pucho812
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My bands rehearsal studio is small to medium small in space and the main area where we set up and play is square. I am running into problems with out P.A. set up for vocals. No matter what I do, The drums and sometimes other instruments are loud enough to get picked up by the mic our singer/guitar player uses. It is an SM57. I have tried everything I can think of to eliminate the problem. Our P.A. consists of a Mackie 1604 tied to a DBX drive rack into a crown power amp then going into Peavy speakers that are duel 15 woofs and horns. The speakers are on the floor as they stand over 5 feet tall. It is getting frustrating.
If I eq the drive rack to pull out a lot of low and low mids, it gets better but then we still can't hear the vocals. If I run the mic pre low, we get low vocals and still other instruments in the vocal mic. If I run the mic pre louder to get more vocal level I end up with drums and the rest in the mic too. We do have some minimal acoustic treatment on the walls, Auralex foam. It doesn't do shit but it was free. ultimately what I would like is to be able to have vocals that can cut through without having to change much.
What do you guys suggest?
If I eq the drive rack to pull out a lot of low and low mids, it gets better but then we still can't hear the vocals. If I run the mic pre low, we get low vocals and still other instruments in the vocal mic. If I run the mic pre louder to get more vocal level I end up with drums and the rest in the mic too. We do have some minimal acoustic treatment on the walls, Auralex foam. It doesn't do shit but it was free. ultimately what I would like is to be able to have vocals that can cut through without having to change much.
What do you guys suggest?