JiveTurkey
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It you want to sound like anemic shit; yes. I'm sure the convenience is great though.FTFY.
It you want to sound like anemic shit; yes. I'm sure the convenience is great though.FTFY.
It you want to sound like anemic shit; yes. I'm sure the convenience is great though.
Your objection that it doesn't "balance" naturally is irrelevant. The wedge you bring isn't there to "balance" with the other instruments; that is the responsibility of the sound guy and the house PA. The wedge you bring is there so you can hear yourself.
Totally agree.I think you misunderstood what I mean about the sound balancing because I do think it is relevant.
If I’m hearing all the other instruments through mics and monitors then my direct guitar tone of a mic’d speaker also through a monitor sits just fine. The sounds blend well and sit well with each other.
But if I’m hearing the other instruments acoustically in the room but I’m hearing myself direct through a monitor it sounds incongruous to me. The sounds don’t blend or sit well together and it bothers me.
It’s become one of those things I just have to deal with, but I wish I could find a better solution.
But if I’m hearing the other instruments acoustically in the room but I’m hearing myself direct through a monitor it sounds incongruous to me. The sounds don’t blend or sit well together and it bothers me.
That is the direct equivalent of the scenario you described in the OP: a modeler with a close-mic'ed IR through a monitor. But then you said about that:If I’m hearing all the other instruments through mics and monitors then my direct guitar tone of a mic’d speaker also through a monitor sits just fine.
That's really not difficult....
I do LOVE me some productive down-sizing. I get that 1000%In all seriousness, when there's some house stuff already, I sometimes really only need some additional monitoring. And believe it or don't, that 30y old G&K vocal amp with its 2 6" speakers, with nothing but the mids really working anymore, is the perfect addon to make me cut through. I try to get a balanced overall sound with the house stuff and only turn the G&K up until I start hearing it.
Sometimes I need to move it around a bit (likely due to phase issues), but once I find a good spot, the sound is surprisingly nice that way.
And fwiw, I also seem to prefer 10" over 12" wedges, the latter often being a tad boomy, unlike you EQ them, something I try to avoid unless really needed.
That is the direct equivalent of the scenario you described in the OP: a modeler with a close-mic'ed IR through a monitor. But then you said about that:
"I’m only hearing myself out of a wedge monitor buried in the mix of the rest of the band so half the time I can’t even hear what I’m playing. And my tone is mixed so thin and bright it sounds like complete and I hate it."
IOW, the sound guy's mix, combined with his EQ of your signal, is producing a result that you find unsatisfactory. So bring your own wedge for guitar only, place it next to the house wedge, and set your level and EQ so as to produce a balanced sound in combination with the mix in the house monitor. That's really not difficult....