Comments on: Onstage Tech Disasters: Van Halen Goes Microtonal!

By: keith

keith — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:16:26 +0000

how did the playback machine go to 48k ?

By: xtian

xtian — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:19:04 +0000

there is an ancient and far painless solution for these mishaps:
midi panic button

it turns al active sequences and recorded tracks off, leaving only live feeds alive.
then, either you play in tune, fake it or stop.

By: John Jamieson

John Jamieson — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:55:45 +0000

This has been solved with the help of professional sound techs, inside info, and listening to recordings of the other concerts.

It was NOT the tracks or Midi gear.
Eddie did damage the guitar prior to this song, and he did not swap it out.

The Keys were in exactly the same pitch as every other concert on this tour.
The keys ARE played in a differnt key than the original recordings. This is common when on the road so you do not wear out the vocalist.

If it were the one of the VERY competent techs they have on this tour, they would be quickly (and possibly publicly) replaced.

By: mason

mason — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:20:29 +0000

i want a song

By: John

John — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:58:15 +0000

You would think that Eddie Van Halen, greatest guitarist of all time, would be able to transpose his guitar parts up a half step.

By: Ralf

Ralf — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:55:50 +0000

IÂ´m realy impressed how the singer stays in tune during the whole song.May he doesnÂ´t like to have the guitarsound in his in-ear monitor
after all these years-ha! ( sorry for this joke !).
I realy like them!

By: KuDo

KuDo — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:01:35 +0000

…I couldn’t stand listen to the video longer than when it comes to that freudian microphone scene…

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By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:04:15 +0000

Quick fix, Eddie pulls up on the tremolo bar by a quarter tone and plays the whole song with hammer-ons and pull offs…a musical feat!

By: eric

eric — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:22:26 +0000

i was at the show and didn’t notice
it was the best night of my life