Finally had a hard one.
1. Loudest band I've ever had in the pub. Mostly the drummer causing the rest of the band to keep up. They brought relatively small amps for acoustic and bass.
2. The bare wall behind them was a problem. 24' wide by 14' high, flat plaster except for foam panels noted below.
3. Five wedges on four mixes.
4. Only 50 people.
5. Feedback in the house.
6. Four SM86's across the front. Switched the two lead vox to 58's at first break, which the band took a bit early to let me work on things.
7. No real soundcheck. We could not get the room until 5:30ish. They set up, broke for dinner while I fiddled around trying to ring things out.
8. OM7 on the drummer worked fine.
9. I brought out all four foam panels, and put them behind the band on the wall, two as close to the drummer and his wedge as possible. It helped a bit.
At the first break I pulled the FOH stacks out into the room more. The wedges were already set up about 3' out in front of the stage, and the four vox mic stands on the floor in front of them to provide enough room on stage. FOH stacks were out in front of the line of wedges by 18" or so.
Although loud, and I could understand the lyrics, I could not get them to really have impact out front-and the lead vox has the classic whisky soaked gravel style voice that you want to do that with.
I'll really want to get my mic kit set with more SM58's again, or get a selection of Beta58's or OM6/7's.
The band were still very easy to work for, and total pros. They understood the room issues immediately when they arrived for load in.
The second set was better, but I was riding faders most of the show-pull back a bit inbetween songs. EQ's were too hacked for my liking.
Great fiddle though, she mentioned the maker, but it looks like a regular violin, but it's built with a very stealthy pickup system that produces a great sound-no problem with her.
Comps weren't helping me last night, pulled them off the vocals during a break. Mixer inserts are pre everything, so some Y cables are needed.
Only mic'd kick and snare(was warned by other bandmembers before set up), and only used some kick in the house mix for low end. Had gates on them.
I'm really thinking that running a cleat across the back wall like the type you hang cabinets from would be a great method for hanging a set of diffusers and absorbers for shows like this. Hang it head high, mix and match.
Sorry for the rant. It was one of those nights that a shot of Jack wouldn't have helped afterwards. Two were okay.
John
1. Loudest band I've ever had in the pub. Mostly the drummer causing the rest of the band to keep up. They brought relatively small amps for acoustic and bass.
2. The bare wall behind them was a problem. 24' wide by 14' high, flat plaster except for foam panels noted below.
3. Five wedges on four mixes.
4. Only 50 people.
5. Feedback in the house.
6. Four SM86's across the front. Switched the two lead vox to 58's at first break, which the band took a bit early to let me work on things.
7. No real soundcheck. We could not get the room until 5:30ish. They set up, broke for dinner while I fiddled around trying to ring things out.
8. OM7 on the drummer worked fine.
9. I brought out all four foam panels, and put them behind the band on the wall, two as close to the drummer and his wedge as possible. It helped a bit.
At the first break I pulled the FOH stacks out into the room more. The wedges were already set up about 3' out in front of the stage, and the four vox mic stands on the floor in front of them to provide enough room on stage. FOH stacks were out in front of the line of wedges by 18" or so.
Although loud, and I could understand the lyrics, I could not get them to really have impact out front-and the lead vox has the classic whisky soaked gravel style voice that you want to do that with.
I'll really want to get my mic kit set with more SM58's again, or get a selection of Beta58's or OM6/7's.
The band were still very easy to work for, and total pros. They understood the room issues immediately when they arrived for load in.
The second set was better, but I was riding faders most of the show-pull back a bit inbetween songs. EQ's were too hacked for my liking.
Great fiddle though, she mentioned the maker, but it looks like a regular violin, but it's built with a very stealthy pickup system that produces a great sound-no problem with her.
Comps weren't helping me last night, pulled them off the vocals during a break. Mixer inserts are pre everything, so some Y cables are needed.
Only mic'd kick and snare(was warned by other bandmembers before set up), and only used some kick in the house mix for low end. Had gates on them.
I'm really thinking that running a cleat across the back wall like the type you hang cabinets from would be a great method for hanging a set of diffusers and absorbers for shows like this. Hang it head high, mix and match.
Sorry for the rant. It was one of those nights that a shot of Jack wouldn't have helped afterwards. Two were okay.
John