Why Singers Must Conduct Band Sound Check

When your band and you as the lead singer usetechnician or yourself must know where the
electronic musical instruments such as the electricmaximum 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 balanceshould mark this threshold on his sound board
the sound of the instruments and your voice.control.
Your band members will sound check their ownDuring the crescendo parts of songs, move away
instruments and their systems such as thefrom the microphone so that you do not trigger
monitor first and then you, the singer or the vocalfeedback and move back in again during the
section will do your own sound check last oncesofter part of the songs. By doing this, you are
the sound system for the musical instruments arenot only able to control feed backs, you will also
already well balanced. Sound check in thisnot irritate sensitive audience who may not enjoy
sequence will enable you to hear how you soundloud 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 yourthey may not be able to make out what you are
microphone is free from its stand if you want tosinging and that is why you need to move closer
move around or dance during your singingto the microphone when the interpretation of the
performance. Also ask the sound equipmentsong calls for you to sing softly.
technicians for a monitor to be placed in front ofIt is important to watch out for consonants or
you so that you can hear yourself sing. If youlyrics beginning with 'P's and 'B's. When you are
can get your hands on a pair of sound monitorsinging loudly into the microphone, these
earpiece, that will be better because this will giveconsonants may cause explosive pop pop sounds
you more room to prance around and entertainon 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 theThe final sound check
microphone should be louder and above theAt the end of the sound check session, you and
sounds produced by the band so that your voiceyour band must run through a couple of songs.
can carry the songs well and able to portray yourThis 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 backsperspective but also whether all your band
(that loud piercing screeching sound produced bymembers can hear themselves, the band as a
the microphone) so much so that your soundwhole and sound from their monitors.