What a lot of buttons
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382107)
Rockingham, Australia
April 28, 2017 7:17pm CST
At the Fairbridge Music Festival in Western Australia, there was about eight undercover venues with different music groups playing mostly 45-minutes sets.
The sound guys then had 15 minutes to set up for the next band. Each year small changes are made. Once, schedules used to get well behind because encores were allowed but now there are no encores unless there was nothing following on.
Fairbridge has always put great importance on 'family' with an emphasis on entertaining the children and young people. These was interactive drama workshops, body percussion, board games, art and craft tents, mandala weaving, totem making, circus classes, camera workshops and a host of music and singing 'classes', not to mention one venue devoted to very loud, hard dance music. A little free library was also set up.
For adults, there was tai chi and yoga sessions as well as 'conversations' and/or workshops with various artists.
And I'm telling you all this because I don't know anything about the photo I've put up, other than that it is one of the sound systems at the festival. I thought @JolietJake and other myLotters who put up the music posts might be interested.
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@manasamanu (3797)
• Bangalore, India
29 Apr 17
That is a one hell lot of buttons and so mush work. I wonder how they manage!
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@manasamanu (3797)
• Bangalore, India
29 Apr 17
@JudyEv Yeah it is.
Have a good day
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@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
29 Apr 17
Sounds great and I would go at least once, if I lived closer to your area. Many things are expensive in this area, so high prices are something I am use to now.
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@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Apr 17
That's an impressive soundboard. I know nothing about it. But I'm impressed!
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 17
@teamfreak16 I rarely see bikes - only at public BMX parks. There must be some around. One will probably run into me now! 
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@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Apr 17
@JudyEv - I always like pictures of bikes!
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
29 Apr 17
They definitely have to know what they are doing. It looks pretty confusing to me. Sounds like a good time though.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
29 Apr 17
I wouldn't even begin to understand how to use such a piece of equipment! It's huge! Sounds like a fun festival. Does it charge admission?
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
29 Apr 17
@JudyEv Well as long as you're enjoying yourself!
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 17
Yes, it does - and it's not particularly cheap. But you do get a huge range of artists to listen to and non-stop music for the duration.
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
4 May 17
That's some fancy music equipment in the photo.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Apr 17
Like you say...ssoooo many button's... i'm glad he knows what he's doing... cos the sound and mixing desk is important to the overall sound of the band .... but it sounds like the music festival has a lot of different things on offer...
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@garymarsh6 (24007)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 17
Oh my goodness. He has more buttons than a jumbo jet!
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@garymarsh6 (24007)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 17
@JudyEv No I think each panel is per speaker and are equalisers that control different tones for different speakers. Base treble etc! They probably have sound effects too to add to whatever is playing to enhance the sounds.
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 17
@garymarsh6 I haven't noticed it other years but the bigger tents seemed to have the sound guy in the middle and he had a two-way to a guy up the back of the stage who did all the moving of mikes, etc. It must take them a week to set up all the stuff they had.
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Jul 17
I like the indoor shows where we don't have to worry about sound. Sometimes they might have their own small speaker to amp up a bass or whatever.
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
Wow! that sound system looks very complicated to me ..lol..
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 17
Maybe half of them are just to make him look good!
@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 17
I've edited my post to say it's just one of the sound systems. Other than that I don't know anything about it.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Apr 17
That sound board is HUGE! I did own a smaller one for the band I promoted but I sold it when the lead singer passed away.
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 17
I've just asked in another comment if you still had your gear. It's a massive board isn't it?
