I did sound last night in a bingo hall for a 4 piece acoustic band with an 8 channel mixer... I think I need to upgrade to a system like this.

@jamesha175

5 жыл бұрын

acoustic gigs in halls are not as easy to mix as one might think - good for you

@mr.boogeyman3217

5 жыл бұрын

Bingo hall,upgrade,YEAH OKAY!!!!!That made my day and gave me a good chuckle🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.......

@RexyFan

4 жыл бұрын

Iam_Dunn Yep this is the next step up. You should definitely upgrade to a full system like this one 😊

@monmixer

4 жыл бұрын

buy a 16 channel presonus. great intro to a digital mixer with analog input gain pots.

@chrissekely

4 жыл бұрын

The speakers themselves would probably just about fill the room (physically).

You are just as much an artist as those on stage. Excellent video.

@Spladoinkal

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I've always loved live sound and feel like it's an art in itself.

Give this man a cookie! The Sound on this Maiden Tour was Amazing!!!! The last two tours where pretty weak. Thanks Ken, hope you work for Maiden in the Future.

@pugsleytattoos3631

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Figur no doubt their best tour !

@LeighFugeGuitar

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, I've seen them 14 times and without a doubt the sound on this tour was the best I've ever heard!

@WhoKnowsMrLoons

5 жыл бұрын

I think the sound sucked this tour tbh. Saw them in Norway. Might have been the location tho.

@Gitarzan66

4 жыл бұрын

@Paul Figur I think he likes peanut butter and chocolate.

@frankcarusi6357

2 жыл бұрын

When I saw Iron Maiden in September 2019 the sound was awesome, dynamic, and balanced. I hope he is doing FOH for the 2022 United States tour!

I have no idea what he is talking about but Iron Maiden sounds awesome

Drums have never sounded better. That thumbnail is cool.

Really liked this and the sound during the legacy tour was amazing so much better than the last few tours

Sound on this tour was perfect!

This guy has the best job in the world! Thanks man!

just mixing that console correctly is an art itself. your a very talented dude! ✌

This band sounds very good all the time. Recently this guy had a major part in that. Love the video very much, thank you. Those toms on this tour sound like electronic drums in a good way, meaning they have an unreal amount of attack and depth decay. Well done.

As a learning amateur to mixing its great to hear the pros discuss it. Thank you

Very Cool ! Thanks for the tour ! 40 years in " the grind" with Maiden as the TOP !! Very inspirational indeed ! I also grew up on early Maiden and mix most of our stuff to what I think they should sound like . I saw them back in like 86 and learned then and there ( Dayton's Hara Arena ) that many speakers set at a lower volume are great , it does not have to rip your head off to get the point across . that was the best sounding show I saw all year !

WOW! THANKS! That was awesome. That was a great explanation of what you're doing, both logically, physically, musically, & philosophically for music reinforcement. EXCELLENT JOB!

Pooch is a LEGEND! Us small guys can learn a lot by listening to the masters and how they approach live sound. Love this channel!

That's one generous dude. Great info.

Clair Bros. Is awesome. Their world headquarters is 20 minutes from where I live. Our church bought a 48 channel Yamaha digital board. We already knew the guys from local shows. Our training was great. These guys absolutely know their stuff.

Great idea about keeping the vocal faders handy on all of the layers. Thanks!

That was beautiful, grinning ear to ear.

I love the thought process that goes into his board layout and selection of gear. This is clearly someone who's a live sound elite. Everything from the virtual control of the grouped mics to duplicating channels he always needs so that he's never far from home. I'd kill to get to ride shotgun with him for a few gigs.

True inspiration.. thank you !

I'd love to watch this guy do his magic live. What a talent to have! Thanks for sharing this great video.

Pooch!!!! Love that guy. Amazing talent and great dude!

Very interesting. Great reveal. Obviously knows his stuff.

That SD-7! Loved servicing it.

Awesome! I just wish they showed some actual footage of a sound check or concert footage from behind the desk.

Man that was a totally cool video to hear about the “behind the scenes” of their soundman!!

One of the greatest live metal bands EVER!☝️

Like the enthusiasm this guy generates. Vast amount of knowledge. Flashback. Slave tour. Hammy O. Second night. Aces kicks in. Steve’s bass twang was cutting through everything. Steve was always in the mix but on this night, his bright bass twang was insanely loud and I loved it. Yup. His fingering was spot on.(Please do not take that last sentence into another dimension). Everyone knows Steve’s a master on the bass but to be able to hear him cut through everything on that night and hear him clearly was great and you appreciate his talents even more. Other punters down my row, hated Steve’s twang. You’ll always hear the guitars, vocals, drums but the bass guitar tone isn’t always audible in the mix during a show. Of course, Lemmy, Cronos (don’t laugh), Cliff, Thin Lizzy Legend, Phil Lynott, and others always made a point of being louder, FoH than the guitars, which must have caused a few fights. Ha.

Awesome video, thanks for sharing!!

Really love these !

Loving the alter bridge at the start

Awesome !

Love this guy. He did the sound for the most recent Linkin Park tours

@method2madnessofficial366

Жыл бұрын

yes he did

Pooch is doing Maiden now?! Had no idea! Very cool.

Crazy stuff, I really don't know digital FOH stuff much, I got out the live scene ages ago, now just in studio land... the engineer certainly knows his stuff, thoughtful and well laid out..

Great interview.

Wow thanks for the video

This is fantastic

OMG wasn’t this recorded in Letňany Airport Prague 2018? I was in front standing and it is written in my memory as the best sounding concert ever and also best Iron Maiden show I have ever seen.

@mothergrid-magazine

10 ай бұрын

Yes, it was indeed recorded in Prague in 2018!

@re4lczech1

10 ай бұрын

Now I can even see myself in the audience. What an evening!

Literally my perfect job!

@bradmodd7856

4 жыл бұрын

Mixing 4 guitars? ....sounds like one of the most stressful jobs in rock n roll....I'd rather take the bieber gig

Ken is a great dude. Met him in 2003 when Linkin Park toured Australia during Livid. He's very sharp, and always on point. I hope he's well.

Who ever was in charge of the playlist at that gig was definitely a massive myles Kennedy fan

@TempoDrift1480

4 жыл бұрын

I can't stand his voice. I wish Slash could have kept Eric Dover after the Axl days.

what an education, thanks heaps

I love the comparison of Bieber vox compared to people wanting to hear their favorite Maiden member.

Clair Boss sound systems sound stunning i heard a system on Guns&Roses concert and the sound has something special that other systems dosen't have. Clair its one of the brands that impressed me very much.

I WONDER....when Ken turns on music. What does he listen to ? All this capable technology really makes me appreciative of the sound guys from the 70's who didn't have all this control we have today.

I was hoping this would lead to Maiden on the stage at some point.

@SanFranciscoFatboy

5 жыл бұрын

yes!!! needed sound clips or something

that desk is awesome, and the way you use it - marriage made in heaven.

I've seen Maiden 9 times and this was the first time I liked the audio. (Foro Sol, Mexico City September 7 2022)

Cool stuff.

good interview!... great tips

I saw Iron Maiden last year or the year before when Ghost opened - Ghost sounded perfect, deep lows, crystal-clear highs, totally amazing. Almost like a studio production. Iron Maiden sounded like an old cassette played over an a.m. radio. The difference was stunning.

@martos60

4 жыл бұрын

Iron Maiden sounded like an old cassette played over an a.m. radio. I think this is just how Maiden sounds.I saw them live last year. When I talk about it, I feel like nobody understands me, but to me their sound has no punch whatsoever

Good stuff!

Very informative 👍👍

I am from Lititz PA. Home of Clair Global, the sound guys. Yeah, a lot is in the box these days with Live and studio sound. I never bought any of Clair's equipment they have unloaded but I have seen DBX 160 VUs and other great vintage hardware gear for sale from them. Ken has the usual suspects of audio software on different channels replacing the hardware. That is why he states just basic stuff but what he does is not basic. I wonder what he used the M7s for. Probably Bruce's vox and backup vocals. . I guess the M7s took over the 480L work. He does have a Lexicon PCM 96. Hats off to FOH engineers. You guys are artists also.

Top!

2:35 Alter Bridge - Blackbird in the background. I'M IMPRESSED!!!!!

Pooch is the best there is!! Love seeing. You in these vids buddy!! Cheers!

Whoa shit! This is like studio mixing (effects, plugins, compression, busses, etc), but LIVE!!! That's unreal!!

@AbelKL

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone is listening to studio quality sounds on better and better systems nowadays, live engineers need to keep us as much as their gear allows them

Great video.

This is a really intriguing film. I’ve always thought that I could mix a band... I know what sounds good, after all. But the technical knowledge needed is off the scale! I’d still love to have a go at mixing Maiden though - but really strip it right back to basics, just to see if I could do it. 😀

Great Video...

12:11 This is happening everywhere. Be it musicians with their rigs, bands in general with their styles, music-consumers either going all digital (not even a stereo system) or back to Vinyl even, photographers either having the latest digital cameras or going back to film-cameras, even in cars and such... It's just everywhere and that's cool.

@KingBlonde

5 жыл бұрын

Well, that difference is the only way to experience a difference. It is interesting how we hybridise tech now.

I'm a rock music teacher..I always tell my kids..when your ready to play in front of people..it's not how good you play..it's how good you sound..Get a good sound guy you can trust..like some once said one great rock show can change the world...

very cool

Wow, that was a whole lotta foreign language to me, but I found it quite interesting, I really dog this guy's obvious passion & expertice in what he does. I guess he would be titled a "sound engineer?"

ii know pulling out justin bieber like that was off but for the gear geeks like me and many out there. this was so good!

Solid

I love pros in action

Great video, about a great band! Saw them last year and it was phenomenal!!! One thing though..... How TF did you forget/edit out the input description for Steve Harris?!?!

I would work for this guy for free just to gain some of this knowledge. Brilliant work, mad respect for what you do.

I’m a live sound guy and everytime I mix with Clair Brothers Speakers it sounds awesome

18 years old studying music tech at college and this guy is a huge influence

Yo Pooch ! , Nice Showco serial number tag , on the console there .

Wicked video

Great.

Great video. I recently spoke with Toby Francis at a Chilli Peppers gig. I wish he could have given me a tour of the equipment like this.

I didn’t know Doug “professor” Hall retired: he was FOH starting on the KILLERS tour in Late 1980 or early ‘81. Anyone know what show was his last? - (after 2 or 3,000 shows his hearing might have taken a beating & forced him to step down) I recall the 2010 show I went to having way to much bass.

But your talking the guy has worked 20 + years in sound....A MASTER at the master.

if this is the same guy that did the sound at belfast on the 2nd of august 2018 my hat comes off to him, the sound was fuckin awesome, never heard a gig sound so good, like listening to a cd,

@Nightshade1881

5 жыл бұрын

andrew barrington yes that was him and I handling the sound

@southofheaven4321

5 жыл бұрын

emilio olivas nice :)

Woohoo go Clair brothers

Todo un krak monster del audio

I understand and appreciate everybody's preference between operating analog audio consoles and the digital once. Personally, I prefer to stay with the analog models. Wishing all my audio colleagues the best health during this terrible Coronavirus World Outbreak, and also everything the best in their personal & professional life. Best regards !!!!

What camera did you use for this video? It keeps hunting for focus.

@mothergrid-magazine

5 жыл бұрын

It's a Sony a7II, we switched to it from a Canon XA10 camcorder recently, so most likely the error is behind the camera...will work on it...

so correct me if im wrong. didnt these guys and priest rock turbosound/tasco pa gear back in the day? and whats up with the bose behind nicko? look like 901s? also what brand speakers are in clair cabinets?what kind of amps u pushin it with? and did doug hall retire? him and dave lights back in day good team.also what is name of that old lighting console dave used in 82/83. look like a grid w m&m buttons on it? stagehand/fan

You can hear Blackbird by Alter Bridge playing in the background. Awesome!

Hello, Newman...

it's so nice that the 58 is still first joice, since lot of engeneers tend to hate it ...!

@homefront3162

5 жыл бұрын

floling I only like it for certain vocalists... Generally do not like it though

@floling

5 жыл бұрын

Homefront is still think its a way better choice than descent condensers ... if you have a good outboard...

@rjacamargo

5 жыл бұрын

I love 58s man, never fail

Whilst Ken and I have never met, from what he says here we both have walked similar paths in the industry. I was a huge Iron Maiden fan as a teenager too. Now I'm an engineer and producer for major acts too. 45 year veteran in the industry. Coming close to time to pass on to the younger up and coming ones. But you can't beat experience. I agree, Clair Bros kick it.

@totallypixelated

4 жыл бұрын

Is it true that Clair have global coverage though? I would have thought most are touring L'Acoustics, d&b or Meyer in Europe?

And here we are 5 years later and pooch is touring a rack of Neve pres

@mothergrid-magazine

7 ай бұрын

The times, they are a changin'...

Ya'll Pooch's C6 Vocal Preset is baller.

Ken, please help Maiden sound spectacular on July 26th & 27th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Is Pooch Glenn Fricker's cousin?

@Nightshade1881

5 жыл бұрын

RKG Austin yes he is

@michaelangeloh.5383

5 жыл бұрын

It's almost like a parody. XD Now we need Glenn interviewing him... He's his live counterpart.

@Voxtender

5 жыл бұрын

OMG! Totally!

@Giofergom

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's like the good at his job counterpart

@guitarofdestiny

4 жыл бұрын

The resemblance is uncanny

I have all of my different inputs in front of me at all times, too. It's called an analogue console. : )

As a producer/ sound engineer I always wondered how I would approach mixing this band, considering the "4 guitarists" thing mentioned in this vid

How do you know what mic or speaker is causing feedback during a show

Did you do sound when they were in OKC a little while back?

Was at the Munich show. Sound was absolutely perfect! Not unlike past years with Mr. Walker at the FOH where it always sounded like shit. Was actually glad to discover Ken at the Munich show, you already knew it would be alright. And damn it was! Still wonder what happened to Doug Hall though?

@tnikiforov

5 жыл бұрын

In helsinki it was utter garbage, sounded like the whole PA distorted on all the tom fills , guitars were just messy. Sure the venue isnt that great sounding but this time it was just horrible , Alex (KSE FOH) blew pooches mix away. Proboably just a bad day for Ken though

5 жыл бұрын

Tommy Nikiforov the sound freaking good in Helsinki atleast at 28.5.2018

@MattSchreck

5 жыл бұрын

Tommy Nikiforov 29.5 the mix was amazing!! Best Maiden mix by far that I’ve witnessed so far! ...KSE was so muddy you barely could tell the tunes apart...

@Nightshade1881

5 жыл бұрын

Doug retired

Holy shit!!!! 😱. Plug in, crank it, and get it on. Playing live has apparently gone insane. This is redicously unreal. But👍👍👍👍.

I was wondering what ll those screens around him were for? Bearing in mind the screens on the desk itself...

@michaelwest4206

4 жыл бұрын

They are for showing him what ever he need visuals for, like: All the cues for the show, plugins, virtual soundcheck, multitrack recording of the show, controls of the FOH amps and speakers and so on. The whole setup is digital and is controlled mostly from a mouse or the consoles very few controllers. So the monitors give him visuals for what he’s doing and what is going on with the gear.

@charmandrews

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelwest4206 Thanks for that. How different is his approach to this guy? kzread.info/dash/bejne/c39sp9aMes3MmMo.html