From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018082111474378787-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Interesting tidbit. The man who owned the theater we played was VERY   
   > interested in sound, and in our setup too.  He knew right off what the   
   > XR18 was, had seen those before at various festivals.  He and his wife   
   > live in WV, but travel to New York regularly, and so I guess he not as   
   > isolated as you might think.  We talked about stage volume. Oddly, he and   
   > I agree that it's gotten way out of hand. Oh, and he plays bass in some   
   > rock band occasionally.  Told me he takes ear plugs to those gigs. Doesn't   
   > like how they color the sound, but cares about his ears so he wears them.   
      
   > If only my people had as much insight. Sigh :-(   
      
   If only they were as *considerate*!!!   
      
   > For personal use, people only need to know HOW to work it, expecially if   
   > it's not a dangerous technology.  But for things that CAN hurt you or   
   > others, then understanding becomes vital.   
      
   Seems they don't care about such Urgency, or anything else for that matter.   
      
   > Dunno.  The program my brother had was suppled by the company he worked   
   > for.  He showed it to me once, but I can't recall the name.   
      
   I'm sure there are several such modeling programs out there for   
   electroacoustic projects.   
      
   > FOH, front of house, is a common term now.   
      
   I meant Public Address in general, which kind of implies speaking or   
   vocal...and to me FOH, also means Not personal monitor feeds ;)   
      
   > It's a very involved thing, getting everyone and everything to a out of   
   > town gig.  There seems always someone that wants to drive themselves, come   
   > on a different day, whatever.  As in, whatever it takes to make everyone   
   > else nervous.   
      
   Sounds like personal problems for sure, because Nervous and Gig is NOT a   
   good combination!   
      
   > I imagine how band tours would go if everyone in the band, and necessary   
   > support crew drove their own vehicles, and made it a point not to travel   
   > together.  How long until someone doesn't show up ?   I'd say about the   
   > second gig :-)  They'd probably care enough to make the first one, but   
   > past that, lazyness and poor planning would kick in.  And maybe just a   
   > little bit of " I'm gonna be a little late just for the fun of it. Just to   
   > make them know they need me ".   
      
   That's not merely poor planning, but poor 'maturity' kicking in...and the   
   best thing to do would be to KICK IT OUT *before* the gig turns into a   
   disaster!!!   
      
   > I've been in bands too long, haven't I ?   
      
   Jim   
      
   No, you've been in the WRONG bands too long - me too :(   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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