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mixing board....amp.....speakers

pearljam7pearljam7 Posts: 447
edited January 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
i have my mixing baord and a behringer amp and 2 nady speakers
its somewhat loud
but i cant hear my self over the drums...i go to half way on volume and it squeals out...i got a 400 dollar amp and its not loud enough??

do i need longer chords...another compnent?
whats up??


thanks guys
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  • harrisonmerwinharrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    pearljam7 wrote:
    i have my mixing baord and a behringer amp and 2 nady speakers
    its somewhat loud
    but i cant hear my self over the drums...i go to half way on volume and it squeals out...i got a 400 dollar amp and its not loud enough??

    do i need longer chords...another compnent?
    whats up??


    thanks guys

    sounds like your having mic problems....maybe try adjusting them...closer to your amp, then turn your amp down a bit, fiddle with setup, every place is different, good luck

    harrison
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  • Dirty_FrankDirty_Frank Posts: 957
    When I was gigging regularly, we would have this problem with our PAs too. Usually, the problem was that the rental place would under estimate the amount of headroom we needed with wattage and whatnot. They'd give us a cheap mixer, and when it was pushed hard into the speakers, the amp would just squeal or sound outright bad.

    Our solution, albeit there are better ones, was to rent a higher wattage mixer and amplifier. This way we had tonnes of room for tweaking and sound quality.

    As for you however, you own the stuff, so I'm sure someone can recommend a feedback reducer (I think Peavey has one called the Feedback Ferret?).

    It also might just be a problem concerning mic placement in relation to the mains or monitors.
  • pearljam7pearljam7 Posts: 447
    http://www.behringer.com/UB2222FX/index.cfm?lang=ENG


    i have this mixing board...i assume its fairly high quality..


    and this amp..

    http://www.behringer.com/EP2500/index.cfm?lang=ENG


    well thats it...i hope there is a solution
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    It sounds like you have a gain-before-feedback problem... the easy fix would be to buy a 31-band EQ (or dual-31-band if you run it in stereo) and notch out the feedback frequencies. Basically, you find the specific tones that are feeding back and reducing them (about 3 frequencies) so you can bring the overall level up.

    Another way to combat this is to have the mic pointed directly away from the speakers. Feedback occurs when the signal from the speakers re-enters the mic, creating a loop. If you can keep the signal from entering the front of the mic, that reduces the problem.

    Lastly, you didn't post which Nady speakers you have, but I've never seen a decent Nady speaker. Your mixer and amp are alright (not top-of-the-line, but good), but the Nady speakers probably aren't doing you any favors. I'd look at a set of decent Yamaha's or something comparable.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • pearljam7pearljam7 Posts: 447
    http://www.zzounds.com/item--ART351

    hows that for a 31-band equalizer

    i bassiclly only need the whole set up it for the vocals, when i record (using the maudio audiofile firewire) with drums, and guitar ect i just use headphones when singing....
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    pearljam7 wrote:
    http://www.zzounds.com/item--ART351

    hows that for a 31-band equalizer

    i bassiclly only need the whole set up it for the vocals, when i record (using the maudio audiofile firewire) with drums, and guitar ect i just use headphones when singing....

    Is this for live shows, practices, or both?

    That's a decent EQ, and it would help. The trick will be finding the frequencies where it's ringing, but I can walk you through that later.

    So you run your rig in mono, not stereo? 'Cause that EQ is only one channel, so it will run a mono signal.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • pearljam7pearljam7 Posts: 447
    mainly ill just end up doing it in mono because its just vocals....i may end up using it for gigs but probally not...right now im using the system for practicing with my band
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