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HDJ
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HDJ
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Joined: 05/10/04
Posts: 1,445
07/07/2004 6:02 pm
I'll try to answer these the best I can.....

1. Stacks or half stacks offer a fuller sound (at least to my ear). They are overkill for playing clubs volume wise, but 4 12's are going to offer a fuller sound than say a 1 12. The wattage does not matter when it comes to using a PA. Most of the time, a mic is placed in front of the speaker cabinet.

2. Putting a mic on the amp is the best way to go about it. A lot of distortion comes from the speaker's distorting, which in turn gives a better sound. The amp has to have the right output to run directly to a board. My Marshall for example has an output called recording compensated, and an output called Line out (I think, it may be called direct out). I've used the recording compensated once, and it does just not carry the tone that I get when putting a mic on the cabinet. Some amps don't offer an output like this.....Bass amps work much better going directly to a mixing board.

3. The amp's volume does not matter on getting the signal to the board. The gain on the mixing board can be adjusted to work with the volume of the amp. The volume of the amp should be adjusted to get the sound you want. Again, back to my Marshall. I have to at least crank it up to 8 to get the sound I like, but Marshall's are just like that. This is speaking about tube amps. Solid state amps don't really change tone with volume, not like a tube amp anyway, so solid state amps can be used at lower volume levels...

I hope this helps.
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