From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Mon Feb 04 05:30:10 2002
Subject:Re: VK7 at the SuperBowl - getting power from where?

Eric,

>I caught a little bit of the game tonight and noticed something
>rather odd. Paul McCartney's band opened up the event and his
>keyboard player had a VK7 but I did not see any power cord plugged in
>to it (don't believe there were audio cables either). It was a
>fleeting glimpse as they did not show the keys but once or twice, but
>I'm pretty sure this is what I saw. I did not notice what his other
>keyboard was as I was scratching my head over the VK7 with no AC.
>
>Can anyone give me a sanity check on this?

The acoustical properties of *any* stadium are bad. The properties of a domed stadium are worse. People lived with the results twenty years ago, but the expectations of listeners have increased. I would expect that every halftime show is pre-recorded, even if the players are capable of pulling it off live. Sometimes, even the VOCALS are pre-recorded, if the lead singer is going to do some gymnastics in the performance. So, given that situation, an AC cord is just something more to trip over. All pain, no gain, right?

Regards,

-BW

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