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Started by bbottom, January 07, 2013, 04:35:46 AM

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bbottom

 know next to nothing about PA gear so I'll need some help with this.

The PA that I'm using at band practice consists of a single powered JBL 15 on a pole running through a mixer. The only thing that's running through it are the vocals, and that's all that I need it for.
We play really loud and my vocals are next to non-existant because this single speaker can't keep up.
So what are your suggestions for PA gear that I should be looking at? I don't need anything super awesome or expensive since I'm only going to be using it at our practice space.

jibberish

the spookster mentioned powered monitors once upon a time. this may be another case for a couple of powered monitors for a down-n-dirty quick solution

Lumpy

Roll off a lot of the bass on the vocals, and see if that cuts through better. It should help you get louder before feeding back. It should be at head level.
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apekillman

Yea, I'm thinking too much bass getting drowned out by the band cuz of the 15 inch

bbottom

I've rolled off the bass as much as I possibly can. I'm just going to break down and buy a bigger system this week.

The good thing is that it's not hard to find PA shit on craigslist

moose23

You're running a single powered monitor from a mixing desk yeah? Which output are you using on the desk and how many vocals do you have?

Before you answer those I'd recommend another powered monitor.