I played in quite a few bands and did a lot of recording sessions back in the 60s and 70s. In a couple of our bands, we had a professional, experienced sound engineer and a high quality sound system. The sound man is, in effect, the producer of the band when they're on stage, and his competence and preferences can either enhance or diminish their performance. Every venue has different acoustics and it's difficult for the band to know how they sound out front. If you think it's too loud, moving further away from the stage would help. Or, you could try going over to the sound booth and politely asking them to turn it down. Occasionally if I think it sounds really good, I'll go over and compliment the sound man.They really appreciate that.
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