The SC - Welcome to the Sites, Sounds and Rain!
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- The Sound Couple heads out of town once again to support the band at a small town street dance. We took a bit of a unique approach to this video as we captured clips from much of the set-up and tear down in real-time. The sites and continuous sounds during set-up versus the solitude and silence at tear down really capture the dynamics of what we are subjected to within the environments we work in at a gig.
In this video, we break out the Undercover rain protection speaker covers for real, even though rain was not forecasted all week until the day of! Thankfully, no severe weather, but the band was delayed 2 hours as we waited for the showers to pass and the area to dry out. The Sound Couple realized that the rain plan execution needed some more work!
We also debut our new wireless back-up camera for the cargo trailer...how did we ever get by without it!
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The Sound Couple primarily use PreSonus gear featuring:
PreSonus UC Surface
PreSonus CDL12
PreSonus CDL18s
PreSonus 32R
What is the stand that you put your sound rack on? It looks very useful and sturdy.
Ours is HTF, but here is a similar one...
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@@thesoundcouple that’s great thank you.
Mate I’m glad I checked the comments section as I was going to ask the same question 😂.
REALLY ROCKY REMIX NOW THATS SO COOL
Isn't it?
I always test the power when I get to the venues. Here in the UK, a lot of venues are adamant that we prove our PLI (Public Liability Insurance) and ask for PAT certificates (Portable Appliance Tests). I always have both available, though I expect the venue to keep up their end of things too, and make sure they have everything in place that they should too.
I worked an event in May 2022 that had beautiful weather forecast all weekend; 3 hours into the show, we had a river under the stage...we ended up pulling the show. Typically, buy the time we packed down, the rain was done. It's no fun working or packing down in the rain.
Based on your comment and a few others...I am thinking that here in the U.S., ensuring safe power is not taken seriously enough. Perhaps because we are dealing with lower voltages, I am not sure, but it seems like people just kind of do whatever they want without really understanding what it is they are doing and the real risk behind it all. Like a lot of things here, it seems like it will take several deaths and lawsuits to enact change....so overall, it must be working.
@@thesoundcouple Most of the venues I encounter here do take the health and safety seriously; there are those who don't too, and then there are the small family fun day style events where the event is organised by people who may not know any different, so it falls down to folks like us to bridge the gap.
Sadly, a lot of people don't treat electricity with the respect it deserves. While your mains voltage is lower, power certainly needs to be shown the respect you and Stacy show it; it can kill you just the same
I find the festival power is where I really do need to tread with caution. While it's temporary power, it's one of the few occasions where I have three phases available to me, and usually its 3 phases at 63Amps per phase, sometimes 125Amps. In most venues, I'm lucky to get more than a couple 13A outlets, from which I have to run everything...it's a good reason to scale back, as I don't have the power to go pedal to the metal.
Great job but that looked hard work. The stage looked great with all the lights and totems - well done!
Thanks Alastair! It’s gigs like these that put things back into perspective for us. 🤪. It is fun when the weather does work in our favor to have the hazer make the lights look that good!
You two did a amazing job!!!! I know it’s a lot of work and rain absolutely sucks
Thank you! We hope that it's helpful for others to see different challenges!
That was brutal. Must have been at least a 20 hour work day! Great work with the rainproof covers, especially the ones for the lights. I love that they were made “Bart proof” 😂
Yes, I did not realize how that came out until we were putting the video together....but I was struggling with them! They are really nice to have. Back in the par-can days, rain wasn't such a concern, but we don't want these getting wet!
Admirable 👍
Thanks!
SKB rack! Love it!
Watching you two pack up at the end... been there sooooo many times. Great video showing what a lot of us go through. 👍👍👍
Yes, a book could be written on load-outs alone. I literally cringe when I think about some of the experiences we have had over the years.
@@thesoundcouple My dumb ass forgot to dry out my hardware after a gig went wet at the end! Had all the electronics dry, but hardware got wet. Now have surface rust on all steel parts!
A soggy gig, but a truly great video.
Thanks to Bart and Stacy for once again showing us how their professionalism overcomes a variety of challenges. Finding the missing ground was a critically important discovery.
The new trailer camera and the relatively new speaker rain covers really shined. The quite tall stage reminded us to come prepared, as the Sound Couple did, with a ladder.
If you are just watching this video as your first exposure to The Sound Couple, be sure to go back to the first video and watch them in order for a great learning experience.
Thanks Dean for suggesting looking back through our video library. That is the great thing about UA-cam that it supports and understands the value of all content. Just because it's older, doesn't mean that it's less relevant in this case!
respect for the video,.......hard work and more_pashion.....but u need help lifting up speakers,....why not a" stage beam" and some electrical lifter" like in the car busines"/and a line array spreader beam?
Thanks Cris. We have considered some lifting help- but as always, depends on the gig, and we don’t do enough of these to justify the extra equipment!
Hi Bart & Stacey, first off all respect to you two , just the the 2 of you fixed it all . No roof above the trailers, no good stairs or ramp to get you gear up , no stagehands . No savetyfence ad the back of the trailers . In Holland the band says none of that at the gig !.... we don,t performe period! You had the luck it was only rain , no thunder . You thit a hell of a job and now you have to ride back . Maybe you could have a third person who drive you home after this kind of heavy gigs . I don,t wanna see you hurt in any kind of way .
Thank you for your comments and concern! These types of gigs are a lot of work and stress...if you notice, we don't do as many of these as we used to. Rhino found another production company that is able to support these types of shows more efficiently than we can. It works out well for both sides!
Hi Sound Couple. First off all it is not your responsebility , the organisation have provide a save and healthy work inviorment , save power and stagehands . I don,t want to scare you but who gonna pay you if your permently injured or worse ? Iam glad that it work out right . I see a lot of unsave work places on youtube esspecial the soundpeople in India. 😰😰. Greetings from Holland. See you in the video,s
Guys I have approx. 3 dozen bookmarked episodes of you two in action but have watched many others. I can''t stress enough how super awesome you guys are with explanations, real world situations, suggestions, professionalism, etc.. I can go on and on. But with all that I already admire about you, you go the ultimate mile by filming your loadouts, back and fourth, over and under, up and down, lift and drops in and out, over and over again, and I sit through it all and watch your every move until you announce, guys, that's a wrap.
I do this because I use to play bass in serval bands and occasionally did production for a couple of national acts. I ventured off into IT for 20 years and about to retire. I know you were in IT also Bart. I am seriously consdering doing production once I retire in 3 years and the Sound Couple's videos are a God send to me. I love you two so much with showing me what I am about to get myself into. I am so much more prepared because of you. I have the Presonus 64s mixer, 32-16 NSB SB, but will also pick up a couple of 32 channel rack mixers and a 16- 8 NSB. I own approx. half or less than what you have as far as monitors and accessories but only the CDL12Ps with external DSP. (DriveRacks). You guys are truly my heros all the way down to even your suggestions of proper voltage testing equipment. With all the crazy things happening in the world, you guys give me hope of a brighter future. May God continue to forever Bless you two, and us all. Thank you.
Wow! Your comment is equally inspiring! We work hard and love what we do....we are hoping by sharing our experiences we can help as many out that want to spend the time watching. Thank you for letting us know we are getting this right....we really had no idea what to expect.
And I thought loading two subs and two cabs was hard. You guys kick @$$. Great job.
Thanks! At least there’s two of us to share in the pain!
what a great job you two pulled off
great set up alot of hard work
Thank you! That is one gig we won’t forget!
You both make a great team! I don’t miss those late night gigs, you deal with it better than I.
Sometimes the thought about it is worse....but yes, we know what you mean.
I really admire your work ethic. You guys are an inspiration. You have a fan all the way in Botswana... 😁What are those standing lights you had behind the band?
Thank you! At the end of the day we enjoy what we do...but not all gigs are equal! The moving lights are Blizzard Stiletto Glo's with Blizzard LB Quads. Stacy covers them in more detail in this video! ua-cam.com/video/z07im6f2xrY/v-deo.html
I was getting tired just watching you guys. Sound is fun when you're not moving everything. What're your rates?
It is nice to watch others work! Our rates vary from gig to gig and the bands usually set the offer based on what they are getting paid. For that and other reasons, we don't go into that part of business on the channel....sorry!
Wireless back-up camera. Just what you guys need... MORE wireless stuff! LOL!
Yeah..well so far so good with this thing...but you are spot on!
I see you loading in the street at like 3 am. FYI both my assistant and I have concealed carry permits. Makes us feel just a bit more confident working those hours and in possibly questionable circumstances!
We don't worry about it too much in small town...but we don't do street loads in either downtowns here (Mpls/St. Paul) as it really is too dangerous these days. Kind of a bummer as we have had to turn down a couple gigs already, but we stick to our principles once we set them. Either we are provided real security, or we don't do the gig.
We've all been there....nothing like watching tens of thousands of dollars worth of gear hunkering under tarps. Light condoms are genius....I'm be interested in what materials were used.
Shower curtain and elastic!
Nice job i got my light condoms store bought as i use my lights for halloween and you never know what curveball mother nature wil trow at you .... and i cant aford IP rated lights ...
Stacy likes to make things more challenging for herself and Bart! Good to know that you can buy them commercially!
Great work guys. Have you thought about adding people to your team to help with setup and breakdowns?
The thought is nice, but ultimately, the answer is we won't do it, at least consistently. We scale and take the gigs we can do with the gear/resources we have with the two of us. In fact, we just turned down a 3 day festival opportunity next summer because I didn't feel it was a good fit for us.
4:19 total trolley eh! it's also a ladder that's crazy!
You darn UA-camrs making everything hard to get, show it in a video and now nobody can find it. HAHAHA
Last time we looked, we did see some through a google search. They are very handy to have.
My system is a lot smaller that yours, thank God. That recovery at the end of the night was brutal. It would have been better if you had hands at least at the start (because they never stick around for the end of the night). Thanks so much for sharing. You guys inspire me with every video.
Thanks for sticking with us to the end! (We freely share our end of night pain!)😂. Help would be nice, but sometimes it’s too hard to coordinate. Besides, we like getting our work out in through the gigs!🏋️♀️
I'm glad I'm a musician, ....after the last song "I GO HOME"
Totally respect that...but some of the best things happen before and after the gig!
May I know the brand and model of your vehicle? TIA
We own a 2001 Chevrolet Express 3500.
Hi loving your job keep it up kindly send me a link of where I can purchase the table that you place the rack with the mixer on. Thanks
One of our most asked questions!
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Do the speakers give a good sound even if it covered by that black cover?
They work out great! Check out this video for an overview of the covers: ua-cam.com/video/kka9wm2EY2g/v-deo.html
You guys need some real MagLiners!! - also why didn't you leave the subs on ground? Nice work!
We need to balance utility with space considerations. We had a a row of subs on the ground, but the subs on stage support the stacking of 2 CDL cabinets.
Wow, 10 sub speakers? Are they all CDL 18s?
4 of them are the CDL 18s. The other 6 are the Presonus 18AI
Hey great videos, im curious, what are those standing lights? Thanks
Chauvet Freedom Sticks.
it's a long day ...for you .... but very interest to see when you work !!
You and me both!
I'm happy the rain stopped before load out. Nothing is more depressing to me.
Agreed!
I hope y'all got paid a fortune for reinforcing that wet mess of a gig, I'm not in your crew and I STILL quit!
I told our manager to never take another gig without proper stage cover...then after getting soaked again I had to explain what proper stage cover was.
I bow-down to your liquid endurance. 🤠
Thanks Buddy! You’d be surprised how many times in Stacy’s early years that she quit!
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This video has reminded me to devise a better plan for rain. You guys did an awesome job covering so much gear in the rain! And that load out segment at the end was so familiar to me. I finally gave up full-time sound work when I was 54 because it just became to be too much work. I'm 61 now and the set-up / tear down for a DJ is much easier! I RESPECT all the hard work and professionalism you two consistently demonstrate to us with every video.
Thanks! We got lucky on this one and we were really tired at the end.
When you wish a large tent was provided...
😂🤣😂🤣
Your video skills have really been crushing it these last few months!
Thanks John! Can't back down from a challenge, but the gig itself would be easier if we weren't also thinking about a camera angle! I think we balance it well as many don't realize what we are doing in addition to our primary work.
@@thesoundcouple Absolutely! I always have the best intentions to try doing a video like this in my area, I do alot of beach concerts and that kind of thing on this scale... but then when the actual event happens, I completely bail. So I know it takes alot for you guys to do this and it does not go unnoticed by me and many others, thanks again.
Sorry to chime in...respect for The sound couple,doing setup and recording video at the same time its not easy,me, myself also doing live sound event like this,when i arrived at the venue...recording video just vanish from my mind, then i go home regretting not documenting our setup journey.. 😂
@@montelcarlos143 I think that s how most of us are! Just hosting audio is a task!
You can never have enough subs hey! 😂
At the end of the night there can be!
How I understand you guys! At 3 in the morning, two people disassemble and load all the equipment, at my almost 59 years of age I'm quite fed up even though I love this job a lot! A special greeting from Italy
It's fun to watch other people work, isn't it? Appreciate you talking the time to watch!
I need a circuit analyzer in my kit!
It is very handy.
34:54 What is this box? I've done live sound for some time now, but I have never used one like this. I would assume that it is related to power distribution, but I'm still somewhat inexperienced as compared to you and Stacy 😊
Yes, I believe you are referring to our power distro...we did a short video on it here: ua-cam.com/video/_GFD0fCxmbU/v-deo.html
@@thesoundcouple Thank you!
@@Hyakman5408 Hope that helps!
@@thesoundcouple Your replies to my questions have been very helpful! I appreciate the time you have taken to answer them :)
Nothing like the soothing sounds of sirens and a marching band to make load-in that much more tolerable. Anyone notice the lone unicycle man with a... merry go round horse at 8:15??
Wow! What an eye! Did not notice that! But exactly, the sites and sounds of this video could be an immersive experience. We did not notice how pronounced it all was that day until we started going back through the footage. Just goes to show that we never fully know where these videos will go!
Hi Bart and Stacey, you need a ramp. why do you not use heplers save energy? what case do you use for ipad?
The ramp we needed would come with a bigger vehicle that doesn’t always fit so nicely into the spaces we work in! Good idea though…
We use the Otterbox case for our iPad, although in some future videos we debut a different version of one!
@@thesoundcouple thank you reply and keep moving forward
@@94Side Feel free to check out this video where we talk about ramps and road cases: ua-cam.com/video/jT-Eycnrxws/v-deo.html
Hi from the UK. You guys travel and work hard. I used to play in a band and we had to do our own pa and lights plus backline and play for may 3 45
minute sets sometimes longer but the most we would travel would be an hour to an hour and a half to a gig. We would also in most venues be under pressure to pack up and leave the place within an hour to 90 mins.I was wondering for just your services what you charge for a day like in this video which must be on top of the bands fee my apologies if your find this rude.
I would agree that the worst is a venue telling you that you need to be out within an hour. Frankly, if that’s the case, we need to stop at x time in order to accommodate you’re time limit! Or… scale accordingly so that you can get out in that time frame.
Not rude for asking, our policy is not to discuss our fees on a public forum. Just know that overall we are getting appropriately compensated!
Great job, as always.
The band is lucky to work with The Sound Couple.
With my band, apart from playing, we set up and take down.
It is hard that when the party ends you are left alone to pick up, take the van, get to the band's place, unload and go home.
Sometimes it is better to stay overnight in a hotel with a secure garage.
And leave the next day, even if you live three hours away.
All the best.
3 hour drive is about our limit....the challenge is making a hotel worth the money by the time you get there.
You both are such Hard working person .....We also work like this, so we know........ sometimes we have to packup at 4-5 AM .....keep doing......
…and those are the days that make you shake your head! Thanks for feeling it with us!
Lol.. what was that comment.. "your mom needs it" (power line)
Where was that at? Don't recall saying that!
@@thesoundcouple not you, I think it was the guy that walked over..
@@thesoundcouple around the 5 min mark. Put on headphones
@@djrickysmith He was telling us where the power drop was :)
Wow you both powered through that!
Thanks! This is one we will not forget!
Nice work and the rain issue happened to me too so I just had to cover my whole side stage setup and my speakers and subs got wet but it was fine I just had a squad of people helping moving gear in but good job 👏 and anytime I could help you bring gear in but I’m in California
Thanks for the comment....yes, I don't think we will be doing any gigs in California soon!
First to get there and last to leave 😔
That should be on any sound persons gravestone!
Nerve wracking 😬 good thing there wasn't more wind. Great work & excellent video! Loading onto and off of a stage that tall looks exhausting
Wind definitely adds a whole other dimension to the gig!
Aloha from molokai Hawaii Jrk Sound love your video it's hard work going home late in the morning but we love what we do Sound guys keep up the good work 👏 Aloha
Thanks! Hawaii is on our bucket lists of places to visit. Agreed, if we didn’t love what we do, we should find a different alternative. At at least we have these videos for posterity!
This is a GREAT video to show when people ask "Why so much?" Thank you for showing all of it... well... for the most part!
Thanks for feeling it with us! Hopefully not a deterrent to aspiring sound people!
I m from India. Great work.
Thank you! and thanks for watching!
Hi Bart and Stacey, I am always so happy to see another video from you guys. When I watch your videos, I relate so much about the many things that "we" do. Anyway always good to see you both and I am sure sorry it rained on you guys, I've been there more than a few times in my 48 years. Rest up :)
Good to hear from you Dan! We have been lucky overall, so it's going to get you eventually. Drink sliders rule! We get a chuckle out of the confused faces when they are going for it and realize they can't!
@@thesoundcouple that is funny ,, they look so confused, where am I going to put my drink, I know, I can set it on this soundboard :)
Man I feel this working in the rain nonsense... recently had a 2 day build for a festival, and it was pissing rain the whole time... Show day was overcast and misty all day. I ended up losing an input card on my monitor console (S6L) and the whole day (6:30AM - 1:30AM) was just a big ol "CF" but we made it happen. Headliner had so many issues internally with their monitor guy, and tracks rig and stuff... then we loaded out the next day in the rain...
It's nice to share some pain, isn't it?
@@thesoundcouple haha absolutely! Misery loves company… or so I’ve heard
Great job 👏 you are not alone sometimes my self I get home at 4:30 am an I always arrived to my evens at least 4 hours earlier
First to arrive… way last to leave!
you two are amazing
Thanks again...appreciate that!
those wagons should have a rain cover. Good job despite the rain
Agreed....we prepare the best we can, but that's how some of these gigs roll unfortunately.
Nights like that will make you wish you ground stacked the PA😳
Lol… there is always the people factor involved in our decisions on where the system goes.. but yes, that was a big lift!
That was hard work but a good feeling doing a good job. I have done this so many times when i was jonger. Great job guy's
That’s just the problem- we’re not getting any younger!😆
@@thesoundcouple Perhaps a good idea to do some workout ?😀 It makes us feel younger and stronger ! Anyway my respects
That looked like a rough one. I think you should ask for a few hands at load in and load out, at least to lift and tote.
We don't mind the work typically, and that's what we are paid to do. This one was a bit of a challenge because I think this this was our 3rd gig in a row and the rain just sucked our energy so we were moving slow.
Nice love you .🎶
Thanks Biswa!
Alpacas!
Good to know! Hard to remember which are which!
Hey Bart. What’s the best way to run a secondary speaker that’s 100 or more feet away. Example I’ve I’m doing a big school dance, I’ll have my mains in the front and I want to put some rear speakers in the back of the room. What’s the best way to get the signal there?
I am sure there are many ways, including running a long XLR cable. If it was us, we would use our Sound Tools Cat boxes. I have heard of some wireless options as well, but don't have any direct experience with those. We talked about our cat boxes in this video: ua-cam.com/video/gfYav7UmP38/v-deo.html
@@thesoundcouple I’ll take a look. I thought about a long XLR run, but I didn’t know if I would have sound degradation.
@@DeeJay_IMB You can run hundreds of feet of XLR cables without a problem.
Good sounds
Thanks!
Its my favorite couple on youtube!!!
Thanks John!
the weather is unpredictable. there should be a stage cover.
Agreed!
That trailer ramp is awesome
We like the trailer a lot, just not what it does to our gas mileage!
@@thesoundcouple yes trust I know. You guys are teaching me a lot of things. One of which is to purchase a van this year
@@prodigy2music Hope you are able to find a good one!
Olá! Bom trabalho para vocês! 🇧🇷
Obrigado! Feliz Ano Novo!
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LOL . Stacy yawned soooo loud at the end of gig
She has trademarked that yawn!
@@thesoundcouple 🤣🤣🤣
always enjoyable watching.
Thanks Shane!
nice to see Stacey.....👏👏👏👏
Thanks! Showing off my muscles!💪
Lol... wanna get drunk and risk your life savings? C'mon.... just one? Lol... I'm the same way...I got beer or whatever at home. That's a really long load out. I usually can get mine in 2 by myself (2 hf tops, 6 subs, 2 to 3 lighting trees). If you don't mind me asking, what is your plan of attack for load out?
To get the gear in the truck!! ha ha! Stacy usually handles lighting/stage. I take care of PA and we both work on speakers. The van has a specific pack so we try to line things up in an order (not so applicable to this gig)
@@thesoundcouple lol...as fast as possible... With all the extra cabling going to monitors and fronts, I started using a strange approach. First is microphones and remote control surfaces (anything that can walk away), take the opportunity to pull any crossing cabling so they don't get destroyed. Pull all power and signal to the mains and monitors, gathering the horde of IEC power cables along the way. If you have amp racks, now is the time to disconnect. Pack all speakers and racks (including FOH). Light trees, consoles and mic stands next (yes, all that cabling just laying there.... ignore it)....pack those on the truck.... Now get the cables, with nothing in the way to get bound or trapped, or friggin stepped on while you're pulling it the process is literally 2-3x faster. I daisy chain them on reels. If I pack out dirty I'll have every xlr cable on the stage put up in 10-15 minutes, cleaning each cable isn't hard, just pull through a soapy rag when spooling them on, and really only adds 10-15 minutes to that. Having a random pack order is kinda detrimental, but still shouldn't slow you down too much. If you both end up at wiring at the same time, imagine how less tedious it would be, and using a touch(move) it once approach greatly reduces wasted time. It also forces you to approach the systemic pack issues for the trailer. Just my 2¢....might be worth half that...lol.
@@LstrO42 Thanks for you insights...We got a pretty good system, but I guess perhaps we could talk it through more. That said, I would say our set-up/tear-down times are hard to beat.
Hectic day that was…👌
And very long.. but as always, we learned from it!
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Привет ребят, тяжёлая эта работа, дождик подвел. Видео надо немного короче делать.
Мы ценим время, которое вы тратите на просмотр! Наши видео различаются по длине в зависимости от содержания! В тот день дождь лишил нас энергии, поэтому мы будем винить дождь в более длинном видео!
@@thesoundcouple Вы используете измерительный микрофон для настройки аудио системы?
@@thesoundcouple Аппаратура ваша личная или арендуете?
Обычно мы не используем измерительный микрофон и все оборудование, которое у нас есть, когда мы обеспечиваем производство.
@@thesoundcouple Из какого вы города?
Great job
Thanks!