SOUNDSYSTEM SOUND-OFF - 3RD NOVEMBER 2013

Yes, knowledge of equipment plays a big part of how a sound system can sound.
Sound operators really need to know each piece of equipment extremely well, then off course have an indepth knowledge into sound theory to make sense of it all.

This can take years to learn, hence why there are many sounds out there who sound different.
I find owning and engineering a sound an intensive business where one has to put ones ego one side, to be open enough to take criticism and advice and use it wisely rather than becoming defensive and closing ones mind to higher learning.

Learning the right knowledge and experience is more important than having been playing sound for more than 20 odd years and not learning effective knowledge along the way.

I'm on a long road to learning more and more about sound, music and making it all happen.
I give thanks to forums like this because this has put me in the right direction, once you cut through the shite I.e. The egotistic characters.

The sounds entering most Soundoff events do have a tendency to wanna play system louder then necessary.
I believe its unnecessary and I do tell the sounds in question to turn it down, especially as most times patrons come rushing out venues covering their ears.
Gonna try and find a way to curb this.
Feel free to make suggestions.

Bring earplugs if it becomes a serious problem for you, because I sure do when I listen aba at scala!!!!

Edited by Motion54 - 07 November 2013 at 10:00pm

mrmck wrote: Respeck Motion54, btw get some female selectors to loosen up the man dem

Even Female selectors won't loosen GP crowd, if system not right.

This is the difference between GP and few other similar events.
You need proper  system & tunes & Mic man to impress in GP.

GP has good size and proper power, so crowd more demanding, which is good.

mrmck wrote: how is it that at a soundcheck ting like this, the sounds appear to do little or nothing to correct or tune up their ting when playing?

+1

@ GP I've seen 2 seperate sound systems tear down one of their stacks & move it to a different position to see/hear if it sounded any better & seen one other strip down their wiring as it sounded poor.

Many more systems who go in GP or any other venue for a sound check or what ever, need to do similar & don't feel no way.

Sure many wouldn't mind seeing various amps swopped round too.

Seen sounds using nuff equipment nowadays (processing wise), is it too much to go wrong?

First off I must say I am impressed with we're comments are going concerning Sundays session I had a few problems which come Monday morning I made sure I rectified bought some new stuff hopefully those problems will have gone now but next year sometime I'm looking to come back into sound -off but with a pre-amp this time try something different not saying I'm going to get rid of my management system

Ps complex is not a mad bass line sound I'm a entertainer that tries to play with quality
Respect to all sounds that has come in to soundsystem sound-off and done there thing


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Gee136 wrote: Motion54 wrote: The sounds entering most Soundoff events do have a tendency to wanna play system louder then necessary. I believe its unnecessary and I do tell the sounds in question to turn it down, especially as most times patrons come rushing out venues covering their ears. Gonna try and find a way to curb this. Feel free to make suggestions. Bring earplugs if it becomes a serious problem for you, because I sure do when I listen aba at scala!!!! You have nuff respect from me as a person who is keeping soundmachine business alive in London bredrin BUT As a sound "boy" promoter you shouldn't be telling BIG men how to play their machine  ............<span style="line-height: 1.4;"> Let the people decide to themselves what they like & dislike about a machine..............</span> <span style="line-height: 1.4;"> </span> <span style="line-height: 1.4;">Mannas................... </span>

That is the whole point, Gee. Bigman or "sound boy" it shouldn't matter if the people who are paying to hear these sounds, are complaining and holding their ears that the sounds are way too loud, and that's mainly Bigman who are complaining. I am just expressing what the people are saying.

Soundbwoy or Bigman had nothing to to do with this scenario.
It's to do with Promotion54 and Soundsystem Soundoff.
Sounds enter under conditions. It's simple. If a soun try tell me "sound Bwoy guh weh" when I kindly ask him to turn sound down a little then I will take that as a big disrespect and switch off the supply to that sound.

I know it probably won't come to that but if a Bigman try diss..........