[Dixielandjazz] More Sound

[David Richoux]

Don, (and all)

That lodge hall in Napa is a "bright" room - lots of hard wall and  
window surfaces, hard floors, so the sound does not get absorbed as  
much as some other places (or outdoors.) Don't put any extra reverb,  
keep the sound towards the mid range in volume and spectrum (those  
little sliders or knobs that boost or cut the highs and low range of  
frequencies) and everything should be OK.

See you there this afternoon!

Dave Richoux
On Sep 9, 2007, at 9:15 AM, Don Robertson wrote:

> I'm the "de facto" soundman for our Napa Valley Dixieland Jazz  
> Society, by virtue of being a retired engineer.  (no I didn't run  
> trains).
> Other than knowing how to assemble the mic's, speakers and cables,  
> I know almost nothing about setting up sound, so I am truly  
> inexperienced.  I turn it on and make sure there is sound coming  
> from each of 4 mic's and leave it up to the musicians to work with  
> it.  We have a different band each month plus 3 jam sets.   
> Sometimes I get complaints about it being too loud, so I try not to  
> set it too high.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Don Robertson
>