Cave Stage: Difference between revisions
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===Room dimensions=== | ===Room dimensions=== | ||
The room is about 3000 square feet (280 square meters) and | The room is about 3000 square feet (280 square meters) and approximately 20 feet (6 meters) tall. | ||
=== Audience=== | === Audience=== | ||
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=== Settings=== | === Settings=== | ||
Running five microphones on this tight stage could have been a problem, so I used these aggressive settings for the noise gates | Running five microphones on this tight stage could have been a problem, so I used these aggressive settings for the noise gates | ||
Comp/Gate Noise Gate | ;Comp/Gate Noise Gate | ||
* Thresh -35 dB | * Thresh -35 dB | ||
* Speed 70% (slower Speed (higher value) gives a more gradual cut-off, and this may sound more natural as a singer naturally lowers their volume at times) | * Speed 70% (slower Speed (higher value) gives a more gradual cut-off, and this may sound more natural as a singer naturally lowers their volume at times) | ||
* Ramp 100% (so the beginnings of phrases are allowed through by ramping up the volume quickly | * Ramp 100% (so the beginnings of phrases are allowed through by ramping up the volume quickly | ||
No Reverb, Delay or other effects | ;No Reverb, Delay or other effects | ||
The room had enough natural reverb that there was no need to add more. On the stage, the vocals didn't sound dry or sterile without reverb because there were ample early side reflections from the stage walls | |||
=== Stage Volume === | === Stage Volume === | ||