Room tuned to F#

[kirkdickinson]

Have the building torn down and rebuilt.

They already did that. The church was 120 years old and caught fire and burned completely down 3 years ago. The building is only a year old. Are you saying it is time for another fire?

This is not a church that I attend, it is an hours drive from here and we just took their sunday evening service for some special music.

Their normal music is organ and piano driven. Probably old Methodist Hymns. I always look at Hymn books, and when they rebuilt after the fire, they purchased books with the copyright 1967, so that tells ya what kind of music is usually there.

 

[jaywa]

I hate that. Why can't rooms ever resonate on a note you rarely play, like Eb or Bb?

It's always got to be F or F# it seems like. Just did a gig recently where the room was tuned to D and since we play a lot of country that caused all kinds of problems. Any octave, didn't matter.

Grrr... I feel your pain bro.

 

[eddododo]

I hate that. Why can't rooms ever resonate on a note you rarely play, like Eb or Bb?

It's always got to be F or F# it seems like. Just did a gig recently where the room was tuned to D and since we play a lot of country that caused all kinds of problems. Any octave, didn't matter.

Grrr... I feel your pain bro.

Since when are there 'rare' notes haha

 

[Lync]

I woulda played a Gb and called it a night.

 

[jefkritz]

I woulda played a Gb and called it a night.

good idea

 

[hleach]

Clearly the answer is to line up 11 more churches and tune them chromatically.

 

[Jazzdogg]

Did you try moving your rig to a different place or maybe turning it slightly?

+1 Sometimes moving or re-aiming a bass cab can solve problems, and sometimes it make problems worse, but it's usually one of the first things I try when I notice venue-specific anomalies during soundcheck.

 

[Craig_S]

Clearly the answer is to line up 11 more churches and tune them chromatically.

LOL!

 

[tdelamont]

Physics - Ain't it a bitch?

 

[Bob Lo]

The wavelength of F# at 46hz is 24.4 ft..If the room "rings" at that frequency and you take out bottom two octaves,92.5hz being 12.2, with a parametric, wouldn't that help?

 

[TimmyP]

I encounter this problem on almost every gig - most every room, most every player. A parametric EQ in the rig is the ticket.

 

[Craig_S]

I encounter this problem on almost every gig - most every room, most every player. A parametric EQ in the rig is the ticket.

whoa! WHAT?? I hope you're not serious. Seems like you have more issues than the room acoustics, if that's the case.

 

[sonic assassin]

if you've got the time, you can always bend the note a little sharp, or detune it until the issue goes away. have the band tune accordingly. no one will notice a few cents in either direction, but it could make a world of difference.

otherwise, i second the parametric EQ solution. ive never had this issue at a gig. i feel like ive always rattled loose snares and air ducts in practice spaces. never been a real problem.