Have any other DJ's noticed this????

[dj c-los]

Why is it that at some shows i've gone to, the opening DJ (act) goes out there and does his thing but when the main DJ plays....the sound gets louder or crisper.
There are some shows that sound loud all the way through.

Do sound men crank up the volume or holdback sound for the main attraction or is it my buzz just kickin in?

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[ September 16, 2004, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: c-los medrano ]

[MusicFilter]

I think that happens. I also think some DJs blast the music to overcompensate for lack of good music choices. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/scratchchin.gif

[JMJ]

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[D J 1 3 8]

Originally posted by c-los medrano:
Do sound men crank up the volume or holdback sound for the main attraction or is it my buzz just kickin in?This is standard practice among soundmen. They also love to turn the DJ WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY down in-between sets of bands. Drives me nuts. Then again, they are hoping people got to the bar and spend money, so what are you gonna do...

[simon b]

Headroom for the headliner.

[dj c-los]

Originally posted by JMJ:
*giggling*.......JMJ graemlins/biglaugha.gif Spill it...come on. icon_rofl.gif

[travy]

junior used to disconnect half the subs until he came on... shady!

[travy]

Originally posted by simon b:
Headroom for the headliner. that's perfect...

[JMJ]

Originally posted by c-los medrano:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
*giggling*.......JMJ graemlins/biglaugha.gif Spill it...come on. icon_rofl.gif </font>[/QUOTE]Common practice amongst shady DJ's afraid they might get faded by those that open for them. Not cool at all, but it happens all the time. And no, I've never even thought about it......JMJ ;)

[ September 16, 2004, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: JMJ ]

[yodvibes]

actually, from a sound man point of view, a lot of opening jocks tend to pound the system to death for like 5 people. A lot of the time, its raised gradually as the place fills up. Volume 3/4 up is a bit much for a small crowd. Its better to keep some headroom for when the place is full then just bang it from the get and annoy the few people there with volume.

[dj c-los]

Originally posted by yodvibes:
actually, from a sound man point of view, a lot of opening jocks tend to pound the system to death for like 5 people. A lot of the time, its raised gradually as the place fills up. Volume 3/4 up is a bit much for a small crowd. Its better to keep some headroom for when the place is full then just bang it from the get and annoy the few people there with volume. that makes sense

[JMJ]

Originally posted by yodvibes:
actually, from a sound man point of view, a lot of opening jocks tend to pound the system to death for like 5 people. A lot of the time, its raised gradually as the place fills up. Volume 3/4 up is a bit much for a small crowd. Its better to keep some headroom for when the place is full then just bang it from the get and annoy the few people there with volume. Good point regarding the volume, and understandable too. We've heard the sound quality "magically improve" on occasion here (seemingly at the flip of a switch), volume notwithstanding.......JMJ ;)

[simon b]

How about when you come on after the "star" and suddenly the monitors don't work any more & the sound tech has dissapeared.

I've had this happen to me.