Re: [Harp-L] - playing the room

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

I've always tried to be as aware of the room as possible. Mostly, I'd have  
the band play quieter than the first impulse volume wise and bring it up a bit  
if necessary. The logistics and equipment were always a bit of a hurdle (as 
well  as some guitar players and their volume issues).
 
However, since discovering and using the BOSE, refining it over three  years, 
it is the answer to this dilemma. What you hear on stage is exactly what  the 
audience hears throughout the venue. Just make sure that what you hear on  
stage is WONDERFUL.
 
The Iceman
 
 
In a message dated 3/18/2008 4:42:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mcanultj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

This  does bring up another topic. How do you do this? If you have a good 
sound  man it should work out, I would hope. But, in the absence of a 
sound guy  it is pretty hard (in my very few experiences of this kind- 
you can count  my public gigs on one hand) to know what volume will come 
across  correctly. When I have gone in ahead of time to test the room it 
hasn't  exactly guaranteed success. At my last performance, I had my wife 
act as  the sound check person during the performance and just signal for 
more or  less volume relative to the other players. Not exactly a 
sophisticated  approach.
Just curious how you guys go about  this.
Jon

IcemanLE@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Musicians should learn to  "play the room". In other words, really hear  
the 
>  acoustics/volume in real time and make adjustments, the room being  
another  
> factor not to be ignored.
>  
> If the  room is hard surface with a lot of reflected sound and natural 
echo,   
> then play at an even lower volume to compensate.
>   
> The Iceman
>  
>  
> In a message dated  3/18/2008 3:05:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>  jamesbell@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> The  Greunling gig would  have been  
> a lot quieter had it not been for the  acoustics  of the room, which  
> was a converted warehouse space with   exposed brick walls.
>
>
>
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