Hi ! i don't play keyboards live , but i've some experience in P.A. If you use a compressor , you'll kill all the dynamic of the keyboard . If you want to try it for free , cut off the velocity on your synth , crank up the volume pot and play ... I think that your problem could be that your band mates play too loud , or have more powerful amps than yours . Maybe your amp (depending on how you tweak the "tone" pots) lacks of low frequency response , or your speakers ? The keyboards frequency range is much wider than a guitar or a bass , so you must use wide band speakers ....and good ones : it can get lower than the low E of a bass guitar and higher than a screaming lead part on the guitar . Another important point is the "yield" or "sensitivity" of your speakers . It is a value in dB for 1 watt : i think this is self explanatory , 1W of electrical power applied to the speaker coil gives X dB of sound level . But remember that dB are logarithmic units ! 95dB/W seems to be a minimum value , unless you can supply a huge power with your amp . Low frequency , with a good quality and a good sensitivity bass speakers can be very expensive ... but low frequencies (under 200 or 300 Hz) are not "directive" , so you can add a powered bass cabinet to your set up to enhance the lower frequencies . @+ J.F. nobody cares a \ufffdcrit : >Greetings folks, sorry if you've had this one before... > >i have a few questions for those of you that play live and use an AN1x...my current set up is an an1x, an akai ax60, a yamaha a4000 and a couple of cd players... (sometimes my ms2000r, but i hate carrying the rack so i often leave it behind) >my band tends to be loud. we dont have a bass player so both guitarists use a/b switchs to turn on bass cabs for certain parts....further more we are drop "C" tuned..it makes for a bit of a thick/noisey sound.....anyways, right now im just runningt hru a 6 channel berhinger mixer into a carvin keyboard head into two pa speakers. understanably, this is producing a great sound, but it kinda works for now. i find myself playing higher notes just to hear myself sometimes and when im playing lower, i just kinda hope it fits.....although im not really doing anything "lead" like, more atmospheres, loops, noise, and occaisionaly notes of some sort... >so... >any suggestions from those of you that do play live? something to maybe make the most of the range of frequencies...ive though of tube preamps to maybe get some warmth....then i thought maybe a guitar or bass head? or should i go the PA route? any ideas appreciated? also, any suggestions on different patch volume issues when playing live? ive thought about getting a compressor to try and control it, but a friend said that would be a bad idea as it would compromise any sort of programmed dynamics, etc....... > >thanks for any help and sorry for being long winded. >nader. > > >--------------------------------- >Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on Yahoo! FareChase > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Community email addresses: > Post message: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: AN1x-list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: AN1x-list-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: AN1x-list-owner@yahoogroups.com > >Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list > >The AN1x Control Synthesizer FAQ:: > http://www.geocities.com/jondl_2000/an1x_faq/an1x_faq_toc.htm > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Wanadoo vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. >Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > > > > >--- >avast! Antivirus: message Entrant propre. >Base de donn\ufffdes des virus (VPS): 0619-0, 08/05/2006 >Test du: 09/05/2006 19:32:22 >avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2006 ALWIL Software. >http://www.avast.com > > > > > > --- avast! Antivirus: message Sortant propre. Base de donn\ufffdes des virus (VPS): 0619-0, 08/05/2006 Test du: 09/05/2006 20:52:03 avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2006 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com
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Re: [AN1x] An1x Live
2006-05-09 by Jeff