Thank you for all your great work Pooch. I was able to catch a show last year in Anaheim California in September. Besides the band's fantastic performance, the show production was perfect in every way.
Was there as well. The Pond isn’t a great place for a concert as it’s very echoey…designed to be loud for a hockey game. Maiden sounded fantastic nevertheless. Thank you, Pooch.
It's SOOO cool to see what goes into making Maiden sound so good live. Pooch definitely takes a scientific mind to the art that happens on stage, and it shows in the final product - it's perfect!
This was fascinating! As a IT professional, I was surprised to see how much was in the digital domain but as a sound aficionado, I was not surprised so see some analog gear in the mix. Great insight Pooch!
Before i even watch this, Pooch has done an incredible job giving the band a new live sound. The volume boosts for certain key parts and the clarity of solo's is better than ever since he joined. My favourite part though? when he smashes the volume up for the ending of Doctor Doctor! makes all the difference in excitement. Never got that in tours gone by recently.
The technical/production side of an Iron Maiden show has never been better, imo. (I’ve seen them live many times, starting with the original SiT tour.) Glad Rod S and the band takes the time and expense to make this tour even better. We notice! 🤘
I saw the Book of Souls tour in 2017 which was my first Maiden concert and was utterly dissapointed by the sound (probably because it was a festival). Fastforward 3 years I saw the Legacy of the Beast show and I was BLOWN AWAY by the sound quality. This guy deserves all the credit in the worls specially because he has worked with so many pop/hiphop bands back in the day but has stuck with Maiden for the past 5 years because he is a fan
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same, went to see them 2016 for the book of souls tour and the sound was crap, openers were 2x louder than maiden and the clarity of the sound was bad
Great to see Pooch doing sound for Iron Maiden. One of the best sound engineer out there. Also super cool explanation of his Office. Thanks for that 🙏🏻
The day before yesterday in Munich it sounded amazing. One of the best sounding concerts I have visited (probably the best sounding concert in total). Thank you so much Pooch for the hard work and for virtually showing us around on your rig.
Saw them in Glasgow recently. At the time, I thought they sounded fantastic. Possibly best I've seen them since the 80's. Watching this video, I'm beginning to understand why. This chap is a highly valuable member of team Maiden.
Reaper! Hell yeah. That's cool to hear Reaper being integrated into the rig. Best DAW out there. Wild how we now have full recording studios including time alignment and active room eq on tour! Up the IRONS!
I have seen IM 3 times in 3 different venues since Pooch took over FOH. In all occations, the live sound of the band (especially on the drums) was incredible, mind blowing!
Spectacular sound at the Dublin gig back in June. Absolutely amazing technology - Mind blowing!!! Thanks to you and the rest of the Killer Krew for all the hard work behind the scenes. Up the Irons!!!!
I was sat in the gods at the Leeds gig and my expectations for sound quality were not high. I was completely blown away both by the mix and the overall sound. Congratulations on a job very well done.
Saw the show in Dublin and was blown away by the sound when the Somewhere in Time intro came on. It was loud as fuck but my ears didn't hurt at all. The rest of the show sounded fantastic.
Fantastic insight! No question that Maiden are sounding as good as ever on this tour. If anything, even better! Greatest band in the world supported by the finest crew!! Oh I do hope that 11:00 was an ITK hint at a live album from this tour coming at some point!! Up The Irons!!
If I remember correctly, it's a recording from Arena Kraków. I was there on June 13, 2023 and I had an amazing feeling of the sound. great job. Thank you.
In a concert in Ecuador. I ran into him after the show. He was so kind and paid attention to me and my friends. He didn't have to but he ended sharing a few words.
Great and humble guy, doing it's best so we can all enjoy a perfect show. The sound on this tour is just absolutely mindblowing great. For me 2016 tbos was the first Maiden gig ever, I was attending a show in Wroclaw and I couldn't hear selective sound. What's more I've lacked earplugs and I got partially deaf for nearly 3 days after the show. After this year's concert in cracow the experience was tremendously better even from 2018 legacy gig which was also a giant leap from 2016 show. Pooch You're a hero making the band sound incredibely awesome!
Yes, big improvements.. There were many bands that were sounding much better than Maiden until recently.partly because they stuck to the old 80s PA for many years (well into the 90s)and also their old sound guys maybe was more “a part of the family” than great sound guys..?
Really enjoy listening to the behind the scenes stuff. Really hope we get a live film of this tour, and the bands show at waken gets streamed live like it did in 2016 😀😀😀
Pooch, I’ve been following you since your days with LP… I don’t know why, for some reason I have always been drawn to the way you talk about how you run your mixes… Thank you for everything you do… Be safe on the road….
It's awesome to see how much goes into making a concert happen, thank you for this!!!!! It's very humbling, considering that I have only a small fraction of understanding how my Fractal Audio AX8 works!, compared to a full-on FOH rig.
At this point Pooch is a member of Iron Maiden. Best ever their sound is unbelievable well done sir im an OG fan. When your done w music NASA has entered the chat.
Great vid! Would love to hear more about the whole process of shaping the sound/creating snapshots - esp on a tour like this featuring songs that haven't be done live in years (or ever). Have to think FOH is a far different beast than the studio!
I've been in some Iron Maiden live shows and the sound is always great. It's beautiful to know what happens offstage to make that possible. You do a really nice work and it's awesome to see how detailed is your attention to make this band sound perfect. Great video, guys!
So your the reason we don't have to yell to the top of our lungs to hear each other after a concert nowadays. God bless the 1970's ! 😂 I hope they and you come to St Louis Missouri and some day in the near future. I love Maiden! I love them live too!
Great to see the evolution compared to the old days. Have seen maiden many times since 1990 and they have certainly not been the best sounding band historically, but now something seems to have happened and this guy clearly knows what he is talking about.
LOL!! Last few tours I've found myself standing next to the booth on the floor for a rail to lean on and I've Seen You Twice now! Next time I'll say hi!
I can understand the people who want to hear their rock heros through a analog signal chain and not through a computer that only simulates what‘s happening on stage.
Really interesting video, hope you got Nicko’s drum sound sorted after Birmingham because that night I couldn’t here any of his cymbals including the ride and hi hats, could only hear the hi hats on the count ins.
Perfect Moment to give a big Shoutout to Pooch. MAIDEN never sounded better live, since he took over the Soundboard. Even the first 3 Songs are fine now🎉
That's actually very common with top pro level live acts, in particular the largest ones. Even before digitalization, effects would be brought in and out or manipulated by the guitar tech (for example) during the concert. Frees the guitarist from worrying about where they are on the stage
@@ImpostorModanica yeah but one thing is having a guitar tech controlling the pedals from the wings (like I believe Janick does). What I did not know was that your engineer from would also have an input on that.
Loving these tour videos. These techs and engineers are the unsung heroes of the band. And that gear is incredible!
Yep... that was outstanding. What a genuinely knowledgeable dude
I remember the guy before him, he was damn good as well.
One of the cool techs hooked me up with one of Adrian’s picks after the show while they were tearing down
@@Duncan8er lucky!
Protect pooch at all costs! Maiden has never sounded better and i didn't need earplugs thanks to this man
agreed..I saw Maiden 2 Days ago in Munich..I`ve been at a lot of concerts over the years, but Maiden had the best live sound I`ve ever heard
I do miss that crushing volume, though. Changing my heartbeat.
The O2 arena is as loud and unhospitable for soundguys as any other arena, and it sounded amazing. Incredible job.
@@williamweiss6128ya, but the sound improvements make it well worth it.
Ive been to 100's of concerts and always wore earplugs to protect my hearing. Ive never seen Maid😅en live and they're on my bucket list.
Thank you for all your great work Pooch. I was able to catch a show last year in Anaheim California in September. Besides the band's fantastic performance, the show production was perfect in every way.
I agree, I was there too 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Was there as well. The Pond isn’t a great place for a concert as it’s very echoey…designed to be loud for a hockey game. Maiden sounded fantastic nevertheless. Thank you, Pooch.
I was at that show also, best sounding show i've ever heard inside of the Honda Center.
It's SOOO cool to see what goes into making Maiden sound so good live. Pooch definitely takes a scientific mind to the art that happens on stage, and it shows in the final product - it's perfect!
The sound on the last two tours has been nothing short of astonishing. What a legend
This was fascinating! As a IT professional, I was surprised to see how much was in the digital domain but as a sound aficionado, I was not surprised so see some analog gear in the mix. Great insight Pooch!
Before i even watch this, Pooch has done an incredible job giving the band a new live sound. The volume boosts for certain key parts and the clarity of solo's is better than ever since he joined. My favourite part though? when he smashes the volume up for the ending of Doctor Doctor! makes all the difference in excitement. Never got that in tours gone by recently.
Saw them live last night. Amazing performance. I can't imagine a life without Iron Maiden.
Dortmund?
@@ColonelHomer21 yes
I saw them in London and was buzzing for a week afterwards!!
Don't worry, when Maiden calls it quits, we have LOVEBITES to keep the metal going!
was there also! lml
This man is worth his weight in gold! Big jump in sound quality from 2018.
The live sound between the book of souls tour and the legacy tour improved so much. This guy knows what he's doing
The greatest band to ever exist! 🤘
ESAGERATO 🤣🤣🤣
Best band in the universe. Period!
In 1981 maybe. Things have moved on.
Just say “One of the greatest” avoid the drama. Zeppelin, purple, Floyd, The who, Dave Brubeck quartet, Tool, Janes, Cream.. etc.
... is RUSH!!!
The technical/production side of an Iron Maiden show has never been better, imo. (I’ve seen them live many times, starting with the original SiT tour.) Glad Rod S and the band takes the time and expense to make this tour even better. We notice! 🤘
The sound was astonishly good at the Glasgow gig. Never heard such clarity in a concert!
lol really? Sounded bad where I was at.
@@stevenlornie1261 I was down in the front about 3m from the stage
Pooch is an A level engineer. Maiden is lucky to have him. And Pooch is lucky to have Maiden!
I saw the Book of Souls tour in 2017 which was my first Maiden concert and was utterly dissapointed by the sound (probably because it was a festival). Fastforward 3 years I saw the Legacy of the Beast show and I was BLOWN AWAY by the sound quality. This guy deserves all the credit in the worls specially because he has worked with so many pop/hiphop bands back in the day but has stuck with Maiden for the past 5 years because he is a fan
same, went to see them 2016 for the book of souls tour and the sound was crap, openers were 2x louder than maiden and the clarity of the sound was bad
Great to see Pooch doing sound for Iron Maiden. One of the best sound engineer out there. Also super cool explanation of his Office. Thanks for that 🙏🏻
Maiden with Mr. Pooch sounds better than ever. Cheers😊
For me, as a person that studied sound engineering, those blogs are super informative, thank you! :)
The day before yesterday in Munich it sounded amazing. One of the best sounding concerts I have visited (probably the best sounding concert in total). Thank you so much Pooch for the hard work and for virtually showing us around on your rig.
This dude is a wizard.
Best sounding concert I've seen!
Saw them in Glasgow recently. At the time, I thought they sounded fantastic. Possibly best I've seen them since the 80's.
Watching this video, I'm beginning to understand why.
This chap is a highly valuable member of team Maiden.
I've watched and worked Maiden concerts since they started. They always sound great. Great band makes an audio engineer's job easy.
Reaper! Hell yeah. That's cool to hear Reaper being integrated into the rig. Best DAW out there. Wild how we now have full recording studios including time alignment and active room eq on tour! Up the IRONS!
I have seen IM 3 times in 3 different venues since Pooch took over FOH. In all occations, the live sound of the band (especially on the drums) was incredible, mind blowing!
Spectacular sound at the Dublin gig back in June. Absolutely amazing technology - Mind blowing!!! Thanks to you and the rest of the Killer Krew for all the hard work behind the scenes. Up the Irons!!!!
I was sat in the gods at the Leeds gig and my expectations for sound quality were not high. I was completely blown away both by the mix and the overall sound. Congratulations on a job very well done.
Saw the show in Dublin and was blown away by the sound when the Somewhere in Time intro came on. It was loud as fuck but my ears didn't hurt at all. The rest of the show sounded fantastic.
Phenomenal. Nice to see the guy that is responsible for the band sounding so fantastic get the spotlight. What a guy!
Fantastic insight! No question that Maiden are sounding as good as ever on this tour. If anything, even better! Greatest band in the world supported by the finest crew!! Oh I do hope that 11:00 was an ITK hint at a live album from this tour coming at some point!! Up The Irons!!
If I remember correctly, it's a recording from Arena Kraków. I was there on June 13, 2023 and I had an amazing feeling of the sound. great job. Thank you.
Thank you guys for all the hard work, seen you guys at Nottingham, the sound seriously kicks ass🤘
In a concert in Ecuador. I ran into him after the show. He was so kind and paid attention to me and my friends. He didn't have to but he ended sharing a few words.
I very much appreciated the great sound at the o2 in London a few weeks back! Great job Pooch!
Great and humble guy, doing it's best so we can all enjoy a perfect show. The sound on this tour is just absolutely mindblowing great. For me 2016 tbos was the first Maiden gig ever, I was attending a show in Wroclaw and I couldn't hear selective sound. What's more I've lacked earplugs and I got partially deaf for nearly 3 days after the show. After this year's concert in cracow the experience was tremendously better even from 2018 legacy gig which was also a giant leap from 2016 show. Pooch You're a hero making the band sound incredibely awesome!
Yes, big improvements.. There were many bands that were sounding much better than Maiden until recently.partly because they stuck to the old 80s PA for many years (well into the 90s)and also their old sound guys maybe was more “a part of the family” than great sound guys..?
Maiden nunca había sonado tan bien como con Pooch. Ni siquiera cuando estaba el legendario Doug Hall. Enhorabuena por tu trabajo! Up the irons!!
@alexmoonchild yo era la décima vez que les veía y en Billbao el pasado sábado sonaron colosales 🤘🏻
@alexmoonchild si, cada noche es diferente. Pero vamos, el trabajazo que hace este hombre es encomiable. Un abrazo desde Santander! 💪🏻💪🏻
Great great drum sound on this tour, great mix too
Wow just got to the SPL part. That's amazing! I had custom ear plugs made to protect my hearing but glad to know Iron Maiden's got my back!
Very much appreciate seeing this , as I saw the Albuquerque 2019 and London 23.
Loving these videos, a great crew is absolutely vital to any band. Thank you for your hard work and expertise!
Ken 'Pooch' Van Druten just smashing with this sound ! Consistent and recognizable sound at every show! Many thanks to him !
Really enjoy listening to the behind the scenes stuff. Really hope we get a live film of this tour, and the bands show at waken gets streamed live like it did in 2016 😀😀😀
They need to release a concert film of this tour, it’s been too good not to do.
Pooch is awesome, keeps Maiden sounding great!
Pooch is the best! The band has sounded amazing every show since 2018!
Amazing video and explanation!! And yes, Maiden is sounding amazing, better then ever! 😊
Pooch, I’ve been following you since your days with LP… I don’t know why, for some reason I have always been drawn to the way you talk about how you run your mixes…
Thank you for everything you do… Be safe on the road….
Thank You so much for this kind of videos. It is very interesting to know how Maiden show works. Especially when you are musician and sound guy also.
It's awesome to see how much goes into making a concert happen, thank you for this!!!!! It's very humbling, considering that I have only a small fraction of understanding how my Fractal Audio AX8 works!, compared to a full-on FOH rig.
At this point Pooch is a member of Iron Maiden. Best ever their sound is unbelievable well done sir im an OG fan. When your done w music NASA has entered the chat.
Maiden have always sounded great live, but this was some of the clearest sounds ive ever heard at a gig, by any band.
Pooch, all that knowledge and equipment is mind boggling. Up The Irons 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I found the Creamliner usage fascinating. Loved being able to understand it all because he designed his world so well.
I saw the show in Dortmund (26th of July) and it was great! Greetings from Germany 😊
Great vid! Would love to hear more about the whole process of shaping the sound/creating snapshots - esp on a tour like this featuring songs that haven't be done live in years (or ever). Have to think FOH is a far different beast than the studio!
Great crew most hard working bunch of males and females really nice to see that they love what they do. Much respect to them 😊
Nice to see you Pooch! Great job! Tks for the the video.
I have been seeing Maiden since the X Factour and I don't think I've ever heard Maiden sound as good on stage 😳
Thanks Pooch for bringing the noise and perfect sound of Maiden
Great guy! He does a high responsability and hard job, i didn't that know one man had so much tasks!
I've been in some Iron Maiden live shows and the sound is always great. It's beautiful to know what happens offstage to make that possible. You do a really nice work and it's awesome to see how detailed is your attention to make this band sound perfect. Great video, guys!
I watched them live a couple weeks ago and the sound balance was great. Good stuff!
So your the reason we don't have to yell to the top of our lungs to hear each other after a concert nowadays. God bless the 1970's ! 😂 I hope they and you come to St Louis Missouri and some day in the near future. I love Maiden! I love them live too!
Thank you, Pooch. Enjoyed your work and expertise in Frankfurt last year. 😂
Wicked. I hope they do a gear rundown of Adrian’s rig.
Thank you very much! It's exciting to peek into the secrets! Maiden forever!
Very interesting. Being an iconic band, with all the technology, you still want a bit of analog sweetness. Pretty cool.
I could watch stuff like this all day. Even with bands that I'm not fans of, I just find it fascinating....I do love Maiden btw.
That was fascinating. I would very much like to see more behind the scenes technical content
This was really great and informative. Thanks for putting out all this content!
Getting these multiple systems connecting and communicating must be a pain in the ass. Hell of a job 👍👍👍
Great to see the evolution compared to the old days. Have seen maiden many times since 1990 and they have certainly not been the best sounding band historically, but now something seems to have happened and this guy clearly knows what he is talking about.
I don't know what he does but Maiden has the best live sound ever.
Was an excellent sound in Birmingham for both the Legacy of the Beast Tour and Future Past Tour 🤘🤘
Hell yeah! Talk about a monster of a rig! Pooch is the man!
amazing insightr being a producer myself was facisnating especially the live visual playback amazing
Oh man, I would love to hear Pooch's sound. He wasn't around last time I was in their majestic presence.
11:04 does this confirm a upcoming live album? Hopefully as a Blue Ray, too 😁
They always record every show. That's how they did Nights of the Dead even if it wasn't planned.
LOL!! Last few tours I've found myself standing next to the booth on the floor for a rail to lean on and I've Seen You Twice now! Next time I'll say hi!
Wow, amazing. A lot goes in to being a soundman, he does it right.
What a genius this guy. Iron Maiden sounds better than ever
I can understand the people who want to hear their rock heros through a analog signal chain and not through a computer that only simulates what‘s happening on stage.
Really interesting video, hope you got Nicko’s drum sound sorted after Birmingham because that night I couldn’t here any of his cymbals including the ride and hi hats, could only hear the hi hats on the count ins.
making it sound analog - brilliant! Like the difference between a CD and vinyl, it adds a warmth digital just can't.
Creamliner? I believe I'll just keep my thoughts to myself...😂🤣😂🤣 Up the Irons!!
This man is an absolute legend!
The Big Dog Ken Pooch ✌️the man behind ma console layout and drum mix so dynamic
Beautiful job! Love your explanation! Very informative and very clearly done to educate the listener . Subscribed to the channel due to this Video.
Phenomenal stuff, thank you!
Good to see you, Pooch!
Crazy! 👏👏👏 Nice to see room for Reaper in the rig😄
Awesome that, very insightful and well presented. Nice one.
Perfect Moment to give a big Shoutout to Pooch. MAIDEN never sounded better live, since he took over the Soundboard. Even the first 3 Songs are fine now🎉
Iron Maiden sounds so much better since Pooch is mixing them. Right guy in the right Place.
Awesome. Love to see FOH Engineers embracing Plugins! Seems like a super cool Guy!
So what you're saying is there is a chance for a live release 😏
Seen Maiden in Dublin, was up front right.Sounded great
Fascinating.A really good watch
Круто! Я тоже звукорежиссер! И я восхищаюсь такими концертными звукорежиссерами! Вы просто маг!)))
PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE!!
Really insightful video!
Waiting for this tour anxiously
I would have never guessed that a delay on an Adrian solo could be controlled from the console. That’s quite mind blowing. Thank you for this insight!
That's actually very common with top pro level live acts, in particular the largest ones. Even before digitalization, effects would be brought in and out or manipulated by the guitar tech (for example) during the concert. Frees the guitarist from worrying about where they are on the stage
@@ImpostorModanica yeah but one thing is having a guitar tech controlling the pedals from the wings (like I believe Janick does). What I did not know was that your engineer from would also have an input on that.
I was thinking that too, especially because some of them use AxeFx, which include seamless switching between scenes.