No talkback mic, 80 feet from the stage. Here are the hand signals I use at FOH during soundcheck, what each one means, and the one thing I need from every band to make it work.

Waves L4 finally gives LV1 engineers a practical adaptive clipping tool. Here is how to shave unruly drum peaks, preserve punch, and build a louder live mix.

If the vocals disappear when you press against the stage, the problem may not be the band or the mix. You may be standing in the gap between the stage and the main PA—a gap that front fills exist to cover.