metropolis_4
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This has been driving me crazy with digital and last night was the final straw.
Here’s what I need to figure out:
When I play a show, during the performances I’m typically using IEMs and everything goes direct. But before that there are a few rehearsals where we’re set up in a room with no PA.
I need a better way to amplify myself during rehearsals. Ideally using the same sounds I’ll be using for the performances.
"FRFR" sucks. It doesn’t work when I’m playing with other instruments that aren’t coming through a PA. I get buried in the mix and I’m somehow both too loud and too quiet at the same time. The frequency response is all wrong and it just doesn’t sit right in the mix.
Thinking about maybe going with a power amp and speaker cab? But I don’t want to have to dial in tones for both rehearsal and the show…
This is where I miss tube amps. It was so much easier to reach over and turn a couple knobs while playing to account for the room.
I’ve even thought this is where a Tone Master amp would make a lot of sense. Turn on the speakers for rehearsal, turn them off and plug direct at the shows. Same amp, same tones. The only problem is that I’m stuck with a Fender amp all the time and they’re not usually my favorite choice. And then I still need to figure out how to handle all the acoustic instruments
Maybe something like one of those new Fender powered cabs?
What would you do?
Here’s what I need to figure out:
When I play a show, during the performances I’m typically using IEMs and everything goes direct. But before that there are a few rehearsals where we’re set up in a room with no PA.
I need a better way to amplify myself during rehearsals. Ideally using the same sounds I’ll be using for the performances.
"FRFR" sucks. It doesn’t work when I’m playing with other instruments that aren’t coming through a PA. I get buried in the mix and I’m somehow both too loud and too quiet at the same time. The frequency response is all wrong and it just doesn’t sit right in the mix.
Thinking about maybe going with a power amp and speaker cab? But I don’t want to have to dial in tones for both rehearsal and the show…
This is where I miss tube amps. It was so much easier to reach over and turn a couple knobs while playing to account for the room.
I’ve even thought this is where a Tone Master amp would make a lot of sense. Turn on the speakers for rehearsal, turn them off and plug direct at the shows. Same amp, same tones. The only problem is that I’m stuck with a Fender amp all the time and they’re not usually my favorite choice. And then I still need to figure out how to handle all the acoustic instruments
Maybe something like one of those new Fender powered cabs?
What would you do?