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Eq'ing a microphone to not feedback at all
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred Garrett" data-source="post: 201710" data-attributes="member: 1332"><p>A few notes:</p><p></p><p>I watched the video, and it may be as impressive as it looks and it may not. You can't really tell without being there.</p><p></p><p>- What kind of monitors do you have? The video is using pro grade monitors. There is a reason they have commas in their price tags, and feedback stability is one of them.</p><p></p><p>- I do not recommend trying to eliminate all feedback from a wedge before sound check. Notch the 2 or maybe 3 first offending frequencies and wait for the band to show up. Until the band starts playing, you don't know what the dominant acoustic issues are going to be. You could have a guy with an SVT 8 X 10" bass rig or Marshall full stack or field snare drum that completely changes the acoustic signature of the stage. EQ'ing out feedback points is lowering volume at specific frequencies and you may need that volume come show time. You may also have a singer that sings quite loud, so you don't need to make the wedges super feedback resistant because the input signal is so strong.</p><p></p><p>- Don't try to eliminate all feedback in a small empty room. Again, just hit the 2 or 3 first offenders and wait. The room acoustics will change once the MABs show up (Mobile Acoustic Baffles aka - the audience). All the reflections bouncing around the room, causing feedback will be reduced when the MABs arrive.</p><p></p><p>- Sound quality is paramount - You can EQ a monitor to not feed back almost completely, but if it sounds bad, then it is useless to the musician. </p><p></p><p>- When I have a singer that needs/wants lots of monitor, I like to give them 2 wedges in a "Texas Headphone" style setup. When that fails to be enough (I'm looking at you Reggae bands!), I bring in the side fills. </p><p></p><p>- Sometimes the musician is deaf. I had a keyboard player from a 1970's band (national level artist) that was seriously deaf, so much so that the whole band and crew warned me before the sound check that he would complain constantly. I watched my monitor amps bounce off the limiters the entire set on his mix. There was no feedback, and he wasn't happy. Some folks just can't be helped.</p><p></p><p>- All monitors will feed back if you push them hard enough, even the ones with commas in their price tags and processors fully configured.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred Garrett, post: 201710, member: 1332"] A few notes: I watched the video, and it may be as impressive as it looks and it may not. You can't really tell without being there. - What kind of monitors do you have? The video is using pro grade monitors. There is a reason they have commas in their price tags, and feedback stability is one of them. - I do not recommend trying to eliminate all feedback from a wedge before sound check. Notch the 2 or maybe 3 first offending frequencies and wait for the band to show up. Until the band starts playing, you don't know what the dominant acoustic issues are going to be. You could have a guy with an SVT 8 X 10" bass rig or Marshall full stack or field snare drum that completely changes the acoustic signature of the stage. EQ'ing out feedback points is lowering volume at specific frequencies and you may need that volume come show time. You may also have a singer that sings quite loud, so you don't need to make the wedges super feedback resistant because the input signal is so strong. - Don't try to eliminate all feedback in a small empty room. Again, just hit the 2 or 3 first offenders and wait. The room acoustics will change once the MABs show up (Mobile Acoustic Baffles aka - the audience). All the reflections bouncing around the room, causing feedback will be reduced when the MABs arrive. - Sound quality is paramount - You can EQ a monitor to not feed back almost completely, but if it sounds bad, then it is useless to the musician. - When I have a singer that needs/wants lots of monitor, I like to give them 2 wedges in a "Texas Headphone" style setup. When that fails to be enough (I'm looking at you Reggae bands!), I bring in the side fills. - Sometimes the musician is deaf. I had a keyboard player from a 1970's band (national level artist) that was seriously deaf, so much so that the whole band and crew warned me before the sound check that he would complain constantly. I watched my monitor amps bounce off the limiters the entire set on his mix. There was no feedback, and he wasn't happy. Some folks just can't be helped. - All monitors will feed back if you push them hard enough, even the ones with commas in their price tags and processors fully configured. [/QUOTE]
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