OverweightPlatypus

Do you use Google Ultron?

Cool AMA, not many techies get love.

Do you have any tips for EQing live shows? Like vocals, electric guitar, drums, etc. What about for annoying problems like feedback and the annoying high-pitched squeal I can't seem to find and kill? What are some common problems and how do you fix it?

How do you deal with people trying to tell you what to do? Do you just smile and wave, ignore them, or do you give in to their demands?

Did you do any kind of Tech Theatre classes in High School with their drama/musical theatre class? What about churches, do you help run sound, or are you not even religious(sorry if too personal, but it seems that a lot of sound guys start off with small jobs at churches).

Thanks!

Alot of people also forget that good gain structure is the key to a good sound, and that's where feedback comes in.

Yea, I totally agree. Can't compensate for bad source. In audio school, did you ever get people saying NOT to turn up gain in perfomances, as it messes with the performer's monitors? How do you get around that?

I usually high pass everything, kicks around 40-60hz and bass around 60-80z, everything else at 80z.

What about vocals? Anything sub 160z? But I guess it depends from vocalist to vocalist.

you have to ring out your wedges/system

Could you explain that in more detail? I'm not too familiar with those terms. I'm guessing wedges are the triangular smaller monitors, and the system is the sound system.

The best way to go about this is to use an RTA to find your frequency that's ringing, and dial it out of the mix using an EQ.

How do you actually do this? Do you isolate a band, say the 250z, turn Q all the way up so its super narrow, and then turn its gain down? Do you do it by ear, or is there equipment that helps? As well, does it tend to be the same kind of frequencies that need to be cut out, or is it complete variant?

Finally, are you bass or treble?

Alright, thanks for all your replies! Pretty insightful stuff. I'm gonna try out some of those EQ settings the next time I run sound with my school.

As someone who doesn't really know anything about how their home internet works or what all the components come together to do, where would you go to get started on learning it? It just seems like a sea of terms thrown together.