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<blockquote data-quote="Gene Hardage" data-source="post: 56292" data-attributes="member: 185"><p>Re: PA Setup Question</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">You're in my world now. I've mixed more one nighters on small stick systems from stage while playing guitar and singing than I care to admit. Step 1 - get everyone there early enough to get a quick balance on vocal mics. You might try a long mic cord or add 2 together to walk out front and listen while everyone plays a soundcheck song together. Step 2 - NEVER add kick to a stick system - VOCALS ONLY. Make the band play at that level that allows the kick to be heard without miking it. If the drummer is healthy and has a new modern kit with a good head system that should be enough. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Times'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Times'">This last bit of low budget wisdom is tricky. FLATTEN the EQ on everything to start with. Bring vocals up to the squeal level and search for the offending slider. Just barely touch that one and leave it. The cheaper powered PAs are barely tolerable to begin with and when you start hacking big slices with the cheap on board EQs they really start to sound bad. In other words - get to the max before feedback and leave it alone.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gene Hardage, post: 56292, member: 185"] Re: PA Setup Question [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times]You're in my world now. I've mixed more one nighters on small stick systems from stage while playing guitar and singing than I care to admit. Step 1 - get everyone there early enough to get a quick balance on vocal mics. You might try a long mic cord or add 2 together to walk out front and listen while everyone plays a soundcheck song together. Step 2 - NEVER add kick to a stick system - VOCALS ONLY. Make the band play at that level that allows the kick to be heard without miking it. If the drummer is healthy and has a new modern kit with a good head system that should be enough. This last bit of low budget wisdom is tricky. FLATTEN the EQ on everything to start with. Bring vocals up to the squeal level and search for the offending slider. Just barely touch that one and leave it. The cheaper powered PAs are barely tolerable to begin with and when you start hacking big slices with the cheap on board EQs they really start to sound bad. In other words - get to the max before feedback and leave it alone.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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