ironside1966

I use Cubase on PC and to a lesser extent on Mac. I have had no problems on either platform. it ran more efficiently on PC but since the Pro 8 upgrade it is supposed to be a more level playing field, I only use Mac for recordings so I couldn't tell you if it is true. Compared to Pro tools 8 on PC Cubase was more stable and I could use a lot more plug-ins. Hope that helps

I used it for a while, don't worry it took me a long time to get my head round it. It helps if you understand what you are building, If you are building a subtractive synth you need a basic understanding of subtractive synthesis and the elements involved. The hard part for me was remebering what to use, how to make the objects and what to write in the boxes so my advice would be, make a notes of the things you most use, spend at least 10 minutes a day with it once you stop using it you soon forget so keep at it. have a look on you tube there is plenty of help Good luck with you course.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1444170300' post='2880929'] The reasons for not placing subs out front is the resulting cancellation notch from Allison Effect, and the loss of boundary loading. It's true that the vast majority of users don't wall load their subs, and they split them left/right under the mains. Those are the two most often seen errors in subwoofer placement, by users who don't know what Allison Effect, boundary loading and the power alley are. I wouldn't put them on stage, I'd put them to one side or the other. As for the rumble, since the output of subs is omni-directional it won't matter much to the band if the subs are in front of or behind them. That's also why off to one side or the other will work equally as well as directly behind. [/quote] I get the reason and understand the logic, most engineers understand about boundary loading. I just don't see the point if you have a big enough system. I would not call not having subs at the back a error after all most people don't work that way no including the big boys. A lot of subs, are much quieter from behind. I have been out of full time engineering a long time but I still get called for occasional job, the last one was with a DbAudio rig I think it was the C4 system but I could be wrong. There was very little sound on stage coming from the 8 boxers a side even though it was belting out front.

I get the impression they will be used has fill range cabs for Bass. Kick and Drum o\heads. I personally don't see the point in putting the subs at the back any way unless your system is lacking in the bass department, the sub rumble would get in the way of a decent on stage sound. worked with PA s along time, never done or seen it done that way with a band or anything louder than a Duo.

Phase - take the drum kit for example, you have the live kit sound, the sound from speaker at the back and the sound picked up from the vocal mic's, all coming from different distances so they arrive at your ear at different times. a positive wave meets a negative wave you get phase cancelation.

· More prone to feed back. · Timing and phase issues. · less control , you can control what comes out of a speaker with EQ but it's harder to control what's bouncing off a wall · Little or no separation of out front and stage sound.

From what I gather about the Barefaced FR800,s can replace a full Mackie rig so if that is true, and I have no reason to doubt it, my advice would be to keep things simple and just use the FR800 out front. just use the Mackie's for monitors. That way there is less to go wrong, less to understand and it should work out fine. While it is true that putting a bass cab near wall in corners can reinforce the bass frequencies there are far more good reasons and advantages to keeping them out front. I could explain but it would get boring very quickly.

I have one on order but unfortunately I will not be able to put it through its paces for some time. How would this play with my Orange SP210? I don't know what the future will bring but I want it to be loud enough for a band who play at sensible volumes, maybe Pop, Blues, Soul old school Rock or maybe supporting a singer songwriter but not hard rock or metal I like the old school tone. and a good mix of the band on stage not just a loud bass.

I use a manual a wheel chair and if you take the side panels of I could play a normal bass, am I missing something?

Do the side panels come off?

[size=4][font=Calibri][color=#000000]Tim, if you take yourself out of the equation you obviously feel you have the skills and confidence to offer help but do you really think it is a good idea to encourage everybody that thinks they are PA experts to come out of the audience and get involved. That would include most DJs at least one person out of every band and virtually anyone who has done a collage Course in music tech. [/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font=Calibri][color=#000000]it's bound to end in tears and repair bills.[/color][/font][/size]

I have never met a knob with no clue that doesn’t think they have a valid and informed opinion.

[font=Calibri][size=3][color=#000000]I don't think it's a matter of bands been rude to you, it's just that anybody who gigs regularly will meet all kinds of idiots and know it all and there is a very good chance that you may be regarded has one of them.[/color][/size][/font]

[font="Calibri"][size="3"][color="#000000"]I have met plenty of bad engineers who are great Bull ShXXers. Just go to any website like gearslutz, you will find t loads well written convincing arguments from people who seem knowledgeable, experienced and competent until you listen to their music. [/color][/size][/font]

I have said this many times but it is always worth repeating. A Sound check is not about making your instrument sound great out front its about making sure that the band are happy with the stage sound, getting levels and making sure there is no foreseeable problems. A great sound is only great if it works in context of the mix; if it is too loud or too big it’s not a good sound. Just has a musician who overplays may be a good guitar player but a bad musician. Some players like the physical felling they get from standing in front of a loud amp but often the quieter sound can be far better in a band context. Working with musicians is easy because they’re tone and what they play works well in the band context because they leave space for the other instruments to cut through.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1435527058' post='2809777'] Ironside. You might want to read that over, edit the spelling, grammar, punctuation and paragraphing. It's very difficult to understand. I hope your mixing skills are better Personally as long as I can hear the guitar and vocals there's not a great deal that can go wrong with on-stage sound. I've really never had an issue that wasn't fixed by asking for a bit more of X in the monitor. I think the worst experience I've had is when the bass amp has bled into the kick drum mic. and the engineer hasn't identified it. Live sound is all about experience and I think introducing yourself and talking to the sound engineer as soon as you arrive is key. [/quote] My experience spans over 30 years, over a decade of which was working has a professional sound engineer. I have engineered anything from small venues to large outdoor events, during that time I was notching up over 200 jobs a year. I am well aware of my bad spelling, grammar and punctuation it is a problem I have had all my life but I fail to see how it is any way an indication that I may not have the skills or the intelligence to be a competent and professional sound engineer. I am now retired from live music because of a heart condition but despite my health and my poor English skills I still managed to get a first class hon’s degree in music technology. Maybe I should bow down to your greater knowledge and experience and clearly better punctuation.

Some of bands I in the past is ware far more interested in what’s going out of the PA then getting a decent stage sound, so when it came to the gig the band were unhappy because the haven’t herd what they wanted out of the PA so the assumed it would sound bad also the stage sound was bad because they paid no attention to it and they played badly because they were unhappy. It also made my job a lot harder because the band kept changing the settings throughout the set. Even though there were more professional bands on the same bill and the sounded was good and the members were more then happy with my performance, the sound check time was shorter because the just let me get on with my job and did there’s, I was still regarded has an incompetent idiot who deliberately screed up their sound. More proof that sound engineers are just idiots.

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[size=4][font="Calibri"][color="#000000"]That's my point, there are so many deluded experts out there, so who do you trust. [/color][/font][/size] [size=4][font="Calibri"][color="#000000"]Giving an opinion on the sound is one thing but saying you sound is sh++ and I can help you sort it is another no mater how you put. [/color][/font][/size] [font="Calibri"][size=4][color="#000000"]I would never advice like that at a gig, [/color][/size][color=black][font=Calibri][size=4]Without knowing the in and outs PA, what the PA is capable of, how and why it is set up that way, how everything is running there is a danger of blowing the horns or a speakers. [/size][/font][/color][size=4][color="#000000"]I go to a gig to enjoy has a member of an audience. I don't feel the need for anyone to know my musical credentials. [/color][/size][/font]

I can’t imagine any band letting a complete stranger loose on the PA. Anyone who runs a PA would go mad if a complete stranger touched their desk. So trying to touch someone else’s desk is a complete no no. Just because some one talks a good game doesn’t mean they are any good, some of the worst sound engineers I have met a capable of talking a load of technical b=======. I would go so far as to say if I had to work with an engineer who tried to impress me with their technical knowledge warning bells would start to ring, has for letting a stranger loose on my PA no chance.

The problem most people who are bad don't realize it. Most of the time the people who just pop out of the audience and give you advice are generally the last people you should be listing too. Anyone with a lot experience of live sound will probably have come to the same conclusion. If a bass player came up to you and stated giving you unsolicited advice you would probably class them has a bit of a dick and it's the same with sound.

I had the same problem with Focusrite liquid mix. so I stopped using it, it was a bad buy anyway more trouble than it was worth but it made me feel cheated. You could always save a ghost image on another drive or there might even be a partition on the drive with a image already. Install windows 7. and you can go back to the original if needed. if you can just move on.

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if it is because of the IEEE-1394 firewire there may be away.

If the tone doesn't work within the context of the band and music and in a mix, it's a crap sound. I have done a lot of live sound and recording/mixing over the years and it is not unusual for me to like or dislike an sound then completely change my mind in the context of a mix.