Amping the brass line

[Lance]

no

the ambient amping effect i can handle. solos i'm not loving mic'd, but it's not a deal breaker for me.

deliberately amping the entire hornline might be, though.

[John Murray]

Amping the brass line?

I thought we were talking about a drum corps?

Didn't know we were talking about a 20-piece band...

Drum corps is known for loud.

You don't need to amp the brass--unless you're trying to make my ears bleed.

[EuphMMXI]

Amping the brass line?

I thought we were talking about a drum corps?

Didn't know we were talking about a 20-piece band...

Drum corps is known for loud.

You don't need to amp the brass--unless you're trying to make my ears bleed.

Ear bleeding loud is a compliment i thought :p

Edited June 30, 2011 by EuphMMXI

[cowtown]

Not a fan of it

It feels less live and is another barrier between the corps and the audience

In the other thread, I compared the pre-show recorded music to lip synching

I really don’t see the need, they have yet to prove the need and I feel that this year in particular, many corps are relying on A/E for cheap music GE points at the expense of good arranging or demonstrable musical talent – it awards staff, not performers

one of the top corps damaged my ears last year with their amps at finals, one ear was dead for days. I was in the first 10 rows, in front of their speaker, do we really need to amp cymbal smashes? others in my section had problems too – that was unacceptable and I’m still angry about it – never had that sort of hearing damage with d/c before, even when trapped in a room with a drumline at winter camp

Edited June 30, 2011 by cowtown

[Todd Tanji]

OK, with amping soloists. But what is the point of amping the entire brass line?

[EuphMMXI]

I think Corps. Are trying to go for a nice volume but dont want to sacrifice some nice blend/balance

[skywhopper]

what is the point of amping the entire brass line?

I've wondered the same thing about amping soloists. And about amping the pit.

[Todd Tanji]

I've wondered the same thing about amping soloists. And about amping the pit.

Soloists and the pit are relatively small things on a football field. But amping an entire horn line

would take the sound from of 70+ horn bells spread out over the entire field and route it through

a couple of speakers on the front sideline. That makes no sense to me.

[soccerguy315]

well you can already mic small ensembles, and I think the number is big enough to cover 1 mic for each part in the hornline (3 sops, 2 mellos, 3 baritone, 1 tuba) plus some extras for various splits (upper vs. lower lead sop, tuba split, etc).

So... why not have a 12 person hornline?

[Dave]

There's no good reason to amp horns in drum corps period, and certainly no good reason to try some godforsaken micing of an entire hornline. You set yourself up for disaster of biblical proportions when (not if) something goes bad. Not to mention...this is freaking drum corps. If your hornline needs to be amped, then as the kids say, you're doing it wrong.

Edited June 30, 2011 by Dave