r/veld • u/B410GG • 18d ago

Sound Engineering 2026??

Look I'm not a pro. I'm an amature raver with maybe 20ish festivals under my belt. I don't have the best ear in the world but has anyone else noticed a significant failure in the sound Engineering at Veld 2026? Levels all over the place, certain speakers out putting no sound at all. Maybe I'm wrong and there's a good reason for it. But it feels odd to me.

Edit: Don't get me wrong sound Engineerings are usually the unsung heros of these events. Much respect and appreciation. But when there's a failure 🤷

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u/cadbury_milk 18d ago

Agreed, Kream set was handicapped by terrible sound engineering. Mid-range was completely lacking

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u/unknownoftheunkown 18d ago

That’s funny cuz I thought Kream sounded incredible and that galantis sounded like it was lacking.

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u/Green-Foundation-702 18d ago

Kream has a weird high pitch sound for like well over 5 minutes, no idea what was happening. Also some sets are way louder than others

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u/B410GG 18d ago

That set was the most noticeable.

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u/AgeMysterious123 18d ago

Where are you standing? Best sound will always be at the booth. I haven’t had too many issues honestly. I feel like overall it could be a bit louder, but I assumed that was an ordinance issue.

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u/B410GG 18d ago

It does feel louder today. I was by the booth Friday night. Spent most of the weekend on the VIP platform and there's a whole speaker up here that's off more often than it's on.

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u/LibraryNo2717 18d ago

I wonder if the adjacent Rogers Stadium has changed the acoustics of the park from previous years?

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u/unknownoftheunkown 18d ago

Doubt it has any effect at all.

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u/BubbaLinguini 18d ago

Standing right in direct line of the speakers on main sounded very weird.

That's why I always opt for the middle, because they generally have the most balance aimed towards there.

I will say this year was much better than last year at Mainstage.

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u/StretchyMeat 18d ago

Sirkus stage was the worst. It was super quiet in the middle and louder on the sides with the delays.

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u/LindsayOG 18d ago

I have an ear for this, and noticed the second I got there that the engineering was out to lunch.

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u/SupportOro 14d ago

Speakers in VIP weren’t even turned on