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[Ethan Landrum]

 Well, My garage is often used as a venue for live music and other events, and its a practice space for my band, and I need advice for how to setup our sound system the best possible way/
Here's what we have;
Mics:
Samson M10 Dynamic cardiod
Shure SM58 Dynamic Cardiod
Universal karaoke mic(Dynamic cardiod, 1/4 inch plug)

Mixer:
Behringer Eurorack UB1832 FX Pro (6 mic inputs, 14 chanels)

FOH Speakers:
Aiwa 20 Watt Passive Speakers, hooked up to a 25 watt stereo amp

Monitor:
Peavey 65 Watt Floor wedge hooked up to a peavey XM 4 150 watt powered mixer

Outboard:
behringer 48 point patchbay
Digitech DSP 256 effects processor
Behringer minimon
(all in rolling rack case with mixer)

And we have a 9 foot wide,6 foot long, 1 foor tall stage in the corner.

Any Suggestions are appreciated!!!
Thanks,
Ethan

[Charlie Zureki]

Ethan Landrum wrote on Mon, 03 August 2009 19:07

Well, My garage is often used as a venue for live music and other events, and its a practice space for my band, and I need advice for how to setup our sound system the best possible way/ Here's what we have; Mics: Samson M10 Dynamic cardiod Shure SM58 Dynamic Cardiod Universal karaoke mic(Dynamic cardiod, 1/4 inch plug) Mixer: Behringer Eurorack UB1832 FX Pro (6 mic inputs, 14 chanels) FOH Speakers: Aiwa 20 Watt Passive Speakers, hooked up to a 25 watt stereo amp Monitor: Peavey 65 Watt Floor wedge hooked up to a peavey XM 4 150 watt powered mixer Outboard: behringer 48 point patchbay Digitech DSP 256 effects processor Behringer minimon (all in rolling rack case with mixer) And we have a 9 foot wide,6 foot long, 1 foor tall stage in the corner. Any Suggestions are appreciated!!! Thanks, Ethan

 Hello Ethan,

 as your neighbor.... don't play there after 9pm ....or before 4pm .... and never on Sunday....

 Seriously, what kind of suggestions are you looking for?....

  The patch-bay is not needed.
  Get some real Foh speakers, and an amp to drive them.
  Ditch the Universal Mic with 1/4 plug
  Ditch the Peavey 65 watt (?) monitor and get a nice used model that can handle some power.
  List the Instruments in your band, so we can guide you to Audio Excellence.....

  Cheers, Good Luck

  Hammer

[Ethan Landrum]

Thanks alot man, and haha the neighbors do not mind, you can barely hear it throught the garage, thanks to stone walls.
The patchbay is a tool my band uses for recording, and it is in the same rack we use for the pa, so I though i'd list it.
Im working on getting some real FOH Speakers, the Aiwas arent too bad for now. Looked at a pair of peaveys on craigslist, but im just not sure yet, the seller doesnt want to give alot of details.
Instruments in my band:
Me: Rhythm guitars, Fender Strat, With a yamaha G100 2x12 Combo amp, Shure sm 58
Forrest: lead guitar, Epiphone SG, With an ibanez amp, samson M10 mic
Will: Yamaha 5 piece drum kit, never mic'd.
Julian: Bass, dean 4 string, peavey amp, sennheiser 835 Mic.

-Ethan

[Jordan Wolf]

I recommend using earplugs while rehearsing in there and keeping the practices split up into chunks with 10min. breaks here-and-there from any loud noises.

It's just a guess, but I'd say it gets very loud in the space with little reinforcement.  Protect your ears.

[Rob Timmerman]

Jordan Wolf wrote on Wed, 05 August 2009 18:11

I recommend using earplugs while rehearsing in there and keeping the practices split up into chunks with 10min. breaks here-and-there from any loud noises. It's just a guess, but I'd say it gets very loud in the space with little reinforcement.  Protect your ears.

Alternatively, you could do everyone a favor and get your stage volume under control...

[Brad Weber]

Just a suggestion, but the Installed Sound/Contracting forum may not be the best place for your question since it does not seem to address an installed system or contracting.  You might get more response in the LAB Lounge, but it would probably help there if you try to be a bit more specific on what you are looking for or what issues you are trying to address.

[Jordan Wolf]

Well yes, that would help a lot both presently and in the future.  Alright then...some tips:

1. Drums: Keep your playing controlled, consistent, and please realize that you don't need to bludgeon your kit to be heard.

2. Guitars: Tilt your guitar amps up towards your ears, not blasting past your kneecaps.  Also, make sure your "clean" and "overdrive" channels are closely matched in volume (same for FX patches and pedals).

3. Keyboards: Make sure your patches are very close in volume.  Oh, and know how to navigate through your keyboard's menus...

4. Bass Guitar: If you can't hear yourself well, move away from the drums.

That's all I can think of right now...there's much more, and others will chime in - especially if this gets into the Lounge.

Sorry for the sidetrack from the original topic, but I felt that it would be good to prevent some things at the get-go.