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| Setting up
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| How to avoid disaster
at Sound Check on Sunday Morning |
| By Michael Hill,
Sennheiser |
Ever have problems with stage volume that's just too loud? Combating sound issues from performers who can't
hear themselves play - much less think - can be tough.
How many times have you pulled down the master faders to (-infinity) at FOH, and the sound coming off the
stage was still so loud you knew you were going to get a visit from the head deacon or usher before the
first chorus?
Or how about the worship leader who leads from the piano? His complaint is he can't hear himself, but he
has the high freq section of the monitor aimed at the piano, and the woofer is the only thing aimed at his
ears. The monitor gets turned up and blasts the soundboard of the piano, which is picked up by the piano
mic, which gives you a nice 55-gallon drum sound (true story). The piano has a muddy sound in the monitor,
no definition, gets turned up (because they can't hear) and drowns out the worship leader's voice. Now the
vocal needs to be turned up, resulting in a mix that no one is happy with. Not to mention the sound tech
must mix over this roar.
The sound mixer has a few options:
- Raise the overall house volume level to get on top of the stage noise
- Don't put any piano in the house mix because there is enough piano volume coming off the stage
- Touch the knob and smile
Not very good options. Click
for a few audio solutions.
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