L1® Unofficial Performers' Guide: Difference between revisions

== Setting Up ==

If you are stepping onto the stage and someone has made all the connections for you skip down to the section about [[{{PAGENAME}}#Performing|Performing]].  

=== Microphone Setup ===

{{Get Plugged In Microphone}}

=== Multiple Performers Sharing One L1™ System ===

Electric guitarists used to play and sing through their amps, but this soon stopped when they started to concentrate on the tone of their guitars.  Now, few musicians are willing to share their amps, based on the idea that any sound other than that of your instrument will somehow corrupt the tone.  This is probably true for guitar amplifiers playing at heavy distortion levels (voice will be heavily modulated due to clipping).  But it is not true of an L1™ speaker.

Several instruments or instruments and voices can be amplified simultaneously with complete independence of tone and no corruption of any kind, other than having everything come from one source.  Always try to take advantage of the ToneMatch™ preset feature.  

For instance, if you are doing a “single” and have a drum machine and/or sequencer driving a bunch of MIDI modules, use channels 1 and 2 for personal-preference preset settings, like your vocal microphone and, say, an acoustic guitar with a pickup. Then use an external mixer, which you probably have if this example describes your musical work, and put it into channel 3 or 4.

=== Connections General Examples ===

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=== B1 Cables (blue) ===

* Make sure the Speakon cables (blue) are really connected. Insert and turn clockwise. There should be an audible click. You should have to slide the silver lock and twist counterclockwise to remove the cable. If you can remove it without a twist, it is not really connected.

=== ToneMatch&trade; Presets ===

* Presets are used to get the best possible sound from your inputs. They are not meant to make something sound like something else (like Guitar processor or instrument patches).  Note: The presets for vocal microphones are based on using ''close microphone'' techniques.  

== Performing ==

=== Hearing yourself ===

This is a different approach to amplifying your sound. The sound of your voice and/or instrument will come from an {{L1 CR}} located 5-10 feet behind you. Unlike conventional approaches, you will not be behind the main speakers going to the room.