-=> Quoting Greg Cobb to T Owen <=-
 GC>> I had often wondered why the negative comments about Carver then
 GC>> seeing Claire and them at the same venues. :)
 
 -> Yeah, Claire has the right idea; keep the weight down, but still
 -> retain decent performance, which is a good compromise.
 GC> I think they have their sheite together. :)
 
Quite so!
 
 -> I personally don't like EAW cabinets very much, because I find them
 -> to be a bit harsh in the mid-high regions, but they are very powerful
 -> as far as SPLs are concerned; the 2 inch HF drivers will rip your
 -> head off if you aren't careful!  My problem with EAW is not EAW
 -> cabinets themselves, but rather that I am used to the sound of Meyer,
 -> which kinda ruins me for anything else, but then not many folks can
 -> justify the expense of Meyer gear. 
 GC> Heh! This sustem we use down there is rented from Allstar Audio up
 GC> around Jackson Tennessee somewhere.  I think if the guys at Sam's
 GC> thought it to be more practical they'd buy something better.  With
 GC> this though, we can take it down in no time and bring the other pa in. 
 
 Makes sense to me.
 
 -> Oh, YES! Those Vari-Lites are wonderful! I am also fond of Morpheus.
 GC> I haven't heard of those....yet.
 
They're about the same thing as any 360 degree, computer controlled 
cans, no special effects, but wild cans! (Also expensive.)
 
 -> I did a show recently where the lighting company had something like
 -> 60 cans and 8 Intellabeams, with 2 smoke machines and extensive
 -> computer control; very nice, considering the cost, and the size of
 -> the venue. The lighting system made my sound system look puny!
 GC> Barbara mandrell had about the same thing.  She had the LARGE smoke
 GC> systems, her own cans and trusses, 24 VLs, and the LD was working off
 GC> 2 consoles (or at least trying to.)  The show was better than what he
 GC> was capable of doing.  The LD for The Everly Brothers (last Thursday)
 GC> seemed to think that alot of the rental LDs know more about the
 GC> computer side of lighting than having the ear to follow with it. 
 -> I know how *that* is; most frustrating! That's similar to the
 -> situation at the above-mentioned show; the lighting was great, but
 -> the guy running it was new to the system, and blew his whole wad
 -> during the first song, in an effort to get used to the gear.
 GC> Sounds about right to me.  This guy was nervous or trying to program
 GC> during the show or something.  It was irritating as hell.  Of course,
 GC> I thank The Everly Brothers for not moshing all over the stage with
 GC> their acoustic guitars. :)  It was an easy show and the LD was nice
 GC> and very easy to reason with.  Those guys had some of the best
 GC> musicians I've seen in a long time.  I was impressed. 
Ah! Sounds like the John Prine show I did recently; nothing but the
basics for lights and sound, but some of the *best* musicians in the
business! Still, the gear was easily controlled, with no really tweaky
cues, and cheap ($120,000 or less.) Take care.
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