
bouldersoundguy
Well-known member
It's one of those old 2 story theaters that is 3 times wider than it is deep...with a balcony. If they moved front of house in front of the balcony, it would take up 1/3 of the audience area in the center...
I get why it's there, it just sucks.
Oh, I get the conflict between FOH footprint and seating, but he still deserves to drive with a mostly blacked out windshield so he understands that when there are sound problems it may not be the fault of the person mixing. In rooms like that putting FOH on the balcony may suck less than putting it under the balcony, especially if the coverage is properly worked out. If FOH is still an analog board and racks of gear then maybe they need an upgrade to a small footprint digital mix setup with remote mixing. If the mix position sucks you have to walk the room, so if you can mix on a tablet you don't have to do as much back and forth to the board. That and/or it allows the mix position to be where the audience is without losing too many prime seats. What good is prime seating at a musical event if the sound sucks?