A Live Sound Engineer's Hate List
| 1) | Lighting guys |
| 2) | Two minute set changes |
| 3) | 104 Volts |
| 4) | Elevators or stairs load-ins |
| 5) | 18 acts, 30 timbales, 12 hours (this is a long story) |
| 6) | Volunteer stage hands |
| 7) | People who sit in front of the PA and then complain that it's too loud |
| 8) | Sound companies that don't zero out the console before you use it and still has the tape from the last show on your inputs |
| 9) | Companies that say, "Oh yeah, we have a 40-channel console.", and when you show up, it's two 20-channel consoles slaved together |
| 10) | From the sound company, "We've got all the best stuff! I don't know why it sounds like this... it always sounds great to me!" |
| 11) | Mixing monitors from FOH |
| 12) | System engineers that try to "help" you mix the show |
| 13) | Companies that bring out inadequate gear because they bid too low to get the gig |
| 14) | Mix positions in stupid locations |
| 15) | Being short of channels because the headliner
won't let you use them and there's no additional console for the opening act. |
12 Stupid Sayings From The Audience
| 1) | "What would happen if I did this?" (With simulation of twisting knobs on console) |
| 2) | "That would look great in my living room!" |
| 3) | "Do you know what ALL those knobs do?" |
| 4) | "Are you the DJ"? |
| 5) | "Where is the talent knob?" |
| 6) | "Can I keep my coat back there?" |
| 7) | "I can't hear the vocals." (From the people in frontof the stage) |
| 8) | "Do you get to the meet the band?" |
| 9) | "What does THIS do?"... as the audience member leans over the board |
| 10) | "Can't you count any higher than two?" |
| 11) | "What would you do if I touched this?" |
| 12) | "It's too loud!" (While sitting in front of the PA) |
