[Dixielandjazz] Hearing Yourself was Guitar Playing loudly

[Bill Allen]

The LOUDEST MONITORS I've ever worked with were with a band that did a lot
of vocal harmony, you MUST hear the other parts to fit in.

In fact, a lot of sound guys will tell you that some country bands with a
lot of vocal harmonies will be much more demanding of monitor volume than
even hard rock bands.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Mr. Bill" <ballen at deltapathology.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:13 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Hearing Yourself was Guitar Playing loudly


> "philwilking" <philwilking at bellsouth.net>
>
> > I always thought that, unless you're playing lead on the tune, if you
can
> > hear yourself individually, rather than as part of the band's blend, you
are
> > too loud and out of balance.
>
> Hi Phil:
>
> Not if you are an improvising ear player. Those of us who are collectively
> improvising by ear must be able to hear their individual melodic line, as
> well as everyone else's in order to play the pretty notes that mesh with
the
> rest of the band.
>
> Probably also true for those who work in bands where the chordal
instruments
> routinely use substitute chords.
>
> If they cannot hear themselves, as well as everyone else, the result can
be
> an awful train wreck.
>
> No doubt that's why many bands use monitors which if ideally set up, will
> take the blend out of balance for those in the band allowing them to hear
> properly, but will not alter the balance for the audience.
>
> Much of our Young friend Jonathan Russell's problem with intonation was
that
> he could not hear himself when playing in some bands. Solution? Boost him
in
> the monitors so that he can hear himself. Result? Great Music.
>
> As proven at:  http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=JonathanJazz
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
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