Before Gig'ing With A Processor...
Mertay
Oct 20 2017, 09:55 PM
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Some kid I've met got a zoom processor recently, specifically for gig'ing. He told me he designed the tones with his guitar teacher (who runs a studio where the tones were made) but when he started playing in the soundcheck the sounds were terrible.

So here's the main difference between a processor (mid priced ones I've experienced) and plug-ins, the processors have extra eq's on the end of the chain.

There might be a few reasons why the tone you create at home not being the same on stage, like your listening levels while adjusting tones or the stage speakers not naturally sound like you studio monitors...the worst part is most likely the guy behind the mixer won't have the experience to fix the problem. Even a friend of mine who's a professional once admitted to me he hated working with processors as he's so much more comfortable dealing with mic.ing amps.

This is why the processor has an extra eq. , but probably the most useful one is the high-cut. Visually it looks like this;



By moveing its freq. location (to left or right visually), you solve problems like thinnes/harshness or mud. cause it shaves off the high freq.s . There can be extra filters like to adjust bass or mid.s, but this is the filter you probably should reach first.

Now give it a try but remember this golden rule, when changing the adjustment always adjust the output too! so if you're lessening the highs to get a fatter sound, the volume will drop so immediatly increase it. This will prevent you from over-using it.

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