running the boards?

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The Eternal Student
Member Since: Oct 08, 2005

This is a tad off topic, but do yall know of any good places/books to read up on running the soundboard/live music? I wanted to read up a bit on it since I may end up helping out at church.

Thanks
Kenny

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Time Waster
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Since: Jan 12, 2006


Jan 31, 2006 07:20 pm

Check out:

www.rane.com/par-book.html

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Since: Aug 13, 2005


Feb 01, 2006 12:15 pm

Ive always used the press it, tweak it and see method,but good headphones must be an esential to cope with church reverb.Good luck.

The Eternal Student
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Since: Oct 08, 2005


Feb 01, 2006 01:20 pm

Alright, thanks for the info. Would it do me any good to get a good setup and write down all the settings to have a decent starting point, or do things tend to change from set to set?

Assuming they don't change equipment on me...heh.

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Since: Aug 13, 2005


Feb 01, 2006 09:00 pm

Hi,Things do change set to set but by this time so have you and you'll have more confidence.A big advantage is if poss, get in and set up early so you havent got the hassle of people as well.A good starting point is master fader on 0db which should be marked 3/4 roughly,imput mikes vary but try 11 oclock on gain.Level all tone controls to 12 oclock and level out graphics.Try to get a near natural sound by testing a mike while adjusting tones no more than plus or minus one from 12 with volume halfway+.When this is done adjust graphic still testing mike and add reverb/effects carefully if at all.Zero master,position mikes,let em in.Quickly get instrument levels,get set list,and cross fingers for luck.

The Eternal Student
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Since: Oct 08, 2005


Feb 01, 2006 09:51 pm

awesome! thanks for the tips man.

Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002


Feb 01, 2006 10:55 pm

kenneth, the biggest thing to remember is this.

When you are running the board for practice, you may have it all sounding good and tastey. But when the church gets full, dont panic as things will definately change, level and tone wise. Just start from where you were at practice and go from there. Levels will need to be raised as the curhc fills up. And this is were the busses can come in handy for grouping things like drums, guitars, horns, keys and vocals.

Lastly, lots of people in the curch will suck the high end out of the sound system. Be ready to set things right with a touch of EQ.

The Eternal Student
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Since: Oct 08, 2005


Feb 03, 2006 09:39 am

Good to know, thanks a bunch Noize.

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