Being Heard On Stage, This guy's metal perspective |
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Being Heard On Stage, This guy's metal perspective |
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Oct 24 2014, 02:26 AM |
-------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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Oct 27 2014, 11:18 AM |
I like the funny vibe of the video!
He is essentially right and hits on a big stereotype which is true among young metal bands playing their first gigs or getting first taste of playing in rehearsal room. This is mostly related to the fact that we play most of our time alone in our room with our amp. Naturally, we want to set the amp to sound as cool as possible. That is where we get the nice bassy tone with tons of gain and a bit scooped mids. It just sounds cool that way when we are playing alone. Same with acoustic guitar which has a built in mic preamp and if we are playing it through amp or speakers - we would set it pretty bass heavy to make it sound big (if we are playing alone). What happens is that on stage those rules don't apply anymore and we need to compete for our space in the frequency spectrum. Add a lot of bass in the signal and your guitar will sound slightly muddy and get "eaten" by bass guitar and kick drum. What is essential for young musician to realise is that you can't set the exact same tone as in your practice room and sound good on stage. One needs to compensate "for the greater good" Usual tricks to get to "cut through" the mix on stage is to use more defined tone (slightly less gain than usual) as well as more mid frequencies which everyone from guitar players to bass player run away whenever possible The goal is to get a nice and defined tone which doesn't get "eaten" by other instruments in a band like bass guitar, drums, cymbals etc. Also, having two guitarists playing in a band adds another degree of difficulty and they need to setup different tones so that they don't compete rather complement each other in the frequency range and overall tone. In practice, it does prove that it is quite difficult to set the tone on stage which you think "sucks". This is why bands with more live experience sound better over time as they start compensating and discovering how they can setup their gear for best live performance. -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Oct 27 2014, 07:43 PM |
Case in point - I brought my studio amp to practice last Thursday - it sounded superb in my studio - I had it dialed in to the room's acoustics and it sounded heavenly - our practice room was about 3 times as large as my studio, and it just didn't have the umph / tone, great sound I had dialed in. It took some major tweaking to get it fit into the dynamics of our practice. If it were mic'd, I'm sure it would have sounded great, but unless you're using an in-ear system, what comes out of the amp on stage is crucial to feeling good about what you're playing. Floor monitor mixes are hit/miss depending on who your sound man is.
I like the funny vibe of the video! He is essentially right and hits on a big stereotype which is true among young metal bands playing their first gigs or getting first taste of playing in rehearsal room. This is mostly related to the fact that we play most of our time alone in our room with our amp. Naturally, we want to set the amp to sound as cool as possible. That is where we get the nice bassy tone with tons of gain and a bit scooped mids. It just sounds cool that way when we are playing alone. Same with acoustic guitar which has a built in mic preamp and if we are playing it through amp or speakers - we would set it pretty bass heavy to make it sound big (if we are playing alone). What happens is that on stage those rules don't apply anymore and we need to compete for our space in the frequency spectrum. Add a lot of bass in the signal and your guitar will sound slightly muddy and get "eaten" by bass guitar and kick drum. What is essential for young musician to realise is that you can't set the exact same tone as in your practice room and sound good on stage. One needs to compensate "for the greater good" Usual tricks to get to "cut through" the mix on stage is to use more defined tone (slightly less gain than usual) as well as more mid frequencies which everyone from guitar players to bass player run away whenever possible The goal is to get a nice and defined tone which doesn't get "eaten" by other instruments in a band like bass guitar, drums, cymbals etc. Also, having two guitarists playing in a band adds another degree of difficulty and they need to setup different tones so that they don't compete rather complement each other in the frequency range and overall tone. In practice, it does prove that it is quite difficult to set the tone on stage which you think "sucks". This is why bands with more live experience sound better over time as they start compensating and discovering how they can setup their gear for best live performance. -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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Oct 27 2014, 08:56 PM |
It's not just a hard rock or metal scenario either.
I coach/mentor middle school/high school and even college age kids in ensemble settings both rock and jazz and the first thing I have to do is talk about *tone production* on a stage . Gain - down, Bass - down *The second thing is intonation. And the third thing is, "you don't know it as well as you thought you did - ?" -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Oct 28 2014, 09:13 PM |
*snip* ... And the third thing is, "you don't know it as well as you thought you did - ?" -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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