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Post by razorback on Jun 11, 2007 16:51:04 GMT 1
Hey guys, just got a couple of Behringer Composer Pro's (dirt cheap and we're on a budjet!) and was wondering if anyone knows of a site with tutorials on how to use them? Atm I'm at uni, not going back home for 4 weeks but want to be able to sit down and set them up as soon as I get back! Oh and as for the PA I was asking about months ago... we ended getting a couple of Peavey 15" bins (got some kick compared to the single cabs) and one of these: www.peavey.com/products/browse.cfm/action/detail/item/116311/number/00512820/cat/91/begin/1/PV%AE+1500.cfm. Sounds real nice, just weighs an absolute ton! Cheers Paul |
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Phil
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Post by Phil on Jun 11, 2007 23:04:30 GMT 1
I think you have just got to sit down mate and try and get the right sound. Once you done that a couple of times you will just know when you have got it right and should be able to guess what sound you want on a show and set it up. Then hopefully you'll only need a bit of tweaking.
Well thats what has worked for me, coz i'm not the best at explaining things lol.
Phil
ps. I have just got my system with 2 peavey 15 bins set up by my mate who is the main engineer up here and i didnt realise they had that much potential. The speaks are 4ohm - Hisys ones and being powered with 1600watt @ 4 ohm amp - phonic xp 5000.
Now I have the bottle to crank it up loads more. - didnt want to be the one to blow the things up lol.
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Post by razorback on Jun 12, 2007 0:06:00 GMT 1
Fair enough, just thought it was worth a try. Just don't know what anything means on the comp and I messed with it for about 45mins the other day and couldn't make it do anything! Got the level meters going and that was it...
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Post by soundmanjim on Jun 12, 2007 0:52:57 GMT 1
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Post by razorback on Jun 12, 2007 11:04:31 GMT 1
Thanks Jim, I'll take a look.
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Post by muppet on Jul 2, 2007 0:02:01 GMT 1
Compressors are actually quite easy to use. On most compressors there are 4 controls, the threshold, Ratio, Attack and Release. The threshold is the control that dictates the amplitude at which the signal is compressed, anything that goes over the level you have set will be compressed. The ratio is the control that sets how much of the signal is compressed in comparison to the uncompressed input signal once it hits the threshold. So if you, as a simple example, set the ratio to 2:1 then you have effectively halved the amplitude of the input signal. The attack and release controls set how quickly the compressor or gate kicks in and then back out again, its a good idea to have it attacking and releasing as quickly as possible without it audibly snapping in. however in regards to actually setting them up, settings will vary from instrument to instrument and vocalist to vocalist. However as a rule of thumb if you are fighting to push the vocals to the front of the mix odds are you have the compressor set too tight. On some compressors you may find an output gain, this is there to compensate for any drop in level after compression has occurred. The easiest way to set this is to PFL the channel on the desk and tweak the control until you are metering at zero again
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Post by razorback on Jul 2, 2007 0:27:10 GMT 1
Thanks guys! Been working with a lot of comps lately (Arts festival at uni, got to mix lots  ) and used the 01v, I think I've worked it out now! |
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Rick Sarson
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Post by Rick Sarson on Jul 3, 2007 11:09:28 GMT 1
If you go to the Manley Voxbox website they do a sort of guide to what the knobs do in the manual which I found useful. If you ever have the chance to get hold of one sell your granny to do it. They are utterly fabulous!
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) and used the 01v, I think I've worked it out now!