Recording and Engineering How to run a sound system.
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Recording and Engineering
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Have the band set up their instruments completely. Typically,
the drum kit will be at center stage rear, the vocalist will be at
center stage front and the bass and guitars will occupy either side
of the front stage. Instructions: 1
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Set up microphones around the drum kit. If desired, place
microphones on each part of the kit. At the very least, the kick
drum, snare, hi-hat and cymbals should have microphones.
Instructions 2:
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Place microphones in front of the bass and guitar amps, 3 to 6
inches away from their speaker cones. Instructions: 3
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Set up the microphone for the vocalist. If the vocalist will
also be playing an instrument, use a boom microphone stand.
Instructions: 4
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Connect XLR cables to every microphone that you have set up.
Connect the other ends of the XLR cables to the mixer. The XLR
inputs on the mixer will be clearly marked according to the input
channel they correspond to. Instructions: 5
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Lower all master volume faders on the PA system's mixer.
Failure to do so can damage the system's speakers. Instructions:
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Turn on any effects or equalizer units, followed by the
crossovers (units used to route signals to separate speakers) and
then the amplifiers. Following this order will minimize the number
of "pops" that the speakers will have to amplify. Instructions:
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Turn on any microphones that are battery powered, and turn on
any guitar or keyboard amplifiers. Allow the musicians to select
their own stage volume if they will not be using the PA system's
monitors. Instructions: 8
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Turn on the mixer. Make sure the "Gain" knob is turned down on
all input channels. Then slowly raise the main faders to about 3/4.
If the manual indicates an optimal position for faders, move the
fader to that position. Instructions: 9
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Raise the faders on each input channel to about 3/4. Start with
the drum channels. Slowly raise the gain knob while the drummer
plays. After that, do the same for the remaining players in the
following order: bass, rhythm guitars, keyboards, lead guitar and
vocals. Instructions: 10
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Ask the band to play a full song. During that time, adjust the
pan positions and equalizer settings if necessary. After they have
finished, adjust the monitors according to the band's needs
Instructions: 11
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After the show, lower the main faders and stage monitors
completely. Turn off the mixer. Finally, turn off all units in
reverse order of Step 2. Instructions: 12