Frank Baird

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@napasmith5689 7 күн бұрын

Following your advice keeps us super clean!

@elizabethfreed2694 10 күн бұрын

Yum...creole in rehersal

@thomassfarley 12 күн бұрын

show how you made it.......

@darrylday30 18 күн бұрын

I’ve worked with a sound company at a mid sized festival that had audio, speaker, and AC in the same snake without issues. Frontline and backline snakes with boxes every 6 feet. Each box had a mic in, speaker out and AC out. Fastest set up and tear down I’ve ever seen. They had mains and monitors loaded in and up and running before I had my keyboards set up. A stage hand with dual D.I. in hand was asking if I wanted to run stereo, before I could tune my guitar.

@Hanntaytay Ай бұрын

As a 26 year old just coming back to my love for live sound and diving back into it with a temporary technican job, I found your video refreshing and very helpful in clearing my mind that I can be the best at what I want to do. thankyou.

@MBSLC Ай бұрын

Great job!

@Ribanski 2 ай бұрын

You keep on dropping the XLR cables to the floor. especially the end of the snake, thin cables big connectors don’t drop that on the floor. Also don’t run XLR cables parallel with the powercables Don’t coil up your cables especially your power cables. Audio left, power right stage. Never use the mic as a tool to tighten the mic clamp. Putting the mics in the claps is the last thing you do. One cable on the floor one stroke of gaftape to stick it to the floor. Sorry but its still a cable spaghetti around your misstand and monitor.And please use a Lav mic your self when making a video. For the rest its a oke vid. By the way you can get away with anything as long as it worked but that’s not always the case. Think before you start, make a stageplan, be flexible.

@mobiletoonz 3 ай бұрын

Over under any cable over 20' and make your coils a little bigger, also stop dropping your connections on the floor. Really glad to see tie lines on all the male ends. Most of us old school guys do this because haha velcro sucks. I'll also use a turn around on the both ends of the sub snake to run my monitor sends from the same box.

@aternst 3 ай бұрын

This was very informative. Thank you for producing and sharing this video.

@stuff8195 3 ай бұрын

I use shielded cables for everything besides power cables

@michaelpanelas3161 3 ай бұрын

This was laid out beautifully. It felt validating to see I knew a good amount of your tips already and exciting to learn the ones I didn't. Thank you.

@kinghengkeithleung3931 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!! This is very clear and helpful

@dleesnuts 4 ай бұрын

And a "will hullo" to you too Frank!

@robertharker 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Lots of solid advice. About wrapping the cable around the mic stand. I tend to grab the cable near the pivot point and bring the cable around the mic stand. This gives me a wrap around the boom and an opposite wrap around the upright. For singers I may not do this as it requires the singer to unwrap the cable one way for the top and the opposite way for the bottom which can be confusing.

@chrisjaustin88 5 ай бұрын

Groovy!

@Stonefactor 6 ай бұрын

Nice!

@PeytonKendallTV 6 ай бұрын

sounds great, especially in the cold!

@mikea5800 6 ай бұрын

Use wireless lapel mics and you won’t need a stand

@joanmitorrens353 7 ай бұрын

Please, do not wrap the cables around mic stands. It's awful for artists and also for audio techs during change over. Just hang the cable around the middle.

@hilldedumortier2627 7 ай бұрын

This is clearly a deep fake!

@imark7777777 7 ай бұрын

Excellent typing tutorial. I will do strips down the cable and try to avoid pathways then if I am going to end up in a pathway that's when the long strips come out. And at the end of the day I started this with one band I started saving the gaff tape. I would peel it off stack it and stick it on a case. Then when I encounter a floor that's kind of gross and it starts losing its stickiness that's when that gets replaced. That stuffs expensive. And it's nice to be able to say I need a piece of tape let me run and grab a piece off the side.

@imark7777777 7 ай бұрын

Yep I've never had issues running power cables next to Audio cables. I try to avoid it if possible but I'm not gonna run it all the way around the opposite way. As long as it's a balanced XLR cable and it's in good condition it should be fine. Of course this is gonna be affected by load of the downstream device and what kind of noise the device generates.

@imark7777777 7 ай бұрын

So far this is been excellent but duck tape was meant for military uses to sell out water from ammo it just happened to get used on heating ducks which should be using foil tape. Either way duck tape should not be around cables. And for viewers outside of the US duct tape is a specific product in the US and gaf tape is another specific product they are not the same. as duck tape tensor leave lots of residue.

@markjastrzebski2065 8 ай бұрын

OCD has nothing to do with having things on the same side of a stand. OCD is a serious condition.

@waterknot1 10 ай бұрын

Nice presentation. Recommend aspiring engineers get and read Sherman Keene's book "Practical Techniques for the Recording Engineer". It's full of great advice. Only thing I would add is to run power first and then monitors, and then audio. IMO, it's best to keep the excess cable and other stuff on the artist side. They are used to it and it keeps the front cleaner for video.

@jasonc2313 11 ай бұрын

Duct tape does not exist. Duck tape does. Code does not allow use of duck tape for HVAC. Just to clarify.

@bretknight3813 11 ай бұрын

This guy isn't even wearing all black. I don't trust him.... Kidding! Great video. Thanks Frank!

@wally7856 3 ай бұрын

No pony tail or cigarette either.

@NoobPloxy 11 ай бұрын

That frog's bigger than my hand💀

@chadlee5680 11 ай бұрын

I'm a new stage-hand with 0 experience 😢 Your videos have been extremely resourceful.

@frankbaird9672 11 ай бұрын

Good! Glad they helped provide some understanding. I wish you the very best

@MBSLC Жыл бұрын

Killer mang!

@wandanewton5853 Жыл бұрын

Haha..I wanna drive

@TheViken1 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video - we'd love to see more like this

@frankbaird9672 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. This is a lecture a regularly give for class that got thrown on youtube during lockdown. There could be more.

@XIIMonkeysMusicGroup Жыл бұрын

I put the mic mount on before clipping the mic to the stand.

@SarahJonestoo Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. I judge people initially by their mic stands as well! 3:08!

@robertwingham Жыл бұрын

I have been in and around music industry for about 30 years. Both as musician and the sound guy. Never had formal training so I thought most of this stuff was just common sense. The only difference I do is run power cords from opposite side of stage as audio cable goes

@frankbaird9672 Жыл бұрын

Running power away from audio signals is best practices. However, with the advent of digital technology the crosstalk from power signals is very rare. Some of the things we were taught back in the day do not apply any longer. Best,

@SavioNoronha Жыл бұрын

While he was dropping the XLR connectors, I was getting panic attacks! According to me, cables can be dropped on the floor when needed, but we need to secure the ends/connectors. Although the soldering is good enough, we can never say when the connections may break off.

@frankbaird9672 Жыл бұрын

I'm completely comfortable dropping cables on the floor. Been doing it for decades. If the cable/soldering is that close to failing then it shouldn't be on a stage. Best,

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@hakkiiv3672 Жыл бұрын

this video was very helpful in my career at my high school as both a student and a sound technician for our stage. i will teach your techniques to my juniors.

@frankbaird9672 Жыл бұрын

Very cool. Glad it was helpful. Please pass it along. Best,

@hakkiiv3672 Жыл бұрын

@@frankbaird9672 it’s very unfortunate that you are not uploading more videos about live performance techniques. i hope that you will continue soon!

@frankbaird9672 Жыл бұрын

@@hakkiiv3672 This video was made during the pandemic for my students. Not the greatest video, but good content. Thank you for your kind words. I teach at a university and usually do these things live. What else would you want to see?

@inventiveowl395 Жыл бұрын

I am a (mostly) self-taught sound engineer. For the past 4 years, once a week (with gaps), I've been working with up to 4 singing mics (one doubling as a recorder mic), keyboard, drumkit or cajon, acoustic, electric and bass guitars or a combination of all of the above. Just now, addmittedly *'a bit'* late, I randomly decided to look up information on how professionals do things. I cannot describe how jolly this video made me. "I'm doing things right! ... well.. at least with my cable management." :D

@frankbaird9672 Жыл бұрын

Lots of good info out there these days. Glad you liked my technique. Be encouraged!

@philmastman2490 2 жыл бұрын

The OCD in me is horrified, watching you drop those XLR connectors on the floor while untangling the mic cable.

@frankbaird9672 Жыл бұрын

Why? XLR's are a very robust connector and can easily take the drop from a couple of feet onto the floor. I guess working with these cables for 35 years in all conditions makes you realize it's ok. Be encouraged!

@Guachum 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Wouldn't it save time if you used just one piece of 3" or 4" wide gaffer's tape instead of two pieces of 2" wide tape?

@frankbaird9672 2 жыл бұрын

It could. 2" is very common and the only size we have. Some companies do stock the wider gaff tape, but it does increase the cost of the gaff. Trade offs.

@mrarafat 2 жыл бұрын

Rule number one don't trow my cables

@silentskystudios 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff--especially the tips on taping down the cables! Good to see other OCD folks doing live sound!

@Billsoundmaster 2 жыл бұрын

I like short pieces of 2 sided hook and loop strap for securing mic line to stands when needed. Just me but I would rather the mic clip be attached and the stand be ready and tight. Then get the mic and put in on the stand especially wireless mics. Great video. Love sub snakes, I can be ocd about labeling..

@gearhead1972 2 жыл бұрын

Cable management video, and the first cable he picks up isn't over/under and knotted ...next

@fogpeople 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid! I thought it was a little funny that you talked about being so picky about mic stands and then pull out a cable that's full of knots though! ;-)

@spencedeezy 2 жыл бұрын

frank if you're running power cables next to audio cables do you use the same pieces of tape for both or try to tape them separately?

@frankbaird9672 2 жыл бұрын

On a stage with good AC and cabling it's fine to run them side by side and use one piece of tape. Practically speaking it's not a problem. It's done all the time on small stages with no problems. I am aware of the magnetic field surrounding cables with electrons flowing inside.

@djjazzyjeff1232 2 жыл бұрын

@@frankbaird9672 Have you ever run in to problems running long extension cords along a digital snake (cat5e with EtherCON)? Last summer when we were playing outdoor street dances and things, very occasionally we would run in to what sounded like a static discharge that would clip every channel, lose sound for a couple seconds, then things would continue operating as normal. Some people said it was because we ran our power for our FOH mixer immediately beside our Ethercon for 50ft or so, and that coupled with someone having stepped on it could cause that. We use cable protectors where we can, but they can't be everywhere at once. I have since replaced that Ethercon and haven't had an issue since, but we haven't played outside yet either. I also tried to replicate the bug by stomping on it myself on purpose but I couldn't make it happen. I guess what I'm asking is, what are your thoughts on the situation? I am inclined to believe that's the problem but I was unable to recreate it so that bothers me.

@charlotteice5704 2 жыл бұрын

A piece of advice for coiling cables around stands: I find it useful to not wrap it around the stand in a spiral, but instead connect the cable normally without wrapping and then take the middle point of the length of wire that is at the stand and wrap that around the stand and hook it on some object such as a thumbscrew. That way, you just have to take the cable off the thumbscrew and it's not wrapped around the stand anymore.

@frankbaird9672 2 жыл бұрын

I don't wrap the mic cable around the mic stand any more than necessary. Like yourself, I'm all about the out. If the cable isn't coiled around the stand it makes it easier and quicker to load out. Best,

@ReinerDamisch 2 жыл бұрын

@@frankbaird9672 Those K&M stands, you are using, also have clips... at least when they are new ;-)

@frankbaird9672 2 жыл бұрын

@@ReinerDamisch They do indeed have plastic clips to hold the cable to the stand. I don't like them and pull them off, and pitch them. Slows things down and they all get lost sooner or later regardless.

@Martin_Gregory 2 жыл бұрын

LOL Mr fussy perfection just finishes telling us about how everything has to be right, then picks up his cable and it's knotted :D

@lukelasater1 2 жыл бұрын

I tell my engineers all the time...if it looks good, it sounds good! Or at least it's a good start! Get those Mic stand nuts in alignment.

@frankbaird9672 2 жыл бұрын

Funny. That's exactly what Roy Clair said about his PA. Thx for the comment!

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