I can deal with a subpar in-ear mix as long as I know it sounds good in the audience.
But if I don’t trust the front of house engineer I’m uneasy no matter how good my mix is.
It has to sound good out there. Everyone on stage has to know that regardless of weird ear mixes and all the little catastrophes that happen on stage, the audience is taken care of. If the audience is taken care of, the performers on stage can act like everything is ok and they don’t look foolish for doing so.
