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Hi,

Jon's suggestions are all excellent.  Let me add a couple of my own:

1.  Try to use the same sound system as you plan to use live.  A sound programmed through a practice amp or a home stereo system will sound quite different through a keyboard amp or PA.  If you can't do this, make sure that you perform a dry run before you play out, so you can tweak things a bit.

2.  If at all possible, NEVER use headphones when programming -- or at least, don't use them for the final cut.  The stereo imaging, effects level, and bass-to-treble balance through headphones is different than when heard live.

3.  Reverb is especially tricky.  When programming in isolation, get the reverb "just right," then knock it down by about 25% for ensemble use.  OTOH, if you are using headphones, boost it by about 25%, because for some reason, the reverb cuts through better in headphones.

Regards,

-BW
--
Bruce Wahler
Ashby Solutions\ufffd   http://music.ashbysolutions.com
978.386.7389  voice/fax
bruce@...

Great stuff Bruce...particularly reducing the reverb amount. 

Many of the patches I upload have exagerated Wet/Dry mixes. I've always assumed 
people would 'know' to reduce the wet/dry mix to taste. That's why many of my Voice 
use the Comn1 and Comn2 parameters to contol Delay and Reverb return values.

I'd like to add another idea: store the variation of your sound to multiple program 
locations with the necessary tweaks for the different venues you frequent - 128 slots 
is PLENTY for most users. Or, set up an Assing knob for Data Entry so you can quickly 
adjust EQ values rather than sit there with your rhumb pressed on the rocker buttons 
;-)

Jon


--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Wahler <bruce@a...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Jon's suggestions are all excellent.  Let me add a couple of my own:
> 
> 1.  Try to use the same sound system as you plan to use live.  A sound 
programmed through a practice amp or a home stereo system will sound quite 
different through a keyboard amp or PA.  If you can't do this, make sure that you 
perform a dry run before you play out, so you can tweak things a bit.
> 
> 2.  If at all possible, NEVER use headphones when programming -- or at least, 
don't use them for the final cut.  The stereo imaging, effects level, and bass-to-treble 
balance through headphones is different than when heard live.
> 
> 3.  Reverb is especially tricky.  When programming in isolation, get the reverb "just 
right," then knock it down by about 25% for ensemble use.  OTOH, if you are using 
headphones, boost it by about 25%, because for some reason, the reverb cuts 
through better in headphones.

> 
> Regards,
> 
> -BW
> --
> Bruce Wahler
> Ashby Solutions?   http://music.ashbysolutions.com
> 978.386.7389  voice/fax
> bruce@a...