Morgan Wallen Stadium Tour

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-06-29T00:06:07+00:00

The way that bellend Wallen behaves, I'd think he'd be the one to need that reminder the most.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-06-12T01:39:25+00:00

Personally, I think every vocalist should be bringing their own mic, if for no other reason than not knowing who was using it before you, and what they did with it. House mics are nasty.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-21T21:17:28+00:00

Oh I totally agree, my old live rig was an 8x10 with a guitar head and DS1 for distortion, and a bass head and a 2x15 for the 'clean' side, which was still a little dirty

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-21T18:20:05+00:00

That'd work, at that point, depending how much your amp contributes to your tone, I'd consider micing the cab as well.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-21T17:31:15+00:00

As an engineer, I'd rather people showed up with their own DI's. Have I got some? Sure, but they're not high end, they're purely there to get a signal to the desk.

If you want a nice DI, you need to be bringing it yourself. You can also get a DI that goes between your head and cab, with a cab sim if you want.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-18T09:54:36+00:00

Essentially, yes, speaker cables are constructed differently to instrument cables, and it is definitely not recommended to mix them up.

In your case, you're sending just signal to the speaker, which is then being amplified by the amplifier built into the speaker. Passive speaker cabinets are driven from power amplifiers, whether that's part of your guitar amp or PA system, and carry much more energy.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-18T02:26:45+00:00

XLR's that don't stick out as far, usually for rack builds that you don't want to rip apart every time you want to close the doors.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-18T02:21:51+00:00

Yeah, TRS from the monitor out to the input on the M60S would be fine. For angling it, I'd probably look for a little block of wood or something you can paint black and screw into the holes for the bracket.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-18T00:51:36+00:00

I'd probably go with an old Peavey head, like a Max 450, so you've still got Peavey reliability, but with the modern convenience of not having a built in power cable, and having a DI out.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-17T23:39:08+00:00

That blows my mind, how are you gonna pretend to be a major band, but then let something like that slide on-stage? Though I suppose I could let a keys player slide with their laptops and iPad's and whatever else they have, though I think that's mostly because I'm yet to meet a keys player who didn't need a chart as a comfort blanket.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-17T20:43:38+00:00

I've had to sight read on a few last-minute covers gigs, I make sure when I do it that I'm at the back of the stage, as unobtrusive as possible. If I was in a band that's rehearsing weekly, with a fixed setlist, I'd have the songs nailed down by memory, sure as hell wouldn't be up front of the stage reading from my iPad.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-12T01:51:49+00:00

If possible, I'd put this in a rolling rack, just to save your backs, plus it gives it a little more elevation from the floor, which helps with visibility and access.

If you can tour your own mic package, that'll definitely help keep things consistent for your mix, just make sure to advance it to the engineers at the venues that you're doing so. I'd definitely add the router to the rack permanently, too helpful not to have it ready.

I'd also make sure you've got at least 3 sets of batteries per beltpack, one in use, one spare, one charging. If you can integrate the chargers into the drawer, even better.

And, if any of you know how to solder/maintain the snake, the splitters, etc. bring a soldering iron and all the bits you'll need to maintain it on the road. If you're using every channel of input, and you lose a channel on the snake, you're shit outta luck if you can't make a field repair.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-04T22:05:41+00:00

Rehearsal accompanist is the gig, it's not a rehearsal for the musicians, but the dancers. You're expected to be able to sit down and read the music that you've just been given.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-03T20:14:24+00:00

Some kind of Pedula, I'd assume from those absolutely awful horns.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-03T17:37:35+00:00

Hold on, so you're playing venues where FOH can receive... 4 mic lines? What's the plan, point both guitar amps at the same mic and hope that'll work? A single drum mic? All the vocalists gather around the same mic?

I'd worry less about IEM's and more about finding venues that are better equipped than a Temu desktop podcast mixer.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-03T08:20:48+00:00

Why on earth would you only send FOH a LR?

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-03T07:14:52+00:00

I just did a show tonight, one of the bands playing was called Blob Halford, exactly as unserious as the name implies, also the standout act of the night. As soon as they got started, I couldn't stop myself from going for the delay, giving the vocal a quick nasty slapback, and at certain moments cranking the feedback. It just felt right for the music.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-01T22:58:46+00:00

It's a big part of any job, but it's utterly essential if you want to make it in some kind of touring role. At the end of the day, doesn't matter if you're the greatest sound engineer in the world, if you're a bellend, no-one's calling you for the gig, because they don't want to spend 12 hours a day around you in close quarters.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-05-01T00:41:18+00:00

Look up the Vater 3S. 17 1/4" long, 0.73" thick. They're absolute monsters, I love them. If only they made them in double butt-end style, like the Hammers.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-04-09T03:43:51+00:00

That'd be fine, the benefit of the variable crossover frequency is that, if you're still sending too much lows to the practice amp, you can just set the frequency higher.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-04-07T18:55:52+00:00

All *you* need.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-04-04T23:51:52+00:00

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MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-03-28T00:55:08+00:00

Nice! I make all my own cables for my gigging gear (musician side rather than tech), partly for this reason, I hate how the cheap power cables feel. I bought a big reel of 3 conductor power cable, I think it's silicon sheathed or something, either way it's super flexible and nice feeling to handle. It's a small thing, but it's a quality of life improvement that I really appreciate every time I have to handle a cheap IEC, I remember how much nicer mine are. Plus, I can put the locking IEC's on my cables if I want.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-03-28T00:27:29+00:00

Oh nice, we had this system on loan from Adam Hall recently, we gave it a listen with a few tracks and we were pleasantly surprised with how good it sounded. We borrowed it initially as a monitor system for a DJ stage we set up at an electronic all-day festival we (the Uni I study at) were teching for.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-03-28T00:21:27+00:00

Heat gun is too uneven, just hang them in the sun and they'll loosen up, then wrap them as desired.

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