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Todd Pertll

 

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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2003 5:16 am    
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I've got what I believe to be a good sound dialed in on my Nashville 400. But I am curious if there are any rules of thumb as to how to adjust your sound for different size rooms, assuming that the steel in not going through a house system.
For example; if I'm playing a larger than normal room should I boost or back off any certain frequencies? Or, if I am playing what I perceive to be a boomy sounding room, what should I adjust?
I'm scared that the amp that sounds good 3-4 feet behind me doesn't sound good at the back of the house.

Thanks for your help,
Todd
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Mike Brown

 

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Meridian, Mississippi USA
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2003 5:45 am    
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There's no rule of thumb to obtain a "good sound" using any amp that I know of. Good sound is something that you will know regardless of where people are placed in the room.

[This message was edited by Mike Brown on 19 June 2003 at 06:46 AM.]

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David L. Donald


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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2003 8:52 am    
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If you like your sound it should work in most spaces... If you HEAR something wrong it is most likely a room resonance issue.

Just tweek your amp till you're happy again.

Also if you are in a corner try moving the amp away or closer to the wall or change it's angle.
This is most apparent on the bass register.
I have been a bass player for 30 years and this is more of an issue for us,
But the low end of C6 gets into the same general space.
I have been known to change sides of the stage with a bass amp
because the soundcheck bugged me. But generally a little change in placement and some slight EQ change will fix many problems.

In wildly reverberant or echoy rooms use less reverb on your amp.
Your back of the house comment is a toss up. If it sounds perfect at the back of a cavern it will likely sound annoying up front.

Just go with your sound, anyone interested will be up close, the others don't like it loud, are just looking for women, or a good drunk.

The sound in the room will change all night long as people come and go. The more packed the more dead, the more empty the more bright.

Outdoors a general good rule of thumb is that highs disapate much faster than lows, so it's better to drop the lows a touch, than raise the highs and get to strident.

[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 19 June 2003 at 10:02 AM.]

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Bob Hoffnar


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Austin, Tx
Post  Posted 19 Jun 2003 8:36 pm    
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Experiment with your solos by trying to wake up the guy sleeping in the pretzels at the end of the bar. Or if you are feeling all powerful try to stop the high pitched squealing coming from that group of yakking fake id chicks at the table in front of the stage.

Bob
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