Freanz Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, ouooga said: Ya, I ran into an old buddy of mine at the Pasadena show, and he said he's had to learn live sound mixing purely so he can still have a job teaching high school pits, and he definitely does the mixing for those shows. yep, appears my statement is limited to those areas / districts where the band directors expect the members to control everything that contributes to the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouooga Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Freanz said: yep, appears my statement is limited to those areas / districts where the band directors expect the members to control everything that contributes to the show. Interesting you said Texas though, where a lot of drum corps people live. I'm torn on this one. Everything I gather, a sound designer/mixer (of which I am neither) is usually not on the field, instead sitting somewhere in the stands or box to gauge/adjust sound. So based solely on that, it shouldn't be a member. That said, it's an individual who has a specific responsibility during the 13-minute performance that impacts the final product of that particular show. No other staff member position claims that responsibility - frankly most staffs can sit/watch/enjoy/critique/yell in anger/write up punishment plans for the next day - but that's exactly the definition you'd give to a member. As for the grey areas - it takes skill and proficiency, not just anyone can do it, it's not someone actually performing - I feel like a lot of them could be applied to drum majors, and obviously those are considering performing members. But I really don't know enough about sound mixing, so everything I think/say should definitely be taken with a grain of salt on this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Freanz said: Absolutely like it has to be for high school shows - sound has to be controlled by a band member. Depends on the circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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