Hrm.. This is pretty hard to deal with sometimes, and the old "just slightly
RMS compress the main outs" has been shown to have mixed results.
Best bet: Right before you crank the res up, dip the volume of that
particular instrument a little bit. This will get you in the ballpark and
most ppl wont notice too badly.
If your instrument has it, a really cool way to do it is to assign the res
knob to the volume and scale it properly to deal with the gain you get from
the res. So, as you turn the res up, the volume goes down slightly.
Or, another way to deal with it is to crank the channel gain up pretty high
and adjust the volume pot accordingly so that when you get into the hi res
situation the distortion of the mixer somewhat naturally compresses it, but
you want the distortion to be set so that with little res there is no
distortion, then with hi res it breaks into distortion..Basically,
distortion is almost like a brick-wall type of compression, and as far as
dynamics they act somewhat similiar.
Finally, another way to deal with it is to cut the offensive frequencies at
the mixer. IOW, set your synth to the point at which it goes from normal
volume to screaming. Let the synth play right there, and continue to let it
play. Then, adjust your EQ on the mixer (or the synth if it has EQ) mainly
by adjusting the sweepable mid to cut the frequency at which the volume gets
unruly.
Do another filter sweep with hi res and go from low cutoff to hi cutoff
values, and listen to see if it smooths out the transition enough so that
the synth doesnt scream so bad. If it doesnt work the first time, try it
again.
I can assure you a fairly cheap MEQ-32 (alesis I think) on the mains can fix
a LOT of these problems, and when playing live its well worth the effort
because every system and venue is different and to have the adjustability is
just great, but a mixer EQ should be enough.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: Dustin Zahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: Live Playin
> I just throw my stuff where ever they tell me to put it. I don't use any
> racks. It usually goes on some tables.
> Dustin
>
> P.S. as for the sounds, just watch it so you don't have really really high
> peaks and hard bass. You can always adjust it later on your mixer.
> Dustin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 7:49 PM
> Subject: Live Playin
>
>
> > Since there seems to be a pretty large pool of live playing experience
on
> > this list, and since my first live gigs are coming up next month, I need
> to
> > tap your brains about something: If I do crazy filter sweeps with high
> > resonance over a big PA, am I putting peoples hearing and/or the
speakers
> > at risk of damage? What specifically should I avoid? Also, what sort
of
> > stage setup do you people find most effective? Do you just set up a big
> > table and put everything on it, or do you have racks and racks of
> equipment
> > you hide behind? Do you have any other advice for someone who is
> > approaching his first gig as an electronic musician?
> >
> > cam
> >
> >
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