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Having mixed monitors for 311 earlier this year, veteran Rane-ophile Ed Frebowitz is now touring with Luke Bryan. | |
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Ed Frebowitz started his career in Philadelphia more than 20 years ago, mixing monitors for The Hooters. From there, he went to work for Clair Brothers as a third man, doing what he calls "the microphone, stand and cable thing." He toured with Steely Dan, Robert Plant, and No Doubt. Eventually, Ed made his way to Nashville, to work with country artist Joe Nichols. This past summer, Ed mixed monitors for the roots rock band, 311. For that tour, he used a Midas H3000 analog console. He reports, "Because the band insisted on almost no gating or compression, most of my time was spent coaxing the purest sounds out of the instruments." Because the high-volume band relied exclusively on in-ear monitors, Ed chose the Rane MM 42 Personal Monitor Processor, after using it successfully on the Joe Nichols tour. He writes, "The Midas console doesn't have EQ on the mix outputs, so I relied on the Rane MM 42 to tune the ear mixes. I also used its limiting circuit to protect the bandmember’s ears. The MM 42 was a lifesaver in many venues, where the sound system might be hung 20 feet off center stage. In these situations, the unit's parametric EQ allows me to dial out standing low frequencies and, if needed, boost certain high frequencies to retain sonic clarity." Ed wires MM 42s in line, rather than inserted. Because of this, he can use the MM 42's handy cue circuit to strap six units together, connecting the cue output from the last unit into the wireless cue unit. Ed explains, "This gives me easy access to all of the band mixes post-console, at the touch of a button. I then take the console cue output in the second set of inputs on the last MM 42, and use that to monitor pre- or post-console." Currently, Ed is mixing house for Luke Bryan, a new county artist out of Nashville. For these shows, he uses a Rane C4 Quad Compressor/Limiter on the bass, acoustic guitar, Luke’s vocal, and the fiddle. He also carries a Rane DEQ 60L Graphic EQ, for those dates where the house EQ is under duress and/or in need of early retirement. Ed continues: "When we have an opening act, I put the EQ into A/B mode and give the opening act's engineer the second bank of faders, so he can EQ the system to his liking. Since space is limited in our trailer, I've found the Rane MM 42 and Rane C4 are the two tools I carry almost everywhere with me. They deliver the sounds I’m looking for, even with PA systems that change every day." |
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For more information about 311, click here. For more information about Luke Bryan, click here. For more information about Joe Nichols, click here. |
"The Rane MM 42s always seem to save my ass in the difficult rooms. It's safe to say that I now take them everywhere I go. I haven't found a better way to improve on the transmission of a wireless ear mix. Rane's post-console, pre-ear transmitter processing gives me complete control over the ear mix in critical listening situations. And the 5 bands of parametric EQ allow me to eliminate outstanding frequencies in the room, without having to re-EQ the band's mix."
Ed Frebowitz, monitor engineer for 311, Luke Bryan, and Joe Nichols
Ed with daughter, Hannah
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