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How to Sound Check a band
  • Patch in all the channels. Start from the drums
    channels 1-8 then Percussion Bass Guitars Keys
    Horns Vocals and instruments as you see them from
    the FOH.
  • Assign groups accordingly
  • Turn on phantom power for appropriate channels
  • Important!!! Have all musicians play at the
    volume they will be at during the show

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How to Sound Check a band
  • Get the drummer to play the Kick drum. PFL and EQ
    the kick channel and then move on to the snare
  • Have the drummer hit each tom one at a time in
    sequence as to get an even balance between each
    one.
  • ( Insert Gates and adjust )
  • You may want to add some reverb to the toms
    at this time
  • Follow this by the Hi Hat and overheads
  • Have the drummer play time mix drums and add
    effects ( Reverb to the snare ) and insert gates
    if necessary
  • If there is percussion check PFL and EQ ( Add
    reverb )

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How to Sound Check a band
  • Have the bassist play. PFL and set gain, set EQ
    insert a compressor if you have one and adjust.
  • Time Permitting, have drummer and Bass player
    play together to get a nice blend of rhythm
    section focusing on the Kick and Bass.
  • If there is percussion check PFL and EQ

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How to SoundCheck a band
  • Guitars same as above PFL an EQ
  • Keys PFL and EQ ( If keyboard player doesnt have
    his own amp add it to his monitor mix immediately
    so he can hear himself ) ( May need Compression )
  • Horns ( Compression and Effects )
  • All the vocals in order as you see them written
    on the console ( Compression not too much )
  • If you are mixing monitors from FOH turn off all
    the instrument channels except for the vocals so
    that you can still communicate back and fourth
    then start setting the monitors.

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How to SoundCheck a band
  • Send each singers vocal in their monitors first
    then work on each mix one at a time.
  • Ask each musician what he or she would like to
    hear in his or her monitor. ( Watch for thumbs up
    )
  • Put only what they ask to hear in their monitors
    (Within Reason)

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How to SoundCheck a band
  • Usually things that are farthest away from them
    on the stage. (Instruments they cant hear well
    acoustically)
  • Usually you will put all the vocals in each
    singers mix but keeping their vocal on top of the
    others in their monitor

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How to SoundCheck a band
  • Once they are happy with the monitor mixes turn
    on the main mix.
  • Get the band to play a song and before bringing
    up the mains ( Left and Right Master ), put the
    vocals in the mix first and see how the it sounds
    in the room with vocals only.
  • Slowly start bringing in the instruments one at a
    time as needed. Starting with the Kick and Bass
  • Get a decent mix by reinforcing the stage sound
  • Walk around the room and listen

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How to SoundCheck a band
  • Realize that sometimes you can't make it sound
    great in all areas of the room because of
    coverage standing waves reflective surfaces etc.

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  • A standing wave, also known as a stationary wave,
    is a wave that remains in a constant position.
    This phenomenon can occur because the medium is
    moving in the opposite direction to the wave, or
    it can arise in a stationary medium as a result
    of interference between two waves travelling in
    opposite directions.
  • Standing waves are produced whenever two waves of
    identical frequency interfere with one another
    while traveling opposite directions along the
    same medium.

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  • Band Rider.pdf
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