daver - Posted - 06/10/2023:  19:30:11

Posted on the ResoGat Facebook page, here also for those who aren't on FB:

Hey all! I'm happy to be bringing a workshop to ResoGat that I call "Sound System Survival for Reso Players". The session will be Thursday, July 6 at 11 AM. I'll be discussing mic selection, placement and technique, monitor placement, EQ, system equipment and setup, single mic vs. multiple mic, practical tips for easier gigs, etc.

Do you have any specific questions pertaining to live sound from a reso player's perspective? If so, please add your comments and I'll incorporate them in the presentation as best I can.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Rob OPhonic - Posted - 06/11/2023:  06:45:48

Sounds like a great idea!

LukeL - Posted - 06/11/2023:  14:14:51

Sounds interesting. I’m a sound technician for bluegrass festivals so I always enjoy related subjects.

Edited by - LukeL on 06/11/2023 14:15:26

resoranger - Posted - 06/12/2023:  11:29:43

I have worked with Dave as an assistant at ResoGat and he knows his stuff when it comes to live sound. If you are at ResoGat this is one workshop you do not want to miss.

MarkinSonoma - Posted - 06/12/2023:  14:59:00

Great idea Dave.

We saw Rob and Trey a few weeks ago here in Sonoma County at The Mystic Theater, a popular venue in Petaluma. They opened for the legendary Rodney Crowell (who at 72 sounds as good as ever) and they were part of the band when Rodney took the stage. It was a great evening of music! 

I have now seen Rob & Trey six times, But this  was the first time since prior to the pandemic.  

They were fantastic as usual, but I wasn't real stoked about Rob's sound. It was the first time I have seen him playing his Byrl signature model, and also the first time I have seen him using a  Fishman Aura Spectrum rather than through the Jerry Douglas Aura pedal. As I recall, since he plays dozens of different venues over the course of a year, he feels the Spectrum is better at controlling feedback in certain situations. 

No idea if it's the images in the Spectrum as compared to the JD Aura pedal - or if it was the sound man - but I doubt that  it's the guitar. Something was off a little  on his dobro sound, and  everyone else sounded fine. 

I suppose I'm more tuned in  to concert sound quality with the dobro to a greater degree than with other instruments - but to my recollection Rob's sound with his Scheerhorn run through the JD Pedal in his first several years playing with Trey was a little superior to the sound of the Spectrum. 

These dobros are fickle beasts when it comes to amplification  - wish I could be there for your workshop Dave! 

 

Edited by - MarkinSonoma on 06/12/2023 15:00:15

doug662 - Posted - 06/13/2023:  20:00:31

Would love to see Trey and rob

gzerninplatz - Posted - 06/16/2023:  15:43:59

I have both an Aura pedal on my big pedalboard, for most gigs, and a Spectrum, for "all in one, grab 'n go" gigs (it has tuner, DI w/XLR, feedback suppressor, compressor).

The images on the Spectrum are quite audibly lacking compared to the straight JD Aura, but are more than good enough for most things....the audience won't know, or care, that it could have sounded a bit more like a high-end naked dobro....

I do wonder why the supplied images, and the add-on user images you can download, just aren't the best...I guess that getting JD and a bunch of high-end mics and sound folks to generate the Aura images actually made a difference...