musician but IMO:

The relative exclusion of outside influences and sounds tends to make nuances disappear. Your audience will for sure be mainly impervious to how good you have programmed something and how it is reproduced- while you may be quite aware of it. Then add to that the potential need to change EQ and volume levels to "cut through the mix" in a group context and also be heard with conversation and other crowd noise and your home settings can probably only be a basic template.

I doubt if adding noise to the room at home is necessarily the answer.

I think you may have to just enjoy the better sound when it has less competition at home.

Harold

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