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#197452 - 04/19/02 05:45 PM
Re: Is there a way of overcome bad acoustics?
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
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As a general rule, is a "live" room, with lots of glass, you should not boost the high end e.q. as much, since it tends to bounce off the hard surfaces very easily. Also effects can be lessened. Conversely, in "dead" rooms, you must boost the high end, and increase overall volume. Since the sound doesn't bounce around as well, then more effects such as reverb and/or delay can create a livelier sound. These are very general parameters and you must use your ears to tailor your sound to each individual venue. DonM
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#197455 - 04/21/02 09:03 AM
Re: Is there a way of overcome bad acoustics?
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Don, Nobby, Dave Thanks for your great tips. I deduce I have been playing mostly in "dead" rooms, 'cause I'm used to compensate with the equalizer, and haven't found severe problems with increasing the volume. Where I have had trouble is getting a clean sound in places with huge glass surfaces, because of the numerous reflexions. First, the sound looses clarity, even in the neighbourhood of the area with the music, and second, just as Dave warned, there's a strong tendency to feedback, so I'm forced to reduce the volume. I guess it's better to renounce to reach the whole room and worry about a good sound near the music, right? Reducing gain in the high end frequencies seems a good idea and makes all sense. I'll try it the next time. Curiously I never felt the need of putting the speakers near corners to increase bass, maybe 'cause I bring a PA with a nice subwoofer. Sometimes my ears sure indicate me that something is wrong, but I'm not always able to interpret what is wrong, neither to find the right action to undertake. Thanks again for your wise advice! :-)
-- José.
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