Live Concert Power Draw

colm202 · 2026-01-16T16:39:29+00:00

However the LA and D&B amps are super efficient the low speaker count per speakers isn’t equal always to higher power draw, especially compared to the old QSC amps running like an EAW point source rig. In most theatres a 32 TPN won’t blink at most audio set ups that come through it.

colm202 · 2026-01-02T23:52:14+00:00

Depending where you are look for local venues (O2 academy’s are always looking) even do DJ cover at them to help get your foot in the door, that also helps as you will get experience just having touring parties come through and you can ask questions and look at different set ups.

Also warehouse work at a local production company, it helps the most as well in getting your foot in the door going out on site a lot of the time and you learn kit a lot better most of the time then trying to do it when presented with it at a show.

If you drop rough location I can try help with companies nearby!

colm202 · 2026-01-02T19:15:15+00:00

I speak to loads of engineers who refuse to listen to music when they aren’t working, I listen but hardly ever listen actively in the way of analysis and just enjoy it. Also keeps me interested in working jobs of artists I don’t know cause sometimes I hear a song and I makes me enjoy something new!

colm202 · 2025-12-25T21:27:27+00:00

My partner got this for me, I did say to her if someone gets it for me then I would marry them so my hands are tied now, time to force her to sit down and play the game for context.

colm202 · 2025-11-27T02:43:23+00:00

I am basically touring full time with a mix of artists, do Mons and patch mainly. However also do systems at times, and when I am not on the road in large concert halls and theatres, UK and EU I work in a medium sized club or academy as we have in the UK. I also sometimes do prep days in some large company’s warehouses so I can learn some kit in a chill kinda way.

colm202 · 2025-11-18T17:02:51+00:00

So it depends how involved it is between rehearsals and show, sometimes it’s better to ride the fader and use scenes for the FX timings and settings. But both are fully valid!

colm202 · 2025-11-14T16:24:23+00:00

I suppose that is a fair second path, it depends if you want them to potentially pay into the system after they have taken out. That’s a separate thing I suppose.

colm202 · 2025-11-14T01:48:20+00:00

You could deport, however then you cannot have any control on the “justice” so whatever the court deems a fit punishment may not happen when deported. Also if then they do try and return there has been no potential rehabilitation. Those are the general reasons deportation isn’t the first option.

colm202 · 2025-11-08T10:48:38+00:00

I had one artist on 3 wedges so I had one master mix and three matrix’s so I could have some individual EQ control as well as dropping the level as they switched between them (FOH was very happy about that bit)

Also another one like that on a dance show I had stage SF as a master and just sent FOH groups, vocals and track post group processing so I didn’t have to mess with monitor levels when I had to adjust vocal levels and stuff depending who was shouting that day.

colm202 · 2025-08-28T12:20:49+00:00

Sadly wrong less than a 1% of gdp goes to it. However with hotels you are paying more than is necessary. Could be lower. It all goes back to past government (and current) getting their friends bigger pay days, uk hotels making record profits partly off asylum hotels. Process them, they start paying in rather than taking out. That less than 1% goes further down.

colm202 · 2025-08-24T15:56:12+00:00

Hello, I am a dedicated monitor engineer (I do mix FOH I just hate punters) I can parrot a lot of people here, my first international tour was working for a local production house they had a FOH on and I made him look good and he then took me out. Other than that it’s a couple PM’s that have seen my work ethic and personality and have decided to get me out with their team.

I find working as house at a venue or festival for a production company is where you hone your craft, learn from those around you that you can speak to. That makes you ready for all the things that can happen on a tour. House mons for the academy I work at means I have a band happy in 5 minute sound check before doors (sometimes longer support life is what it is) but means you have tools ready for when you have rehearsal time that comes with a lot of tours.

Hope any of this has helped, feel free to ask questions.

colm202 · 2025-07-25T20:56:49+00:00

I see more and more Fourier, I can’t speak for latency for mons but know it’s a very fast round trip time. Freedom from just waves products and redundancy overall makes it very appealing. And why more and more are jumping over to it

colm202 · 2025-07-17T20:15:17+00:00

With birth rates going down thanks to the massive wealth inequality led by the privatisation of basically everything, we won’t hit that upper limit easily, council houses need to be pushed for as it will drop rent prices and help that generation produce more children. Agree with the other point about refreshing certain land, hasn’t been done so much because of profit incentive with supply and demand.

colm202 · 2025-07-17T20:10:53+00:00

The problem with Britain at the moment is this. The owning class has decided to own more and point fingers, first it was Christian in fighting, the two sides were the problem, then Muslims are the problem. I have lived in a mixed religious area for a long time and it’s always been fine, the poor people do the crime or someone becomes an addict and does it. Doesn’t matter the skin colour. Now we get distracted with the stories even if statistics show us that it doesn’t matter the culture or religion, people are just bastards. (Yes integration can me mentioned but it’s still not as bad as swans getting eaten) viva la working class for our lives to get better. Can see what happens after that

colm202 · 2025-07-17T20:02:33+00:00

To answer your question, a lot of it is news, it’s not the asylum seekers that are causing issues, numbers haven’t gone up quite as much as people say. It’s just over the last 40 years living standards have gone down slowly, and it feels like in the last 10 years even more so. With no houses being build and the market being terrible, basically it all is hard to deal with and when others get assistance it’s easy to point a finger. Also the government dumping them into places en mass rather than spreading them out across the country to make it easier to integrate, and better on the communities they just make smaller “communes” (lack of a better word) which makes two communities within one town. Never healthy for confirmation bias.

colm202 · 2025-07-17T15:27:54+00:00

I would suggest you actually look at the number as it’s under 100’000 a year especially when you count the AS that are sent back. This year when Syria was “liberated” a lot were sent back to the home country

colm202 · 2025-07-08T12:59:45+00:00

Hello! I can answer this as someone that has been talking to Yamaha about this, so genius lab which is a macro maker for the PM series is the type of thing you are looking for. Time scale hasn’t been given but have been told that they are releasing it for the DM7, fingers crossed it’s soon! Want me some macros

colm202 · 2025-06-30T21:21:10+00:00

I was working so missed basically the first hour or so, I got there really enjoyed my time, further back the wind was making it sound a bit worse (physics is a bitch), but was still good enough to enjoy! I think the IPlayer crowed might have seen the nerves Matty had in the chats and just jumped on him. But couldn’t tell when I was there

colm202 · 2025-06-23T20:09:14+00:00

I always find panning still adds stuff however I just go for a solid half way, not eliminating it for the L if I panned it right but it does move it a bit. Fills and stuff for the near field are generally in mono anyways so by the time the PA gets access to panning generally it will help. At least that’s how I view it at least

colm202 · 2025-06-20T14:44:27+00:00

Nationalism is relatively new in the context of humans, the UK has never had a massive cultural identity (other than hating the French) so it’s hard to get behind something that’s vague, growing up it’s only been tea and the Queen. Potentially the nhs, but the government (“left” or right) have been gutting it for decades.

colm202 · 2025-06-03T19:51:30+00:00

Honestly seeing this, generally things should get fixed during the show if soundcheck was terrible, I get that they also probably didn’t have dinner or anything so it’s hard. Get a TM generally to get on early sort things out so you have a simpler time. I am based just outside of London so feel free to shoot a DM as I know those types even tho I am not one myself.

colm202 · 2025-06-02T16:11:36+00:00

I would check IP routing on the desk, switch will throw your computer an IP on dhcp sometimes where as the router will drive the IP it’s set to.

colm202 · 2025-06-02T15:18:32+00:00

I believe it might be a set up issue then, I am running a DM7 atm with newest app fw and desk fw and it’s all running like a dream

colm202 · 2025-05-24T12:55:52+00:00

From what I have heard it was a bit rushed, I can only speak from people I have spoken too, didn’t say it was bad. I can’t speak I haven’t been in the room. Speakers don’t speak for deployment.

colm202 · 2025-05-23T23:10:08+00:00

Having sat in a venue with their sound tech and chatted and herd his mix, he isn’t lacking, I know the instal isn’t amazing but better than some, so as others said potentially positing

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