how do you "check" your sound.

jschwalls · #1 10-02-2011, 11:19 PM

just curious as to how you guys get your live sound from your amp..

I personally do a check in a controlled environment ( my music school ), then when I get to the gig I use a wireless to adjust to the room and to check my overall volume.

enricogaletta · #2 10-03-2011, 12:07 AM

It just depend form each situation, I fix it depending on it!
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Depth_Charge · #3 10-03-2011, 12:13 AM

I can't change the settings on the PA or the amp from further than 2 feet on my set up.

That said, I tend to grab a long cable to check my sound mid room. So its dependent on the room Im playing.

FreshTrooperXBL · #4 10-03-2011, 12:36 AM

bass -> 30ft cable-> amp
so I can check at distances like "12-20ft"

Muttleybass · #5 10-03-2011, 09:15 AM

I still haven't found a wireless I like. They all seem to colour my sound.

Live, I adjust my amp to what I like on stage, and I have a SanAmp and a 30' cord that I use for FOH. I balance between the two.

HolmeBass · #6 10-03-2011, 09:26 AM

I voted 4-7 because that's what I do most places I play, which are small. On bigger stages it's more like 12 - 20, but either way it's really mostly a monitor for me and my bandmates, we always have PA support. Although in small clubs the bass in the PA gets mixed with the bass from my amp- which usually means my rig provides most of the low end, and the PA supports my mids and highs, getting them up and out over the audience memebers' heads but only filling in a bit of the low end.

KingRazor · #7 10-03-2011, 09:26 AM

I don't use an amp on stage.

rockstarbassist · #8 10-03-2011, 10:52 AM

Me and lead guitard usually walk out to the soundbooth and check stages volumes/tone against FOH; both rock the wireless so pretty simple.

bassteban · #9 10-03-2011, 10:54 AM

I ask my drummer if he can hear me. That's all I care about. Beyond that, if I'm too loud, someone will surely let me know. Too quiet? That RARELY happens.

**jmattbassplaya** · #10 10-03-2011, 10:58 AM

We have a few friends who come out to every gig and they know how we want to sound. They will usually check levels for us out in the audience.

CapnSev · #11 10-03-2011, 11:11 AM

I voted for the last option because honestly, I want to sound good and clear on stage, then making it sound good for the audience is the soundman's job.

fitani · #12 10-03-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CapnSev

I voted for the last option because honestly, I want to sound good and clear on stage, then making it sound good for the audience is the soundman's job.

+1

Akami · #13 10-03-2011, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Muttleybass

I still haven't found a wireless I like. They all seem to colour my sound.

Have you tried the XDS Plus and Line6 G50? Very transparent, compact units that have finally made me completely happy with my wireless tone.

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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

We have a few friends who come out to every gig and they know how we want to sound. They will usually check levels for us out in the audience.

This is really helpful, especially when you get to know whose ears you can trust.

Muttleybass · #14 10-03-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Akami

Have you tried the XDS Plus and Line6 G50? Very transparent, compact units that have finally made me completely happy with my wireless tone.

Thanks for the tip. When I get my account down, I'll give it a go.

rockstarbassist · #15 10-04-2011, 08:20 AM

I've never played a wireless that colors my sound. Of course I've only used X-Wire/X2 units so that probably accounts for it.

MNAirHead · #16 10-04-2011, 08:55 AM

wireless or long cord...

We're all IEM so it's not that big a deal except to match the PA to the room.

jowens004 · #17 10-04-2011, 04:09 PM

I usually just plug in and go. My amp is always set at my optimal beginning point eq wise, and I make adjustments as I go. For the most part, unless your doing a really small gig, the Amp sound you get on stage is just for your satisfaction. THe more FOH support you have the less your amp matters out front. In my youth, I had big LOUD amps, and was almost never in the mix, soundmen hated me. Now that IM older, I have learned restraint and how to control my EQ. Cant tell you what to do, as its your sound not mine. But thats what I do, just go up with a basic setup and adjust from there. You can always have someone in the audience who knows what they are doing to help guide you, or you can make friends with the sound crew and have them help you.

One thing we ALL have to remember, we play live to ENTERTAIN PEOPLE. Not to have an orgasm on stage at how loud our amps are and how killer they sound. There is a happy medium in there where you can still spooge in your pants a little and have everyone else be happy too. Try to find it, compromise is good.

georgestrings · #18 10-05-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CapnSev

I voted for the last option because honestly, I want to sound good and clear on stage, then making it sound good for the audience is the soundman's job.

Same here - and will add that I adjust my amp so that it sounds like I want it at my mic position... Volume-wise, I only play loud enough to hear what notes I'm playing, in relation to the drummer and 2 guitarists I'm gigging with...

- georgestrings