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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
Music: https://www.euclideancircuits.com
Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Football is rubbish.
Its hard to to find someone that really knows what they are doing without spending at least 100 and more like 150+ if they are bring all the gear.
Cost wise it's normally either a even cut or £50 to £100 depending on what band
These days digital desks make setting up quicker and recallable which is a bonus but the learning curve on the desk is harder to begin with if your showing someone from scratch
Having a wireless has really helped as I can now go out into the room during soundcheck.
If you would, what would you consider paying?
Personally I would always prefer to take a smaller cut and pay for someone to mix than struggle myself onstage
Our gigs go down well, people dance and clap, we get repeat bookings, and we've had an increasing gig diary for the last few years up to a level we're happy with (it's a hobby for us all, so we're balancing work and family life).
So for us I just don't see the benefit. Sure it'd be a "nice to have" but I don't see it getting us any more gigs and they'd be less of the takings. So it's a no from me.
Horses for courses though, I can certainly see there is a benefit, but I can't see the justification in our situation.
What I like is I know they have my back .. If my backing vocal is a bit flat towards the end of the night they will dip it down . It's all about showing the band in a good light ... Highlight the best bits and hide the worse
I do a fair bit of live mixing myself and I constantly ride the lead and backing vox to try and get things as good as poss. It's something that constantly needs adjustment as a high harmony vox needs much less level than a low one ... and I like to ride the effects returns so you don't notice them so much on quieter passages . It's all the same stuff you do in the studio generally
Pubs are a different thing, we did few (4-5 a year) and everyone got £15 no exceptions. The by product being more weeding gigs that did pay. Of the three people we employed/used in the ten years, one now freelances professionally and is a wireless coms expert, one now has his own sound/light hire business and the other is no longer involved with the business. We tended to pick young enthusiasts and train them on the basics as well as our gear systems, the satisfaction and a little cash keeps them coming back.
As others have said, this is less than ideal. I have a good idea of what sound good in a mix, but I have no real idea of how to get it. In particular, our vocals could do with some polish from compression etc, but I haven't a clue about such things...
On the plus side, we're good at keeping a lid on the volume, we have a good basic mix, I am sure...just could be so much better.