djw1981 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The reverb etc issue may come in for other acts on the bill if they are going through a PA, but if you are only doing Audio, then the pipers is your 5 minutes to check the script ahead/tidy your pile of used backing CDs and take a breather. If you are doing lights and sopund, then no break for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allgoodnamesaretaken Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Having worked in quite a few of Scotland's venues - specifically which hall are you talking about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T*ny Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Is there anything I can do to stop what is going to be a really bad noise coming from the bagpipes? Hide them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagemanagement Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 If possible, then your only chance is to get the player near some soft wing masking - I have used a single black (or tartan!!) leg hanging as a backing to a pipes player, if rigged slightly downstage of them at fly-bar level and paged back at ground level it can give you a bit of dampenign to the pipes and help to stop the reflections from directly above and behind - the one's from out front are in the lap of the god's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougjm Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I too would like to know what venue it is - I've worked in some pretty bad places in Scotland as well as good. If the venue is that bad then don't worry about the drones but put a mic up for each of the chanters so you can pick them out a bit if it needs clarity. Or if they move around then use a radio pack with a lav taped to the chanter, Chilli Pippers style. Pipes aren't always as loud as you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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