No I wasn't referring to your singer facing the band in context of a gig.
Sorry I didn't specify. Unless of course he is a reincarnation of a very green Jim Morrison.
No I wasn't referring to your singer facing the band in context of a gig.
Sorry I didn't specify. Unless of course he is a reincarnation of a very green Jim Morrison.
Point was well taken on the mic patterns and how turning around would reduce the background noise picked up by the mic. I was just confused about doing that live, and wondered what you meant.
I've heard stories about Jim Morrison being so shy that he sang with his back to the crowd when they first started. Our singer is also a naturally shy person, but slowly he is working his way out of his shell. The one thing our band needs more than anything else is more stage presence. We are aware of that. So I am constantly checking out other bands to see what they do right and what they do wrong. The more successful bands have that stage presence which holds the crowd even more than solid music. For the most part, we have our music pretty tight. It's our stage presence that really needs work.
You just need to go out and play with total authority. Own the show.
One thing I always found that people really get into is when the musicians are playin together and gettin into each others face. Instead of the bass player or singer standing over in their own little corner when the guitar is soloing, They walk over and get down with him and push him further.
Trade licks and be happy. It's also a hellava lot of fun when you get that musical dialogue going on between you and your band mates. It helps to create a better musical trust between you. But the other thing about mic patterns is that they can be very usefull especially in small club situations
and a narrower pattern can give you an increased db level, especially when it comes to stage monitors. The big thing of course for a singer is he has to be more consistant with his mic technique. I use a Shure Beta 58
when I go and play. It suits my voice well and being a guitar player it's not that difficult for me to stay consistant on it. It also has helped alot when I've used in ear monitors. But at the same time if you are using stage monitors then the rear rejection null point changes from 1 at the rear of what a cardioid would be to 2 at about a 60 degree angle on each side of the supercardioid. 2 stage monitors at this angle would be better
for a supercardioid where 1 would be better at a center position behind a cardioid. And as with many things in audio, It just depends.
Just a quick update. I did buy the Behringer B2031P monitors and received them earlier in the week. I just got my mixing table set up in my music room and got the monitors hooked up to my amp tonight. They really sound good to me. Almost feel like a real music engineer at the moment with all my gear. At any rate, it's a long way from my 4 track cassette deck of years gone by.
By the way, the best price I could find on the B2031P's was at Amazon.com. Plus, I had a coupon for more money off at Amazon, so I am feeling I got a good deal. Now it's back to mixing...... Later.
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Sorry I didn't specify. Unless of course he is a reincarnation of a very green Jim Morrison.
Point was well taken on the mic patterns and how turning around would reduce the background noise picked up by the mic. I was just confused about doing that live, and wondered what you meant.
I've heard stories about Jim Morrison being so shy that he sang with his back to the crowd when they first started. Our singer is also a naturally shy person, but slowly he is working his way out of his shell. The one thing our band needs more than anything else is more stage presence. We are aware of that. So I am constantly checking out other bands to see what they do right and what they do wrong. The more successful bands have that stage presence which holds the crowd even more than solid music. For the most part, we have our music pretty tight. It's our stage presence that really needs work.
One thing I always found that people really get into is when the musicians are playin together and gettin into each others face. Instead of the bass player or singer standing over in their own little corner when the guitar is soloing, They walk over and get down with him and push him further.
Trade licks and be happy. It's also a hellava lot of fun when you get that musical dialogue going on between you and your band mates. It helps to create a better musical trust between you. But the other thing about mic patterns is that they can be very usefull especially in small club situations
and a narrower pattern can give you an increased db level, especially when it comes to stage monitors. The big thing of course for a singer is he has to be more consistant with his mic technique. I use a Shure Beta 58
when I go and play. It suits my voice well and being a guitar player it's not that difficult for me to stay consistant on it. It also has helped alot when I've used in ear monitors. But at the same time if you are using stage monitors then the rear rejection null point changes from 1 at the rear of what a cardioid would be to 2 at about a 60 degree angle on each side of the supercardioid. 2 stage monitors at this angle would be better
for a supercardioid where 1 would be better at a center position behind a cardioid. And as with many things in audio, It just depends.
By the way, the best price I could find on the B2031P's was at Amazon.com. Plus, I had a coupon for more money off at Amazon, so I am feeling I got a good deal. Now it's back to mixing...... Later.