I need in assistance to setting up a live system for bands all kinds of music...I would like to know exactly how to connect stuff like eq's amps effects and connect it all to a console/mixer..also if u guys have any sites that would help that would be cool thanx

oh i forgot to add that if u can tell me what kind of speakers would be good for a live sound thanx again.

u wanna set up live equipment and u dont even know how to connect stuff??? or do i get sumtin wrong?

also are we talking about just guitar setup here, or everything for a band, so drum mics, vocals guitars bass etc??

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well i know how to connect shit up just that ive been blowing speakers out and its expensive to fix them. and yes mics drums guitars keys the whole enchilada

Uh, well...
I'm gonna assume you have a mixer, PA, mics, and all that shit.

Drums: 2 Overhead condenser mics, a kick drum mic, snare mic, and tom mics (optional). Triggering works for the kick drum as well, but that's another system to hook up.

Guitars and bass: Usually a dynamic mic close to the grille. An SM57 is usually pretty good for that. You could also try direct injection, but I've never tried that in a live situation.

Vocals: Just a dynamic mic. An SM58 is good for that.

Hooking effects up directly to the mixer is a little more complicated than that. Use quarter inch cables (or a snake) to hook all the Insert (not quarter inch or mic in) jacks on the mixer to one part of a patchbay, and use Y cables to hook the effects processors up to the other part. Then you can switch the mixer channels between the effects processors by switching the cables on the patchbay. You can also hook up the effects processors directly to each individual channel with just a Y cable, but that makes switching what effects go to which track harder.

For live speakers, just get designated live sound speakers. Go mackie if you have the cash, or behringer if you don't. You'll probably want to get some floor monitors as well. Again, most stuff should work, but go for what you can get.For power amps, I've been told the standard is Crown, although I've yet to try one myself. As long as you have high enough wattage and speakers with a high enough RMS power rating, you should be fine. Just don't push them too hard!

You can just use the main outs of the mixer to go to the PA, and use the aux or monitor busses to go out to the floor monitors. If you're recording it at the same time, use aux for the mains, monitor for the monitors, and main out for the house system.

As for EQ and shit like that, it depends on the situation and the band. Do what sounds good. Get a friend to stand where the audience will be, and mix according to what sounds good out there, too.

That's pretty much a basic setup. The hard part is getting and maintaining the gear. I have no idea how coherent this is, so if it's confusing, just say so.

That sounds about right. I would personally do direct in for bass but thats just me. Too much work obtaining a good bass sound (i think) from miking it. But thats anybodys call.

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