..and it didn't go so well.
Now I know why I need to keep my tube amps.
It was an outdoor gig with no soundman. We do about 3 to 4 gigs like this a year. All sound comes off stage. Bass guy shows up with his new monster bass stack and means to move serious air. Every body is lighting it up volume wise cause we're outside and we can.
I set up my presets based on volumes that we'd have with legions and small\medium clubs where volume is more constrained. And that is the majority of our gigs. As well as a few fair gigs a year, bigger venues but a soundman. And with the FM9 it really does matter.
Strangely enough, I had my FR12 originally on a chair tilted up a bit and I can't hear it. Its litterly in my face and I can't hear it. I moved it down to the ground using the tilt back legs and I could hear it much better. But It was nearly fully cranked and the out on my FM9 is nearly cranked full. I originally set up my presets with all eq and volume on the FR12 at noon and the FM9 out about 1 oclock, which is pretty loud.
The trebles were distorting terribly, the mids were way too harsh and the bass was booming like...well a bass.
Thank gawd I could compensate somewhat on the FR12. Had trebles, mids and bass down to about 2. Volume on 9.
Still did not sound great. I admit I had the highs and mids set a little too hot and the max volume just exaggerated that terribly.
For any gigs like this I will definitely be bringing a tube amp.
I'm also going to get permission from work to Go in to the office Saturdays and Sundays when no one is there to work on my presets. Theres a couple of big rooms that would be perfect and I wouldn't have to worry about babies or any body else. The office is only a 4 minute drive from home so it will be convenient.
One question I had for anyone that might know. I set up my presets with the volume and all eq at noon on the FR12 and the out on the FM9 about 1 oclock. I was thinking that instead of fooling around with 2 levels that I'd crank one to full and control\compensate as needed the other source.
For example I'd still set the presets with the eq on the fr12 at noon but have the volume at max and control the levels from the FM9 output. Is anyone with a similar set up doing this?
Now I know why I need to keep my tube amps.
It was an outdoor gig with no soundman. We do about 3 to 4 gigs like this a year. All sound comes off stage. Bass guy shows up with his new monster bass stack and means to move serious air. Every body is lighting it up volume wise cause we're outside and we can.
I set up my presets based on volumes that we'd have with legions and small\medium clubs where volume is more constrained. And that is the majority of our gigs. As well as a few fair gigs a year, bigger venues but a soundman. And with the FM9 it really does matter.
Strangely enough, I had my FR12 originally on a chair tilted up a bit and I can't hear it. Its litterly in my face and I can't hear it. I moved it down to the ground using the tilt back legs and I could hear it much better. But It was nearly fully cranked and the out on my FM9 is nearly cranked full. I originally set up my presets with all eq and volume on the FR12 at noon and the FM9 out about 1 oclock, which is pretty loud.
The trebles were distorting terribly, the mids were way too harsh and the bass was booming like...well a bass.
Thank gawd I could compensate somewhat on the FR12. Had trebles, mids and bass down to about 2. Volume on 9.
Still did not sound great. I admit I had the highs and mids set a little too hot and the max volume just exaggerated that terribly.
For any gigs like this I will definitely be bringing a tube amp.
I'm also going to get permission from work to Go in to the office Saturdays and Sundays when no one is there to work on my presets. Theres a couple of big rooms that would be perfect and I wouldn't have to worry about babies or any body else. The office is only a 4 minute drive from home so it will be convenient.
One question I had for anyone that might know. I set up my presets with the volume and all eq at noon on the FR12 and the out on the FM9 about 1 oclock. I was thinking that instead of fooling around with 2 levels that I'd crank one to full and control\compensate as needed the other source.
For example I'd still set the presets with the eq on the fr12 at noon but have the volume at max and control the levels from the FM9 output. Is anyone with a similar set up doing this?
