UKSuperman Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Answer: anytime the electronics cover something else up. (i.e., the definition of BAD ENSEMBLE) PS: For Bloo-haters, the electronics never covered a single thing. (certainly not the tubas!) Funniest thing I've read all season. FYI, not a Bluecoats hater, as I did buy a show shirt. At DCI Kentucky, their electronics definitely covered up the ensemble themselves, as well as the synths playing brass parts with brass patches. Sorry, but it did happen. ESPECIALLY with the "tubas". By the way, they're called Contras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Funniest thing I've read all season. FYI, not a Bluecoats hater, as I did buy a show shirt. At DCI Kentucky, their electronics definitely covered up the ensemble themselves, as well as the synths playing brass parts with brass patches. Sorry, but it did happen. ESPECIALLY with the "tubas". By the way, they're called Contras. Yeah Bruckner8. How would you know any better than the guy that saw them in KY?! (speaking of funny) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamahoNow Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 ESPECIALLY with the "tubas". By the way, they're called Contras. I'm pretty sure Bluecoats used Tubas. And least that's what they are selling. Yamaha Tubas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Yeah Bruckner8. How would you know any better than the guy that saw them in KY?! (speaking of funny) well presumably he was somewhere in Minnesota on July 16th... just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm pretty sure it was never played from Indy to Indy. Plus it is not like they were trying to fool anyone. They didn't even have their horns up to their mouths.Much like the pitch bend, the judges weren't being tricked. I am sure no music judges gave them credit for playing an obviously distorted reverse lick with their horns down facing the end zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 The hardware is increasingly more affordable. The qualified people to run them, not so much. Look at the resume of the fellow who is in charge of Bluecoats' electronics... Who comes in, teaches and leaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm perfectly fine with our digital future - when it works. We were very close to having a champion that didn't have electronics working through the whole show all three nights - how do you make a CD or DVD of that without splicing multiple performances together? I know nothing about how the sound setups work - do corps need more time to enter the field, or is there a standard sound rig that could be put up by DCI and left there for every corps to use? How can the circuit help the corps? Mike No one rig will fit all because with endorsements you use who sponsored you, and it will only work on their gear. It's like trying to charge your Samsung with an apple plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar15 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 By the way, they're called Contras. Contra is short for contrabass bugle...so that would be weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamahoNow Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Contra is short for contrabass bugle...so that would be weird. There are also contrabass clarinets, saxophones and flutes. None of which I saw in the Bluecoats show. But everything was happening so fast, i might have missed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Who comes in, teaches and leaves He designs, implements. refines, trains and teaches staff and members. He is involved early and often and applies the same level of expertise and detail that he does on his non-corps jobs. The following extracted from his own breakdown which hopefully lends some insight. http://bluecoats.com/alumni/blue-review/ "I’ve worked in the Professional Audio world for almost 20 years and what we do with the Bluecoats in the world of Audio is no different than in my job with Cirque du Soleil. In the design of the system I tried to think of everything in advance to make our lives as easy as possible this summer. The System Design consisted of 12 Pages of Autocad drawings detailing every aspect of the system. We have as many inputs as I did on several Broadway tours, more speakers than most shows on the road, and we do it in all in less than 17 minutes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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