Typical Live Chains??

[Harlequin Man]

I am looking to get some outboard equipment..

what are some typical chains for..

Vocals(SM58, XM8500)?

Bass Drum(Beta 52, Beta 91)?

Snare Drum(SM57)?

Overheads(MXL 603)?

Guitar Cab(SM57)?

Bass DI(Behri DI100)?

What typical?
EQ, Comressor/Limitor, Gates, Pre amps?

I run everything into a Behri SL3242FX-Pro, built in pres

should i atleast get a better pre for the lead vocal?

 

[DonGraham]

All the mics you mentioned will work fine for live sound.....Ditch the Berhinger Di and get a passive Radial...good Gates/comps/Eq's for live are DBX/Drawmer/Klark Teknik/Tc electronic/BSS. search on ebay/soundbroker and find yourself a deal.....

 

[Harlequin Man]

dich the behri?

the best sounding live club in my town only uses these..

 

[Gveto]

I am looking to get some outboard equipment..

what are some typical chains for..

Vocals(SM58, XM8500)?

Bass Drum(Beta 52, Beta 91)?

Snare Drum(SM57)?

Overheads(MXL 603)?

Guitar Cab(SM57)?

Bass DI(Behri DI100)?

What typical?
EQ, Comressor/Limitor, Gates, Pre amps?

I run everything into a Behri SL3242FX-Pro, built in pres

should i atleast get a better pre for the lead vocal?

I do tons of live work and would only recommend a AKG D112 on kick. As far as dynamics are concerned, I prefer Presonus. Depending on how many channels you need, their 8 channel compressor / limiter / gates can't be beat. I like DBX EQ for graphics and Lexicon for FX.

 

[xstatic]

If the best live venue in your town only uses the Behringer DI's, than that venue has real issues. The Behringer DI is a knock off of the BSS Ar 133 DI, but it's shape and feature set is where it ends. They sound VERY different. The Behri makes everything sound thin, weak, and muffled. Very dull. The Radial, BSS, Countrymans etc... are MUCH nicer DI's which is why they are listed on about 95% of the touring riders I see.

If you need quality outboard at a fair price that can grow with you, I would look to DBX for compression, and even EQ's. Klark Taknik, Drawmer, BSS, XTA etc... is also excellent gear, but much more pricy. I would start out with your basic Shure mics. For a typical live band setup you could get a beta 52, 4 sm57's, 4 sm58's, 4 KSM 109's, 4 Sennheiser 604's and 4 DI's (talked about above). That setup there will cover 80% of what you should ever need as far as mics go. They are all rider friendly, fairly priced, and durable.