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