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Backstage Class: Gimme Three Steps
Detailing an alternative approach to sound check.
By Jonah Altrove • March 19, 2019

Like many sound engineers, I have a background in music, so I’ve been on both sides of sound checks and know how annoying a poorly-run check can be for musicians. These experiences have led to a paradigm shift in the way I approach sound checks: they’re for the artists, not the engineers.

On the road, practice time is in short supply, so many artists prefer to use their stage time to rehearse new material, tweak the backline, and tighten up the performance. It’s very helpful to spend some time dialing in monitor mixes, but standing around while the front of house engineer listens to Rack Tom 2 for five minutes straight? Not so much.

Bringing this mindset to the other side of the console, I developed a system that helps me get up and running at a gig as quickly as possible, catch potential problems early, and dial in a good mix, all without bugging the artists...

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