Using Gates on Toms
Here’s a great article from Dave Stagl on the love hate relationship of using gates on tom drums.
Mixing Live Guitars
Here’s a really helpful article on dealing with on-stage amps, and fitting them into the house mix.
http://www.churchsoundguy.com/2009/06/miking-rock-guitars-live-timeless.html
EQing Monitor
Now we’ve all been there… Ringing out monitors and you can’t quite get hold of a frequency that is feeding back, or when you do, the monitor just sounds dull and dead….
Here are some great quick tips to EQ monitors.
Compress and EQ Vocals
Here are some pro audio mixers talking through tips and tricks for mixing vocals.
Setting Up Choir & Overhead Mics
The Church Soundguy has a great discussion on setting up choir and overhead mics. Useful for us since we do have this need at least once a month, it seems.
Dealing With Microphone Feedback
Feedback is always an enemy of the soundman, and ruins a mix for musicians and congregations. Here’s a great discussion on how to deal and fix the feedback?
Compressor Settings and Review
Rick Naqvi of Presonus offers tips and tricks to setup our Compression. It even includes suggested settings for each vocal style you are trying to capture.
