How do you EQ a stage monitor?
Here's what he had to say: “One commonly accepted method for EQ'ing monitors is to “ring them out.” Here's the procedure: Set the gains on all of the mics to be open in the monitors to the same relative level, and then turn the monitor system up until feedback occurs.
Should you EQ stage monitors?
Try not to hack away large chunks of EQ with severe cuts because then the monitors won't sound very good. With a bit of practice, you can get the overall volume of the monitors pretty loud without feedback. Then turn them down. ... Just because you can make the monitors loud doesn't mean you should make them loud.
How do you EQ a PA system?
How to EQ The Room
- Put the EQ sliders all about half way up.
- Start bringing the master gains up (CAREFULLY!) ...
- Hunt around on the EQ bands and find the slider that affects that sound the most, and back it down a bit.
- Next, push the masters a little higher until you get feedback again in a different place.