Bob Leonard wrote on Sun, 23 December 2007 07:40 |
I recently found a great 70 page guide describing most of the aspects of mixing monitors. I know fairly well that this is an often overlooked part of sound reinforcement, often resulting in a lot of frustration when approached by a novice. The guide is great for beginners and journeymen alike. Print it out and give it a read. Have fun! http://www.sae.edu/media/251/a_handbook_for_monitor_engineer s_.pdf |
Art Welter wrote on Mon, 24 December 2007 01:45 |
...If you set compressor thresholds too low, gain will be reduced, so the system will feed back at a lower output level. |
Geri O'Neil wrote on Mon, 24 December 2007 08:03 |
I would NEVER try to use a comp on a singer's monitor channel on any kind of one-off or a show where the band relied on us for a monitor mixer, unless their house guy requested it and had some guidelines as to where to start. Geri O |
Geri O'Neil wrote on Mon, 24 December 2007 07:03 |
Using comps on monitor mixing can be effective, but as Art mentioned, it's like walking a very fine line and can turn into a battle between the singer and the compressor very quickly. I would NEVER try to use a comp on a singer's monitor channel on any kind of one-off or a show where the band relied on us for a monitor mixer, unless their house guy requested it and had some guidelines as to where to start. We DO make use of the limiters in the monitor speaker processors for protection, but by the time they kick in, things are already waaay out of hand. Geri O |