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Forum Home - General drum talk - Need help with sound system and micing my kit!
Need help with sound system and micing my kit!
Chadh


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Ok I know there are a ton of variables to get a good sound when gigging but I'm hoping some of you guys can help me.
My band plays a ton of outdoor gigs and I can never seem to get a good sound from my drums. We use two powered speakers and two powered subs and a 12 channel board. The first major problem is we dont have enough channels on the board. I've heard that a lot of drummers use a seperate mixer just for that reason, if I go that route is it possible to use a crossover with that mixer to keep the kick drum out of speakers and only coming through the subs?
Hope this makes since Im completely lost when it comes to PA stuff, luckily the bandmates take care of most of that but I'd really like to figure out a way to get a better sound, epecially on the outdoor gigs.
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drummer5359



16,066 posts (8 today)
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I sitting hear pondering the best way to handle your sound issue.

Duncan runs sound as his business and would likely give you the best info. Unfortunately, I think he is on vacation this week.


-Mike - Member since January 6, 2007

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

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We grow old because we stop playing."

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Chadh


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Cool maybe when he gets back he can help.
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drummer5359



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If he doesnt see the thread, I'll point it out to him.
-Mike - Member since January 6, 2007

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old.
We grow old because we stop playing."

"My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am."
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servantrek



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It would depend on the sophistication level of the mixer. If You dedicate one channel of your main mixer to the kick drum You could feed it from the monitor send of your slave mixer then run the rest of Your mix through another Channel.
Billy
Member since Feb. 15 2008

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