Hello,
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to post for this type of question but here goes.
My band has a rehersal space that doubles as a small recording studio we use to record ourselves. The room has three parts: The main rehersal space which is about 30 x 30 with a cathedral ceiling, a small ISO room that we use for our control room, and a bathroom.
Our problem in the rehersal space is that we can't hear each other play. Its loud enough, but all we hear is noise, no distinguishable notes. It seems to me that the problem isn't a sound level problem but a sound quality / excessive reverb problem.
We have two guitarists, and bassist, and a drummer. When one guitarist and a drummer plays, it sounds ok although even when the drummer plays alone its kind of reverby which may be good for recording but not for live playing. When two guitarists play with the drummer, all we hear is noise, we cant hear notes. When the bassist is added to the mix, its complete mud; No one can tell what each other is playing. One amp is a Crate Blue voodoo w/ 4x12 cab, the other is a mesa triple rectifier w/ 4x12 cab. We have to get LOUD even to hear ourselves over the drummer and we're gonna blow our ear drums out.
I'm not sure if its the high ceiling that is the problem, or maybe where we are placing our equipment. I've tried multiple positions for everything. We've tried placing the amps facing the drummer on each side, facing away from the drummer towards the guitarists on each side, and also trying both amps on the same side the drummer. We've also tried placing a big rug along a flat wall in the back of the room behind the drummer, and facing the amps towards it.
On each side the room maybe about 4 - 5 feet from the floor the walls go up at about 45 degree angles until they meet the ceiling. The ceiling is probably 25 feet high. Unfortunately i don't have the exact dimensions of the room.
If anyone has any thoughts about how we could solve the (what seems to be a) reverb problem, or any adive about what the problem could be, I would appreciate it!
Thanks!
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to post for this type of question but here goes.
My band has a rehersal space that doubles as a small recording studio we use to record ourselves. The room has three parts: The main rehersal space which is about 30 x 30 with a cathedral ceiling, a small ISO room that we use for our control room, and a bathroom.
Our problem in the rehersal space is that we can't hear each other play. Its loud enough, but all we hear is noise, no distinguishable notes. It seems to me that the problem isn't a sound level problem but a sound quality / excessive reverb problem.
We have two guitarists, and bassist, and a drummer. When one guitarist and a drummer plays, it sounds ok although even when the drummer plays alone its kind of reverby which may be good for recording but not for live playing. When two guitarists play with the drummer, all we hear is noise, we cant hear notes. When the bassist is added to the mix, its complete mud; No one can tell what each other is playing. One amp is a Crate Blue voodoo w/ 4x12 cab, the other is a mesa triple rectifier w/ 4x12 cab. We have to get LOUD even to hear ourselves over the drummer and we're gonna blow our ear drums out.
I'm not sure if its the high ceiling that is the problem, or maybe where we are placing our equipment. I've tried multiple positions for everything. We've tried placing the amps facing the drummer on each side, facing away from the drummer towards the guitarists on each side, and also trying both amps on the same side the drummer. We've also tried placing a big rug along a flat wall in the back of the room behind the drummer, and facing the amps towards it.
On each side the room maybe about 4 - 5 feet from the floor the walls go up at about 45 degree angles until they meet the ceiling. The ceiling is probably 25 feet high. Unfortunately i don't have the exact dimensions of the room.
If anyone has any thoughts about how we could solve the (what seems to be a) reverb problem, or any adive about what the problem could be, I would appreciate it!
Thanks!