Gear
The house desk is the most important instrument in the room, and nobody tunes it
Four rooms, four consoles, and one habit that separates the nights that sounded finished from the nights that did not.
Gear
Gear
A working guide to soundchecking a five piece band in twenty minutes
The order matters more than the equipment, and the last five minutes should never involve the drums.
Gear
Backline hire is the hidden cost nobody puts in the budget
A kit, a bass rig and two amps for one night cost more than most support acts are paid to play it.
Artists
The Halcyon Quartet are amplified now, and the arguments have already started
Two channels and a decision that split the group for a month, settled by moving rooms rather than buying gear.
Gear
Rehearsal rooms are the cheapest production upgrade a band can buy
Three hours in a proper room the week before a show beats any pedal bought in the same month.
Gear
Percussion night proves a house kit is worth more than a house PA
A maintained kit in the corner of the room turned the quietest midweek slot into the busiest one.