Musician VS Technician Activity 3

Role: Live sound technician/audio mix engineer/live sound management supervisor What have you learnt from today’s activity?

Today I practiced further my existing skills by communicating and meeting the needs of a band, venue, and health and safety requirements in a live sound scenario and I can understand what works and what doesn't when it comes to preparing a stage and mixing desk setup for use and recording a live band.

What impact did your actions have upon the team/s? Positive or otherwise.

My previous experience with setting up and preparing live sound events helped as I had a good clear idea of what equipment would be needed and how to use it, to a similar effect in the recording process I was quick to notice problems and potential problems that could affect the performance for both the band and the audience. However a lack of teamwork and communication meant that the important connections between the patchbox and the mixing desk were incorrect and the settings on the mixing desk were too low, high, or off completely as a result it delayed the whole performance past the soundcheck and the "open doors" time.

Would you consider pursuing a University course or employment in the role you undertook?

As far as I know there are very few courses specializing in this area, the best option would be to get employment experience (as I have done so in the past)

Any other notes:

A lot of people did very little to help and there was a lot of unnecessary use of mobile phones