Sound Companies:
Eighth Day Sound, ACIR Professional, Auntie M
Venue
Various (Tour)
Crew
- FOH Engineer: Chris Raughley
- Systems Engineer: Nick Reyes
- Monitor Engineer: Kraig Tyler
Gear
FOH
- Console: Avid S6L 32D
- Software/Drive: R1/Lake
- Plug-ins: Waves Gold Package (All SSL, CLA-76, L2 Ultramaximizer)
- Speakers:* (16) d&b audiotechnik V8, (8) d&b V12 (Main L-R), (20) d&b Y10P (L-R & outfills), (4) d&b Y10P (frontfill), (8) d&b T10 (underhungs), (12) d&b VSUBs
- Amps: (1) d&b audiotechnik D12 amp rack
MON
- Console: Avid S6L 24D
- IEM Hardware: PSM1000 dual channel transmitters
- Speakers: d&b audiotechnik Q-Series (side fills), d&b
- M4 (floor monitors)
- Wireless Mics: Shure Axient handheld transmitters
- Wired Mics: Shure KSM9, Sennheiser 609, Shure 57, Shure 98
Tour Details
FRONT of HOUSE caught the two sold-out shows that Bauhaus performed in late May at San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium. The venue was filled with Goth fans, young and old, to see and hear band members Peter Murphy on vocals, Daniel Ash on guitar, David J on bass and Kevin Haskins on drums as they performed a very dramatic and intense show. FOH spoke with the band’s longtime FOH engineer Chris Raughley about the tour.
The View from FOH, by Steve Jennings:
Chris Raughley
FOH Engineer
FOH Engineer Chris Raughley is out on the road with Bauhaus for some great performances where we caught the tour for the bands two night stand in San Francisco. Raughley says he is carrying a complete control package consisting of everything but stacks and racks, where he then will request d&b.
“When I came onboard with Bauhaus again last year, I contemplated what console I’d use and what would be most readily available everywhere since we were doing a lot of fly date festivals. I thought about alternatives, but for personal preference I went with the Avid S6L 32D. I had only been on one a couple of times prior, but loved the work flow and most importantly the sound quality. If an S6L was not available I would go with a Profile, as they are quite similar. I had to do that in Mexico City for instance.”
Raughley says that aside for the drums going all electronic, things haven’t changed a whole lot. “I mean for it’s changed as in 1998 I was mixing them on a Midas XL4 and that’s really different with the digital console thing. The newest technology that helps me with this group is the huge amount of Waves Plugins I’m using for processing, and effects. If I think of something I want to do, there’s a plugin for it. I’m just getting into the Abbey Road Plugins and love the things I’m able to accomplish that would have taken racks and racks of gear to do otherwise. Having Shure Axient Wireless is also huge since wireless is a big part of our show. Having the ability to rely on the new wireless technology with the closing gap of frequencies available is a game changer.”
* The speaker setup listed here reflects the show staged at the Masonic in San Francisco May 21-22; other tour stops included d&b J-Series and/or Q-Series components.
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