Our practice band has got a show to do in about a month. First timers on this so we need some advice.
We've got 2 electric guitars, a bass, and drums. When we practice, we mic all the amps and the drums and use in-ear monitors. Our mixer is connected to an amp with floor monitors and 2 mains but we haven't used them very much since the move to in-ear monitors. Im one of the guitarists and I do most of the settings on the mixer.
We're playing a fairly large restaurant space for an after hours party. The question is should we be micing up all the amps and drums and sending that mix to the mains for the audience? If we do that, I assume we could use the in-ears or the floor monitors.
In the alternative, do we just need to keep it simple and mic only the vocals for the mains and the floor monitors (i.e. no in-ears in this scenario)? Then we just play to a volume to match the drums. Let us know your opinions.
We've got 2 electric guitars, a bass, and drums. When we practice, we mic all the amps and the drums and use in-ear monitors. Our mixer is connected to an amp with floor monitors and 2 mains but we haven't used them very much since the move to in-ear monitors. Im one of the guitarists and I do most of the settings on the mixer.
We're playing a fairly large restaurant space for an after hours party. The question is should we be micing up all the amps and drums and sending that mix to the mains for the audience? If we do that, I assume we could use the in-ears or the floor monitors.
In the alternative, do we just need to keep it simple and mic only the vocals for the mains and the floor monitors (i.e. no in-ears in this scenario)? Then we just play to a volume to match the drums. Let us know your opinions.