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Week Before
- Set the Date, Invite the people
- Develop Setlist
- Make a sound check playlist (Spotify/ YouTube /OneDrive)
- Develop a stage plot with name, instrument vocal, input number.
Before the Soundcheck (plan 1 hour)
- Rugs Chairs, Water, Wine opener, food table Heater Hepa filter
- Power equipment. Mixer and speakers use same plug
- Label mixing console
- Confirm all mixer channel settings. If in doubt turn Down
- Musicians Tune Up & Plug in cables
- Floor monitors close to musicians.
- Fishman for Mains adjust settings Boses turn up Bass
- Power up equipment in proper order; power Speakers last.
- Play Music. A familiar song from Computer to test sound Get help to hear recorded music.
- NOTE: Computer controls output volume USB channel. Line MU
- Set Headphones levels with dial. PFL needed for headphones
- Hang up Sound Dampeners
- Safety check on stage; walking paths clear of cables Tape down
Soundcheck
- Musicians settle down & tune up. Help YOURSELF first. (3 mins each)
- Gain for each channel. Between 12 – 2 o’clock Leave headroom Fader at zero (UNITY) and increase gain to meter level
- Get the Meter set CORRECTLY for each channel
- PRACTICE setting Gain this is the hard part
- Once gain is set…leave it alone.
- Start Main Fader at UNITY for live music Or start all the way down (test)
- Send Master for the AUX monitors Listen to monitors with Band
- Compressor Bruce vocal turn to 12:00 or 2:00
- EQ – 15 sec max /channel Leave if you don’t know how
- Blend and contrast channels; backing singers blend, lead guitar stands out over rhythm, etc. Add in effects as needed. This is advanced stuff.
- Strap on Guitar to move around and hear mix
- Use aux setting to turn down guitars in monitors so you only hear vocals set so I can hear
- Make mix adjustments if appropriate.
After the Sound Check
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- Play Warm up song
- Walk room to listen w/Headphones
- Check with musicians for gear or monitor levels problems.
- Check recording levels with headphones
- Relax, you’ve got everything ready Take a moment to sit back.
Drink Water
TIPS etc
- IF you set up Group 1 for Vocals.. That manages the recording levels. Monitors levels do not effect/control the recording levels . listen to recording levels on headphones. Group setting can bring vocals up or down.
- Test Pan left and right for Group vocal left guitar right pan.
- Computer USB in with PFL
- Try DELAY in FX
- Gain rule 12 2 vocals 10-12 instruments
- Get wireless Mouse computer // vs touch screen?
- Group channels ½ ¾ for easy volume control (Learn this).
- USB push down button. Can’t see in Computer? Restart Mixer unplug and replug USB so see the LIne MU input. .
- Feedback? too much Highs on EQ
- HPF if you have HOT signal gain turn down and still too high
- PAD leave in all the time unless you have bass or a drum ad pad or HPF to reduce low RUMBLE of Bruce guitar.
- Check microphone placement 45 degrees
Hiss? Feedback?
- Hiss, turn down computer input in Sound setting control Panel
- Feedback? Turn down the EQ Highs Move mic behind speakers