Members jtillinghast Posted June 23, 2017 Members Share Posted June 23, 2017 Hi all-- I'm trying to improve my live sound rig for a 4-piece blues/rock cover band. Between two keyboards, I probably use 7 different patches on a regular basis, and a couple more sprinkled throughout a night. I run this all through a Roland keyboard amp, and in most cases I don't go through the mains. Most of the places we play are small enough that the amp sounds better than the main speakers (or we have no monitors). I've been really trying to dial in my EQ so that I can occupy a different space than the guitar player. At the same time, there's a big difference in the profile of a piano patch vs an organ patch, for example. I'm wondering if it's better to set one EQ for everything, based on balancing out the guitar, or to use something like a MIDI-controlled EQ where I would change the EQ profile based on the patch. I appreciate your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 23, 2017 Members Share Posted June 23, 2017 EQ the sounds at the source. As to spectral space, you need to work that out with the guitar and bass. Obviously minimize straight ahead two fisted stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtillinghast Posted June 24, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 24, 2017 Thanks-- so by "at the source," you mean on the keyboards? I don't think the boards have any onboard EQ. But you do think all the sounds should be EQ'd separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 25, 2017 Members Share Posted June 25, 2017 Specific parts should be written to fit and EQd to whatever degree is possible. Performance dynamics for the whole band not just you, also weigh heavily. Any examples of your band's music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtillinghast Posted June 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2017 Thanks for the clarification. Sorry to be nit-picky, but I'm pretty green on both live sound and keyboard/synths vs acoustic piano. What this makes me think is that I should try and dial my amp into a space where it doesn't fight the guitar or bass, but that I should also try and shape my individual patches to their respective tones? ecordings are what really show me part of the problem-- I'm pretty much inaudible in most of our recordings. Even tapes we've got where we play with high level sound crews, it's hard to pick myself out. Here's a recording of Superstition where you can at least hear the keyboards (although, ironically, not see them!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 26, 2017 Members Share Posted June 26, 2017 This looks like a different band than anything else called Vote For Pedro. Spoof? Sounds like a typical bar gig where nothing jumps out and it's on the muddy side although all of it is audible. Any other examples?Regardless, you have to develop your own workflow with your rig. This would be especially true if there is no FOH for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtillinghast Posted July 1, 2017 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2017 OK-thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted July 1, 2017 Members Share Posted July 1, 2017 There are several gigging keyboarders roaming around Harmony Central. You'll find 'em if you peruse the whole Forums site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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