running sound again, as I'd previously mentioned, and we had our first rehearsal this past Wednesday.
At rehearsal we had one piano, one acoustic guitar, and 4 vocalists. It was actually pretty easy to mix, except for the fact the vocalists were pulling back a bit, and I had to run the line gain up quite a bit to get them into the monitors enough for them to be happy.
I have now found out that on Sunday, which will be the first service at the new time and location, and my first "live" mix in over 2 years, there will be some "extras" going on.
In addition to the set from Wednesday, we will also have a full drum kit, an electric guitar, and electric bass, and a full choir.
We are practically out of channels on the board (it's only a 24-chan setup) because of dedicated lines we provide to components like the DVD player, CD player, wireless mics, and stuff like that.
So, we're not going to mic the drums, we're going to use two mics on booms in front of the choir, and we're going to use portable amps for the electric guitar and bass and not run them through the board either.
Fortunately, most of that craziness is only for one song, and after that it will be back to the "regular" setup. That, and we are in the chapel which is a fairly intimate space with good acoustics so we can get away (I HOPE!!!) with some of the choices we're making. In fact, my biggest concern is going to be reverb/echo on the drums. Sounds don't die very fast in the chapel. . . . . .
Nothing like a trial-by-fire to get reacquainted with sound engineering. |
