Running the sound and playing

[four2oh]

gigs where our soundguy is already booked or doesn't pay enough, i end up wearing two hats: bassist and soundman.. in those situations, i usually put the mixer on the PA's sub, near my bass cab. once levels are set during soundcheck, i rarely touch the mixer.

 

[Stegre]

As in a post before, I run my own sound, but I use a programmable mixer with scene memory (the Yamaha 01v). So tweaks are very minor from location to location since it is dialed in.

Proper gain structuring of the system, matching mics and isolated drums (shield or electronic).That cover many of the problems.

Stefan
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[lawsonman]

Hire a soundman. There is no way to do it right from the stage other than just getting lucky. How do you know what it sounds like out there? Ridiculous concept.

Sorry ,gotta disagree. If that's the case we've been lucky every other weekend or more for 3 years.It's not that hard to go out front and tell if you have a good mix or not

 

[Chad Michael]

I do it. It's a challenge if you don't have time for a sound check. For some reason, people seem to think it's cool to tell me about issues during a song, so I have a rule. Don't tell me about it until the song's over. It's a real distraction to have the singer yelling, "I can't hear myself in the monitors!" during a song. Usually I have things sorted out by the third song. You've got to have a wireless so you can go out front once.

I agree with Munj, except the "go out front once" part...

I go out front at least twice per set, fine tuning the mix. During break - listen to comments from audience members with "trusted" ears. Usually they tell me that my band sounds fantastic. I'd rather hear that, than "Your solo was amazing".