Posts Tagged ‘Monitor’

Your Gig Bag Essentials?

This week we’re exploring those items you just can’t give without.

Cable Considerations

Use the proper wire to connect your speakers to your power amp. Speaker wire is not the same as a guitar cable—use designated speaker wire. Also, choosing a wire that’s too thick or too think for your situation can cause a problem with the efficiency of your amp and speakers. All the major cable manufacturers [...]

There’s No ME In My Monitors!

To put it bluntly, if your monitor mix sucks, very likely, your performance is going to suck. I’m sure you’ve all read Bill Gibson’s 19th November post on crucial headphone mixes. It’s not a big leap to cross this over into the live monitoring field. Obviously, there are no hard and fast rules on what [...]

Monitor Feedback

Let’s talk about one of the most important ingredients of your live performance: monitors -says Wes Maebe Hey all. Great to have you back for my next rant. Some of you may have spent the entire budget on a killer studio mic (I would, but then again, I’m a GearSlut).   Some of you may [...]

Your Headphone Mix is Crucial

Did You Know That…Your Headphone Mix is Crucial? Often a singer is out of tune in the studio simply because the headphone mix is providing an inaccurate pitch reference or a pitch reference that’s hard to pinpoint. Always listen to the headphone mix when you’re getting set up. For pitch reference, the best instruments to [...]

Review: Warfedale’s Personal Monitor

Can this ‘active’ speaker from Wafedale Pro help you achieve the monitor mix you want?

Sound Checks and Line Checks

Bring confidence and civility with you to your next venue –says Shlomo

Moving from Studio To Stage

Make the necessary adjustments to stay at the top of your vocalist game – says Rachel Lebon.

Review: Mackie’s SRM 150 PA

It’s incredibly portable, but does this PA pack a big enough punch?

Live Sound Engineers & You

Know what to ask for when you’re on stage and you’ll get it -says Wes Maebe