What I do when I plug to the amp on-stage:
-Zero the reverb, turn off the dirt channel (since I rely on my pedals, I just use the cleans of the amp)
-Set the EQ at 12 o'clock, then timpla through cleans. Madalas, mas mataas yung highs ko ng konte kesa sa mids.
-Carefully increase my volume as needed.
pag medyo mahina ang tunog mo., huwag mo lakasan, pahinaan mo yung sa iba.
While I agree sa ibang post, dito ako pina-agree.
Group effort parin kasi to IMO. Nasa pagbalanse parin ng banda yan para magkarinigin eh. Ang madalas kasi nagiging problema sa ganyan eh pag hindi mo marinig yung instrument mo, ang tendency mo eh lakasan yung volume mo. As you play along , (subconsciously) ganun din ang gagawin ng iba mong kabanda thus those sets on unpleasant volume levels.
Before hitting the stage, our band would at least talk about our volume control. Once naka-setup na kaming lahat, we would always have a 2-3 minute jam/souncheck just to figure out kung may sumasapaw ba o hindi. Kung sakto na o hindi. Kung malakas ba masyado o hindi. And more importantly, kung rinig parin ba yung boses o hindi.
We are an all-originals band so we mostly play sa mga prod or front sa ibang banda. I have seen a lot of bands na may promising songs written pero nacocompromise yung quality at feel pag tinugtog na because of unbalanced volume levels. I can't say that we always sound good. I admit na I may not have the greatest tone gaya ng iba dito. What I'm quite proud of though is that , we would generally have a balanced sound (though not all the time syempre). Sound na pwedeng pwede mo pa marinig kung ano yung kinakantang lyrics.
I think its a must kung nasa banda ka, while meron kang urge na marinig yung instrument mo, you should ALWAYS consider how you (the band) will sound as a whole.
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