Re: Freeware and donateware plugins
Originally Posted by
RBIngraham
Although doesn't that flipping polarity mess up any material played in stereo? Or are they not doing anything in stereo? Or do you set up special routings so only the lav mics are going through this polarity flip thing?
We usually set these systems up to sum to mono, since the area of the building that actually would perceive a stereo mix is pretty small.
This is just one of many steps I take in the process of making the system function without advanced intervention. Some might call that making it "idiot-proof" but I would never sink so low...
Anyway, I get gain before feedback by getting the right speakers for the job and making sure they are properly placed and having a good op.
(sorry, just being a snot about it.. )
Often, the right speakers for the job are out of reach financially, the proper placement gets vetoed by the aesthetics committee, and the ops are volunteers with hearing aids. We work with within the bounds and goals the customer sets for us, and give them the best sound we can when we're done. Then, we cash our checks. It's nice when we get a job like the one we're doing this week where the customer accepted all our recommendations, and agreed to purchase top quality gear, put it where we asked them to, and use it as it should be used (i.e. only by trained and carefully selected staff). They're going to have good results, and the job will be a nice showcase for us when we're done.
Not too long ago, we had a church ask us to put the FOH speakers at the back of the room, firing toward the stage. We drew the line at that... but their sound booth ended up in the front behind a glass wall. I put in monitors and tweaked them so the guy in the booth would hear about what the people on the front row were hearing... it works for them. They can worship the way they want to, and the system sounds better than what they had. They were tickled pink when we left. Then again, they were using a Fender Passport, so their expectations weren't very high. I didn't put "Proudly Installed By" stickers on anything in that job. 
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