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Equipment Advice for Performing Live

  • 24-07-2014 08:42AM
    #1
    Susteng
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    Anthony here! I've been playing music live for years now, starting as a heavy metal-play in front of your friends-band to now playing in a pub band. I used play in a 5 piece but that proved to be a nightmare to say the least.

    I now play guitar in a 2 piece cover band with a vocalist and we use backing tracks. It works for what we want and we both enjoy it immensely. And we get great sound thanks to my vocalists serious PA.

    But my query... I see bands play and I can't for the life of me figure out what equipment they are using etc. Our set up is simply: Laptop -> dry mixer -> mixer, for the backing tracks. Guitar amp with mic in front. 2 vocal mics. Monitor for playing the tracks to us. C'est tout!

    So what am I missing out on? I know people use compressors, equalizers, amp heads etc., but am I in a case where if it's not broken then why fix it?

    Any advice / equipment upgrdes / etc., greatly appreciated.

    Anthony


Comments

  • #2
    unclebill98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭unclebill98


    Trust your ears. If its nice sounding and you get no complaints then whats there to fix!

    Compressors can even the BT out but if there is a significant difference in their volume then it would not help. Comp vox would always help but then again it depends on other factors etc like mic technique etc.

    EQ would be handy but again depending on desk/amp/boxes you are using its hard to say where and what it should be used on.


  • #3
    Susteng
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Susteng


    Thanks for your response.

    It does sound good so I am probably pondering for no valid reason. If anything we are always complimented on our sound. And last week I saw a band who had the fanciest tech behind them and sounded poor (another 2 piece with backing tracks).

    A comp vox would really be the only investment I'd consider making, sometimes our vocals are too loud/low depending where we are


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