Top Gig

[Digitalsounds]

We did a wedding on Sunday at a very very nice hotel out in Warmley, Sutton, a 900 year old castle converted in to a hotel with a perm' fully fitted out marquee. 180 Very happy people attnding th wedding and enjoyed good food, good drink and we did a storming disco in the evening even against a friggin soundlimiter that was set to they say 85dB only time it cut out was right a the end of the night when the dance floor was singing away to Queens Don't Stop Me Now to which the sound limiter did. LOL

Bride & Groom very very happy.

Don't you just love it when you get a crowd who dance all night with out stop and even have the time to come up and thank you at the end of the night.

[Candybeatdiscos]

i hate those bloody soundlimiters

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

i hate those bloody soundlimiters

Me too, and I refuse to take a gig where there is one in place.

The last place I worked at that had one, I tried to announce the b&g on to the dance floor and it cut the power, leaving me in front of 100 people looking rather foolish (they thought it was my dodgy gear obviously), so never again.

[Candybeatdiscos]

local hotel has one, which doesn't cut power just warns you to lower it a bit - not too bad

[CRAZY K]

Darren said--Me too, and I refuse to take a gig where there is one in place.

Darren do you always ask in advance if there is one?

Do people always know at the time of booking you?

I have come across several where I have had to work with them but was not
made aware of it--I dont ask at the moment.

Its certainly a question I should ask--although I probably would take the gig and blame the venue when its a problem---over the mike that is during the event very loudly---or as loud as you can without being cut off :teeth:

Must admit I hadnt thought of the first Wedding Dance problem--now thats REALLY embarrasing :sad:

cheers

CRAZY K

[BeerFunk]

I wonder if there's any way round them, like finding the sound levels detector and 'muffling' it? :teeth:

[Digitalsounds]

one or two hotels deal with have these units as well, but you can say that somewhere in the room there is usually a plug socket or two that arn't included in the cut out system i always try and see if they will let us use them, most of the time there isn't a problem as long as you watch the meter from time to time.

But then again there are the venues that keep to the rules and you cut out 2-3 times a night. imbarassing or what in front of 100 people

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Darren said--Me too, and I refuse to take a gig where there is one in place.

Darren do you always ask in advance if there is one?

Do people always know at the time of booking you?


Must admit I hadnt thought of the first Wedding Dance problem--now thats REALLY embarrasing :sad:

cheers

CRAZY K

It was yes...

And if it's a venue I haven't worked before, then yes I do always ask and if the client doesn't know I will tell them I will find out or let them.

I have actually persuaded a couple of people to change venues too because of this factor!

[Have a disco]

Have even thrown a towel over one of these D.A.M.N. sensors to dull it down they can be so over sensitive, it works wonders

[theoloyla]

Quite agree. I hate the things but I am afraid that we will see more rather than less in the future as more people complain about noise nuisance.