A reader wrote in with a question about getting a good live vocal sound: My vocalist has a very soft voice, and we are trying to mic her for live performances. We are getting tons of bleed from other stage sounds like drums and guitar amp. We also are right on the edge of feedback,...
Live sound mixing is a bit different than studio mixing. It’s all happening in the now and there’s no undo or a chance to do another take. It’s more stressful but at the same time can be very rewarding if everything works out. Things will inevitably go wrong at one of your gigs but maybe...
When preparing for a live sound gig, there are some things you need to be aware of. Some gigs are obviously smaller or larger than others so you need to be sure you have the live sound setup you need to make the gig run smoothly. When you have the rider and are more or...
Monitor mixing is overlooked. Some live as the halfway house between being a runner and an actual live Front of House(FOH) mixing engineer. For me, monitor mixing is great in its own right. There are certain drawbacks to being way out there by yourself mixing at the FOH position while the monitor mixer is in...