2/6 Yamaha Live Sound Clinic - Mixing a Live Band w/ Emke

[36tenaz]

wat i do i cut off the mid an lows.

[EvanStill]

Demo's here on YT would sound much more convincing if they'd used the mains out from the board as the video sound. There's not much to learn here, because it's hard to hear what he's doing. Also a camera on the drum mics would have helped to see what he's doing when adjusting them.

[izek01]

great job mate. this is the stuff i need to show all the dumb bands i'm always mixing that keep turning there cheap amps up...

great info, very informative. I've mainly been teaching myself how to do sound through my 4000 watt B52 set up... this has add heaps and confirmed a lot that i know.

thanks mate

[MetalbluesGuitarGod]

I don't agree with him on the vocals sound checks. You should encourage the singer to check the mic with the volume that she will sing with.

[therockandroller1000]

does each drum mic have its own speaker, or are all the drum mics running into one or two speakers? Becuase I have to learn how this stuff works.

[drinu93]

@therockandroller1000 that would be crazy bro.. imagine having 8 differnent speakers just for drums!... nah what happens is all mics on the stage (around 8 drum mics maybe 2 keyboards 1 bass and 3 vocals) basically 14 mics are pluged directly into the mixer (which is that big board with nobs and all), then 2 outputs(left and right) are outputed from the mixer to an amplifer (which gives the signal more volume) and than out to as many speakers as you want. it could be 1, 2, 4 or hundred!

[drinu93]

@therockandroller1000 (part2) all depends on the amplifire's outputs! so i hope u understand all this talk! if u have a problem pls ask!

[therockandroller1000]

@drinu93 thanks! :D

[lookin2jam23]

I work with kids running live band sound at my school. This is informative for sure!! I had a problem with the drums bleeding into the vocal mics, causing feedback on the monitors (no mics on drums). Being that we have a small stage, reducing stage noise is by far the best bit of info you touched on in this clip. I only vocals out of the monitors. I have tried to run guitars through the monitors but it just sounds muddy...any advice? BTW only vocals and guitar come out of the mains as well

[19pitbull73]

thanks for this clinic it really helped me out i need this guy as my sound man he has what it takes and how i like it. when the band is competing for sound you all sound like crap. he wants everything and everybody to be heard. i which you will have no other choice then to bring it. if you group or band sucks you cant blam this guy...

[bchamorro]

thank you so much for uploading this, you have no idea how useful this has been.

thank you!!

[combyjames]

from recording and sound that I have done I think it sounds good

[JRMorris17]

would be better if he explained how he was EQ'ing whether adjusting highs mids or lows.

[THEMASTEROFYOU2000]

@JRMorris17

he does, listen close, killin highs on bass drum nic, squishing lows and highs on snare and toms, slayin lows on cybalz...plus he touched on placement for cymbols to catch true sound of basic symbol, not hat(top) of cymbol........most drumemrs would have their own monitor an mic system to shoot to front...I would anyways, have drum tech or his own person so they sound out how he wants them, front mains sound just adjust to the hall and to vocals, all mix and volume of hall

[nildamatta]

this guy sucks nothing sounds correct

[easymusiccenter]

@nildamatta the camera audio doesn't do this clinic justice. sorry about that. it definitely sounded great in the room.

[FlatlineLinx]

@nildamatta I wasn't there, but I can see the person giving the clinic is very knowledgeable of what he's doing. The mixer being used looks to be the issue. BUT, that sort of basic mixer is what you'll see used at most live band gigs. They don't bring compressors, sweepable parametric EQ's, etc (studio grade) stuff to a live show, because it's expensive and most techs aren't that skilled. The focus is making sure everything can be heard at any given time, tweeking is secondary.

[ermollejuo]

funny , in a couple of years, that girl is gonna change that bottle of water for a beer....

[respek11]

Thanks for posting, very informative and easy to follow

[bobjam24]

what about high pass frequency aswell?