From the course: Live Sound Engineering Techniques: On Tour with Rush

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Using audience microphones to connect the band to their fans

Using audience microphones to connect the band to their fans

From the course: Live Sound Engineering Techniques: On Tour with Rush

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Using audience microphones to connect the band to their fans

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There's a phenomena that happens with musicians when they're on stage. Especially in an arena setting or a large scale production where all the low end for the audience, well it's pointed out there. So any low end that the band is getting is just kind of a left over afterthought, if you will. One of the things I always do, I like to do with my bands, I always put subs on the stage. I cross them over really, really low, so it's just the really lowest notes. And I only low end energy in them, the bass drum, maybe a floor tom, the bass guitar. If there is a Taurus pedal or really low keyboard note, I like to put that in them in as well. Doing that attaches the musician to the stage. They're not relying on the low end from out there just to come back and hopefully it'll be enough. And by attaching them to the stage, it gives them a feel for what's really happening. Especially since we don't have base cabinets or guitar cabinets on stage, it allows me to put some low end on stage that they…

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