Potential for comb filtering w/house subs?

[Ukiah Bass]

I'm playing a moderate volume gig at a small venue in 3 weeks. First time there. The photo shows the house sound system: four 115 FOH mains suspended above in the center, and FOUR 118 subs, two stacked on each side of the stage area. What is the potential for comb filtering by splitting the subs on both sides? Would I be better off playing through just one stack of subs? Actually, I was thinking about not using their subs at all and using one Bergantino HT115 and a Genz Benz ShuttleMAX12 for bass sound. Recommendations? Thank you!

[bigblondeafro87]

What kind of music? The room is really too small for any major discrepencies in sound displacement, especially with that PA (overkill?). I'd say just run through the PA, it will cover any volume needs unless you're trying to hurt people.

[Ukiah Bass]

Originally Posted by bigblondeafro87

What kind of music?

The music is an original project with ukulele, drums and bass. We play lots of styles in this project, and some of the songs really rock -- but overall volume level is just medium loud. Normally one 115 covers this size gig with plenty of headroom.

[bigblondeafro87]

Vocals too or instrumental? Either way, you'll have all the low end you could want with that system, but you'll look cooler if you bring your amp

It looks like a fun place to play too, is it a bar or a coffee house? (Kinda hard to tell with those chairs )

[Micky-D]

My god, that is a metric ****-tonne of gear for a small room. That's just air pressure at that distance, filtering or other anomalies be damned. I'd love to play there.

Remember that comb-filtering is more prominant at high frequencies and low frequency anomalies are less noticable to the average beer swilling punter.

Cheers,
Mick

[fokof]

FOUR 118 !!!!!!!! Gheeessss....... A little too much for the size ,

Unplug 2 right away and make sur you have the right delay on the top since they don't look to be on the same distance. From the photo I'd say a 10ms on the tops. And make sure there is a HPF too on the tops tuned to the Xover slope of the subs.

A normal/modern PA sub will outperform your bass amp x1000000 , no matter how much you paid your bass amp.



Leave your bass amp at home and use one of these instead!!!!!

[John Bigboote]

That setup looks ridiculous for that room...

-jb

[Ukiah Bass]

Originally Posted by John Bigboote

That setup looks ridiculous for that room...

-jb

It's sort of a coffee house-come-musician's-lair. In the heart of Mendocino County, Calif. The name is "Mendonesia." Heh heh. Do the math.