Members Rick6 Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 This continues an earlier thread ... I'm the guy who knows nothing and has to provide sound for the first time ... The room is 35 by 35 or maybe a little bigger. Jazz quartet (keys, guitar, bass, drumset) and maybe a singer sitting in. My idea is for us to play very quietly (that's a musical decision, not related to the venue) and then put keys, maybe a little guitar and a vocal mic through the PA. I don't know if I'll need bass through the PA. I don't want the drums loud. The venue has two passive speakers mounted on the wall, with 1/4 jacks. My bassist has a Mackie srm 350 and an appropriate mixer, mics and stands. So, if he provides sound, I get one speaker. The kb player says that it won't sound good that way, and that I should get a powered mixer and use the two speakers (some kind of JBL) that are mounted on the walls. My question is this. Will one speaker suck? Should I really go to the trouble of running two speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 Well.... we don't know what kind of speakers are mounted on the wall and what the powered mixer will be, but I can tell you that I have done many lounge gigs (25+ this year) with one speaker. In fact, I just did a casino lounge recently with one Mackie 350 (the other was not functioning). I was playing pretty loud (solo with tracks) and it was okay. I also did a restaurant gig with drum machine, guitar and lady vocalist with one Mackie 350. IMO, of all the Mackie products out there the 350 seems to function fairly well for it's size, weight, and price. And except for the fact that the volume knob seems to be sheered of some of the ones I see, I might even consider picking one or two up - oh wait, you didn't hear me say that! If you are truly going to be quiet, one Mackie 350 should be just fine (depending on the characteristics of the room) if that's the way you want to go. Besides, where are the speakers on the wall? Way above your heads? Can you access them, would you be able to hear them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rick6 Posted September 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 The room has a couple of pillars (maybe 15 feet from the back wall and 12 feet apart -- with the band kind of behind them) and the JBL's are mounted on them above head height maybe 7 or 8 feet. We could reach them. They do not point at the band at all. I assume that, if we end up with a singer sitting in (not a necessity), we're going to need a monitor of some kind. The info sheet from the venue says that they are run on 1/4 cables. From the website, it looks like the SRM350 has a 90 degree dispersion, which will cover most of the audience, I think. The kb player is worried that having everything coming out of one speaker will sound funny. She sounds like she belongs on this forum, reminding me not to cheap out on the sound reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 I would use 1 speaker for that situation... may sound BETTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimmyP Posted September 26, 2011 Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 Depending upon the room layout and speaker placement, sometimes one speaker does indeed sound better than two. (Or an arrayed pair can sound better than a pair split L/R.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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