i know what you mean, five years or so ago, i did a live mix for a chutney =
group from trinidad. they would not do a sound check, kept moving microphon=
es around, having a ball. by the time it started, i did not even know which=
fader went to which performer's mic ! set them all about even and hope. af=
ter their national anthem, i sort of got to know what was happening.
=A0
umashankar
i have published my poems. you can read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.com/=
umashankar
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> From: Avocet <>
>To:
>Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: Headphones
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>> I still can't make heads nor tails of EQ under those phones.
>
>Scott,
>
>When I was with the BBC Film Unit we didn't have a choice. We had to
>match the big boys just using cans. Balancing instuments, voices,
>orchestras, the lot.
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>I was the first to take Film multitrack (15 plus sync) abroad for the
>Havana Jazz Festival which made it a different ball game. However,
>they transmitted some of my stereo parallel mixes done on cans. It was
>co-produced with Island Records who needed good recordings. No
>pressure then. :-)
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>The real fun was when we were in front to of the PA or actually on the
>stage. It can be done but you need to train your ears to a single
>headphone type.
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>One TV Sound Supervisor told me his method when faced with
>unreasonable demands. "Take your arm and slide all the faders up (BBC
>faders went the other way) till they sort themselves out." We cound't
>do that in the Film Unit and often didn't even have a rehearsal. Fun
>days.
>
>David
>
>David Brinicombe
>North Devon, UK
>Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
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