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05-28-2023, 12:11 PM
Hi Guys
That is a great report, Physics
I've been using the symmetric stage setup since 1974 to have that feeling of "being inside the sound". It saves your hearing while giving you the exact experience you are trying to achieve while cranking it up.
Yes, the instruments blend together. It forces the individuals in a band to think more about what is best for the band sound than for their individual purpose. Egos have to recede.
House PAs are usually run mono. Stereo does not really work except for people sitting close to the center line if the stage and PA speaker stacks to the left and right of the stage. With two guitars, or guitar and keyboard, where both instruments would be "featured" in a stereo mix for home listening, the live mix will tend to be far less ideal. A lot of the problem is that sound men typically over-power the space (even outdoors) to try to overcome room resonances, and environmental issues and this approach just brings on more problems. It is a huge battle to get sound men to turn down the PA. It is a similarly huge problem to b get bands to turn down their stage volume as that is the excuse every sound man uses for cranking up the PA - they want to drown out the band. Grinding a lot of axes here
The symmetric stage is the best alternative to having to go in-ear and have a clean stage with no amps. But - the band has to work like a band.
That is a great report, Physics
I've been using the symmetric stage setup since 1974 to have that feeling of "being inside the sound". It saves your hearing while giving you the exact experience you are trying to achieve while cranking it up.
Yes, the instruments blend together. It forces the individuals in a band to think more about what is best for the band sound than for their individual purpose. Egos have to recede.
House PAs are usually run mono. Stereo does not really work except for people sitting close to the center line if the stage and PA speaker stacks to the left and right of the stage. With two guitars, or guitar and keyboard, where both instruments would be "featured" in a stereo mix for home listening, the live mix will tend to be far less ideal. A lot of the problem is that sound men typically over-power the space (even outdoors) to try to overcome room resonances, and environmental issues and this approach just brings on more problems. It is a huge battle to get sound men to turn down the PA. It is a similarly huge problem to b get bands to turn down their stage volume as that is the excuse every sound man uses for cranking up the PA - they want to drown out the band. Grinding a lot of axes here
The symmetric stage is the best alternative to having to go in-ear and have a clean stage with no amps. But - the band has to work like a band.
