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interesting - i didn't realize that. i assumed if it sounded good live it would sound good on whatever expensive broadcasting hardware they must be using. or is the problem that they're not using high quality broadcasting equipment? you'd think they could afford it.

I would assume they have two totally separate mixes - one for the band/live audience and one for broadcast

^^^

also, if they are broadcasting the room mix out live, that would explain why it's often super horrible

yep

@ Mordy "expense" is the least of the issues. The mixer is strictly mixing for broadcast. There is one mix. The mixer is not even in the room, s/he is mixing in a separate room on monitors. There are just so many factors that could contribute to "bad mix", esp. if the mixer is confronted with too many channels.

In my experience the hardest thing about putting a Working Band on a studio stage with new faces at the desks is that the monitoring is completely different and most musicians don't know how to verbalize their needs. Every band that's big enough to appear on SNL will have a full-time monitor tech to ring out their wedges and get their vocals sounding good. And they'll have excited people in front of them to make them psychologically "not give a shit". Singers have gotten used to a particular environment and struggle in a new one. In my experience.

Ultimately tho I don't really care I don't watch SNL's musical performances for anything but research and/or lols

I do have big respect/awe for bands that really shine in the studio environment tho (Vampire Weekend)

goon tie can you confirm this rumor a musician friend told me: when appearing on a late nite show, for each "vocal mic" that is requested and set up, the band's appearance fees go up by like an additional $900 due to some union rules/regs?

so a band like ozomatli can rake in an extra $5k just for asking that each member have a vocal mic for a call and response part of the song they're performing

sorry everyone for shitting up the snl thread i'm sure there's a better place to ask

If that is/was true, it might explain why for years on "Late Night" the "band" would often just be one or two principals playing with the house band (e.g., two Pixies, two members of Pere Ubu, Ray Davies without any other Kinks, etc.)

gr80 I can't confirm that, I've never heard that, but it wouldn't at all surprise me. Singers can be members of both AFM and ACTRA, and both unions are known for special dispensations for special ""skills"".

It's tough to be a Canadian in your thirties and not in(-to-) Arcade Fire in Toronto at least

lmao very true

Glad to hear it Stevie <3

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oh miley

miley sounds great

of all people

hillary sketch was pretty funny... nasim pedrad's ariana huffington is crazy good

This has been a pretty killer episode

for a non actor i thought miley was exceptional

well i guess she is/was an actor but whatever

loved mornin' miami

miley sounds great

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you've come a long way, Jordan S.

i don't know what that means, i was just referring to the conversation earlier this week about everyone sounding bad on SNL

big upping Taylor Swift records, calling Miley's acting exceptional, you've softened over the years. I think it's a positive obviously.

positive in which column?

*updates xls*

i thought miley sounded great! i like her on snl comedy-wise too. kinda hope she keeps that

dug her getup for 'wrecking ball' btw

she did sound great; imo pop singers shouldn't dance and sing unless they've gone through the Beyonce Boot Camp

Poetry teacher character was brilliant. Bayer seemed to dominate this ep.

Set it to record, missed the last 20+ minutes because of its late start. Anything I should try to track down after the cheerleading sketch?

mornin miami, poetry class, and the kyle mooney thing were after so i'd say yes

this was mostly dire

interesting that bruce willis is hosting nxt week

nah hes the musical guest

lol I would love it if Katy Perry hosted and Bruno came out and played his version of "Respect Yourself" twice.

"mornin' miami" was definitely by and far the best of the night, although of course it was the one that came on right after i went to bed, so i just now watched it online

I passed out after Morning Miami so that's good to know

it is 'interesting' that Bruce is hosting for the first time just now with nothing to plug, especially since he makes like 3-5 movies a year, they should be able to just wait a few months to catch him on a promotional cycle.

i passed out after seeing that i had typed "by and far"

willis hosted way back in the 80s, was a pretty great host, did one of the first wayne's worlds. always wondered why he hadn't been back, figured he just wasn't interested.

Isn't Red 2 out soon? I saw a preview for it recently.

Red 2 came and went three months ago. the next sequel in his queue, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, is ten months away.

Oh weird I swear I saw a preview for it a month ago.

it was originally supposed to come out in october but they pushed it back to april

sorry, next august

it's so fucking bad

Red 2 was bad? I didn't even see Red until this year, and liked it, so hearing that is a drag.

first one was fun - sequel is the opposite of fun

the more i think about it, the more irritating it is that they did a pretty decent parody of Miley's video about the gov't shutdown, AND THEN felt the need to do a cold open that shoehorned Miley at the VMAs and the shutdown into the same labored premise.

Jay's Shannon Sharpe impression on Weekend Update KILLED me

I loved his Will Smith because it was more like he was doing an impression of his Fresh Prince of Bel Air persona

aka peak will smith