Bunion Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 You think you have problems with your sax, the other day I turned up to a blues session but the whole band were playing a quarter tone out of tune and the drummer couldn’t keep a rhythm, I think I was the only working musician in the room… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 For home practice I use a small Mackie mixer and headphones. Great for not annoying the neighbours and good for playing along to songs and online lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 You may have a problem that frequency mixing can fix. A lot of sound engineers and musicains don't understand that instruments each have their own frequency spectrum that they stand out in and cutting frequencies on some instruments will allow others to come through. For example guitarists like to have their tone and bass players like to have their tone. Which may sound great when they're playing at home but tread all over each other in a live mix if the bass isn't cut on the guitar and certain frequencies aren't cut from the bass. If the guitar frequencies are overriding the sax you won't be heard. I had the same problem in a 9 piece band I played in, the saxophonist wanted to sound more rounded with loads of reverb - which is OK solo'd in a room but live needed loads of top end, mid cut and no reverb otherwise she was just buried in the mix. This also meant more eq cut on the guitar and keys where they conflicted. Mixing is an art and not just 'turn everything up so it's louder than everything else' - volume wars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 38 minutes ago, Boodang said: For home practice I use a small Mackie mixer and headphones. Great for not annoying the neighbours and good for playing along to songs and online lessons. Sorry, got the wrong thread!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 56 minutes ago, Boodang said: Sorry, got the wrong thread!! Yes Mackie is great but won’t help with protecting the neighbours from your sax😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Bunion said: You think you have problems with your sax, the other day I turned up to a blues session but the whole band were playing a quarter tone out of tune and the drummer couldn’t keep a rhythm, I think I was the only working musician in the room… Are you sure it wasn’t a jazz session… maybe you took a turning into the wrong room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 29/10/2021 at 10:51, Hellzero said: This : https://pjbgear.com/product/ear-box/ Anyone have experience using one of these? As I’m rarely given any monitoring whatsoever, am considering getting one, but I’m confused by the instruction to place directly opposite the amp. Because that would mean in front of me, wouldn’t it? I am of course a modest sort, but am worried about looking daft half-hidden by a speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Never used one but found this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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