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Questions tagged [stage-setup]

For questions related to setting up musical equipment on a stage or other live venue.

For questions related to setting up musical equipment on a stage or other live venue. This may involve electronic sound equipment, lighting, or placement of band members/instruments.

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Why are drum-kits put on risers on stage?

At a concert last night my wife asked me ‘why are rock band drum-kits often set up on a platform above all the other musicians?’ I speculated it may be about the drummer being able to see the rest of the band better, or vice versa, but I don’t know.…
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What are the applications of taking the output of an amp with a microphone?

Last Saturday I attended Skinny Living concert in Cologne, and some stage setup puzzled me. What is the purpose of taking the output of an amp with a microphone, such as on this picture? The venue is relatively small but well equipped, there were…
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Pros & cons of in-ear monitors (IEM)

I've seen a few answers to questons 'around' monitors suggesting that in-ear monitors have good and bad points and are good for some musicians but not others - eg good for drums, not good for bassists. Some of this will be personal taste of course,…
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TS vs TRS cables to connect mixer to audio interface

I understand that TS cables are mono and TRS cables are capable of delivering a stereo signal. However, if a jack supports TRS, could I still run a TS cable to it (and if so, what happens), and if a jack supports TS and I run a TRS cable to it, what…
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I need a stage vocal monitor. Can I use a spare amp?

I sing backups and play bass. Sometimes it's hard to hear my singing, and would like a stage monitor so I can hear my voice. I have a spare guitar amp. Can this be used as a vocal monitor? How would I set it up?
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Can I daisy chain two mixers together to create more input channels (a sub mixer)?

Last week in a live show I had some guest singers join me on stage for additional harmony and I had maxed out my mic channels and could not add another microphone. I love my powered mixer and don't really want to replace it and most of the time it…
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How does phantom power work?

I've set up stage monitors that only took 1/4" cables as input, and I took it for granted that they just worked until I realized they did not plug in to the stage's power source. Eventually I learned that they ran on this scary-sounding thing called…
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In-ear monitoring - will adding ambient mic help my monitor sound be less isolated

I'm an active church guitar player and I've been known about these IEMs for a long time but it wasn't until a few months ago I started using them. At first I was impressed how better you can hear the mix and how different it sounds from live audio…
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2 x Mono vs 1 x Stereo Quality

Two-channel Stereo sound can be provided by two Mono cables, or a single Stereo cable. What differences, whether significant or not, are there between pairing each voltage lead with its own ground lead versus sharing a single ground lead between [an…
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Why can't a pop singer on stage, wearing earpieces, hear someone right next to her?

Please see . This is Tiffany Young singing Not Barbie, on her Lips on Lips tour in San Francisco, dated March 15 2019. As her fan (to her right) tries to speak to her, Tiffany appears to say, and I'm reading her lips (pun intended) I can't hear…
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Playing concert barefoot

I usually play electric guitar barefoot during my rehearsal,I feel more comfortable and it's easy to maneuver the pedals this way, and it's never been a problem. But in shows, I always been using shoes. For some time, I been thinking in playing my…
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Connecting two mixers

I'm piggy-backing off "Can I daisy chain two mixers together for more input channels". In that question, I read that I can do that, so long as the submixer is going into the powered mixer through RCA stereo inputs. My situation is that because I…
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Live Loop Setup with Keyboard, Guitar and Mic with Boss RC-300

I'm in the process of setting up a live looping setup, I want to use my vocals, guitar, midi/controller keyboard (controller sounds triggered with a DAW such as FL Studio or Logic). I was hoping anyone could give me some pointers or guidance with…
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Stage monitoring for guitarists

I am a guitarist in a band and want to start using an active wedge monitor, as I sometimes struggle to hear what I am playing. I am wondering if I can just use a mic on my cabinet and run it direct to my powered monitor? Or do I have to mic up…
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PA Mixer Setup for band

I have a PA Mixer (Yamaha emx512) that has channels 1-4 with XLR or mono 1/4 Line. Channels 5/6 and 7/8 are in pairs where the controls of 5/6 are shared and 7/8 shared where the inputs are 1 XLR and 1 set of stereo 1/4 lines each. Channels 9/10 and…
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