Hey all,
I just did a gig with a friend's band this past weekend, and I ran into issues getting the vibes player/BG Vox audible in her monitor. Now, one of the existing conditions is that the drummer plays too loud, so I tried mic'ing very close with two dynamic mics in hopes of trying to reduce drum bleed. I also ran into the issue that notes that fell too far out of the mic's proximity dropped off quickly. I was finding that when I began to get the mics loud enough to be audible, immediately, a number of frequencies began to take off, which resulted in a bit of hacking and still not getting it loud.
So, what have you guys done and what should I do, aside from cover the drumset with towels? Plexiglass panels in front of the drummer? Plexiglass between the drummer and vibes? Different monitor placement?
I just did a gig with a friend's band this past weekend, and I ran into issues getting the vibes player/BG Vox audible in her monitor. Now, one of the existing conditions is that the drummer plays too loud, so I tried mic'ing very close with two dynamic mics in hopes of trying to reduce drum bleed. I also ran into the issue that notes that fell too far out of the mic's proximity dropped off quickly. I was finding that when I began to get the mics loud enough to be audible, immediately, a number of frequencies began to take off, which resulted in a bit of hacking and still not getting it loud.
So, what have you guys done and what should I do, aside from cover the drumset with towels? Plexiglass panels in front of the drummer? Plexiglass between the drummer and vibes? Different monitor placement?