Setting gain structure is really important. Don't forget to use the Solo, Cue, PFL, etc depending on board model to trim each channel, then mix with faders. Lead vocal at unity, everything else under it except Kick and Bass which compliments vocal, not bury it. Run with mains at near Unity and the VU should be near 0 for analog, -9 to - 12 for digital. Set FOH mains with program at nominal level from the board and set the main FOH amps to the required level for the room or event. EQ the FOH main for the room. Yes everything. This is a speaker/and room compensation. EQ on the board inputs is for the input, not to fix a FOH problem. Use good headphones to EQ inputs. Use meters while pre fade listening one channel to set the channel gain trim. Use a different out board EQ if needed on the vocal group. It is for vocals, not to correct the FOH problems. These are 3 different functions. 1 Input. Clean up a performer for boom, lisps, pops, etc. 2 Optional Vocal group for tonal balance. 3 FOH and room compensation. Optional 4 Aux stage monitor EQ for stages with hard ceilings, small, and hard reflective walls. Same as for FOH but for stage monitors. Should not be needed for outdoor tent stages.

Really appreciate your approach. I am a Singer/Guitarist (pre-covid) Restaurant/Lounge Musician struggling through my do-it-yourself CD/Music Video learning curve adolescence, and your video really simplified all the technical mumbo jumbo I've been finding on line. THANKS !!! I am now a Subscriber.

First time I'm seeing this! Always helpful reminders here. cheers!

Nice sir

Nice video as always

Thanks

Best informative video💞

hmm very interesting, so no 31 band EQ on instruments just vocals. I did not know that, glad i watched your video... keep up the great work !

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Thanks always like your videos I'm down in Windsor Ontario getting ready for a show on Saturday

Great Video!! Helped me alot 😊. Can you do a video about live broadcast when you are limited with FOH and Monitor Consoles?

I greet you with respect! please if you can help me with some advice! I use a dbx pa + with rta microphone to make a car eq depending on the room and solve the sound reflections in the event rooms where I use my system for a live band. it is correct to make the flat setting for auto eq, from which to leave later with the settings on each channel separately. the only thing is that I have the impression that the sound becomes metallic when the processor brings the peak around the level of 0 decibels practically canceling the heat of the processed system from the analog filters inside the speakers. As an ok thing, there is a crystallization of the sound ... what do you think about this operation! I greet you with respect

My guzheng instrument is too sharp. I am using a few microphones to pickup the sound with a Yamaha mixer and a pa system for street performance. How to make the output sound less sharp？

Thanks for the great tips ... I think I have been running my channel input gains too hot according to your theory which is interesting ... Keep it in the green ... Lots of advice out there to just worry about red peaking and that's it .. I'm going to try this on my next gig ... Also very important for me in my small band and venue environment and just generally speaking is your comment about EQing the FOH for vocals ... Do you advise humming up and down the frequencies to see where you find a "honkiness" or feedback potential frequency and cut there ...? For me it's like ALL speakers have a mid honk between 6 to 8 hundred hz .... Or somewhere between 1 and 2 kilohertz ... Opinion ....?

Mixing around the vocals, but how would you tell if it’s enough? I tried it before but the musicians said they don’t feel the power or that energy of instruments in stage.. I believe they’re referring to that blast you feel from drums. So I tried mixing everything with drums as base reference. Now the problem is it’s too loud & mic can’t catchup 😆 So maybe you’re right, I’ll just start with vocals first.

Hello, I recently started a job as a live mix engineer and I’m new to this side. We have a very large system for a smaller restaurant. The manager wants the customers to be able to talk without the music overpowering. Is there any more advice you have on keeping a good balance that will please the artists as well as the customers. We have a live band as well as some artists who just sing over KZfaq tracks, thanks!

what is he referring to when he talks about ripple in an eq context?

With too much subtractive EQ, it will make the signal strength lower no?

1:10 bypass the introduction.

turn down the goddamn kick and bass.