Re: [Harp-L] Best PA setting to play with band

[Paul Marconi <pmarcons@xxxxxxxxx>]

I believe it depends on the PA ..and the room....and the rest of the band.
Rolling off the highs is a good rule of thumb, however if you roll of too
much you will not cut through....and you may need to.

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:35 PM, <gnarlyheman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My two cents, roll off the highs.
> I was at the jazz jam that Smokey refers to, and tried to help run sound.
> We had chromatic and diatonic players.
> They all shared the same mikes, so when a diatonic player got up, I simply
> shelved the highs.
> That situation was doomed from the beginning, since the backup band
> refused to play quietly enough to allow the harmonica soloists to be
> clearly heard. I wound up turning the PA up as loud as I could and riding
> the levels.
> Others may have more specific advice with regard to which frequencies
> should be boosted. I do not.
> Gary
>
> On Aug 21, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Dennis, I think it's a matter of what a person reasonably considers
> tonal quality. I would guess it depends on the venue. Some like a little
> bit of hash in their tone, while others hear a dissonance IF the sound
> isn't set up to account for the myriad of ramifications. Especially
> inherrant in the fact that no two players are going to have matching
> timbres. I guess what's happening is that the sound man (while excellent)
> is not in a studio and is having trouble with the levels.
> >
> > I had to adjust for every player at the recent spah jazz jams and still
> couldn't get it right. It was a very live room and some players 'pull' on
> the notes more than others, while some play strong, and others silky. With
> a strictly stock set up, like the one we have here in Fla., there are less
> overlapping tones to contend with...OH, and the dining room is a muted
> room..acoustical ceiling and all.
> >
> > I have heard you and you're a great player. Guys like you can play
> anything and make it sound good. I kinda wish I was up near you.
> >
> > smokey-joe
> >
> > On Aug 21, 2013, at 12:41 PM, Dennis Moriarty wrote:
> >
> >> After years of the sound man's grimacing in a club I am going to try
> and defer to his wish to "just play through the PA mike" rather than
> setting up my miked amp. This is a paying gig in a major NYC joint that I
> do weekly so the opportunity is worth the degradation in tonal quality if
> it's the price I have to pay. I must go through one of the house wireless
> mikes into the PA without the addition of any added effects so what would
> give me the most resonantly smooth sound regarding PA settings please?
> Thanks. d
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> >
> >
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