All Activity
- Past hour
-
Connect mixer to the same outlet as everything else is to avoin ground loops. Check that the main output ("MAIN MIX") is set to lowest. Turn the units ON starting from the mixer, like the signal is flowing (while turning OFF, do it the opposite way, from speakers towards the microphones). This way you avoid pops that may come from the equipment. If you look at the desk, think the signal goes from top to bottom, and then from left to right. At this point every pot should be set to noon, and sliders to their lowest position. Connect a mic to the Channel 1. Set the slider to 0 dB. Start to talk something to the mic (1,2,3...) and slide the MAIN MIX until you hear something from the PA. If you hear nothing, slide it down and check that tha power amp is ON, and the levels are set to noon. Try the MAIN MIX again. Do it slowly. If you get sound through the system, you should know something about the channel strip. GAIN sets the level of the channel and is dependent on the program (mic, line). You turn that clockwise until you get distortion to the sound, and then slightly back. Set and forget. Keep in mind that now is a good place to name the channels. If 1 is for your vocal mic, name it so. LOW CUT is very feasible for vocals, because feedback starts from the low end. Low frequencies are not needed so much with vocals. You can think that the full response is divided from the lowest frequencies like this: BD (bass drum), bass, guit/keys, vocals, high stuff like some percussions. If you push lots of stuff to vocal frequencies, the voice will need more power, or then it will be buried under that everything. This is approximate, and you have to make trials to understand this. COMP is useful with vocals, because it amplifies lowest levels and the highest are sort of limited. You get fuller vocals, but this effect needs some testing to get the best out of it. EQ, as I said earlier, feedback starts from low, and vocals don't go very low. Therefore you can cut LOW say 3-9 dB and emphasize HIGH like 3 dB. MIDS you need to test: this board has semi-parametric mids. While singing, test it by turning MID to -15 dB and turn the FREQ back and forth. Then turn MID to +9 dB and do the same. Some complicated spaces may benefit a lot from this MID/FREQ, if the sound is lacking something, or the feedback tries to push through. Use the MID/FREQ like a notch filter (-15 dB), and turn the FREQ to tame the feedback frequency. And if you turn all up, something is wrong. Separate EQ from GAIN. Use EQ to cut problematic frequency. AUX is most likely not needed here, yet, but it is very usable feat with monitoring etc. FX is simply commanding the amount of effect you use. I suppose your favourite will be REVERB 01 HALL, because it makes the vocals fuller. See the upper right side of the mixer. PAN is a bit like balance in HiFi. With PAN you can adjust the stereo picture. From the hall side the leftmost singer will be panned a little towards to the left side (channels are viewed from the hall mixing board side). If you listen to 1950's up to early 1970's recordings, mixing could have been panned from side to side: "Let's put vocals to right corner along with bass and kazoo, drums should go to left, and so will rhythm guitar". This kind of mixing sounds very strange nowadays. If you need to mix anything past 9 dB, check why? Now you know the very basics, and the rest is using the system a lot. Try to understand the placings of the sources in the mix (PAN), and in the frequency bands (EQ). Then it is easier to make reasonable choices when something doesn't seem to work. Every room is different, and when you go out gigging, you may need to adjust EQ quite some. Remember to use your phone camera to reset the mixer to your basic settings (rehearsal place or similar). Every mixer works more or less like this, although they may look different prima vista. Just think a second, and you are ready to go. While doing everything in a similar way in the beginning, it will give you more self confidence to manage the system well. And it is very good way to learn while asking a seasoned person to help you. Hope this helps.
-
-
-
-
Do you have a Theremin by chance?
-
Maude started following Gigging soon!
-
Allow plenty of time to set up so you can chill for a bit before you start, or help out a bandmate who's having issues. Nothing worse than rushing to set up and then having to launch straight into your set without being happy. Nerves are good but don't let them get the better of you, it's supposed to be fun. If you find it particularly difficult then take on the role of a character, then it's your character up there doing it, not you. Play the rock star (to a degree), look confident, have a bit of swagger. Move more than you think you should, movement needs to be exaggerated to be noticed on stage, (a video of you will prove this). If you mess up, keep going. People really don't notice as long as things keep flowing. Try to relax and make a conscious effort to keep to rehearsed tempos. Once the adrenaline kicks in your 45-50 minutes of material will end up as 30-35 minutes. Keep any messing about between songs to a minimum. If the singer is good working a crowd then fair play but band members looking at each other, constantly asking "are you ready?" looks bad. Agree that you will launch into the next song unless someone says they have a problem. Above all, enjoy it. Energy flows both ways. If you (the band) look like you're having fun then so will the audience. If the audience look like they're having fun then that will feed your confidence and make you perform better. The energy continues its circular flow.
-
If you are looking you know what these are. A versatile pedal with a miriad of sounds I am selling both as a package. The controller enables scrollling through your presets and there’s alot available! I used this for some synth on MJ tracks pyt/thriller and for some newer dua lipa tracks. both are boxed. In VGC. £240 posted. Fwonk not included!
-
- 1 reply
-
- 1
-
-
robiredale started following Delta Bass 300 Watt Head (Now £150)
-
Delta Bass 300 Watt Head (Now £150)
robiredale replied to cd_david's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
-
-
- 2
-
-
Buddster started following Explain PA setups to me like I'm an idiot
-
Good that you put this, often over looked. My poor memory needs jogging, so I have it 'reverse alphabetically' Mixer > amp Amp > mixer
-
Have a checklist pinned to the door of your gear cupboard. Use it!
-
This is the truth 👍
-
Richard R started following New build - triple pickup franken reggae bass
-
Maybe lock this thread as the other has superceded it?
-
Ye gods the boost available on the preamp is mad!
- Today
-
anon started following David Gage 'The Realist Soundclip' Pickup *£130*
-
David Gage 'The Realist Soundclip' Pickup *£130*
anon replied to JazzyJ's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
-
Koricancowboy joined the community
-
Yes of course, now you mention it I’m sure I’ve read this somewhere - quite possibly on “that site across the water”.
-
-
Happy Jack started following FS: Squier CV '51 Precision
-
-
The Magic Roundabout - Alain Legrand
-
-
Lozz196 started following Gigging soon!
-
Before you leave home check all of your gear to make sure it works. Pack all of your gear up so you know exactly where everything is - a bag with separate compartments is a good purchase for this. However long the journey time is to the venue allow half again (it’s no problem being early and having a coffee whilst waiting for setup time). Make sure that whoever does the set lists takes into account the person in the band with the worst eyesight - they need to be seen when in the floor in semi darkness. And probably no need to mention this, be nice, to staff/sound-person/audience.
-
I've owned 5 Japanese Fenders and all of them have been excellent. (including a Japanese Squier from 1992). They have a reputation as having excellent quality control. Whichever one you choose I'm pretty sure it will be excellent. I never needed to change the pickups, as the ones installed were pretty good.
-
I love that this thread is 3 years old and the vote is basically 50/50, which as it happens I think is the correct answer . I switched to a 5 string headless Ibanez EH1505 which has multiscale neck bought about a year ago, really like the bass. I think one tries to weigh up the pro and cons of any innovation to conclude whether they are a net improvement. My conclusion / opinion : Headless is the way to go, better balance, lighter bass, same playable string length with shorter neck, good tuning, no obvious downside I have found yet Multiscale is of marginal benefit (if any) and for me has downsides, I'll probably prioritise other things in future purchases. I do like the way it looks though. For me, its a wash - I am 50/50 on it To elaborate - the downside of multiscale for me is subtle : the fan frets mean I feel like I am having to stretch / adjust my hand more at the extremities of the fret board particularly at the low end of the neck where I am already least comfortable and perhaps making it a bit more difficult to accurately position fingers at the fret. If you have huge hands, I guess this might not be an issue ! Worth bearing in mind I am an intermediate level player only, not super experienced. As other mentioned I would like to try the new Sire M6 as in my experience the necks on Sires are nice... my Ibanez will be hard to beat mind you