Setup, Bose L1 Model 2 with Tonematch
Fender P-51 Mic
TC-Helicon Voicelive 1
Roland Rogers W50
Band in a Box

Up until now I've never taken band in a box out of the house. Have not made backing tracks. Have had lots of people over to jam with. I used Band in a Box to learn to play the horn, I hate doing scales, although I still do them it's way more instructive to play.

The addition of the TC-Helicon unit has been a marvel. The combination of the Bose and the TC-Helicon makes me into something I always wanted to be, a singer.
At least in my feeble mind. When I get video 1 done I'll post it, I've a 10 month old grandson and am making a DVD of Papa John singing 'comin' round the mountain' etc.

So I'm setup up downstairs. I've turned the input gain on the TC Helicon way down. Way down.
Otherwise the bose shoved the keyboard into the mic and that was bad.

I'll digress on one of the advantages, my uncle has sung in country bands all his life, and called square dances, plays guitar and banjo and at christmas we set up my bose in the basement of the in-laws 'mansion' as I call it. Huge L shaped basement. He was walking around, coming back walked up to the stick when back and at a break says, "how come it's just as loud in the back corner as up front?" My reply ...Bose magic!

The other thing is you really hear yourself, no stage monitor needed, you hear what the audience hears. Now I'm on pitch, have harmonies, and sometimes, when I move, feedback.

The mic is cartoid, I read hyper is better? I sing close, but would like to back up sometimes. I use a 'pop sock' over my Fender mic. I had a passport system that pooched, so I have 2 mics.

I need to rethink the mics. Once for my vocals, and one for the wife's flute.

Suggestions?

John Conley
Musica est vita