I’ve been a touring drummer all my adult life and played every kind of conceivable venue. I’m always astonished at the talents of the people who put these audio and lighting systems together. From the stage POV I look up and am amazed at all the things hanging from the roof and I often wonder how somebody doesn’t get killed every day at these events. I see dudes and chicks scrambling through the catwalks a hundred feet in the air and flying on hoists and shit. Road crews don’t get the applause they deserve to pull this stuff off. Cheers to you guys. Thank you for what you do.

Big Mick come a long way since doing the West Midlands sound boards lol

Amazing, what do you recon this setup would be pricewise?

Amazing

if i want clear cristal comp with no coloring or saturation and its accompanying harmonic distortion only clean unoticible compression i should use plug ins better right ??? i mean what can i get a more transparent compresion so it doesent hurt my tone when i sing but stil compress alot with the RNC fmr comp or the midas and beriger plug ins like stereo lesiure comp that come with the xr 12 and mr 12.........compreser hard and cleannnn cause i have to listen to foh always BIG HUGSSSS

going down to 11... classic.

I spent so many years doing live audio I've probably said check one two a million times... But then I would also say things like grapefruit and watermelon..

I think it would be wise than assemblers indicate to users the brand and reference of the loudspeakers they install in their boxes. 80% of brands are assemblers including several major brands that formerly manufactured their own loudspeakers long time ago.... It would also be very interesting to know if the transducers are from manufacturers' catalogs like JBL or B&C or if these transducers are manufactured under specifications. And finally, indicate the time of availability.

25:46 Why does he looks like 'Audio-Gandalf'?

Does Metallica even have any material below 40hz? If not wouldn’t additional 1100lfc be better to add than vlfc’s?

@speederbrad95

3 жыл бұрын

They weren’t for the main program. They were used for effects like the intro gunfire track for One

So I want new speakers for my car, my mounts are 6 1/4 but my local store only had 6 and 6 1/2 what should I do?

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

Most have stepped chassis, or you can get spacers... I would check the exact fitting with an expert. All they will need is your registration. Your locals ..have you asked to see if some fit?

@addonisryan

6 жыл бұрын

Tese are concert sound speakers not Car speakers dude.

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but I have a 'lifetime achievement' award as a car loudspeaker reviewer....this is a new direction for me. It just means that 'Glint Eastwood' knew about my day job and chose to engage here, rather than my twitter, or the magazine article, or Facebook..... he can tell, betcha.

@glinteastwood9396

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was just on KZread at the time while looking but what I did was get kicker 6 1/2s and sand down the plastic a bit to fit in the bigger speakers and it ended up working really nice

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

WELL DONE! I just reviewed three sets and they are serious VFM.. BIG audio for silly low money.

I was at this gig, Adam (actually, I was at both the London shows) and the sound was superb. The only criticism I had was the bass drums - live, on the night(s), they were muddy and not defined. Yet the sound-desk recording of the show had them clean and clear, all the attack "slap" and definition you'd want/expect. Seems odd that in the PA mix they were almost unrecognisable. Way too much low end bass on them, and no mid range attack. The rest of it though, the guitars, the bass, the rest of the drum kit, the vocals, was spot on.

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

Where were you positioned? I have full sound intensity with frequency diagrams..but also know about Mick's fears of ant-phase suck-outs caused by the 'where ever we can' positioning of the infrasonic woofers. It'd be interesting, as that drum sound was epic....you have to have been in a spot with cancellation and Mick would actually want to know.

@ThrushCZX

6 жыл бұрын

Both nights I was level 1 seating, about half way up (great views), first night I was block 108 and night two was 103. As said, sound was awesome both nights (Big Mick has never let us down) but the bass drums, on both nights, were lost in a sea of low end. Loads of boom and bass, lots of thud, but the midrange "slap" definition just wasn't there. The only word I can use to describe them is "muddy".

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

Now midrange.. 'slap' as in impact, I reckon would be to do with the limits to how much P.A. was possible to hang over the stage. This tour was limited for weight of flown P.A. and the sound guys were VEXED with the HUGE weight of the lighting-screens system. As we are a comment deep, only the keen will read this, so I can reveal an unpublished secret. Here is the opening bit of the audio design plot! "The new design is proposed because of a new lighting system that weighs too much and takes up too much space. NOT because the sound team decided to change things for fun" OUCH, they WERE ticked off! That may be the answer but will really upset Mick, he ain't pretending to care..it's his LIFE!

@ThrushCZX

6 жыл бұрын

Big Mick has never let us fans down so I know it wasn't his (or anyone on his team's) "fault". Had I been at a different seating level the second night I might have noticed a difference perhaps. I saw in your video about the space restrictions Mick was talking about. The overall sound was great - bass that you felt rather than heard, sharp attacking mids that didn't pierce your temple, and clear highs. It was just those kicks, and I know it's not the mic'ing as the sound desk recording has all the attack on it. Either way, it didn't detract from the nights enjoyment, it's just something I picked up on, one because I'm a drummer so I'm listening out to hear Lars do his double bass, which I could still hear, and two because sound production, especially on this level, still fascinates me (if only I could do an internship with the metal overlord!!)

@ThrushCZX

6 жыл бұрын

Were you there Ed?

Holy shit!!!

We’re is the monitor engineer station

@Presenterbloke

5 жыл бұрын

It is tucked away to the left as you look away from the desk...it's massive..and has TV screens for them to see the band. It's a full on set up for just four blokes!!!

Mick its a simple question which console do you prefer Midas or Yamaha,

27:18 Slipknot Eyeless :D

I HAVE TO GET HABIT TO THE VLFC's ON THE PGE NATIONAL 5 & 7 JUL 2024

Hahaha, amazing!!

Its weird having a "hifi" guy journaling an arena PA. There are so many engineering challenges being addressed that have nothing to do with traditional HIFI concerns. Just getting good coverage while minimizing cancellation becomes a monumental task when you are trying to control a sound field spanning several hundred feet instead of 10.

👍

What about the amplifiers...?

@uijohn2909

6 жыл бұрын

No data. People from Berkley say "just listen and don't care about this digits"

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

They are active and I know that the 1100 LFCs got a bigger amp at some point...

@Seanalbertt

6 жыл бұрын

Presenterbloke hence why the boxes are so goddamn heavy

@TimpBizkit

6 жыл бұрын

Well I'm guessing they weren't desoldered from a bunch of Pringles speakers if that's what you mean....

I live soundchek też

tell ya what doesn't half give me the horn.... 10 to 36 Hz.

it is MY-er

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the way the company pronounce it, will always be the definitive, of course.

@ECAConcepts

6 жыл бұрын

Or people with the last name, such as myself.

@Oneness100

6 жыл бұрын

He's British, they don't always pronounce things properly.

there is not a speck of dust or dirt on them

THIS WILL BE MY 1ST CONCERT EVER!!!!!!!!!! PGE NARODOWY AND MEYER SOUND AND METALLICA! I'M COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROUTE: M72 WORLD TOUR

does Big Mick do Gojira and A7X"s sound to? or Just Metallica?

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

He has done a good few acts.. most recently he did a Led Zep show with their 'new' efforts live.. but I am not sure. I would have to ask.. I shall next time it comes up...

@nayr87

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry What I Meant was does he Mix the support bands

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

AAAHHHHHHHHH! Durrr.. I didn't even know their names, shucks! I think Mick fixes a mix and they get to sound better than they ever will unless they headline one day .. but the system really lets rip for the headliners.

@Joetrout

5 жыл бұрын

Mostly Metallica only.

@nyc8802

4 жыл бұрын

BIG MICK IS METALLICA EXCLUSIVE.

Big Mik - MeyerSound - Metallica... Nice

Give me half the speakers

Dude ur crakin me up...Total geek like me lol

MY FISICAL PROFESSOR SHOW US THAT THERE IS NO ANALOGIC BECOSE THE SMALLEST PARTICAL THAT HAS A CHARGE IS A ELECTRON AND IT HAS A CHARGE THAT IS QUANTIFIED 1,609*10^-19 COULOMBS AND YOU CAN´T DIVIDE THAT CHARGE.... =D HIS RIGHT! IF THE DEFENITION OF ANALOG IS YOU ALWAIS CAN DIVIDE THE CHARGE IN 2 IN A INFINIT WAY...

Is it only me thinking Metallica is not so loud in 2018-2019? I Remember Rock am Ring 2012 - loudest concert ever. But BARCLAYCARD ARENA HAMBURG - indoor wasnt loud. But kopenhagen royal arena 2017 was loud again. ... Berlin 2019 - Sound was Great. But sometimes i ve heard the real drum louder than PA Sound ... but friends told me the Sound in the back was amazing and Loud. But front of Stage it was not so loud ... Good loud but not like ROCK am Ring 2012.. so what is the Problem. Or is it Europe loudness rules??

@stefansilb1992

2 жыл бұрын

Das hängt ganz vom Ort ab. In manchen Stadien ist die Soundqualität auch schon bei "niedriger" Lautstärke grenzwertig, da noch weiter aufzudrehen macht keinen Sinn. Ich gebe dir Recht, in Berlin war es nicht so laut, Wien auch nicht aber in Mannheim... Halleluja... das war wirklich brutal laut. Bei St. Anger hätte man gedacht, dass irgendwo ein T-Rex herumläuft. Auch war das Konzert in Wien 2014 extrem hoch von der Lautstärke, da gab es zahlreiche Beschwerden von Leuten die kilometerweit weg wohnten. Aber Lautstärke ist nicht alles. In der Regel ist Metallica nicht ohne, zählen ohnehin schon zu de lautesten Bands. Aber wenn es der Ort nicht zulässt, kann der beste Tontechniker auch nichts machen. Nur laut ist auch nicht immer schön. Falls du mal Motörhead warst, das war abartig laut aber von einem sauberen und klaren Klang weit entfernt. Metallica legt viel Wert auf einen differenzierten Sound, sowohl Lautstärke als auch Qualität und das hört man eindeutig. Man versteht jedes Wort, glasklar und es ist extrem druckvoll. Laut ist es ohnehin und mit diesen Aspekten, ist der Livesound bei Metallica brachial.

I am very jealous...

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

I was a bit of a lucky dude to pull this off, I admit...

@bearb1asting

6 жыл бұрын

I use the MSL3, MSL 10 and M2D. Huge fan of the kit. Solid stuff!!!

@Presenterbloke

6 жыл бұрын

COOL! What do you use 'em for? (Wonder what speakers were in that Royal Chapel?)

GALAXY Metallica default startup

26:54 is that people = shit ?

Metallica should play with 135 db not 105 db

@Beghty27

3 жыл бұрын

Their audience would go def over the coarse of the concert. 105db with peaks of 120dB is a loud show.

@schlachtbob5124

3 жыл бұрын

@@Beghty27 - Yeah Yeah. But i have only the feeling their shows in europe 2018-2019 were not so loud like 2012 and stuff

@changchen09

Жыл бұрын

110 - 125 dB is too loud for a music concert! Above that people's ears will be damaged permanently within minutes 🥹 Earlier days, concerts used to be that loud but nowadays, people are more aware about hearing health and safety as we already live in a noisy environment in cities and wear earphones / headphones most of the time from a young age. It's time to listen to quality over quantity maybe?! 🥲🥴

@schlachtbob5124

Жыл бұрын

@@changchen09 - oh i understand … But there are still louder concerts than Others… Copenhell 2022 metallica was great on the point. It was very loud front of Stage, but Not TOO loud..

@changchen09

Жыл бұрын

@@schlachtbob5124 Loud but not too loud 🔊 sounds great yeah!! 😀👌🏻🤘🏻

A danley sounds labs system would eat this alive

@Presenterbloke

5 жыл бұрын

Down to 10Hz???.. rrright.

@toddgreen2074

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Graves Apparently Mick and Metallica do not agree with your assesment.

@Presenterbloke

5 жыл бұрын

@@toddgreen2074 ..and the audience for the HYUUGE WorldWired tour. I seriously misdoubt any other audio outfit in the world could handle the scale of this show and supporting it, technically. Let alone provide what Meyer do.

@smallbrandproductions6906

5 жыл бұрын

Danley eat this alive? Ahhhhh no. Absolutely not

@josimon6229

5 жыл бұрын

If you're judging by weight maybe. I've been in live sound for 20+ years and the current Meyer rig that Metallica tours with is the most impressive thing I've ever heard in my life.