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Lesson learned...NFC Update
2 years ago
Hey everyone,
I'm back from NFC. 🙂
My "concert" was a bit of a disaster and here's why:
Lesson No.1
Test your equipment VERY thoroughly!
Also test it in simulated situations that would actually
occur while on stage. The closer you get to the real deal
the better.
Lesson No.2
DON'T change your setup 1 hour before you leave
for the con where you don't have the ability to do
any further tests on your equipment.
Lesson No.3
Don't waste peoples precious time by being an idiot
who doesn't test their equipment properly. 😅
Lesson No.4
Not really related to my own shortcomings but what-
ever you do, be always prepared! Bring spare cables,
batteries, etc., my In-Ear receiver actually died right before
soundcheck but since I "was" prepared, I could quickly
swap the batteries for new ones.
Lesson No.5
Check your stuffs condition. Does it actually work? Is
it faulty? Is it broken? In my case it was a microphone
cable that I brough where I realized that it was one
with a loose connection. Thankfully they had a spare.
Lesson No.6
This is also a more general rule. Bring a backup plan
if things go south! In my case I had to revert back to
my old setup where I sent everything to the stereo
sum which also meant that I had to adjust the volumes
of my tracks on my own. Not great but at least I could
play my set....in front of 2 people and one of them was
a close friend of mine who helped me with setting up
my equipment. 😅
Lesson No.7
Don't get a spot at a time where everyone is out to
get dinner and also don't have a major concert start
right after your show. 😁
So, I was a bit glum afterwards, I mean who
wouldn't be? There's always a bit of self-doubt after
experiences like that but if I'm honest it was an
important lesson on what can go wrong and what
to prepare for. So all in all I would still call this a
positive outcome even though things didn't go
quite as planned. 🙂
So let's see if we can do better at EF 27. 😉
Until then and thanks for reading.
I'm back from NFC. 🙂
My "concert" was a bit of a disaster and here's why:
Lesson No.1
Test your equipment VERY thoroughly!
Also test it in simulated situations that would actually
occur while on stage. The closer you get to the real deal
the better.
Lesson No.2
DON'T change your setup 1 hour before you leave
for the con where you don't have the ability to do
any further tests on your equipment.
Lesson No.3
Don't waste peoples precious time by being an idiot
who doesn't test their equipment properly. 😅
Lesson No.4
Not really related to my own shortcomings but what-
ever you do, be always prepared! Bring spare cables,
batteries, etc., my In-Ear receiver actually died right before
soundcheck but since I "was" prepared, I could quickly
swap the batteries for new ones.
Lesson No.5
Check your stuffs condition. Does it actually work? Is
it faulty? Is it broken? In my case it was a microphone
cable that I brough where I realized that it was one
with a loose connection. Thankfully they had a spare.
Lesson No.6
This is also a more general rule. Bring a backup plan
if things go south! In my case I had to revert back to
my old setup where I sent everything to the stereo
sum which also meant that I had to adjust the volumes
of my tracks on my own. Not great but at least I could
play my set....in front of 2 people and one of them was
a close friend of mine who helped me with setting up
my equipment. 😅
Lesson No.7
Don't get a spot at a time where everyone is out to
get dinner and also don't have a major concert start
right after your show. 😁
So, I was a bit glum afterwards, I mean who
wouldn't be? There's always a bit of self-doubt after
experiences like that but if I'm honest it was an
important lesson on what can go wrong and what
to prepare for. So all in all I would still call this a
positive outcome even though things didn't go
quite as planned. 🙂
So let's see if we can do better at EF 27. 😉
Until then and thanks for reading.
Even with the trouble you faced the people who did opt to listen to ya have a good time I'm sure 😊
Also if everyone is out to dinner, then bring the whole setup to them instead XD
Also...yeah...maybe. Well the other person wasn't a fan of heavy autotune...so... *shrugs* xD
But he stuck around anyway. What a brave soul. =')
That's a very good idea but I had to realize that that's not as easy as I thought It'd be. xD
This thing is heavy and while you "can" lift it on your own, you'd probably injure yourself
pretty quickly. I carried it together with someone else and it was still a b**** to carry. ^^'
So yeah, calling this rack portable isn't a lie...but it certainly ranks pretty high on the
"heavy as f***"-scale. 🤣