Foster Hagey

Recently, I’ve been doing more live sound. Mostly stage tech stuff, but this weekend I trained on a VENUE SC48 for monitors and VENUE Profile system for FOH at Brooklyn Bowl. It is pretty amazing what you can do with these systems. They are so versatile it is scary. You can get really serious with your mix. There’s EQ, gate/expansion, compression/limiting, and 16 aux sends on every channel. Then you have a whole virtual rack where you can put plug-ins.

My previous live experience is working on a Mackie 1608 doing backyard band gigs, so this setup is a real treat to work on. I was hoping to get more time at the console to learn the software, but there just wasn’t enough time. But before I left, the FOH engineer, Justin, who was showing me the ropes told me I could download a standalone version of the software and run it without the console. This way you can learn, practice, or setup a Show Files without having to be at a physical console.

Here’s a link to the stand-alone version of the VENUE software available Avid’s website. It is only available for Windows 7 and XP, so you’ll need Parallels or VWware Fusion to make it work on a mac, but it runs with no trouble. There is also an archive of live sound webinars available from Avid that is a great resource to get you started.

Yesterday I wrote a piece on Bigmuch.com about Spotify and the hope of a Social Broadcast License. You can read about here.

Here’s an old beat I pulled out of a drawer the other day. I’m using it to test soundcloud.

Enjoy.

A great video about how digital information causes us to have to restructure our thinking.

I’m calling for LCD Soundsystem to cancel their “lastever” show at Madison Square Garden due scalping issues.

I’m calling for LCD Soundsystem to find a venue not yet under the control of TicketMaster/Live Nation to host their final show via EventBrite’s paperless ticketing system reguardless of New York State Law.