Sound Rules!
The audience expects to hear the music like it is on the CD, but also to FEEL it - to have it cascade right
through them. This is what we as sound tech's strive for. But it can't be just any sound, it has to be the perfect
balance of instruments and vocals that will make the audience stand up and cheer!
Getting that perfect mix is the ultimate goal for us. In a live environment, finding that magical balance between instruments, vocals, and percussion is an ongoing challenge; one that is made exponentially more difficult by excessive stage volume.
Tech's have been pretty creative trying to control stage volume. We've asked the artists to turn down their amps, turned them sideways or backward, built sound barriers around them, and even moved them off stage to another room. And when all else fails, we have to push up the room volume to overcome the sound from the stage.
This is why most sound techs and guitarists have such royal feuds - we battle for control of 'the sound'. The guitarist wants their amp loud enough to preserve the tone. Sound techs need the stage volume low so we can mix all the instruments and vocals to provide that near-CD-quality experience the audience desires.
BUT...
... what if there were a way to let the artist keep their volume and tone while still keeping the stage volume under control? Would that be too much to ask for?
Not at all, dB down has the answer!
Say "Hello" to the patented Performance Isolation Cabinet (PIC)™ from dB down...
Getting that perfect mix is the ultimate goal for us. In a live environment, finding that magical balance between instruments, vocals, and percussion is an ongoing challenge; one that is made exponentially more difficult by excessive stage volume.
Tech's have been pretty creative trying to control stage volume. We've asked the artists to turn down their amps, turned them sideways or backward, built sound barriers around them, and even moved them off stage to another room. And when all else fails, we have to push up the room volume to overcome the sound from the stage.
This is why most sound techs and guitarists have such royal feuds - we battle for control of 'the sound'. The guitarist wants their amp loud enough to preserve the tone. Sound techs need the stage volume low so we can mix all the instruments and vocals to provide that near-CD-quality experience the audience desires.
BUT...
... what if there were a way to let the artist keep their volume and tone while still keeping the stage volume under control? Would that be too much to ask for?
Not at all, dB down has the answer!
Say "Hello" to the patented Performance Isolation Cabinet (PIC)™ from dB down...

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