Great video! I just bought one of these to use for my cover band's live sound. We mostly play in small to medium sized venues with capacities ranging from 50 to 300 people and run our own sound with our own PA and have to mix from the stage. I bought this EQ along with a dbx AFS2 to help solve some feedback issues but I'm running into a small problem. Even with your latest tip of turning the input up and master faders down when ringing out a room, I'm finding that in order for the LEDs to light up and show what frequencies are feeding back, the volume still has to be insanely loud which naturally annoys the staff and patrons. Is there anything else you can think of to get around this? I've tried facing the FOH speakers in so they point right at the mics and that helped a little but with the speakers pointing in, it doesn't catch a lot of the room reflections that cause feedback once the speakers are pointing out again. And the feedback still has to be pretty loud before the LEDs light up. The dbx AFS2 works much better and catches the feedback at lower volumes but I'd also like to use the graphic EQ to further tweak some frequencies. Is there any way to increase the sensitivity on this thing?

@@guitarman3001 I'm glad to read your report. Unfortunately there is no way around making loud noises to ring out the system. The best you can do is first warn the people around you that you are going to make some brief loud noises so that you can solve them now and not have this problem during the performance. The other think I do is only push the faders up until I hear the feedback and immediately bring the volume back down, so that I am not hurting their ears for more than a second at a time. Good luck!

Thanks!

Glad this helped you out. I made this video for folks like you.

Steve M very much appreciated!

I’m so glad it helped you!

Rock on! Glad this helped you.

Thank you!

I’m glad I could help. This will help you during your performances. I love this unit.

Thanks! I don’t use the high or low pass filters since I am running all frequencies through this unit. You might only want to do that if you were running just subwoofers or just horns perhaps.

LosoIAm thanks for your kind words.

RingOut Zone/Function1 Spk, then off. Followed to RingOut Zone/Function2 Spk. Finally, bring up ALL Zones/Functions Spks and do Final RingOut...

Thanks I like it

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The mixer has master inserts (in & out). So my MIXER signal goes ->out through the insert to the FBQ EQ unit in ->then out of EQ to COMPRESSOR in ->then back into the MIXER master insert in (same as return). Pretty simple circuit. Hope that helps.

Thanks. I run all monitor through left channel and all mains through the right channel. Mixer>EQ>Amp>Speaker

Sony Soni I think it’s all analog. I am not noticing any latency.

@@HappyOrangeTheBand Thanks Eric.

FBQ by behringer is just merely a detection circuitry.

BC very transparent. No coloring.

@@HappyOrangeTheBand ok thanks I hope your right

I have this same exact EQ, and I connect my EQ to my AMP with XLR cables. My whole rig from PA Mixer, down through FX, through Compressor, through EQ, and down through amps are all connected with XLR cables. There is literately NO hum of any kind, and everything sounds great! I hope this helps....

@@bigalTN1 Nice one

rootmajick You have to run Mono/L only from the Main Out of yr mixer to Input1 of EQ and onwards to FOH power amp... Then run from yr Aux1 Out to Input2 of EQ and onwards to Monitor power amp...

Yes! Every room is different. Do this every time you set up your PA in a new space. Even if you just add or move a microphone.

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Goldrama Entertainment I use the main insert jacks on the Behringer mixer. So the signal goes from the mixer insert out to the FBQ equalizer. Then the signal goes into my compressor. Then it comes back into the mixer on the insert jacks. I use the tip send and ring return type cables which is required for insert jacks. I hope that helps. It’s that simple of a signal chain.

just connect from the Aux1 Out of yr mixer to the gEQ, then inputting it to yr Amplifiers and/or Speakers. then you mix from the respective Aux bus...

My two questions for you is the 3 knobs to the left !st knob is turned right down,the middle knob is in the centre, & the right is full up Please explain And on your mixer do you have all your frequency knobs set in the centre for when you are setting up this EQ,then afterwards add bass or treble to the individual channels as required,!! Many thanks for your top demo.Cheers.

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Well as i can see it's an analog mixer, u can do it easily on digital mixers. Can u do it using the sends and returns of the mixer? I kinda want to do the same but dont want to change the sound of the entire system.

This is more useful during live performances when you have monitors adding sound to the room. In a studio you normally use headphones instead of speakers for monitors, so this unit wouldn’t be helping except to help shape the overall tone of the mix.

still need help?

I only recommend Mic -> Mixer -> Eq -> Speakers

you can't the impedance of a mic input is too low,it will not work since the eq is expecting a line level input which is 30k ohms only way this would work is if you introduce an external preamp it goes mic > preamp > eq > mixer > amp

How would you want the XR4400 to function in relative to yr P32X mixer??

Vu Le I use the insert jacks from the mixer. This allows me to send the the mains signal to the EQ first. Then connect the EQ outs to the compressor ins. Last the compressor sends go back to the mixer mains through those same insert jacks. The trick is to use TRS cables in the insert jacks.

I have very much the same equipment as yours. I use my system for karaoke. I am new to live sound so don’t know if my set up is correct or not. Here is how my sound flow: audio coming to a line input channel then I use the insert port to send/return the signal to the compressor. I then use the Aux send the audio to my reverb unit. Then I hook up the EQ from the mixer output, then hookup the power speakers from the EQ out put. Please let me know if this set up is ok or not? Thanks

Hey Eric, I have this same EQ connected to my rack system. As you stated here about the connection between the Compressor, and the EQ, I have a question? Is it better to have the Mixer running to the EQ first, and then to the Compressor only using TRS cables? I have my Mixer running to my Compressor, and then out to my EQ, and then out to my Amp using all XLR cables. If your way is the right way, can you please explain why? Also I like the XLR cables because there is no low hum or line noise. If n you would like to email me your answers and ideas, please do so at pneal5368@yahoo.com Thanks, and look forward to hearing back from you. Peace, and many blessings...… Paul

Paul Neal Flutes & Knives Generally, gEQ 1st followed by Comp. TRS signal and XLR signals are Balanced signal. they differ in no way other than of their connectors. (hope you aware of TS and TRS 1/4")

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Nathan McDaniel true. One thing you might try is to increase the signal to your eq unit and lower the output to maintain your end output. Maybe that would get you closer to what you want. Ringing out is typically annoying so do it when others are not around if possible.

Yes, but unless you can instantly analyze the frequency of that screech, it's still rather useful.