sound check...what to say!?

[beta_442]

So we have another gig coming up on Thursday. I thought I'd thow this question out there.

For those of you who do your own mic sound check, do you say anything other than "check, ckeck 1, 2, 3"...etc

Do you ever deviate from that and say anything more clever? I'm a gig noob and this is only my second show. I sing back ups and I don't really know what to say into the mic during sound check. I've seen most bands just do the standard, but once in awhile I'll here someone talking it up.

What do you think?

[Valerus]

I've been thinking that. I hate "Check 1, 2," etc.

I want to recite poetry or movie quotes or something.

[Meyatch]

testing, testing, testes 1...2.........3???

[bongomania]

During sound check some people use words with a lot of S's and R's, because they can point out unpleasant sibilance and resonance in the PA/room. If you're just going up and starting your set, introduce yourselves! "Hello Cleveland! Are you drunk enough yet? We're the Knobgoblins!"

[roberthelpus]

And something with a hard propulsive P in it.

[BassMonstrum]

Oh, I hate doing mic-checks. I usually just say "yep" over and over again.

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by bongomania

During sound check some people use words with a lot of S's and R's, because they can point out unpleasant sibilance and resonance in the PA/room. If you're just going up and starting your set, introduce yourselves! "Hello Cleveland! Are you drunk enough yet? We're the Knobgoblins!"

She sells sea shells by the sea shore

[John Wentzien]

testicles....left...right

[beta_442]

Originally Posted by Valerus

She sells sea shells by the sea shore

lol...not an easy thing to say after a few Guinness Irish Stouts

[Rattlehead]

Originally Posted by Valerus

I've been thinking that. I hate "Check 1, 2," etc.

I want to recite poetry or movie quotes or something.

Here you go:

http://www.jeffwofford.com/poems/poem01.mp3

Erm ... you'll have to emulate his voice to get the full effect though .


I love those poems btw, and how the recorded voice tells them se beautifully. Here are the rest of them:

http://www.jeffwofford.com/i76_poems.html

[WyrdoBass]

Originally Posted by Meyatch

testing, testing, testes 1...2.........3???

lmao!

[Phalex]

Sneaky snake.

[Eminentbass]

I go between 1,2 and blah blah blah... My pet peeve is saying 1,2 and having some clown in the room going 3,4.

[dj150888]

I generally sing a little bit of my vocal parts

[René_Julien]

I always felt a "bonjour micro" did the job.

If the sound guys want something more I'll try to recite a gag from Eddie Lizzard.

[F-Clef-Jef]

Originally Posted by bongomania

During sound check some people use words with a lot of S's and R's, because they can point out unpleasant sibilance and resonance in the PA/room.

That's what I was always taught, you say those particular sounding words to find any peaks and squeels in the PA/monitors.

[Eminentbass]

Originally Posted by C'thulhu

If the sound guys want something more I'll try to recite a gag from Eddie Lizzard.

"Jam trousers? F!@#$%^& useless."

[Stumbo]

For the S's, how about changing it to "Check Six, Seven"
For the hard sounds: "Check Pretty Tough Day"

If you enunciate clearly, you'll help get the sound dialed in.

Or come up with your own words so you'd actually be checking something.

[69nites]

"I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts didley dee there they are all standing in a row. Big ones some as big as your head!"

[mrkreuzschlitz]

The vocalist in my band always goes "chEEEEEEck" really loud, and its incredibly annoying.

I just tell the sound guy how much he sucks if my mic is too low, because he's bound to turn it up when I talk about him.

Then I start sweet talking when I'm at the right level, and if he starts to turn me down, I complain about not hearing the kick drum or something.