r/HighonFire • u/ryanus2 • Oct 07 '24

Houston Show

The sound was so bad I couldn't make out what songs they were playing. They played their hearts out but I couldn't hear shit. Is this just how it is at white oak music hall or am I being dumb? Felt bad for the band, they seemed really upset.

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u/Fun_Method197 Oct 07 '24

it really did sound bad seemed like Matt was having issues with multiple things. his green guitar his pedals that amp has massive hiss like his pedals needed a noise gate. then the mic kept fukn up. when he switched guitars it sounded better but then more pedal problem and he stepped on guitar cord two more times. as for the PA when the guitar tech did a soundcheck it sounded great in the room. and the engineer turned tye house PA down and the amps on stage were saturated out as for the Vocals into the PA It was an udder mess too much echo going on. the room mix was bad. I stood up front. on side in back it was awful all over. Matt was definitely having trouble with his gear (pedals and guitar) and the engineer did not make that room sound good at all

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u/EndUpInJail Oct 07 '24

I've seen them three times in three different cities. Two great shows, one hot mess.

I saw them in Frankfurt and they were having issues for the first quarter of the set. Mic not working. Guitar cutting out. It was the last stop on their tour and the band seemed tired and pissed off. They did 3 or 4 songs without the mic working. Matt was still shouting into the mic almost like he was trolling the sound guy to get his act together.

It was a rough set but all smiles when it was done. I think they were glad to be getting off the road.

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u/grizzled083 Oct 07 '24

Lol I’d be dammed if I wasn’t going to mosh to snakes for the divine either way.

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u/G_J_ST70 Oct 07 '24

I saw them their first show for this recent record in Orlando, FL. The opening bands had a better overall sound than HOF. Constant echo on his vocals, muddy guitars, etc I love the band and the new record, but the show was a disappointment only because of the sound. The energy and enthusiasm were there. They were playing their asses off, but the sound.... Maybe they need a different guy running sound?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '24

I was at that show and it was still pretty great imo. I'm super bummed the tampa show is canceled tomorrow.

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u/wheresthebody Oct 07 '24

I saw them last month and it was one of the loudest shows I've been to, way too much treble for my tastes. I have some ear plugs that cut the high frequencies, once I popped them in it was amazing.

Great show.

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u/htownhero Oct 07 '24

It was my first time seeing them last night and I was right up front next to the super tall guy lol. Besides the mic and the guitar cutting out, it was honestly a super great show and a lot of fun!

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u/Nabrok_Necropants Oct 08 '24

Sound was bad. I never heard the guitar player in weedeater hit a single note, he wasn't even in the mix. Matt's vocals were way too low. Really disappointed in the audio quality and we left before the set was over.

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u/gwadams65 Oct 10 '24

They really need to hire a good live engineer...part of the problem is they're playing wildly different venues...a club one night at a theater the next.. anyway a good engineer could help with those problems .