STUFF I MISSED IN THIS VIDEO: We have 4 Crown K2 amplifiers that power the FOH speakers and subs. You see me powering them on in the “getting the venue ready” video. Second, the bar speakers are more of the EV speakers like the drum wedge. They’re sent audio by a little Mackie mixer that gets sent audio from the matrix on the main mixer. No delay, as the bar speakers are not that loud during a show. They’re much louder when I play house music.

@user-gx1rg9qj1c

Жыл бұрын

thanks you can write specifically write the model of subs and speakers specifically the model and if you use a crossover

@user-gx1rg9qj1c

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@Jonathan-GearClubDirect

2 ай бұрын

This was a great video! Thanks for sharing. If you or any venue you're working at are in need of any new gear, don't hesitate to reach out! We're Gear Club Direct, a family-owned DJ/AV small-business based in Chicago, shipping nationwide!

You are consistently producing the exact content that I've been seeking on youtube for a while now. Please keep up your great work. Thank you for your time and effort that you put into these videos!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Happy to do them. Glad you're enjoying it.

@nonesovile8812

Жыл бұрын

I totally concur

please keep up thhe content like this, i love watch this stuff but there is barely anyone who actually consistently posts this kind of content

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Summer is gonna be busy with shows and content, that's for sure! Much appreciated.

This is not just informative but really inspiring. The joy you have for your work really shines through and the technical knowhow will be crucial for anyone looking to dabble in live sound. This channel deserves thousands more subs.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it brotha. Thanks!

Brings back memories back 37 years ago I worked with a local band in Australia. Setting up drums fold back desk plug everything in setting up pa system mixing desk get everything up and running and sound guy just walks in and sound checks every thing . I loved my job is was great.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

It’s a fun job for sure.

Hey dude. Please keep these types of video coming! I’m a 16 year old aiming to work in concert production when I start to work and aim to be a concert producer one day following the footsteps of my dad, and your videos are just a great learning point for me! Thx for ur time and effort in making these!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Best of luck.

i’m new to the music scene started working as a “assistant” engineer at a well know studio in my country come arcoss your channel awhile ago love watching your videos

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. Welcome to the channel. 🤘

@DCAVL

Жыл бұрын

Just keep watching man we all learning around here.

I always run vocals in the first channels on the board, too. I know that's apparently not normal but it makes more sense in my head.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

If I get vocals checked first I not only have a clear line of communication to the stage but musicians won’t usually ask for anything else in the monitors if they’re happy with the vocals, meaning I have less crap going to them.

@bkauff00

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio exactly! That totally makes sense to me.

So happy I found your channel and that you are continuing to put these great videos out constantly! I was kinda in a slump with sound engineering and you’ve really got me inspired again🙏🙏

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I'm flattered. Thanks. Go kick ass.

keeep it up dude! most consistent quality channel I've had the pleasure of finding in a long while!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!🤘

These videos are fascinating. Please continue making them!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I will!

I was recommended one of your videos a few days ago, and to see a new video so often is so amazing. I love stuff like this. Dream job for me! Much love and respect!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them and I will be uploading more with the more shows I do.

@tonys.7072

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio great to hear! Much love brother!!

80-90spl in that small venue is quite impressive, especially with all that stage volume!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

All the more reason why it’s important for guitar players to keep their amps quieter.

Thanks so much for the video! I was just at this venue for a monday show a few weeks ago so it’s really nice to have a look at how you set up the space.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it 🤘

Dude, I love these videos!! Thank you for posting!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Your order of channels on the console actually makes a lot of sense to me too. It's close to how you and the audience actually experience the music, with vocals being at the center of attention, then come bass, guitars, and I like how you have the drums all tidied up at the end. Only thing I would put guitars first then bass, and probably move auxs/laptop (the two purple channels) to the end since they are only used sometimes(?) so I'd prefer them on the side, but then bass and drums would be next to each other (as they should be ;) ), and you'd need another color to distinguish them more easily. By the way I found your channel probably an hour before the release of this video, litterally hoping to find a video just like this one. As someone who has never done anything like this this was very interesting!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Most of the colors on the console make the text behind the color unreadable for my eyes, so keeping them blue, green and red works for me. It's muscle memory at this point so I know where everything is. I thought about that, but I like having the big green group of vocals and big blue group of drums be almost like book ends to the other tracks. I have my tracks L to R in order of sound check and how much I'll adjust during a set. Bass players can't seem to keep their amps at the same level because, reasons.... so I have to adjust their gain structure constantly during a set. Drums I can leave alone because drummers by default just beat the hell out of the kit and I never have to worry about them. Same with backing tracks.

@pikasfed

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio Yeah absolutely, the less colors the better.

Really impressive to see this! Always wanted to run a concert, this really gets into the details. Keep it up!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for the content. Keep it comin, keep doin you man.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it 🤘

i really hope to see your channel grow brother, you’re great!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brotha. Appreciate it!

Excellent stuff, keep 'em coming...

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

🤘

Another solid and very informative video! 100k subs man. Lets go!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

That’d be pretty sweet! Appreciate it! 🤘

Greetings from Brazil. Nice video! Thanks!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Fuck yeah more content! Lol the utter contempt for guitarist 4x12 master volume bros is hilarious.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

🤘

I really like your Mixer layout.... starting with vocals... Who said it has to start with Kick drum....?👍👍

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

A few people, apparently 😂

@indi2174

Жыл бұрын

It call sound check for a reason sooo obviously voice is first

@Ralph1953

Жыл бұрын

I like having drums on 2nd page, I probably won't be messing with them at all during the show so I get them out of the way. Pg 1, Vocals, guitars, keys, horns.

nice, I was looking forward to this type of video on your channel.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Happy to deliver!

Thanks for the cool content, you will betone the 100.00k very Soon!!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed.

Chris ,,,, your dedication is outstanding.... true perfectionist..... thats the sound engineer every band needs ..... please Keep posting those videos ..... everyday a new experience.... Have u worked with any band on tour ???..... i'm 100% sure ,,, after seen thoses videos , some offers gonna come for you .... Keep it up Man ! 😎🤘🏾

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Never toured with a band before but have worked as stage hand for big town festival productions and second A2.

I love this content!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I love that you love it.

Love this

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

🤘

Can hear the love/hate tone in your voice at "this is the house computer. Its an imac" comedy gold :')

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

😂

@RolandDeschain1

Жыл бұрын

That's why Reaper is so good. You could run that thing on a potato.

You definitely get 110% out of the venue and the systems! Well done. I'd love to see backstage and how much room there is for all these bands when the stage is so small.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Again, just watch some of my videos. You see the size of the space.

Kick butt Chris! Bass players, yup!!! Thanks for showing us around. Always cool to see the nitty gritty shit!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 🤘

Great content

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Diggin the channel. This is great for these bands. When we toured in the 80's we had a 24' truck full of equipment we owned and a crew to set it up. (Big A$$ PA, 60 can light show) We mainly played multiple nights in a club, but we did do 1 nighters and strings of 1 nighters that were brutal. I think there was one club in Charleston, SC that provided PA but the rest you had to have all your own stuff.....big stuff and lots of it..... then they would tell you to turn it down, lol. Keep the vids comin!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Gotta appreciate the modern digital tech 😅

Oh,we're using behringer x32 mixer,dbx 231,Fest FE4.10 Amplifier and NEXO PS15

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Good rig 👍

Hey thanks so much for this

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Happy to make this stuff.

I'm the sound guy for a concert and rigging starts Friday, gonna have to learn to route everything up into the second floor where the mixerboard is. Also where to plug in the PA speakers and route them to the same place

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

Thanks for this video, Chris. I'm 18, a drummer and super interested in being a sound engineer as I grow up, these videos are super entertaining and contain a lot of useful information. Cheers!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! 🤘

QuickQs have a cool events feature that you can set up to have it automatically toggle an execute at a set time. For example: wanting the stage to turn blue when doors open but without someone physically touching the board. Events will do that for you. We use QuickQ30 at our venue. Learning new tricks all the time!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great feature. I’m just old school and prefer to just do it manually. Sometimes doors are different times and I’d rather just pod up my set lights manually. It’s a preset button on the execute menu so it’s right there when I need it.

13:00 crest factor -6 to -18 i love that

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

It's the sweet spot for me.

12:20 I pretty much always have my bass guitars as close to clipping as possible so I can slam it into the compressor and get a nice even feed to the subs (I have mine on an aux send). I know logically that many, maybe even MOST, engineers won't do it that way, but I love the sound I get and so do the bands and the audience. In the end, that's all that matters. Also did this man just jump up 600 subs overnight?! I was expecting to wait WEEKS for another video.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I’m as blown away, shocked and surprised as you are.

exelent video

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it 🤘

No idea how I just caught this so early 🤣 great gear breakdown!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. 🤘

@kaispinjitsu8560

Жыл бұрын

​@@chrishammillaudioI really find your console routing interesting and have often thought about keeping drums last 😂

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

@@kaispinjitsu8560 I map out my console based on importance of adjusting during sound checks and a show, not by what logic would dictate.

Heavily agree on letting the kick take the

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

The entire "-18" rule makes me laugh. We all track in the studio to roughly peaking at -6 on any interface/console we track on, so why is one mix console from one company that different? I aim to average -12 to -10 for live vocals with some compression, it's fine. Nothing peaks and distorts. You're right. The X32 EQ is a lighter hi/low pass filter. I do it just to tame the low end in the bass.

Bang on.I mix lots of live rock. Your x32 is almost identical to mine inc EQ, gain staging, levels. I do run with the kick on 1 but TBH it always pissed me. Once drums are dialed and on a DCA most of the work is with different vocalists and guitarists and it always seemed silly that they're not on the first 8. Nce rig, well set up!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

🤘

I mixed for a friends band and one week they all went direct (With wedges for monitors too so it wasn't silent). I got a lot of compliments on the sound. I was able to be very dynamic with keys, guitars, and vocals all night. The next show they brought all their amps because they missed the stage rumble. I was at the mercy of whatever they set the amp volumes to. I could never go lower than what they had. It was still a good show, but way less fun and harder for me to mix. So I feel your pain! :)

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Going direct has its benefits but I will always prefer real amps mic'd up on stage. Something about that sound that just makes it feel like a concert rather than a precise studio-like experience.

@DustinRadtke

Жыл бұрын

That's valid, they do create a very studio quality sound. You can negate that by running a cab instead monitor, but then you'd run into people cranking stage volume again.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

If the guitar and bass players are professionals they trust the sound guy to guide them to a good sounding performance and sounding great for the audience. Leave egos at the door and everyone has a good time.

So badass! Dream job lmao

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

lol! It certainly has its perks.

Your channel rocks!!!! Have ypu ever had a band playing with backing tracks? What problems do you usually run into when band use tracks live?

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have no problem at all with backing tracks. Most of the time the tracks are on a pad that the drummer hits, which is usually just a 1/4 inch out to a DI box, then to my PA. No problem there. It gets complicated when bands have a Pro Tools session with tons of tracks in them and they are sending me outputs from a interface. I have no control over their mix and at that point am just a glorified master fader for their laptop. Most of the time their plugins require a internet connection and if the wifi is slow for them it ruins their timing due to the computer freezing. Keep it simple, and everyone will be happy. Bringing laptops with full Pro Tools sessions on them slows down changeover, they usually never work perfectly and if they're on a PC their audio driver issues ruin the entire show almost every time.

Loving these videos, wish you was our FOH engineer 😊

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Maybe one day if you guys ever come to the states!

@underonesunband

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio we wish

Great vid again man! Would it be fair to say that when you're sound-checking the majority of it can be getting your gain staging right, and setting compression? Given you've got your standard eq for all the channels that are being used? Apart from that assuming its minor adjustments on the eq? Thanks again for the content. Super interesting to see your workflow :)

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

80% of sound check for me is gain structure. I make any EQ adjustments depending on singers voice and how much I need to send in monitors.

@jamesplaysguitar7865

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio Nice one 😎

Thanks for sharing your setup. Do you run your subs on aux feeds? I know that seems to be a hot topic now a days.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I run the subs linked.

Your thoughts about the kick drums getting the subs and the bass taking the mid lows... Boy we think alike.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

The tone of the bass in the low end is around 120, so why not let that take center stage for the bass and let the 60hz of the kick take care of the subs? I don't know why more people don't think like this, but to each their own.

Yeah so I am one of those kick drum in ch 1 guys, but having your vocals on at show level during sound check is a great to identify any bleed issue in the vocal mics. So I don't like your ch layout, but I do understand your madness lol

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

At least you can meet me in the middle there 😂

11:05 I'd say it totally depends on if you're mixing small venues like this where the PA is a supplement, vs a major PA Festival/Arena situation. As you go up in scale, that bass being the sub-lows makes more and more sense for several reasons, but in small clubs I'm with you 100%, I'm trying to use the PA to reinforce what is coming off stage for drums rather than recreate the entire kit like you would be in a large-scale context.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It depends on the scale, the ga gear, the bands and genre.

Awesome content. As I have said before the Chamsys Quick-Q20 is the bane of my existence at the club. Is there any way we could chat about that little thing??.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

If you're having trouble with your unit you should contact their customer support.

Only two things you missed that I would have liked to see are the PA amp rack and what makes up the bar PA system

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Power amps are Crown K2. There’s 4 of them. Bar speakers are more of the EV speakers like the drum wedge controlled with a mini mixer.

@FOHFILMS

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio Gotcha. Is there a system processor of some kind? Interesting, I could have sworn I saw the green power light of a Mackie powered speaker in a previous vid. Do you have the bar matrix delayed to account for the difference in distance from the main PA?

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

That’s correct. It’s a tiny Mackie mixer. No delay. I have the bar speakers very low in volume to carry the mix from the main floor to the bar. You almost don’t hear them when a show is going on. They’re much louder when I play house music.

How do those old SR4732X PA cabs sound in comparison to something more modern or high-tech? Personally, I’ve heard some old JBLs that I’ve loved, and others not so much. Old stuff sometimes surprises me, and new stuff honestly lets me down fairly often. I know of one venue in my city that switched from standard Yamaha club S115V speakers to larger EAW QX300 series boxes within the past decade or so. However, I know of another venue that still has decades-old Martin Audio Philishave mid cabs, but has kept them up to date with modern high-end RCF drivers, and made custom horn enclosures with B&C drivers to compliment the old mids. I honestly much prefer the sound of the old modified sound system to the professionally designed EAW boxes, which means I could totally be surprised by some boring-looking early 2000’s JBLs. I’ve never had a single problem with EAW subs like these as an audience member either. Subwoofers from EAW in general are super nice sounding to my ears. That venue I mentioned with the “hack-job” mains actually added powered JBL SRX828 subs as of recently. I’m not sure what they had before then. You might be thinking these are generic and there are better options out there, but I think they’re perfect, and I’m a bassist. Not only are the vocals prominent and natural sounding without being overpowering, giving that unmatched intimate feel, but the bass is everything I’d ever want and more!

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

The PA speakers have an insane amount of upper mids in them. I have to put a lowpass shelf from 2K up at near -6-8db to just be able to hear the rest of the mids. Once I have that EQ'd out, they sound fine. The problem with a venue this small and loud drums and even louder guitars is getting vocals to sound right. Direct off the board you wouldn't think I'd have an issue, but the room sound is a challenge to get the vocals not only loud but sitting right. The vocal mics are near 3 feet away from cymbals and unless you're 7ft tall the mic points directly at the cymbals. Getting clarity out of vocals without cymbal bleed and feedback is a nightmare. We are in the process of pricing out a brand new PA system with new amps, PA speakers and subs. I cannot wait. I push this board to its limits and I have to push my gain to -12 to -10 to just get an audible signal. Amps are limited to -8 on house amps and master VU on the board is limited to -6.

Man, finally someone who works like i like to. Kick very low subs, bass above. Kick not on channel 1. Levels above -18(that's bullshit anyways). I like to keep Channel 1-8 clear though, cause those have the Automix. Just in Case i need that. You probably won't need that in a club though.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I never use auto mix. If a singer is all over the place with projection I just manually adjust.

@jfrohne

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudioAbsolutely. I sometimes use it for a Group of talking people (interviews or something) or Talkbacks.

What we learn from watching these, and from actually working in different places, is what is ‘correct’ in theory isn’t always right for the venue/group. Also, as a bass player, for Shame! Are they adjusting their actual bass guitar volume or amp volume? I can see adjusting amp here and there, but my bass volume stays the same every time. No matter what or where it’s at 100% unless I’m doing volume swell ins or whatever.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

100% My EQ decisions in here for this room may look insane to some, but it's how I can get every vocal loud, both in front of house and in the monitors, without causing feedback. Most of the time the bass players adjust their amp volume which affects the signal sent to me. Some amps have the ability to raise both DI send and cab send, but most of the time these amps just mirror send to me and cab. It's amazing when I ask people not to adjust volume if they are happy with the mix and I'm happy out front, only for them to crank or lower everything seconds before they go on. Never a dull moment.

Your channel layout is less of a set order and more of a checklist. It seems odd to me but I can see why it makes sense for some people

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I sound check in order if most importance and by how much adjustments I’ll need in the set. The drummers tend to be consistent volume wise when they’re playing so I just have to set it and forget it.

So if the bass and guitar are cranked on stage and not in the PA, do the people at the bar miss out on that in their speakers or do the cabs carry all the way back?

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Depends how big the crowd is. If the crowd is small the cabs carry over to the bar. If the crowd is packed I always keep them podded up in some aspect because all of the bodies in the audience dampens the sound. The bartender usually texts me if anything needs adjusting in the bar since I can't hear back there when I'm working the console.

Do you have any processing on your master? Not sure if that is common in live sound.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Some EQ and light compression.

I laughed out loud about the bass players changing their volume several times during sound check. I start with drums, kick, then work my way up through the kit from the ground up. Bass next, guitars, keyboards, etc, then vocals last. I assign my EFX to the assignable keys on the side, with plate verb, vintage verb, stereo delay, and the fourth one I put the exciter EFX for vocals. Having the EFX on the assignable keys instantly gives me the bus input for the EFX I want and activates sends on fader then I can quickly adjust the faders for what I want going into that effect super fast. My system is portable (it all fits in the back of my Kia mini-van). I have 2 Turbosound Milan 15's for the tops, and 2 Milan 18B's for the subs.3 monitors (I want to get a 4th soon), Turbosound on those as well, the AVN series I believe, 12 inch coaxial, very small footprint. For mics I have the usual SM58 (3), SM57(4), SM58 wireless (for those vocalists that like to roam), Audix D6, 3 Sennheiser e-604s, a pair of Presonus overhead (small diaphragm), then another couple of condensers, one is large diaphragm (I'll use it on bass cab sometimes along with a DI), and the other is a Behringer measurement mic, which I can use for hi-hats on more elaborate drum micing setups. Various mic stands, cables, and even some basic PAR lights to complete my setup. I forgot to mention the S32 digital snake as well as the Behringer X32 compact console.

@chrishammillaudio

10 ай бұрын

I start with vocals first because it opens the line of communication to the stage. Once I get vocal levels right they hardly ever need anything else in the monitors.

I run a Kemper direct in to our FOH. I have some pad on my output of the Kemper (just the way I saw it setup by others when I bought it so that's what I've always done) this pad requires our FOH to push it with some gain at board. Our normal performance settings for bass, keys, tracks and acoustic run our faders at about -10, while my guitar must be a bit hotter as it's always around -20 or slightly lower. They have my pre gain set at about +14 I believe. My question is, would it be better if I bring some of the pad down on the Kemper, lower the board gain to achieve a better signal to noise ratio? Disclaimer, I have no idea what I'm talking about, it just makes me a little OCD that my digital signal is being gained at board when I have the ability to send a stronger signal from Kemper. But, I don't know if any of this even matters as long as there is a strong healthy signal reaching board. I would like to get my signal where my fader fits in along with the others I mentioned above, maybe it doesn't matter....

@chrishammillaudio

9 ай бұрын

In general, the less gain FOH has to add, the better.

How is that Turbosound monitor doing ?trying to get some Back ordered for months now . Seems good on paper but no reviews really online

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Loud as hell, solid build quality, can withstand a 300+ lb metal singers boot leaning on it.

Maybe you Can make a Lightshow 😅

@Sebastian__.

Жыл бұрын

I mean he has them in the concert videos but I think you mean a how to? haha

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I use the lights in shows all the time.

I don't get why people should bother with what order you have the instruments on the console. It is you who do the sound - whatever works and is the smoothest for you. You could just name the lights console "Sandwish". Easy to remember =D. Also heard someone who started with Vocals and then left the mics on on purpose when sound checking the other instruments, so that one can find out what and when something is feeding into what mic.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! It's a digital board and this is just how I work. I don't get why not having the kick on channel 1 is triggering for people. Leaving the vocal mic on is something I don't do more of that I absolutely should.

What’s that -18db headroom rule based on? If it doesn’t clip and sounds good it’s good.

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

-18 digital gain is = 0 gain analog. They also go on about needing “headroom”. Meanwhile people record in digital interfaces at -10 to -6 all the time, and the audio sounds FINE. I hover with my master fader between -10 and -6 peak on my VU meter and input gain on my channels be -12. Sounds fine to me. There’s a lot they will argue about, but I’m not peaking my amps and the speakers don’t distort, so…. 🤷‍♂️

hello can you write the jbl loudspeaker model you are using and the amplifier model please

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Pinned comment.

eyy I do vocals on channel 1 too

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

There we go!

I would like to correct you on the drum kit if you don't mind. It's actually a Mapex Saturn 2020 series 4 piece kit (not Mapex Saturn IV series). Another great video btw :)

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

1:53 why you shouldn't have powered monitors or speakers in stage

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Most of the time I have this speaker on the stage box facing the drummer to avoid any liquid spillage.

hi can you write the amp model and digital processor

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Literally PINNED in the comments.

As a guitarist, we turn our amps up to actually be able to hear them, cause low end & cymbals drowns us on stage & we're rarely in monitors or we're sharing a monitor with a bass player

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

There is a difference between “I need to hear” and being obnoxiously louder than even the drummer on stage. My venue is a small enough room where a 100 watt amp going through a 4x12 cab does not need to be at 6-7 on the master. If a venue has sufficient monitors, there is zero excuse from both the sound guy being able to give you a signal in the wedge and you being able to lower your amps so the sound guy can get a full mix for the audience. However, if a venue does not have sufficient monitoring or has no monitoring at all then that venue is amateur and you do what you need to do to get through a set.

@ZDawg.Official

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio 😂😂some definitely get lost in the moment, but most of the time they just wanna hear themselves

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Oh for sure 😂. I’ve been to a lot of shows where the sound guy didn’t know what the hell they were doing and the show suffered for it, so I understand the desire to turn up. If the sound guy has any merit to their job they provide sufficient monitoring so everyone can hear and the audience gets a good mix.

@ZDawg.Official

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio I'm telling you it all starts with the drummer they get loud, then the bass gets louder then the guitar. The monitors never change just stage volume

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Like I said, totally understand why guitar players do it, but if a venue has proper monitoring situations there is no need to be that loud. If volume is that important, why not invest in an in ear system so everybody wins? I don’t necessarily mind volume so much as the EQ. A loud amp is one thing if the tone and EQ are set right, but an amp with way too high treble EQ boost pierces everyone’s ears and is more painful than anything else. I’ll meet guitar players in the middle when sound checking because tube amps really do sound better louder - I’ll be fine with the volume if they work with me on getting a good EQ tone for the room.

no mic on the HH ?

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Not needed. The vocal mics do that job for me.

@mobiletoonz

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio for rooms that size I usually just mic , kick , snare and hat (share one mic) and 2 overheads

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I don't need that much from the tom mics but this being a rock/metal club having those cannon tom sounds is pretty important to have.

@mobiletoonz

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishammillaudio all your vids sound amazing

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

I use a Tascam DR-05 and just record the room from my standing position. What you hear in the sound check and live mix sections of my videos is just that little recorder recording the room and what I hear from my position.

So who was the nicest 'known' band you ever worked with, and who was the shittiest?

@chrishammillaudio

Жыл бұрын

Ooooo that’s a good one. I’ll add that to the FAQ list for a video. The worst show by far was any hip hop show with younger acts. They’re all tied for worst. No one specific to name because every “artist” disrespected the venue, my gear and me personally. I worked a lot of hip hop shows prior to working here. Never again. Best show is when Ace Frehley came into the club and complimented my mix of a band he came to see.