Concert Sound System Setup for Iron Maiden: Ken „Pooch“ van Druten with DiGiCo and Clair Global

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Video interview with Ken „Pooch“ van Druten at Front of House of Iron Maiden. We're talking about his audio console (DiGiCo SD7), the PA system from Clair Global and the microphones he's using during the wordwirde live tour.
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[@MacLamar]

You are just as much an artist as those on stage. Excellent video.

[@Spladoinkal]

Agreed. I've always loved live sound and feel like it's an art in itself.

[@FdViv]

@@Spladoinkal sure if you’re a sound geek

[@metalpaule5362]

Give this man a cookie! The Sound on this Maiden Tour was Amazing!!!! The last two tours where pretty weak. Thanks Ken, hope you work for Maiden in the Future.

[@pugsleytattoos3631]

Paul Figur no doubt their best tour !

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

I agree, I've seen them 14 times and without a doubt the sound on this tour was the best I've ever heard!

[@WhoKnowsMrLoons]

I think the sound sucked this tour tbh. Saw them in Norway. Might have been the location tho.

[@Gitarzan66]

@Paul Figur I think he likes peanut butter and chocolate.

[@frankcarusi6357]

When I saw Iron Maiden in September 2019 the sound was awesome, dynamic, and balanced. I hope he is doing FOH for the 2022 United States tour!

[@christianbaecker5834]

I have no idea what he is talking about but Iron Maiden sounds awesome

[@Iam_Dunn]

I did sound last night in a bingo hall for a 4 piece acoustic band with an 8 channel mixer... I think I need to upgrade to a system like this.

[@jamesha175]

acoustic gigs in halls are not as easy to mix as one might think - good for you

[@mr.boogeyman3217]

Bingo hall,upgrade,YEAH OKAY!!!!!That made my day and gave me a good chuckle🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.......

[@RexyFan]

Iam_Dunn Yep this is the next step up. You should definitely upgrade to a full system like this one 😊

[@monmixer]

buy a 16 channel presonus. great intro to a digital mixer with analog input gain pots.

[@chrissekely]

The speakers themselves would probably just about fill the room (physically).

[@budgetguitarist]

Pooch is a LEGEND! Us small guys can learn a lot by listening to the masters and how they approach live sound. Love this channel!

[@evankeal]

Drums have never sounded better. That thumbnail is cool.

[@crazycat6272]

just mixing that console correctly is an art itself. your a very talented dude! ✌

[@babyk8047]

Really liked this and the sound during the legacy tour was amazing so much better than the last few tours

[@sky173]

I'd love to watch this guy do his magic live. What a talent to have! Thanks for sharing this great video.

[@TomAtkinson]

That was beautiful, grinning ear to ear.

[@gsxerwhite]

As a learning amateur to mixing its great to hear the pros discuss it. Thank you

[@Cigarsnguitars]

Clair Bros. Is awesome. Their world headquarters is 20 minutes from where I live. Our church bought a 48 channel Yamaha digital board. We already knew the guys from local shows. Our training was great. These guys absolutely know their stuff.

[@carlosclerigadrums]

I've seen Maiden 9 times and this was the first time I liked the audio. (Foro Sol, Mexico City September 7 2022)

[@evankeal]

This band sounds very good all the time. Recently this guy had a major part in that. Love the video very much, thank you. Those toms on this tour sound like electronic drums in a good way, meaning they have an unreal amount of attack and depth decay. Well done.

[@ok-tchau]

That's one generous dude. Great info.

[@ironeddie9917]

One of the greatest live metal bands EVER!☝️

[@Wag2112]

Very Cool ! Thanks for the tour ! 40 years in " the grind" with Maiden as the TOP !! Very inspirational indeed ! I also grew up on early Maiden and mix most of our stuff to what I think they should sound like . I saw them back in like 86 and learned then and there ( Dayton's Hara Arena ) that many speakers set at a lower volume are great , it does not have to rip your head off to get the point across . that was the best sounding show I saw all year !

[@chibisven]

I love the thought process that goes into his board layout and selection of gear. This is clearly someone who's a live sound elite. Everything from the virtual control of the grouped mics to duplicating channels he always needs so that he's never far from home. I'd kill to get to ride shotgun with him for a few gigs.

[@therockstudio]

Great idea about keeping the vocal faders handy on all of the layers. Thanks!

[@BrianHarrisDrummer]

Man that was a totally cool video to hear about the “behind the scenes” of their soundman!!

[@danpfeifer7618]

Pooch is doing Maiden now?! Had no idea! Very cool.

[@guitarbonkerz102]

Who ever was in charge of the playlist at that gig was definitely a massive myles Kennedy fan

[@TempoDrift1480]

I can't stand his voice. I wish Slash could have kept Eric Dover after the Axl days.

[@metalfordays]

This guy has the best job in the world! Thanks man!

[@musiqsoundsproductions]

That SD-7! Loved servicing it.

[@bigkid757]

Awesome! I just wish they showed some actual footage of a sound check or concert footage from behind the desk.

[@adrianclarke7935]

that desk is awesome, and the way you use it - marriage made in heaven.

[@GeorgeVrachliotis]

Sound on this tour was perfect!

[@danneedham166]

Pooch!!!! Love that guy. Amazing talent and great dude!

[@eitanmuir]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing!!

[@rajarahman2655]

Like the enthusiasm this guy generates. Vast amount of knowledge. Flashback. Slave tour. Hammy O. Second night. Aces kicks in. Steve’s bass twang was cutting through everything. Steve was always in the mix but on this night, his bright bass twang was insanely loud and I loved it. Yup. His fingering was spot on.(Please do not take that last sentence into another dimension). Everyone knows Steve’s a master on the bass but to be able to hear him cut through everything on that night and hear him clearly was great and you appreciate his talents even more. Other punters down my row, hated Steve’s twang. You’ll always hear the guitars, vocals, drums but the bass guitar tone isn’t always audible in the mix during a show. Of course, Lemmy, Cronos (don’t laugh), Cliff, Thin Lizzy Legend, Phil Lynott, and others always made a point of being louder, FoH than the guitars, which must have caused a few fights. Ha.

[@SamFerndz]

Love this guy. He did the sound for the most recent Linkin Park tours

[@method2madnessofficial366]

yes he did

[@HUK38]

Great interview.

[@TheBsavage]

WOW! THANKS! That was awesome. That was a great explanation of what you're doing, both logically, physically, musically, & philosophically for music reinforcement. EXCELLENT JOB!

[@raysubsonic]

Ken is a great dude. Met him in 2003 when Linkin Park toured Australia during Livid. He's very sharp, and always on point. I hope he's well.

[@re4lczech1]

OMG wasn’t this recorded in Letňany Airport Prague 2018? I was in front standing and it is written in my memory as the best sounding concert ever and also best Iron Maiden show I have ever seen.

[@mothergrid-magazine]

Yes, it was indeed recorded in Prague in 2018!

[@re4lczech1]

Now I can even see myself in the audience. What an evening!

[@station08]

I WONDER....when Ken turns on music. What does he listen to ? All this capable technology really makes me appreciative of the sound guys from the 70's who didn't have all this control we have today.

[@Btvstudio]

I love the comparison of Bieber vox compared to people wanting to hear their favorite Maiden member.

[@jamesbourne2947]

Loving the alter bridge at the start

[@BakerSynth]

I am from Lititz PA. Home of Clair Global, the sound guys. Yeah, a lot is in the box these days with Live and studio sound. I never bought any of Clair's equipment they have unloaded but I have seen DBX 160 VUs and other great vintage hardware gear for sale from them. Ken has the usual suspects of audio software on different channels replacing the hardware. That is why he states just basic stuff but what he does is not basic. I wonder what he used the M7s for. Probably Bruce's vox and backup vocals. . I guess the M7s took over the 480L work. He does have a Lexicon PCM 96. Hats off to FOH engineers. You guys are artists also.

[@FF-so4pl]

Wow thanks for the video

[@chookvalve]

Very interesting. Great reveal. Obviously knows his stuff.

[@rahchinate]

Pooch is the best there is!! Love seeing. You in these vids buddy!! Cheers!

[@julianchamberlain5399]

Great video. I recently spoke with Toby Francis at a Chilli Peppers gig. I wish he could have given me a tour of the equipment like this.

[@bournedrummer]

18 years old studying music tech at college and this guy is a huge influence

[@mm-gz4nb]

I'm a rock music teacher..I always tell my kids..when your ready to play in front of people..it's not how good you play..it's how good you sound..Get a good sound guy you can trust..like some once said one great rock show can change the world...

[@youme112233]

Yo Pooch ! , Nice Showco serial number tag , on the console there .

[@rmp5s]

Whoa shit! This is like studio mixing (effects, plugins, compression, busses, etc), but LIVE!!! That's unreal!!

[@AbelKL]

Everyone is listening to studio quality sounds on better and better systems nowadays, live engineers need to keep us as much as their gear allows them

[@frank3200]

I was hoping this would lead to Maiden on the stage at some point.

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

yes!!! needed sound clips or something

[@KurtBob]

Really love these !

[@Kleyver]

Great Video...

[@joyboricua3721]

Good stuff!

[@rockercater]

But your talking the guy has worked 20 + years in sound....A MASTER at the master.

[@S2Sturges]

Crazy stuff, I really don't know digital FOH stuff much, I got out the live scene ages ago, now just in studio land... the engineer certainly knows his stuff, thoughtful and well laid out..

[@cainolacasa570]

True inspiration.. thank you !

[@geenosookhoo107]

I would work for this guy for free just to gain some of this knowledge. Brilliant work, mad respect for what you do.

[@Aama_ralte]

Very informative 👍👍

[@Hellridermetal]

good interview!... great tips

[@theandiller]

2:35 Alter Bridge - Blackbird in the background. I'M IMPRESSED!!!!!

[@yonut7]

Clair Boss sound systems sound stunning i heard a system on Guns&Roses concert and the sound has something special that other systems dosen't have. Clair its one of the brands that impressed me very much.

[@13thAMG]

Whilst Ken and I have never met, from what he says here we both have walked similar paths in the industry. I was a huge Iron Maiden fan as a teenager too. Now I'm an engineer and producer for major acts too. 45 year veteran in the industry. Coming close to time to pass on to the younger up and coming ones. But you can't beat experience. I agree, Clair Bros kick it.

[@totallypixelated]

Is it true that Clair have global coverage though? I would have thought most are touring L'Acoustics, d&b or Meyer in Europe?

[@johnwbusbee]

Great video.

[@rkgaustin]

Is Pooch Glenn Fricker's cousin?

[@Nightshade1881]

RKG Austin yes he is

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

It's almost like a parody. XD Now we need Glenn interviewing him... He's his live counterpart.

[@Voxtender]

OMG! Totally!

[@Giofergom]

Yep, it's like the good at his job counterpart

[@guitarofdestiny]

The resemblance is uncanny

[@ManneckeyKhoeAob]

Guitar mics made in South Africa, by a guy working from his garage.... Proudly African

[@derekrushe]

And here we are 5 years later and pooch is touring a rack of Neve pres

[@mothergrid-magazine]

The times, they are a changin'...

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

12:11 This is happening everywhere. Be it musicians with their rigs, bands in general with their styles, music-consumers either going all digital (not even a stereo system) or back to Vinyl even, photographers either having the latest digital cameras or going back to film-cameras, even in cars and such... It's just everywhere and that's cool.

[@KingBlonde]

Well, that difference is the only way to experience a difference. It is interesting how we hybridise tech now.

[@McMillanScottish]

I saw Iron Maiden last year or the year before when Ghost opened - Ghost sounded perfect, deep lows, crystal-clear highs, totally amazing. Almost like a studio production. Iron Maiden sounded like an old cassette played over an a.m. radio. The difference was stunning.

[@martos60]

Iron Maiden sounded like an old cassette played over an a.m. radio. I think this is just how Maiden sounds.I saw them live last year. When I talk about it, I feel like nobody understands me, but to me their sound has no punch whatsoever

[@edrage8679]

ii know pulling out justin bieber like that was off but for the gear geeks like me and many out there. this was so good!

[@mars6433]

What's THIS button do ??

[@TheEpicLinkFreeman]

makes you *DIE*

[@rodrigoaltaf983]

Hello, Newman...

[@galaxieman24]

Cool stuff.

[@floling]

it's so nice that the 58 is still first joice, since lot of engeneers tend to hate it ...!

[@homefront3162]

floling I only like it for certain vocalists... Generally do not like it though

[@floling]

Homefront is still think its a way better choice than descent condensers ... if you have a good outboard...

[@rjacamargo]

I love 58s man, never fail

[@rjacamargo]

I’m a live sound guy and everytime I mix with Clair Brothers Speakers it sounds awesome

[@sos-saveourspectrum1736]

Top!

[@rkgaustin]

What camera did you use for this video? It keeps hunting for focus.

[@mothergrid-magazine]

It's a Sony a7II, we switched to it from a Canon XA10 camcorder recently, so most likely the error is behind the camera...will work on it...

[@TOMMII0108]

Literally my perfect job!

[@bradmodd7856]

Mixing 4 guitars? ....sounds like one of the most stressful jobs in rock n roll....I'd rather take the bieber gig

[@crooked-halo]

Wow, that was a whole lotta foreign language to me, but I found it quite interesting, I really dog this guy's obvious passion & expertice in what he does. I guess he would be titled a "sound engineer?"

[@KurtStoffer]

Awesome !

[@thoughtseyemanifest7967]

This is fantastic

[@robdavies8413]

This is a really intriguing film. I’ve always thought that I could mix a band... I know what sounds good, after all. But the technical knowledge needed is off the scale! I’d still love to have a go at mixing Maiden though - but really strip it right back to basics, just to see if I could do it. 😀

[@BunneRabb]

I have all of my different inputs in front of me at all times, too. It's called an analogue console. : )

[@rockirrock5379]

Todo un krak monster del audio

[@southofheaven4321]

if this is the same guy that did the sound at belfast on the 2nd of august 2018 my hat comes off to him, the sound was fuckin awesome, never heard a gig sound so good, like listening to a cd,

[@Nightshade1881]

andrew barrington yes that was him and I handling the sound

[@southofheaven4321]

emilio olivas nice :)

[@Jakeman90210]

Woohoo go Clair brothers

[@jfk-od2wy]

I didn’t know Doug “professor” Hall retired: he was FOH starting on the KILLERS tour in Late 1980 or early ‘81. Anyone know what show was his last? - (after 2 or 3,000 shows his hearing might have taken a beating & forced him to step down) I recall the 2010 show I went to having way to much bass.

[@thefilthygringo9228]

The last time I saw Iron Maiden you could not hear Bruce in the mix. The whole show was like an instrumental

[@LHondrums]

I love pros in action

[@timdunman1]

so correct me if im wrong. didnt these guys and priest rock turbosound/tasco pa gear back in the day? and whats up with the bose behind nicko? look like 901s? also what brand speakers are in clair cabinets?what kind of amps u pushin it with? and did doug hall retire? him and dave lights back in day good team.also what is name of that old lighting console dave used in 82/83. look like a grid w m&m buttons on it? stagehand/fan

[@kikstand2011]

Great video, about a great band! Saw them last year and it was phenomenal!!! One thing though..... How TF did you forget/edit out the input description for Steve Harris?!?!

[@DavidAronMusic]

Forget the Bricasti's tell us more about that Behringer unit lol

[@terjedecovich7579]

Dave

[@dasboot5903]

I understand and appreciate everybody's preference between operating analog audio consoles and the digital once. Personally, I prefer to stay with the analog models. Wishing all my audio colleagues the best health during this terrible Coronavirus World Outbreak, and also everything the best in their personal & professional life. Best regards !!!!

[@tauzN]

I find it kind of amazing, that you can have this bad audio on a video about audio. I guess he was there to learn.

[@runtfan71]

I find this stuff fascinating. This guy has forgotten more than I could ever hope to know about front of house sound

[@Mani_Cash]

I really want to know, if Iron Maiden use in ear monitoring. I can't imagine they're only using stage monitors to hear each other

[@warasilawombat]

Ya'll Pooch's C6 Vocal Preset is baller.

[@albertor.bandrich8753]

Great.

[@charmandrews]

I was wondering what ll those screens around him were for? Bearing in mind the screens on the desk itself...

[@michaelwest4206]

They are for showing him what ever he need visuals for, like: All the cues for the show, plugins, virtual soundcheck, multitrack recording of the show, controls of the FOH amps and speakers and so on. The whole setup is digital and is controlled mostly from a mouse or the consoles very few controllers. So the monitors give him visuals for what he’s doing and what is going on with the gear.

[@charmandrews]

@@michaelwest4206 Thanks for that. How different is his approach to this guy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3ybdqeJf8-Znsk

[@chazzbaker6669]

As a producer/ sound engineer I always wondered how I would approach mixing this band, considering the "4 guitarists" thing mentioned in this vid

[@shfnderrock]

Wicked video

[@Dolores5000]

Solid

[@Frankamentise]

Ken, please help Maiden sound spectacular on July 26th & 27th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.