A Day In The Life of An Audio Engineer
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2021
- This is what it's like from my point of view on the current tour im on!
From load in, microphone setup, cabling, the show, load out, pickin up the snakes, and flying in the PA!
FOH Engineer - Alex Markides @darkides on all socials
Slipknot Tour 2021 - Навчання та стиль
Crazy to see someone doing the same shit I also do professionally for some reason. Everything detail down to the mess of cables, to the satisfaction of perfectly lining up the cases in the truck after a long 12 hour day haha. Felt like I was at work, and I can gladly say that its not a bad thing at all. I love the studio, but there's a certain magic in live sound that you cant get in the studio. Very blessed that I lucked out getting with the crew I run with down in Dallas!
Dirty D all the way where you do mixing at?
@@aidenw6862 I only do studio mixing but im a stagehand in the live stuff! I'm with a company called inverted entertainment. We do all the rustic locations, wild acre in Fort worth and small local bands at a few different small venues👍
The crazy part is same for me, but every time I work with a new group or see content like this, I’m always stunned by how differently different groups do things
Right!
@@digdigdigdigdig1749 I've never been to Dallas and would've loved to have seen White Ghost Shivers back in 2011/12. The videos i've seen of them on youtube are badass. Have you ever helped with White Ghost Shivers? Or seen them live?
The start of this video makes this field look super easy and convenient and non time consuming at all
Lolllll
nope a good 4 hours of sleep a Night is always good
yes
the power of trimming videos
a proper team is HUGE, HUUUGGGEEE! worked as a stage hand for world fest and it opened my eyes to a whole new realm!
Hell yeah man! living the dream Alex. Love the organized chaos of each night. Hope I can do it one day.
After 30 years of doing this I can assure you, it is far from living a dream.
this is not a dream dude been doing it for 6 months and I'm regretting it
@@johnnycooke3629 what’s the pay?
@@asylumrain varies a lot sometimes 12/h-16/h if im lucky 28-46/h but the shifts are usually 12h+ load ins and load outs are generally like 4 hours with a big enough crew, this weekend though I had 63:30 hours in 3 days out of state and had a pretty small crew so it was exhausting I only made around 800. Keep in mind though I'm kinda new I haven't been doing this for more than a year
@@kaiulrich6185
If he only knew . The high end ples😚uree🤑 with in all that pressure 🥶🤯
An audio engineer that actually goes hands on with load in/out? Impressive. A lot of A1s and L1s that I've worked with won't even look in the general direction of the truck during load in.
I mean if you want it packed right u gotta do it your self
@@migez1 as they should, they're not getting paid to load in and out. I used to help load in and set up and it would cost me in the end because I would have needed that time to do things that was actually my job. Now I just go in once the console is set up and get to work. Once the show is over, I hit that power button and DIP🤣
@@youngeshmoney Totally agree with you. You're paid to do a particular job. It wouldn't go down well if you were to take on a physical injury that compromises the show doing something you're not supposed to be doing. Massive kudos to the crew that do this, though.
roadie or just tech/rigging crew@@keyboard5494
@@ChrisM541massive kudos for being bitch made
That´s a hell of work! As a local musician, we do our stuff on our own but on a way lower level. Your work is incredible. Good to show what´s behind the stage! Thank you!
I can feel this in my quads, glutes, and hamstrings. Pushing these cases up and down ramps for 16 hours will make you feel the burn. Add a sunny day in 90+ degrees Fahrenheit and shitting in a well used portapotty to get the full ambiance.
Touring bands should do this work for a week before they decide to show up late, drunk, high, or hungover to appreciate all the hard work that goes into letting them perform for an hour.
I can't imagine the effort of packing up all that every time the show is finished just to have to set it all up again the next day or week...
Props to you all..
I am so happy I got to see this video, this type of work is 100% not for me, but I absolutely love all the details this video shows!
Why this type is not for you?
@@kxllmxsvlf Cause he's a sloth, heh
@@robertlustmord1636 omg lustmord
Same. No longer a career goal, lol.
@@kxllmxsvlf 12-14 hour days, no free weekends, kilometers of cables to roll/unroll, a shit ton of responsibility, no one will compliment you if you do your job good soundwise, but will blame you for every mishap. The list goes on. Although I dreamed of being a sound engineer one time, I'm pretty glad I found no way to get there
This is so wild, I was at that show. So cool to see the other side of things! Everyone absolutely killed that night, great times
I was there at knotfest at the houston show
Not gonna lie doing all this is pretty impressive. Even just the fact that you remember where everything goes
Pays close attention to cable wraps to see how experienced this guy is. Surprised you were able to film so much. A lot of these venues do not like crew filming because of the chance of recording stuff you weren't supposed to.
i wore a go pro on my head all day!
Holy shit. That looks so fun, but at the same time nerve-wracking. Cool to think about, that without you they would not be able to preform the liveshow. You have one hell of an awesome job :)
And to everyone that reads this, I hope you are having a great day!
It is very nerve wracking even when i did it in a room with only 100 people
It’s quite a nerve wracking career - from my experience you do start to get used to it, realize that sometimes bad things happen and it’s not the end of your career as long as you’re professional about fixing the problem (if it’s even in your power to do so) - I’ve been engineering since I was 8 but only recently full time, and while my touring shows still give me jitters, some of the smaller gigs are completely painless.
Miss doing load ins and load out, all that crazy chaos. Fun times.
The lighting and sound technicians and engineers are the unsung hero's at concerts and events and shows without us these gigs would never happen
Yo, just want to say thank you to you and the whole team your with for the hard work you guys put in for these shows. Most concert goers don't realize how much goes into it.
Much respect to the people who organize all of this and set everything up, I’ve never realized how much work these guys have to do
A year later, I'm already starting my own audio rental company, and I'm very happy because saw your video again and it takes me back, now I feel like I'm working with you lol, you're an amazing guy my man!!
Those K2's and K1-SBs are amazing for bump outs, so quick to get it out! Always loved a bump out with those.
It's crazy how fast the loadout starts. I went to a concert last year where I was in the front row and as soon as the band got off stage and the house lights came up, the techs came out and started shooing us off the barrier so they could dismantle it. Large touring shows are logistical nightmares and masterpieces at the same time. Thank you for the work you do to bring entertainment to so many people!
I've never been on a stage in my life, but there's something really fun for me in the physical and technical aspect of setting up equipment. I'd love if you did more videos like this and added captions with a bit more detail!
This is what I’m about to finally start doing full time as well as being a symphony musician. I understand what it’s like being on both sides of the mic, but to finally be starting as a full time live sound engineer is amazing
Awesome video! What always amazes me is how shit doesn't get left behind at each show. There are thousands of parts - large and small - to account for. People have no idea what goes into a modern concert experience and how much work is done before, during and after a show. Thanks for sharing!
Worked for the Local 16 in SF for some time before the Pandemic hit and the city went overboard, and unfortunately had to find work elsewhere. Love the professionalism and just about everyone treated you like a brother. Everyone loved their job.
Man, you're living the dream bro! I'm studying in BS major in Multimedia Arts and Information Technology for college, so I'm getting closer to it! Hope you're doing great man!
You’re amazing for this,engineers like this are part of the reason why so many concerts and life changing moments happen,respect and salute 🫡 🔥
I've always wondered what backstage looks like, thanks so much for this.
Killswitch!
Shit yeh, your mixes are awesome man. I saw a recent live vid with the audio output from the mixing desk, so well put together, you could hear every instrument and Jessie's vocals were so nicely mixed. You are at the top of your game mate. Love it! From a Kiwi in Australia.
There's something different being the guys who work behind the scenes to make all the magic happen. I loved seeing the audio engineer perspective of this! You can also see the camera getting "weary" after the long day.
Ultimately a major part of this job consist of playing life size Tetris
Omg is the knotfest tour? Awesome video bro! Keep doing that type of videos, we really enjoyed.
I love watching this so much lol, I recently started the life of a production tech, and I love this job so much, I'm too new and scared to go on tour, so ill stay with this local company in the mean time, and keep learning.
load in/out was insane i’ve only seen them for smaller bands with way less gear and arena level shit just amazes me. i eventually want to go out on tour and seeing stuff like this just makes me want to work harder. and i think i need to start working out
Oh this brought back so many memories -- thanks for sharing the video 🙂 Of course at the time I was doing this, analog boards were still king, and digital boards were juuuust coming out ;-)
Oh god getting the snake collected and wound up at the end of night... that one is a beast. Great video.
I see this video almost every day, love it and love this work! Pls doing more video like this 🔥
hey look its exactly what I do lol crazy how I understand every step. cool to know it transfers. I could go anywhere with these skills. great vid man thank you
I do not miss doing this for a job. So stressful, constant travelling. Long ass days and nights. Working every weekend. If you're young, single and want to see the world then this is the job for you.
Yeap
you tricked me into thinking there was a fly on my screen. After I almost broke the screen trying to swat the fly i realized it was fake...good job
It’s pretty awesome to see just how much stuff you’ve got prerigged
Came for curiosity what you were going to show. Not disappointed at all, it's a good resume of our work in a day. Promps to the guys trying to give some vibes through the video :D!
Did this for some local school plays and a small festival and loved it. Pretty awesome desk as well
A LIVE engineer! Big difference. Don’t know how you do it. While I’m redoing track after track in the studio you guys get one shot!!! Right on!!
WOAW ! It's like setting up everything for recording in the studio but everyday starting from zero ! As an amateur musician, I'm very impressed !
God bless our road crews! cant have a show with out them!!
Must feel amazing to see all that crowd 🙏🏽🔥🔥🔥
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass!!!! Love it! Great job.
Yooo dude was great to see you work done. Gave me a lot to take in how you do live sound. I was shadowing for one of the recent shows lol
That looks amazing. I wish I could've got into something like that when I was younger.
This is just heaven to me. Hope to get here one day.
As an artist, you really don’t initially realise the mechanism that goes on behind a successful event. Kudos to all live sound & studio engineers, I’ve DJ’d many a club to realise they’re serious about the craft & it works their way for a reason.
I can't wait 'till it's festival season again, I'm doing the COP 15 for the UN in Montreal right now but the first festivals I worked on blew my mind and I always miss them
damn this was the vlog i've been searching for
as a software engineer realizing I made a mistake regarding my work life, this is absolutely, incredibly, awesome to see. My plan is to take a physics degree while learning about acoustics and audio, continue as far academically as possible, and one day in my life when I feel like I've done enough, take it easy and do something with audio (and music). This is really a beautiful way to live life.
Lovely impressions!
i did this work for 15 years before getting into IT. but on the video side. Cam operator, video engineer and technical director. its CRAZY how "YES, we know what all those buttons do" becomes the norm after a while.
This is sick! You and I are very different kinds of audio engineer haha
Awesome to see things from this perspective!
There’s a 1 year program here in Kansas City in an actual recording studio that includes live sound class that I’m currently attending, best decision ever. I would see if your city has any studios that might offer that or even your local community college might offer some classes
Good to see you again!!! WOOO YA!!
So, every day audio engineer wakes up in a truck?
Yes that’s accurate. Lol
if we're lucky it'll be in the bus instead with coffee already made lol
It depends on the day they wake up 😅
@@darkides You should start and end a video like that .. getting out and in a sleeping bag in the packed van, and then opening and closing the doors, just for the lolz. :D
LOVE IT!
Really cool to see all of the hard work that goes into setting up & breaking down one of the greatest "Metalcore" bands of all time!
🤘😝🤘
🔥🖤
Great to see what I do through your eyes. Thanks for keeping all the cable untangling, that's literally 99% of the job XD XD
Awesome! I love this stuff❤️
I can't wait to start school for this!! Not even kidding, amongst all the craziness and tediousness of it all, it looks like so much fun overall and really just an absolute dream in general! Thanks for this video!
Have you started?
Am literally starting uni in a month to study Audio Engineering lol. This was a awesome video!
I’ve been wanting to get into this for so so long. Did you get a formal education for this or did you just get “lucky” and find your place? I loved every minute of this video
its so interesting for me to see the difference in American and European gear for Sounds guys ...Cool video dude
I also once worked in the rental of variety equipment.
It was hard work.
this is some cool insight to being an audio engineer, as i'm studying a diploma into bachelor of Audio engineering and Sound Production
Going to college to Studio Audio Engineering next year. Already excited
Awesome video!!
Great vlog man! Please make video like this again
As the killswitch engage is playing. WOW!
Ah i miss on stage again, as musician I always curious on stage, like where my bass audio cable go around, positioning of cables and stuff on stage, really love seeing set in and out.. Im often after done performing, goes back to stage just to see how they unpack stuff...
thank you bro, you are best !
Bruh, crazy look behind the scenes with the real stars of any show...
idk why but this video makes me very happy
I think I prefer just making the music VS the engineering side however the chance of Me ever performing in a popular group with thousands of screaming fans is very low, not impossible but very very very low. Thanks for making this video, very interesting.
im currently studying to be an audio engineer and its really sick seeing this thinking about that that might be when ive finished my studies! keep it up man :D
Hi mate
Hi guy, how did you choose your direction of professional activity?
I will listen till the end even if it's Really Long Story 😅
I want to study as well but here's the story I told my friend's Dad( actual Enginner) Im going to study audio engineering and he asked is there even a audio engineering course from University and I said no.and he said that ain't Engineer - may be technician....so I don't know whether I'm wrong or he is right...
@@walker71391 for me i learned how to mix vocals for myself by my own back in 2018 ish and ever since then ive just loved working on songs and making them sound as good as i can. i found a course here in iceland for audio engineering and it was just perfect.
@@Hauki336 OMG iceland - the place where all of my family want to live!
Amazing job!
love how yall playing tetris in real life. good work guys
Nice to see Clair's still using Brit Rows L'Acoustics
OMG your work is hard men. Good Luck
A lot of grunt work involved in that job!
Dude, this is killer shit! I love it! You guys fuckin rock man! I miss those days, damn!!!
How does this channel not have more subs.. this is awesome plus high quality shows with board audio
Because majority of people are losers and would rather watch 15 seconds tiktoks for entertainment.
gettin there! hahah
I just love gathering up equipment, especially if you are working with an empty stage/room instead of a building with pre-installed speakers.
That snake path is crazy!!!
Worked Colorado Summer Jam in 1982 0r 83 - it's a blur - was in my 20s. What a coincidence Rainbow was performing, Post Dio. This totally reminds me of that but way more tech, these days.
I did that in the 80's , wish i had gear like that back then, awesome
Just WOW. Mad respect.
Walmart amp is an awesome place glad yall got to perform there
As a former mover and current cable tech this hits home hard lol
Sound Engineers dont get enough credit. Thank you guys
this video is amazing man hope to be as good as you one day!!!
thanks man! really appreciate that! im not even good! lol
4:25 For me as a drummer this moment is super satisfying.
So much work!
did this b4, and i can definitely say....im glad im the musician now...thats some work...to all stage hands....we dont shine without putting the light on us....thank you. #tribulationeffekt
literally my dream job
I had no idea...
I won't complain anymore when organizing cables inside the computer case, which I ride a hobby.
I could unequivocally understand that without the technicians and casters there is no show.
It's heavy work, it's not a cake.
Congratulations for your work.
Yeah and it’s a running joke in the industry that audio guys can’t count to 3. Because they barely lift compared to lighting and video guys
For anyone wondering, the song at 8:28 is 'Til We Die - Slipknot.
this is really well edited