August 16, 2010

Pro Audio Enthusiasts – Playing For The Audience

Listening to music sounds great, but playing it feels even better. There’s nothing like standing in front of the microphone, singing, and hearing your voice played through the loudspeakers. You get lost in your own world as your band members play the music behind you.

It’s time to get started and find yourself some pro audio speakers. If you’re playing by yourself, you’ll most likely only need one PA speaker. This would work fine when using at home or if you’re playing out. If you have several people playing, you should get a pair to create twice as much volume as you want the singing and all instruments to be heard, loudly.

You’re going to need an amplifier powerful enough to get your speakers playing at their full potential. A few hundred watts per speaker should make them sound powerful and loud. That’s more than enough power to play at your home in your own set-up and plenty enough to play for an audience.

You can also get a power mixer. A power mixer will have a set amount of channels, each generating the same amount of watts, that will be connected to your speakers. They’ll also have one or multiple microphone inputs for one, two or more singers. They also have equalizers for each channel and allow you to add reverbs and echo.

Now that you have what you need to project your sound, you still need one thing that will allow you to project your voice. Did you guess a microphone? How about a dynamic mic? If you guessed it, you’re right! You may also choose wireless microphones if you’re in need of not having any cables.

Now that the singer has volume and the drums are naturally loud, each guitarist is going to need their own guitar amplifier. Most guitarists already know they need an amp and will most likely already have one. This will add more speakers to the stage as they all should be set off to the sides.

You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to create a PA set up. You can easily spend well under a thousand and include everything that has been talked about above. The more components you have, the more expensive it will be.

Once you have your cheap pro audio equipment, you’ll be able to play like never before. Investing in cheap pro audio is a great idea.

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