Fixing Feedback and Stage Sound with Audio Engineer Andy Dolph – GigGab 104

Long-time audio engineer, Andy Dolph, joins Paul and Dave this week to share some tips and tricks for making your band sound its best – and avoid sounding its worst – on GigGab this week. Hear Andy’s microphone recommendations, tips for solving feedback in both the monitors and the mains, mixing advice, and why you should be using a high pass filter on everything. You never thought you wanted to learn about the inverse-square law before, but after listening to today’s show you’ll be glad you did! Chapters/Timestamps: 00:00:00 GigGab 104 – Monday, February 27, 2017 00:01:39 Theater sound vs. Rock-and-roll Sound 00:07:09 Advice for musicians to make FOH (and on-stage!) sound its best 00:09:09 Nothing but vocals in the monitors 00:13:47 A case study on a band 00:18:05 Which microphone to use? Shure Beta 58A Telefunken M80 or M81 Heil PR22 or PR35 00:22:32 Inverse Square Law 00:26:07 When a kick drum can be a problem? Sennheiser MD 421-II 00:29:53 The High Pass Filter can be your friend 00:36:00 Buy the biggest mixer you can afford (and carry) Listening to the room Fitting instruments into the mix In-ear tips 00:37:34 Tuning the PA. SynAudCon.com 00:45:24 Speaker Height and Angle 00:49:30 Compaq Big Band The post Fixing Feedback and Stage Sound with Audio Engineer Andy Dolph – GigGab 104 appeared first on Gig Gab.