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Fixing Feedback and Stage Sound with Audio Engineer Andy Dolph – GigGab 104

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Long-time audio engineer, Andy Dolph, joins Paul and Dave this week to share some tips and tricks for making your band sound its best – and avoid sounding its worst – on GigGab this week. Hear Andy’s microphone recommendations, tips for solving feedback in both the monitors and the mains, mixing advice, and why you should be using a high pass filter on everything. You never thought you wanted to learn about the inverse-square law before, but after listening to today’s show you’ll be glad you did!

Chapters/Timestamps:
  • 00:00:00 GigGab 104 – Monday, February 27, 2017
  • 00:01:39 Theater sound vs. Rock-and-roll Sound
  • 00:07:09 Advice for musicians to make FOH (and on-stage!) sound its best
  • 00:09:09 Nothing but vocals in the monitors
  • 00:13:47 A case study on a band
  • 00:18:05 Which microphone to use?
    • Shure Beta 58A
    • Telefunken M80 or M81
    • Heil PR22 or PR35
    • 00:22:32 Inverse Square Law
    • 00:26:07 When a kick drum can be a problem?
      • Sennheiser MD 421-II
      • 00:29:53 The High Pass Filter can be your friend
      • 00:36:00 Buy the biggest mixer you can afford (and carry)
        • Listening to the room
        • Fitting instruments into the mix
        • In-ear tips
        • 00:37:34 Tuning the PA.
          • SynAudCon.com
          • 00:45:24 Speaker Height and Angle
          • 00:49:30 Compaq Big Band

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