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Originally Posted by jeansen
in many ocassions,even when i check sound with my band, it is quiet hard for me to hear myself in the monitor..so, i usually raising up my guitar volume and my v-amp2 volume...but then, my friend( who sits in the audience seat) always telling me that my guitar is too loud...do you have any suggestion on these ?
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If your monitors are run on different channels than your main speakers, then tell the soundguy to turn your guitar up in your monitor but not in the main speakers. This way you will hear more of yourself, but the audience will not. If you turn your guitar up, then you will affect both the monitors AND the main speakers.
If you do not have separate channels for the mains and the monitors, most mixers should already will have aux sends that you can use to get separate monitor sends off the mixer, so all you would need is a power amp to power your stage monitors. If you guys play out a lot at small clubs, then you may want to invest in something like this for your band that you can take to gigs. Running the monitors and main speakers off the same channel is a horrible way to go as there is no separation between what the musicians need to hear and what the audience hears.
Do you know what kind of PA system you guys are using? (Mixer, amplifiers for speakers and monitors, etc.)
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btw,what is check sound for?i mean, what should i do actually when it is come to check sound?
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As mentioned above, the soundcheck is where you check the levels of each member of the band before you play to the audience. You don't want to be adjusting levels and stuff when playing for the audience, so the soundcheck is to make sure everything sounds good "before" you play your set.
Soundcheck typically starts off with each band member plays/sings solo and the soundguy gets an approximate volume level for everyone and adjusts any EQ or effects settings. Then the whole band plays together (ie. jams
) and then the fine adjustments can be made to get a good balance between all of the instruments in the main speakers and in the musician's monitors.
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but i have heard that when we check sound,we should find our best sound first before jamming because the sound and the set-up in our home won't be the same as the one the stage,especially if we don't bring our own rig..is it true?
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This is definitely true. The PA system and the room size and acoustics will all play a factor on your final sound. When I used to play guitar in my church youth group several years ago my Digitech pedal sounded much better in their monitors than it did on my home CD-player speakers that I was using at the time. So yes, the sounds will be different.
If you can, try to get to the gig a little early and spend some time "playing" with your sounds there before everyone else shows up. That way you will have your tone mostly dialed in and you can make your final tweaks when playing with the rest of the band during the soundcheck. Eventually you will be able to dial in your sound much faster, even on gear you've never used before.
-tkr