[PStamler]

On Monday, September 2, 2013 10:16:03 AM UTC-5, Gary Eickmeier wrote:

You have any similar tales? Live amplified band recording has to be the most
difficult job anywhere.

It is difficult, for many of the reasons you discovered in your baptism by fire. If it's any comfort, live opera is worse, because you have to place your mics out of sight of the audience.

You said, "But the sound - er, good thing they hired me, because I KNOW sound, and have recorded a lot of bands. Well, maybe not amplified bands, but I have been
around the block recording audio."

That means you haven't been around the block; you've just walked in front of a few buildings. You're discovering a whole 'nother level of complexity.

And, by the way, if you're recording things with the AGC turned on, you're going to get crappy recordings. Every time.

Peace,
Paul