Hey y'all, just had a great opportunity pop up and I did a lot of prep work for it. Most of the effort was because I was going to bring my netbook, APC40, Strat & Line6 MicroSpider amp and wanted to show up to the 'traditional venue' (as in stage geared toward bands) with a plan in hand - using 2 main feed tracks, 2 send/returns (EQ3 on A and TalkBox Solo on B) and a handful of film quote samples on another track...to me, it was important to not get too ambitious and redline it.
Here's my self-imposed discipline:
First job was to pre-mix and cue and work individual track levels to fit with the big picture of consistency. Got all the faders in the right places, and then I used one of the little jeweler's screwdrivers, a small phillips, to work under the fader controls and gently lift them off. Masking tape because the APC40 metal chassis means it will both stick and can be removed without too much trouble (after stripping I used rubbing alcohol and there's almost no evidence).
The bonus was I could take a fine-tip Sharpie and write notes for which track was what - T1, T2, T3/SFX, SFX, Axe (line-in record), Send A for EQ3 and Send B for Talkbox Solo.
And yeah, the gig went great. Got a more prime time slot in 3 weeks. Hope this little neurotic undertaking can help one of y'all. Cheers!
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