reducing feedback

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ametth

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I was wondering if any of the live sound people could help me with this one. When my band practices we cant turn the pa up very loud without getting feedback. we sing through 58's and use yamaha 15" speakers. with a crown amp and a fostex mixing board. I actully just bought a powered mixer so I could use the fostex and crown exclusivley for recording purposes. but I havent got it yet. anyway, it would be great if anyone could give me some pointers on reducing feedback. thanks

ametth

I know this post doesn't really belong here, but I didn't know where else to post it.

[This message has been edited by ametth (edited 12-30-1999).]
 
First question I have is are you using monitors. They are famous for feedback if turned too high. You want to hear your vocals not use them like mains.
Second do you have the mains even with or ahead of the mikes. If you have the mains too far behind the mikes the mikes will pick up the extra volume and feedback the signal. You might also play with your eq and see what happens.
Good luck and let us all know
 
well we only have a set of speakers, so I guess they are being used as mains + monitors. I think it would probably help if I got a second pair of speakers and messed with some eq settings. thanks for replying.

ametth
 
How are the speakers positioned relative to the mics? For rehearsal, best option would be to have them pointing back at the band, so the mics will reject most of the signal. In a very small space, nothing is going to be able to get vocals above the band if the band is playing with their amps on 11.

A compressor might be helpful, since it reduces the dynamic range of the PA allowing an overall louder average.
 
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