Old Boy.....Too Much Bass?

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redhotdj said:
This happen to me, was doing a prom at the Ramada with 300 kids, after dinner i saw two guys heading for my table, one guy says to me turn down the bass the band in the other room is trying to tune and sound check the room i told him he has 5 minutes for what they need to do after that i have 300 kids who want to hear BOOM BOOM BOOM
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let me say this, the band is there every other weekend for anyone, if it was another wedding going on i would of turned it down some , i was booked for this event 8 months ago soooo they the Ramada should know for a prom there will be some noise ( loud and proud )
the way of the many out way the few , oh buy the way I'm sorry that I'm louder than the band :tritongue:
 
I've been asked to turn it down before. I've made a slight adjustment when they're standing there, and after, I've informed the client. If they tell me to turn it back up, I do, but as far as I can remember, people have been cool with it.

Then again, I've never had to nix my bass. A little tweaking of the equalizer and gains on the mixer can go a long way. Bass travels; that's a fact hotels can't change.
 
Been there, got stuck with that. The management screwed up- as the often do, and you did the right thing, despite how you felt about the sound.

Thunder pretty much nailed the other alternative on the head. If the bass didn't get rolled back, some head was going to roll....
 
bill_smith said:
Today's gear has much more sophisticated throw and carry than say 10-15 even 5 years ago. I imagine that the extra bass and the efficiency with with it travels, and in combination with the famed commercial Hilton brand of acoustic insulation in the walls and ceilings certainly had amplification characteristics of it's own and had a lot to do with that as opposed to merely being loud or dominant in and of it self.

(hopefully you got that I think the Hilton's are cheaply made;))

it sounds like you did the best possible job under the circumstances.

I think the only thing I would have done differently is not announce it to the audience and throw the hotel under the bus, especially if you get a lot of referral work there. Instead, I would have quietly notified my client and let them deal with the hotel...then it is no longer your problem. But this may be a one time shot, and may not make a difference in whether or not you play there again.

Just a random musing.
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Actually I think you'll find this to be true about most hotels built today....

I know because I oversaw the building of a Candlewood and a Microtel.... about the only sound silenceing technology that is employed is your typical insulation batting and whatever is required to meet fire code...

Sound silenceing is not a top priority when you are trying to come in under a budget. It's later when people complain that it's an issue... and by then it's too late.
 
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