Members bmast160 Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 want something to amplify vocals with an amplified acoustic setup. how do you do this? mic -> mixer -> 1 monitor or 1 powered amplifier??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members jwlussow Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 want something to amplify vocals with an amplified acoustic setup. how do you do this?mic -> mixer -> 1 monitor or 1 powered amplifier??? Not 100% sure what you are asking. What gear do you have now? Are you concerned about FOH or monitors? If you have a mixer, just pick up a powered cab or two and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Get an acoustic guitar amp that has a mic input - plenty to choose from last I knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bmast160 Posted August 14, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 i dont have any vocal equipment, just guitar equipment. id just like to amplify vocals without a complex setup. i dont want to go thru any sort of house PA system, dont want to use a dual speaker setup(house and monitor) and dont want to go thru the guitar amp. should i just get one powered speaker and use it like monitor but point it out to the audience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 should i just get one powered speaker and use it like monitor but point it out to the audience?That would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rodclement Posted August 14, 2011 Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 i dont have any vocal equipment, just guitar equipment. id just like to amplify vocals without a complex setup. i dont want to go thru any sort of house PA system, dont want to use a dual speaker setup(house and monitor) and dont want to go thru the guitar amp. should i just get one powered speaker and use it like monitor but point it out to the audience? You really want to do acoustic music, live, without proper sound system??? What is the goal, to sing with friends at home or to sing and get paid?You can buy one powered speaker and plug a microphone into it and have at it! No eq, no effects, no monitoring, you think all of the are not important? Wait untill you get into a noisy bar and get back to me! Now if you just want practice, then a powered speaker would work, I also recomend some sort of effect pedal, maybe one of these TC Helicom single effect pedals just so you have a little reverb. Keep in mind any thing I say is from a singer point of view and not a sound engineer like many here so take it with a grain of salt. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted August 15, 2011 Members Share Posted August 15, 2011 Your thread title is a bit mis-leading:should i just get one powered speaker and use it like monitor but point it out to the audience? That's a PA.A SMALL, low-powered, small-application basic/bare-bones PA, but a PA nonetheless. So is the example in your OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axisplayer Posted August 15, 2011 Members Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'd like to play guitar music, but I don't want to buy a guitar. How can I work around that? People just amaze me with this stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted August 15, 2011 Members Share Posted August 15, 2011 i dont have any vocal equipment, just guitar equipment. id just like to amplify vocals without a complex setup. i dont want to go thru any sort of house PA system, dont want to use a dual speaker setup(house and monitor) and dont want to go thru the guitar amp. should i just get one powered speaker and use it like monitor but point it out to the audience? Or just plug a high-z mic into an input on your guitar amp and see how it works... hopefully you have a guitar amp that has 2 input channels (so you can have independent control over your mic volume). BTW: It's my understanding the above is why combo guitar amps typically have open backs... it's a hold-over from when combo amps were first being developed, the amp sat on the front of the stage, in-front of the guitarist... and did double duty as the PA... and the open back was the "monitor". Hear tell... The Shure Green Bullet was principally designed for this application... and will work great if you'd like your vocals to sound like the harmonica on The Stones song: "Jump on Top of Me Baby"... which BTW happens to be my idea of the most perfect harmonica ever laid down: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YeahDoIt Posted August 15, 2011 Members Share Posted August 15, 2011 and dont want to go thru the guitar amp I practice singing at home by plugging a microphone into a guitar amp. To me it sounds very nearly as good as going through my PA system. I know a band that performs with a microphone plugged into a guitar amp. Now, their vocals don't sound great but that band does attract standing room only crowds sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VanHalen Posted August 15, 2011 Members Share Posted August 15, 2011 How to amplify vocals without PA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted August 15, 2011 Members Share Posted August 15, 2011 The Stones song: "Jump on Top of Me Baby"... which BTW happens to be my idea of the most perfect harmonica ever laid down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yP-04lFNU&feature=related Dammit, now I'm gonna spend the rest of the day listening to, and playing Stones tunes. Great link Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richardmac Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Ask a novice question in this forum and you're going to get two things - you're going to get some good answers, and you're going to get made fun of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Dammit, now I'm gonna spend the rest of the day listening to, and playing Stones tunes. Great link Mark. Did you find any gems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chaff67 Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 The Roland AC90 would be perfect for your application. It has 2 channels, one is designed for a mic. I have used the mic channel and it sounds very natural. Also it has XLR line outs to run to a powered speaker. You can use this by itself for small gigs or use it as a monitor hooked to powered speaker when you need more output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Did you find any gems? Too many to list. I like the old Stones (Brian Jones era), and often play songs like BackStreet Girl, I'm Just Sittin' on a Fence, at my acoustic gigs. She's So Cold can be a fun tune to play, as well as Out of Time. Memo From Turner is a great tune too. That's just scratchin' the surface. Good stuff. Apologies to the OP for getting sidetracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted August 16, 2011 CMS Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 i dont have any vocal equipment, just guitar equipment. id just like to amplify vocals without a complex setup. i dont want to go thru any sort of house PA system, dont want to use a dual speaker setup(house and monitor) and dont want to go thru the guitar amp. should i just get one powered speaker and use it like monitor but point it out to the audience? The Bose PAS systems or the Fishman SoloAmp would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scarecrowbob Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 +1 to one of the combo amp/PAS/soloamp solutions. I have a roland AC120 that I've had for many years and it has served me well-- on mic channel and one instrument channel... sounds like all the components were designed to work together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nxt Lvl Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 I use a Peavey 3-channel acoustic amp for small gigs where I only need one mic. I forgot the model (traded some gig time in return for the amp) but it is really good. It has an XLR vocal channel with eq and effects, a guitar channel and another line input for keys, bass or whatever. Most versatile little rig I have ever owned. I even will run my Digitech RP500 into it and it sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 AER Compact 60/2 is what I use for very small/intimate gigs. Vocals and acoustic guitar sound superb thru this lil' combo amp. A lil' pricey, but worth every penny IMO. Super light-weight and portable too. (18 lbs,,,comes with shoulder-bag) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bugzie Posted August 20, 2011 Members Share Posted August 20, 2011 A little pricey???? $1100 is a lot pricey. But the weight is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 A little pricey???? $1100 is a lot pricey. But the weight is nice. When you've lived with one for a while, it seems like an outright bargain. The vocals capability of this tiny amp, is simply amazing. The compact size makes it a delight to transport and set-up (less than 1 cu. ft.) The padded shoulder-bag is also very nice. Plenty of pockets for mics/cables, etc. The amp is dead quiet. No trace of hiss/hum/scratchy pots, etc. Pure pristine silence. I sometimes forget to turn it off, and the only indication that it's still on, is the green power-indicator light. It can get surprisingly loud for a 60w amp. It's made in Germany, and if something ever happened to mine, I'd buy another in a heart-beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chugheshc2 Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 Centaur? I have seen these a few times, they sounded ok for this sort of thing.http://centauramp.com/acoustic2.htmlcheersC> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DBR Posted August 27, 2011 Members Share Posted August 27, 2011 I need to have the bass sound without any kind of gut bucket, bass, keyboard or pedals. Hmmm!!! Heyhuh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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