tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152699116790280196.post3663019205607948632..comments2010-08-16T11:01:38.771-04:00Comments on The VPR Jazz Fest Blog: Roots And RiffsJonathan Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391715694514522229noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152699116790280196.post-54868410260078802452010-06-13T16:37:10.546-04:002010-06-13T16:37:10.546-04:00Wish I could have gone to the Sonny Rollins show b...Wish I could have gone to the Sonny Rollins show but my pocket isn't that deep. I'm happy to see someone else acknowledging the mix as an issue at a Flynn show (especially such a high profile and expensive one!). It needs to be cleared up that the issue is not the sound system itself but the person (people) running it. <br /><br />I have sat in a wide variety of locations in the Flynn over the years and tend to gravitate now towards the front row center of the balcony for a decent view and some of the best sound in the auditorium. Still, it never ceases to amaze me how long it takes the front of house engineer to tweak an obvious problem in the mix. <br /><br />A similar issue was present at the Arturo Sandoval concert last Friday. For the first three tunes (totally to over 20 minutes), the piano was far too loud and the tenor saxophone was barely audible. I glanced down at the engineer every few minutes to see if he was making any adjustments. He did at one point, though nowhere near what was needed. Friends of mine at different locations in the audience made the same observations. <br /><br />I understand that the acoustics in the Flynn Theater are not necessarily the best to work with as a front of house engineer, but I feel as though a lot of these issues fall at their fingertips on the board. I'm saddened to hear the there were issues for the Sonny Rollins concert but I'm not surprised in the least.Ben O'Brien Smithnoreply@blogger.com