Boring gig banter.

This tour has an interesting, annoying and persistent problem. The ever changing AC scheme. Some venues have clean ample AC designed for a show, some have nothing more than a generator, some have a something rigged that is "certified" safe but looks like the science project of a young Tesla. Faulty grounds, neutral legs created through transformers, ground loops... all of these lead to the daily bane of my existence: BUZZZZZZZ, and HUMMMMMM.

With all of the electronic instruments on stage, their varying ages, conditions, treatment and care it's a constant struggle to track and kill the buzzing channel of the day. Digging through a work box case I found the solution to the problem:

It doesn't work. Believe me, I tried it. Nope, the only way to go about killing the instrument hum and buzz is to track the signal back to the source and fix or replace the source of the problem. I'm so in tune to this that I can actually identify an instrument or amplifier by the buzz it gives.

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I have touched on the MON side of the show, so let's have a brief look at the FOH side.



And a self portrait at FOH world.

These folks are generally clueless to the fact that we were on site 15 hours prior to their arrival putting everything together for their amusement. The smiles on their faces tell me we did a good job.

After this we have Labor Day Weekend off in Cupertino, CA. I'll probably find something to take a picture of and talk about in my adventures in California. Bye for now.