On a gig a few weeks ago I was again reminded about the difference between the sound from behind the drums and from the audience's perspective. I made a short video clip to demo this:
It's an acoustic jazz quartet (no amplification whatsoever ) in a big room with very high ceiling. Unamplified piano and bass can be challenging in many rooms, but not here (of course, it helps that the bass player has a very good sound). I was still a bit worried: am I playing too loud, is the bass drum too boomy etc. The stereo mic in front of the band revealed that the tenor sax was way louder than the drums. Maybe I have been playing too much piano trio lately
It's an acoustic jazz quartet (no amplification whatsoever ) in a big room with very high ceiling. Unamplified piano and bass can be challenging in many rooms, but not here (of course, it helps that the bass player has a very good sound). I was still a bit worried: am I playing too loud, is the bass drum too boomy etc. The stereo mic in front of the band revealed that the tenor sax was way louder than the drums. Maybe I have been playing too much piano trio lately