Recent content by kurth83

Bought a new set of cans recently, they are a bit bass heavy, super-well defined low-end too, really handy for listening to bass lines on recordings. This is my first blue-tooth set of cans, with mic and noise cancellation. Bought them for conference calls while working from home during...

I have a 10W practice amp (THR-10), it held it's own on stage as a monitor for a while, and was used in many a small (mostly) acoustic rehearsal. Then we got a loud drummer, switched to a 1x10 with 500W (the DBR-10), and it was barely enough.

I'm only a guitar dabbler (I have two, the main is a Taylor T5z), guitar was too hard for me somehow. Mandolin and drums are my major alternates, three e-drum kits and lost count of the mandolins, four serious ones though.

I actually developed joint pain in the left-pinky when I started playing (a long while back), and my solution was to become a three fingered bass player. I only did church gigs so not much was expected of me, which was good because I couldn't do much. I played at the nut, only. Fast forward a...

I couldn't hear much over 10khz, my worst ear stopped at 9khz, the frequency button acted like a stereo pan to the right at 9 khz, and a fade out at 10-11ish. I have some hearing aids I use in restaurants and crowded places but nowhere else yet. I'm pushing 60. My mom at 80ish can't hold a...

I have (slight) hearing loss, and I work sound part-time. What keeps me going is I listen to home stereo that is tuned to be flat. When I work sound, I match the sound I am used to. Ok, I admit it, I tend to favor bass a little. :-) I find more bass creates a darker band sound, which I...

I also play drums, and am a fan of e-drums, but understand why most drummers won't use them. The bottom line is there are large obstacles to converting to e-drums: - You have to become a tech-head. Almost to the level of a keyboard player. Forever worrying about pickups, patches, cables...

I wanted light, in a stage monitor-only gig situation, and opted for a PA, 1x10, Yamaha DBR-10. Not the best sound or anything, but 500 watts and 22 lbs, with carry handles on top and sides. I have driven it to it's max with a loud drummer, but our normal stage volumes are far below what it can...

I don't think the word presence describes the issue, you described missing thump, or attack. My understanding is compressors can be used to either enhance or smooth out attacks. And lower notes are generally louder than higher ones so whatever the compressor is doing will be more pronounced...

Had a country-swing band perform at a company party today. Country-swing isn't exactly right, they had a clarinet player so it ended up sounding like dixie-land over a swing/country/jazz beat. It sounded similar to the beat to the Orangutan number in Jungle Book. But the drummer was wearing a...

I've heard this sound on many recordings, wondering how you get it. I am an effects-free player mostly, (EQ + compression has worked so far), but I really like this sound. Not sure if it's the bass or the effects, but this video is convenient because you can see it is a Fender J bass V...

I auditioned on bass and guitar, the rest (guitar actually) is history. Same story for drums and sound, they let me do that from time to time. Sound is actually the only thing where I am way better than most, I guess surprisingly few musicians do sound, like me they'd rather be on stage. The...

I have never owned a 2x2x10 vertical stack, but I do a little bit of sound work these days, and have learned a little about line arrays. Line arrays change the dispersion characteristics of the sound in useful ways, and are the goto design for modern sound systems. In theory, compared to a...

I get this if I fret hard, I refer to it as 'clank' though. I always thought that it was a technique thing, and I can relate since mine isn't that good either. I have to work harder to avoid clank as I move up the fretboard, the first 3-5 frets I don't get it at all. So I would expect a...

I use PA's, one of the few here I guess, but I use 10" ones, I have two, so I can break out a 2x10 when I need to. My venues don't need more power than that. I once auditioned PA's for drums (tried 8, 10, and 12 QSC K's), I was concerned if they could do a decent kick drum at volume, which is...