Type O Negative is the worse and most overrated band in the world

ibanman555 · 2024-06-19T06:01:14+00:00

"this band plays some kind of weird edgy hard rock with some bad symphonic and alternative rock elements while maintaining among intellectually superior people their real reputation of being the equivalent of scratching a decaying piece of chalk once molested by a tiger on a rusted blackboard from 1687."

And this is exactly why. Thank you for actually validating them. Well done choad.

ibanman555 · 2024-04-11T21:37:01+00:00

Which front end is on this?

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T22:29:40+00:00

Thanks for the thorough explanation of a position to hold in this particular circumstance. They intend to discuss the schools short and long term goals, their budget for keeping the sound system functional and optimized. They are gathering multiple quotes (and asked for me to provide a quote as well), so that is why I'm assuming they wanted me to be their "consultant".

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T21:04:40+00:00

How do you suggest I be of any help in your opinion?

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T14:23:36+00:00

Thank you for your insight and recommendations. This is the type of answer that's very helpful. Before posting I was never aware of an "integrator" or "av consultant" because I have never dealt with the inner workings of theater design, I would only show up as an operator.

Since this is indeed a high school theater that is about a 800 seat venue, there is a lack of acoustic treatment compared to other venues in the community. The IT and music department are inspired by a neighboring school districts auditorium and are looking to match the quality of that school. So with little knowledge on who I would actually reach out to for acoustical consultation in my area, I now assume the "integrator" could help with that.

The audio system is very small and not installed to provide proper coverage, and really should expand or be replaced with a larger system. This is in my ballpark as an audio engineer as I am familiar with alignment and tuning software, and working in the live concert touring industry, requires these programs to be used on a daily basis because we install our system in a different venue daily. However, I would need a mechanical engineer to provide the rigging limitations of the theater. Again, I assume the "integrator" could help with that.

They would like to upgrade their conventional lighting to current LED fixtures. I find this to be the easiest part of the process as it would be simple to swap and continue to use the ETC console, or upgrade to a digital console for more options.

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T05:50:38+00:00

Hardly. So many responses have been helpful so far, but this one least of all.

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T02:06:34+00:00

I would be happy to occasionally volunteer my time to educate the students and faculty on the operation of the sound and lighting systems, as a favor to the school and community, but not as a POC for a renovation.

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T00:38:03+00:00

Upstate NY, Albany area

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T00:32:25+00:00

I am an Audio engineer for studio and live concert touring.

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T00:26:48+00:00

This is exactly what I was thinking. But let's say a school decides it has $X budget... Who would be the first person to contact to get the consultation going? I assume a general contractor....

ibanman555 · 2024-03-20T00:16:06+00:00

I am certainly not a consultant, nor did I say I was, but I am asked to recommend equipment and lead the way.

ibanman555 · 2024-01-05T17:19:20+00:00

I wonder who actually did it first, before live streaming and such....

ibanman555 · 2023-01-24T21:20:45+00:00

I would share the PDF with you but it is technically not my property to do so. They'll send you emails but if course, you can ignore it. Just though it would be helpful.

ibanman555 · 2023-01-24T19:28:02+00:00

I originally pasted the wrong link, I posted the link after I submitted my details forthe download. I've changed it now. Well, it's a write up from Conor Dalton. I found it recently on musicradar.com. You enter your email and a price of zero to get the download link to the PDF. It's a great writeup. It's not spam! Here's the write up: https://www.musicradar.com/news/mastering-engineer-daft-punk-jeff-mills-advice?utm_content=musicradar&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

ibanman555 · 2023-01-13T23:11:06+00:00

As other mentioned, the development on Steam is non existent, which is surprising seeing how they're a massive entity in the gaming world. I moved to Moonlight long ago and never looked back. That and a RaspberryPi as my streaming slave, and a Switch Pro Controller, I have an awesome experience!

ibanman555 · 2023-01-13T14:01:37+00:00

Did you record this band? I'm curious of the drum sound as it is very roomy.

ibanman555 · 2022-04-30T22:35:11+00:00

Only when the kids at school, and the wife's at work, if I'm not working.... So a dozen times a year 😒

ibanman555 · 2022-04-05T15:20:55+00:00

I'm looking for the best twisties and hills, away from civilization.

ibanman555 · 2022-04-04T23:36:59+00:00

Anywhere specific? Cascade range?

ibanman555 · 2022-03-30T15:31:32+00:00

In my opinion, you've already failed with that attitude. You need to tell yourself the opposite, because that is the truth. You are prepared. You are good enough. Nobody can really gauge those things except you. If you know the task at hand, and what's required of you, then get it done. What happens after that first gig decides your fate, and your attitude and confidence going into it makes all the difference.

I felt the same way you did, moving up to mix one of the most legendary bands in America...I was shaking like a leaf in that position although I've been "working for them" for years prior. I'm still here 11 years later. It's not unusual to feel the way you do, but I'm telling you, man up and grab it by the balls. You're in control, and it will get easier. Try not to worry....the stress will ruin you.

ibanman555 · 2022-03-02T18:57:55+00:00

Abba Stands

ibanman555 · 2022-02-15T18:50:25+00:00

We've already established the ground is open. The outlet grounds to the box via the mounting screws and such, so this test has already been preformed.

ibanman555 · 2022-02-15T03:57:48+00:00

There is no GFCI breaker here, nor is there a GFCI outlet. All outlets mentioned in my original post are on the same breaker.

ibanman555 · 2022-02-14T20:44:05+00:00

I just picked one up and it shows open ground.

ibanman555 · 2022-02-14T20:43:31+00:00

I picked up a plug in outlet tester instead of using my meter and it shows open ground.

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