stepay Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Another thread made me think to start this one. My three favorites: 1) Mike number one, mike number one. Isn't this a lot of fun? 2) Ricola!!!!! 3) Head On, apply directly to the forehead. Head On, apply directly to the forehead. Head On, apply directly to the forehead. Steve (Stevie Ray) "Do the chickens have large talons?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Landrum Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Why do musicians during their soundchecks stop counting at two? Because at three, you have to lift something. Darren Landrum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Funny, I thought it was because only the drummer can count to 4... A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Zero Two Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 batting fifth... check one check one isn't this a lot of fun - Nigel St. Hubbands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gismo Recording Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Originally posted by RonL: batting fifth... check one check one isn't this a lot of fun - Nigel St. Hubbands Who is Nigel St. Hubbands? I know Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins. Is he a composite of the two of them? Ken Denny Gismo Recording So Cliché Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 When I was in Japan, I used to test mikes by saying the most obscene Italian cursing words I could think of, for the benefit of my bandmates. The most challenging thing was to keep a straight face and a 'pro' attitude... Originally posted by Griffinator: Funny, I thought it was because only the drummer can count to 4... This would sound better by moving one word: The drummer can only count to 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trill Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 One dolla dolla dolla dollla do I hear two ,I say two ,do I hear two dolla dolla dolla I see two do I hear three dolla dolla dolla, do I hear three dolla dolla dolla....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I used to work in radio as a technical operator. A tech op should never be heard over the air. So there was this reverse magic thing where if you said something that would be really bad if it went out it wouldn't happen. So we would recite a poem to test a mic. It went something like this: Mary had a little lamb She kept it in a bucket and every day on her way home from school ??? Hm - that's as much as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 FIRE ! This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Sibilance, sibilance, syphillis... Or the French sound check: Check un, check deux... David My Site Nord Electro 5D, Novation Launchkey 61, Logic Pro X, Mainstage 3, lots of plugins, fingers, pencil, paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceNorman Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I usually start out with a few cycles of "check-a-check-a-hey" followed by a monologue about slides from my ficticious summer vacation to the Everglades. Talk of all the swamps, snakes and things that slither seem to check for an appropriate "sssttt" on the top - while popping "p's" about the plane ride to Pompano confirm the compressor is doing what it does - and finally couple of accappella ditty's courtesy of my guide Guido gives me the warm and fuzzy that the vocal settings are OK overall. That's of course if I'M doing it myself. If anybody else helps out - they usually just blow into mic and ask "Is this thing on?" Thanks for asking! The SpaceNorman The SpaceNorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I say knock, knock... and my amp always answers "who's there?"... which makes me thinking what did I smoke today... ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 "Testing, thirty-six, twenty-four, thirty-six." "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosendorphen Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I usually say, "What gate, what quarry lies within restitution, the hurly-burly notwithstanding." "The devil take the poets who dare to sing the pleasures of an artist's life." - Gottschalk Soundcloud Aethellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by marino: [QB] When I was in Japan, I used to test mikes by saying the most obscene Italian cursing words I could think of, for the benefit of my bandmates. The most challenging thing was to keep a straight face and a 'pro' attitude... Second laugh of the day. Thanks! No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Testing, Testing, um basically, just make everything louder than everything else, and our monitors should be good. Oh, and no guitar! Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Nigel: Hello, hello, hello, hello David: Testin',test, test, test, test "This is mike number one, this is mike number one, isn't this a lot of fun?" okay, got the mikes... Nigel: Two, two, let's do G. S. M, alright...G. S. M. Originally posted by bass and keys: Originally posted by RonL: batting fifth... check one check one isn't this a lot of fun - Nigel St. Hubbands Who is Nigel St. Hubbands? I know Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins. Is he a composite of the two of them? "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhunter Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Icicles, tricycles, test....ing testing. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 A great drummer from my hometown who sadly passed away from cancer a few years ago used to recite the entire poem "Jabberwocky". It was pretty funny. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe P Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I wish to register a complaint about this mic! Yes sir, what's wrong with it? It's dead, that's what wrong with it! http://www.dailyllama.com/news/2005/images/dead_parrot.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepay Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by Joe P: Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota... Like this. Did Pedro Borbon and Manny Mota ever play on the same team? I'm a huge Reds fan, so I know that Manny Mota never played for the Reds. Not that it has to have been true, but I don't think they ever played on the same team -- All Star team maybe? Steve (Stevie Ray) "Do the chickens have large talons?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trill Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Originally posted by stepay: Originally posted by Joe P: Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota... Like this. Did Pedro Borbon and Manny Mota ever play on the same team? I'm a huge Reds fan, so I know that Manny Mota never played for the Reds. Not that it has to have been true, but I don't think they ever played on the same team -- All Star team maybe? Pedro was a relief ace with the Reds, He didn't bat a lot. But he did bite some guy in a brawl once. Manny Mota, he was like 50 yrs old and still pinch hitting.But never for the Reds. Pedro was traded at one time . I forgot to whom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe P Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Step, Trill is right. Manny Mota pinch hit for everybody. But I was just quoting a line from "Airplane". Love that movie. Regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Hemenway Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I actually wrote a small song for mic check. Testing one, two, three, testing Testing Testing my mike Testing And now I'm checking And maybe one day soon we'll find a level we like. http://www.myspace.com/sandyhemenwaymusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADino Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Mike? Whats a mike? Im a freelancer, I never get a mike. But I like the Italian swearing thing...Im Italian n I love Japan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Also, "testies" "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I usually switch to Russian or Spanish, but that can be dangerous in the SF Bay Area as we have so many native speakers :-). I won't repeat the sort of nonsense I say in those languages at sound check :-). Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Trouble Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 The last sound check I did in a proper venue was in the ABC 1 in Glasgow, it consisted of a sequence of james bond (sean connery era) impressions. It was super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finale Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Trois p'tits chats... Trois p'tits chats... Trois p'tits chats, chats, chats... Chapeau d'paille, Chapeau d'paille, Chapeau d'paille, paille, paille... Paillasson... Paillasson... Paillasson, son, son... Somnambule... (This silly song continues for many other verses until it loops back to Trois p'tits chats.... Like the most annoying song you can sing to the bus driver on a long trip when you're young.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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