An interesting position in these forums is the one taken by somebody certain about sound he hasn't actually heard. In my live sound job I've encountered so-called experts here and there, and a few times they've been presented as an artist's personal "live mixing expert" where I happily allow them to mix a show using gear I've assembled. Suffice to say that experience generally shows, as does the lack of same. One young dude (the artist, of course, insisted he be used for her set) had a degree in something and a studio job someplace, but was so clueless about how to run a modern mixing board he managed to get the worst sound ever for a major artist at this particular concert series I was regularly mixing...I noted this for future events and decided to take the wheel back before being steered into the rocks again...ever. A favorite quote from someplace: "Seek the truth, but avoid those claiming to know it"...or something like that. My decades as a professional musician, audio geek, and live sound mixer doesn't make my ears any more special, and all our brains work differently when percieving things which makes any absolutes in art a flawed concept...I know people from the Netherlands, been there a few times, and haven't met anybody even remotely similar to the silly and pretentious gasbag we know as Bo...maybe if we keep him here he can't do as much damage elsewhere, but that's wishful thinking.
