Jeff's ADSB video is a must-watch! As a pilot, I've seen many ADSB setups, but Jeff's detailed and clear explanation truly stands out. His step-by-step guide and practical tips make the process approachable and exciting. The way he explains antenna placement and troubleshooting is invaluable. Jeff's enthusiasm is contagious, and his expertise shines through, making this video an essential resource for any pilot looking to enhance their ADSB setup. Highly recommend!
Awesome video. I use flightradar24 all the time and was reading you get their business plan free if you supply them ABS-D data. Doing this was going to be a near term project. Good video. Also good info on the MLAT data... I would not have know that.
i will say, i tried it out on my windows rig, sadly im in new zealand and onthe south island/west cost. so not many people fly over , butyeah, it is prety oof, but yeah if i had spare low power pilike, rig id send it, and shove it on the top of my hill with a solar panel.
A solar rig would be a great idea, you’ll just need a way to get it connected to the internet to feed unless you are only interested in viewing the data locally and not acting as a feeder.
What a beautiful time lapse! I use this video to explain to friends and family what it is I do. I pretty much just narrate over the video and explain what everyone is doing.
in all honesty, people who do this deserve so much more recognition and credit. without them, an artist would be unable to sell out stadiums or arenas. amazing hardworking individuals. much respect and thank you to all the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes.
Who’s in charge of pay for sound guy, people who set up stage equipment, truck drivers (or truck rental fee), and others? If their pay gets from the concert ticket fee, actual pay performers get would be low, I think. Or Do performers get all of the amount of concert ticket?
In the case of a tour, the Band or Artist will hire vendors to supply everything like the lighting, sound, video, trucking, busses for band/crew. In some cases there are personal that work directly for the artist, and do not get paid through a company and a band will pay them directly. A promotor like Live Nation or AEG will handle paying the band at each show. After that the band pays everyone they have hired to make the show happen (vendors/direct hires).
This particular show from start of load in until after show and end of load out was less than 24 hours. We would often do 2 shows in a row in 2 days all with the same gear and people. Over certain dates, we did 3 shows in a row in 3 different cities.
Eu gostei...quanto fica uma estrutura dessa ou similar...É tão dinâmica genteeeee...gostaria de saber onde orçar de maneira bem mais dinâmica. ..onde encontrar esse palco sem maiores dificuldades 💋👋🏼
This is Labor..The average day for a stage hand is 12 hours.. Most shows are 4-6 hour blocks in a 16 hour turn around but...Shows like this can be a full 20 hours on the run,. We are busy Unloading trucks, Pushing boxes, Hauling up LED walls, unstacking decking and setting up the stage, hanging the truss after setting lights and motors, Running speakers, Wires Subs and video equipment.. then . Boom, Show time, Take a break, 30 min- 2 hours to eat and take in the view, Then, Lights up, end of show, We break it all back down, stack it in crates, cages and boxes, We then push all that equipment around corners Up ramps and through corridors for nearly 1/8 of a mille to a line of trucks and We pack it all back up for the next show. Some of us, Do it all over again 4 hours later . Keep that in mind when you are planning your day at the office for the Concert this weekend.
Very good question Owen. Screens cause sight line issues when seats are sold behind the stage. This show was sold as what is called 270, which means there were people sitting behind the stage (270 degrees). In addition to sign line issues, depending on how far down stage (forward, into the audience) the screens are they can have a very negative affect on audio. Running the screens higher can eliminate this issue. I hope this answers your question.
Also forgot to mention, on this production due to how they wanted the lasers and lights to look, if the screens had have been lower they would have constantly been washing the screens out.
Fantastic insight, thank you for the reply. Huge undertaking to set up these shows. Wall st journal had article this week about concern many techs/roadies are out of industry now so there is not enough knowledgable experienced workers for the glut of expected shows post-pandemic this summer.
I am one of the ones who has been lucky to find work lately. it was extremely tough over 2020, but I was also lucky enough to have worked for much of the start of 2020 before the shutdowns. I am not entirely sure what to expect over the rest of 2021, but I remain hopeful.
Does the band bring their own stage, and bring their own lighting rig? Or do the buildings provide it for you? Do you use just 1 for the tour, or do you need to send to one ahead to next night, so it is set for the show on back-to-back nights?
Hi Joel. On this tour we brought everything, Stage, Lights, and Audio. The only thing the building provides is the roof and a power on the wall that we plug our distros into. On a tour like this we had 12 trucks that were loaded in and out every show day. Nothing was sent ahead, we were able to do a show one night in New York City and a back to back the next night with all of the same gear in Manchester, NH.
@@JeffWuerth Thank you. Great insight. Glut of shows expected this summer, and many in industry (performers and road crews) have moved on to other employment due to industry shutdown. Challenging time.
These are always fun to see. I just wish the venue was mentioned for clarity. Anyway, question for all the experts who are reading this: does the venue/arena/promoter set up the camera for this footage and charge the band a fee or does a crew member from the band set up the camera in advance? Just curious about the logistics/process.
Hi Jav, Sorry for the delayed reply. I am the guy who filmed and edited the footage in this video. I was also a crew member on the Maroon 5 tour. The reason I didn't post what venue it was is because it's multiple venues over different nights. I did this so I could achieve more angles of the load in. I hope this answers your question.
Interesting. The Clair site says the i5b is a subwoofer designed to be hung alongside the main array? That seems like a new idea, and I wonder if it actually has a benefit for the sound? How does it compare to the L-acoustics solution with the majority of the subwoofers hanging behind the main line array speakers? What about the D&B Audiotechnik solution with the subs above the main line arrays in the same hang, and extra subs on the ground for more LF extension? Or really, how does the i5 system compare in general to those systems?
I worked a Maroon 5 show in Nashville a few years ago when they had the "fish tank" stage. It was a huge pain in the ass to build but look cool as hell when during the show.
