Sunday, March 24, 2013
Live Sound: Everyday Carry: The Right Tools For The Job
Pro Sound Web: How many freelance stagehands does it take to plug in a cable? It sounds like the setup line of a joke, but it’s actually the subject of a recent discussion with a colleague.
At a gig a couple of weeks ago, he’d asked a freelance stagehand to plug in a cable at the back of a rack. It was dark, particularly in the recesses of the rack, and the stagehand couldn’t see the channel numbers (let alone the jacks).
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I like to see for once the emphasis on having both a multitool and an individual tool like a Knife or a screwdiver as sometimes using a multitool can be more of a hassle either in the task of opening the tool or the time to open it compared to using a simple pocket knife. Fortunately my SOG powerassist has both a straight blade and a second seratted blade located on the outside of the multitool when closed and both blades are spring loaded for speedy opening.
All of the items presented in the article are useful and definitely have their place on an audio work call. The real question is which of these tools should actually be on your person at all times. The article recommends having all of them. I think I would revise that statement and say that it really depends on the work you're doing on that particular call. I also agree with Sean when he says that a multitool is not the solution to everything. It does a mediocre job for a lot of applications, as opposed to a specialized tool which works extremely well for only a few applications.
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