Chapter 33

Chapter 33

We were assigned a waiting room on the 4th floor and unpacked the luggage.

“Alright, pack instruments right now. Have to go set up.”

“Yes!”

The time given to us is from 6:20 20 minutes later until 7.

Have to utilize this time and build the live environment.

Of course even this could change so have to prepare tighter than the given time.

Until today came we calmly prepared setup well with the help of Owner Jang Deokcheol of Hyun’s Resonance.

Moreover Kang Min and I have a lot of experience in this field so no problem.

As long as a crazy incident like the given time suddenly reducing to 10 minutes doesn’t happen.

We immediately packed instruments and ran to the stage.

Instruments personal instruments, amp and console, cables had to use what the broadcasting station holds.

First what to do first is connecting instruments to the console’s input channel and confirming if sound comes out well.

Not simply connecting one instrument but also confirming if the effector guitar and bass will use works well.

If each confirms their own instrument well time is sufficient.

Of course this is only the most basic stage.

If confirming the instrument’s sound comes out well on site have to confirm even the audio conversion system for broadcast transmission.

After that on-site console mix and correction also have to enter...

The road to go is far.

Meanwhile Owner Jo Hyeonseop’s voice sitting together with the employee at the console place was heard.

“Alright, first let’s try vocal song briefly.”

After confirming the owner’s instruction I sang into the mic.

The grip feel of the hand mic held in the hand was quite liked.

Heard this mic only me and one other singer among all cast coming out today use.

Other teams all used AR and had to dance so no need to use hand mic.

Moreover unlike hand mic head mic has bad sound pickup power.

I said please prepare one mic necessarily.

Heard even this was prepared temporarily.

Really thankful to PD Park Yunchan.

Naturally the mic sound came out well and the owner adjusted the equalizer well on site.

“Briefly confirm backing track.”

The owner played <​Rendez-vous> to be used as backing track.

After adjusting volume the song subsided.

“Seoha, how is this BPM?”

“134!”

“I’ll make click track later when checking in-ear let’s listen.”

“Thank you!”

The owner quickly made the track to be used as metronome too.

Vocal had the shortest preparation time and after roughly finishing check I looked around the guys.

Kim Jihu already finished all preparation and was preparing sound check.

“Keys preparation finished.”

“Yes, try playing briefly.”

Kim Jihu showed a short performance and received okay without any problem.

“Guitar also preparation finished!”

“Yes, I’ll listen to clean tone sound.”

Heo Junseong played guitar without effector and the sound was very clean.

“Yes, I’ll step on the distortion.”

After that Heo Junseong playing while stepping on the pedal board.

“Uh uh, wait a bit, briefly!”

The owner stopped the playing.

I also walked toward Heo Junseong at the same timing.

Distortion is too severe.

“Can you reduce the distortion knob a bit?”

“Yes? But this degree has to...”

Heo Junseong hesitated.

As the guy’s words if on-site playing this degree has to be done.

But we had to play broadcast track.

“Heo Junseong, if post-correcting for broadcast transmission interference with you and drums, bass sound will be severe.”

“Hey, that just EQ-ing is done right?”

“This is live broadcast.”

“Ah, aha!”

Probably we will enter pre-recording with high probability.

No such thing but even if going live there will be a few minutes difference from actual transmission.

Then more leeway in correction than performance teams transmitted live.

Even so reduced personnel can’t keep watching only our sound.

To direct a high completeness stage have to cooperate a bit to the engineer side even on stage.

Heo Junseong immediately understood and started turning the knob left.

Less interference with low range instruments. That is had to take to a lighter sound.

This time received okay sign.

“Next.”

“Bass also preparation finished!”

“Drums also placement completed.”

“Okay, first confirm bass.”

Drums were simple work of just adjusting mic volume so entered Lee Doyoung’s bass check first.

Similarly proceeded without particular problem.

Seeing this situation proceeding smoothly even I felt proud.

“Alright, next is drums.”

“Yes!”

Kang Min stepped on the kick drum thump thump.

Thump! Thump! The heavy sound is very good.

This time Kang Min striking the snare.

“...”

“Huh?”

“What, why no sound.”

Sound didn’t come out.

Precisely sound wasn’t picked up on the mic installed on the snare.

Only that sound was slightly contained on the mic installed on the kick drum.

“Huh? Wait a bit, is the mic line connected right?”

“I’ll confirm again.”

Kang Min confirmed the mic cable and no visible problem.

What’s certain is the upper mic wasn’t working.

Seems an internal problem of the device but now can’t confirm.

“I’ll replace the mic once.”

This is a problem of mic, or cable.

If confirming while replacing one by one it’s a problem that will be solved.

But the problem was elsewhere.

Suddenly staff running from over there.

Conveyed something to Owner Jo Hyeonseop then a despairing notice fell.

“Because of next team rehearsal sound checking up to here.”

* * *

In the end had to return to the waiting room without fully building the live environment.

Used all the time given to us but that doesn’t mean no opportunity at all.

“What to do with our drums.”

Kang Min asked in a half wilted voice.

It wasn’t Kang Min’s fault but is this guy thinking it’s because of himself.

“Fine. Later rehearsal time also twice. Let’s seek solution method then.”

“Will there be time?”

Won’t be.

To replace mic and cable quite a long time will be needed.

Other teams are swarming waiting moreover strike period.

Now can’t solve the problem.

As expected have to give up?

“Even if no time have to try up to trying. Alright, decide to think that later and first change clothes. Later have to do makeup too.”

“Uuk.”

At the words makeup Kim Jihu’s expression becomes deathly pale.

“Kim Jihu you again won’t do?”

“Ah, really not inclined I.”

Because music broadcast the guy also knows can’t be helped.

But even a person who knows how to think rationally there is an area where rejection just arises.

Couldn’t force without any basis.

But I have that basis.

“Remember the wish ticket?”

“Eot!”

I made a quite vicious smile. Kim Jihu had a regrettable expression.

“Damn...”

If regrettable what can you do?

* * *

Decoration decided to do right before afternoon rehearsal.

Until building the live environment utilizing rehearsal time had a short rest time.

Finished greetings with one idol group who will use the waiting room together with us.

Taking advantage of the timing all the group fell asleep I confirmed the schedule table attached beside the door.

Many welcome names are visible.

Colleagues often seen in the past life.

All seniors than me and a few people who maintained intimacy quite long were also visible.

“Huh?”

Meanwhile one team happened to enter the eyes.

‘Jo Hyeonwoo Band rehearsal’.

That band came out on music broadcast.

Jo Hyeonwoo Band who debuted in 1997 and is actively active until now.

Not only years but that skill and personality excellent so a band receiving everyone’s respect.

A few bands who survived while receiving popularity recognition even inside this dead band market.

The thought that might receive some help arose.

One method for us to do live came to mind.

But don’t know well if that has realization possibility.

Even though I regressed the band career itself wasn’t that long.

* * *

“Hey, what to do, just do hand sync?”

“But as Seoha said that has no meaning.”

“Right, for us to properly prove later there must be no lie in this process.”

As time passed the guys’ worry only grew bigger.

We hope our music is always pure and real.

Wanted to produce all music with sincerity and present a stage without lies.

But hand sync could become a fatal controversy to a band.

And that controversy could become a current of our music being fake.

“Owner.”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t we go around waiting room greetings?”

In this era there was still the culture of going around greetings between waiting rooms.

“Ah, even so was pondering whether to go around greetings or not. Because you guys are quite a unique case.”

Greeting is natural but there will also be teams who sarcastically say who are they daring to go around greetings.

People with weird personality exist in any society.

“Let’s just go around a few places. Excluding teams who went out on schedule.”

* * *

-Jo Hyeonwoo Band waiting room

Knock knock knock.

Knocked and opened the waiting room door.

Guitarist leisurely resting while flipping the smartphone.

Drummer half lying on the chair right before falling asleep.

Bassist modifying makeup.

And vocal Jo Hyeonwoo whose eyes exactly met mine.

“Hello. We are band Oktap!”

We greeted energetically.

At the same time as greeting Jo Hyeonwoo Band members stood up abruptly from their seats.

“What, band?”

“Are you guys band?”

“Wow, really band?”

“What band? Genre?”

Veterans fully excited meeting a newbie on a narrow bottom.

Had a hard time holding back the laugh trying to come at the seniors’ appearance.

Of course other guys froze tightly at the thought of meeting respected seniors.

“Yes, doing band with friends.”

“No, in an era like these days band what on earth who made do this hard thing... What, Hyeonseop hyung?”

“Oh, Hyeonwoo long time.”

“This, what picture is it? Hyung started entertainment again?”

Jo Hyeonwoo briefly hardened at the combination of high school band and Owner Jo Hyeonseop.

Jo Hyeonwoo who heard the whole story sat in the seat again and burst a hollow laugh.

“Wow... Hahaha. A story that would come out in some movie. Indie band music broadcast.”

Jo Hyeonwoo and band members had quite a surprised eye.

Junior band, moreover indie, moreover high school student showing such a dramatic move so can’t be helped.

Probably even if me would have been surprised.

Is that guy also a regressor? Would think.

“Are the seniors doing live today?”

“Live? No, as you guys roughly heard when employee strike enters can’t do live.”

“Yeah? To us they said can do?”

“Huh? How do live?”