So the club is open. The sound sucks. I said "hey, where's the walkie-talkies?" The guy laughed and said that he's got nobody to do the walkie-talkie with so he just runs back and forth. Thank Jeebus that they only need the PA for vocals and kick/snare.

A little late in the game but yeah , fuck tekken 5.

bomberz1qr20 wrote:Chat during the show would look something like...

Don't get me wrong. I like your band a lot. A lot.

But you need to quit your band and figure out how to do this full time. I mean, it's awesome.

= Justin

put it in the space opposite tekken 5.
if there isn't enough space sell the mixer and get a smaller one (you need what like 4 - 6 max?) and buy coke with the difference.

ned clayton wrote:I love this...it's so universal...people getting all excited about starting a live music club and then not giving a shit about the PA. If his business is going to be live music, why would he be so anxious to insure that he'll have a shitty product? Or maybe bad sound sells drinks? I don't know...

It's weird. I ran sound at this big casino for awhile (yeah, I know), and the house budget would only cover 1 operator...cool. However, the monitor desk was in the room backstage. No cue wedge. So, I would need a 'spotter' to stand in the doorway and let me know when the performer's mix was tuned in (roughly, I'm afraid). Then I would race the 80-or-so feet back to FOH and try to dial that in as fast as I could. Then, when I was fine-tuning the sound of yet another rousing rendition of 'Brick House' for all the attendees (read: drunken casino trash, except on Asian Night), I would inevitably have to stop and claw my way through the crowd, sneak around the performers onstage, and try to guess what the monitor issues were (cued as they were by wild gesticulation on the part of at least one performer, while the song was being played...), and fix them before the mad dash back to FOH...etc. Repeat ad nauseum, throughout the night in some cases.

This was a huge space, and they had plenty of money. Good grief. You would think that some common sense would apply...

UPDATE:::::::

So I walked into the bar.

I saw the mixing board. Out on the floor. Where Tekken 5 used to be. Where I said they should put it.

I said, "so... walkie talkies didn't work out, huh?"

Mr. "I went to sound school" looked at me and giggled. Retard.

He quit the bar and left the place to his partner, who just bought a new mixer. Yay!

We might be playing with Murphy's Law there in February. Hope the bar replaces the powered stage monitor HookerDragger blew up last week!

I know your way past the point of caring about this but- There are 2 clubs here in LA that have built lofts and put their boards up in them. To save floor space for the patrons and still position the mixer logically. It only works if you have high ceilings.

I know it's too late but thought I'd chime in anyways.

Thanks otisroom. I am pretty happy with where they put the board now. Now to clean up the cable mess and get a light over the board so one can actually see it... and then get them to pay me to run the damn thing.

Listen to me Boombats.

Never do live sound without a flashlight.
Never.

r0ck1r0ck2 wrote:Listen to me Boombats.

Never do live sound without a flashlight.
Never.

I am always packing a MiniMaglite, thank you very much. However I'd rather have a gooseneck lamp over the board.