Hey Rick (starvin007),
Route 66 sounds great--you guys are so good! How was the recording made? (It had better be a studio mix. You CANNOT tell me that was a couple of mics in front of the band playing through L1s--if you tell me that, I will die of joy.)
I too was not prepared for the huge distance shown in the photos. Wonderful! The L1 just keeps on exceeding our expectations.
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The covered area we were playing in was huge so we tipped up three picnic tables to act as dividers
I agree with Ken that the tables helped make a nicer reflective cocoon to play in, like adding an orchestra shell to block off the cavern behind you. But I also agree with ST that the tables are too small to augment the low frequencies the way a large wall would do. Even if you put the B1s directly against the tables, I doubt you would get any effect in the bottom octave, and little change above that. I suspect your B1s did the job for the audience all by themselves. All the more impressive.
And, although I know you were careful, I have to recommend that others not try this, for safety reasons. Picnic tables on end are unlikely to pass the Underwriters Laboratories tip tests and those tests are there to save our heads and our friends' heads. Take a tip (ooohh
) from an engineer: feel free to take your own risks, but when you're responsible for someone else's safety, be very conservative.
In summary, my view is that the tables were a helpful and clever improvisation in a difficult stage setting, but I doubt if bass was augmented, and I have concerns about safety. Beyond that, I'm a bit nervous that if people get the idea that this is "lots better", soon they might feel it's "always necessary", and soon after that, we'll have threads about where to buy picnic tables and how to transport them to the gig.
Let's all agree not to go there, okay?
But by all means, it's a great Picture of the Week, Rick. Wish I could have been there. (and tell me about the recording)
Chris
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