| When your band and you as the lead singer use | | | | so much so that your sound technician or |
| electronic musical instruments such as the | | | | yourself must know where the maximum volume |
| electric guitar, electric bass or the | | | | can be before the irritating screeching |
| microphone etc, conducting a sound check is | | | | feedback occurs. The sound technician should |
| necessary to balance the sound of the | | | | mark this threshold on his sound board |
| instruments and your voice. | | | | control. |
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| Your band members will sound check their own | | | | During the crescendo parts of songs, move |
| instruments and their systems such as the | | | | away from the microphone so that you do not |
| monitor first and then you, the singer or the | | | | trigger feedback and move back in again |
| vocal section will do your own sound check | | | | during the softer part of the songs. By doing |
| last once the sound system for the musical | | | | this, you are not only able to control feed |
| instruments are already well balanced. Sound | | | | backs, you will also not irritate sensitive |
| check in this sequence will enable you to | | | | audience who may not enjoy loud singing. On |
| hear how you sound when you are actually | | | | the other hand, when the singing is soft and |
| singing with your band. | | | | you are far away from your audience, they may |
| | | | not be able to make out what you are singing |
| At the sound check, make sure that your | | | | and that is why you need to move closer to |
| microphone is free from its stand if you want | | | | the microphone when the interpretation of the |
| to move around or dance during your singing | | | | song calls for you to sing softly. |
| performance. Also ask the sound equipment | | | | |
| technicians for a monitor to be placed in | | | | It is important to watch out for consonants |
| front of you so that you can hear yourself | | | | or lyrics beginning with 'P's and 'B's. When |
| sing. If you can get your hands on a pair of | | | | you are singing loudly into the microphone, |
| sound monitor earpiece, that will be better | | | | these consonants may cause explosive pop pop |
| because this will give you more room to | | | | sounds on the microphone. If you think 'M', |
| prance around and entertain your audience and | | | | you will be able to prevent 'please' and |
| fans. | | | | 'baby' exploding out of the speakers. |
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| How to sound check the singer's microphone? | | | | The final sound check |
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| Your singing voice when produced by the | | | | At the end of the sound check session, you |
| microphone should be louder and above the | | | | and your band must run through a couple of |
| sounds produced by the band so that your | | | | songs. This is done not only because you want |
| voice can carry the songs well and able to | | | | to hear whether the sound is good from the |
| portray your feel, song interpretation and | | | | audience perspective but also whether all |
| emotions clearly. Sometimes, this may result | | | | your band members can hear themselves, the |
| in loud feed backs (that loud piercing | | | | band as a whole and sound from their |
| screeching sound produced by the microphone) | | | | monitors. |