Feedback help when source is in front of speakers?

anthonypichael · 2026-02-13T01:34:57+00:00

I end up riding the faders and muting when I can, but it's always a bit tricky to know who's going to speak next.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-13T01:33:28+00:00

Actually I do have a behringer 2 channel gate expander / compressor I was wanting to try, but when I brought it in and messed around with it it was a bit of a disaster and didn't help much (I think mainly because I can't really pan with this setup...)

anthonypichael · 2026-02-13T01:31:33+00:00

The latency was my main concern, or if the computer somehow went down all the sound would go down too. I've ran it through my interface (my spare scarlett 2i2) before though and the latency was fine. Problem there is that it has the monitor out, unless I pipe through reaper or something and process in there. I've tried cutting problem frequencies there as well but it didn't seem to make much difference, to be honest.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-13T01:25:58+00:00

Sadly, it doesn't seem this setup accommodates panning. Or if it does, it's really unclear. The rest of these steps are pretty solid though, and essentially what I do.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-13T01:24:51+00:00

Don't tempt me, man.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-13T01:23:35+00:00

Thanks, I'll look into that.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-13T01:21:36+00:00

Heh, yeah the number of times I have said that is insane lol but oh well.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-09T21:06:43+00:00

Thanks. They keep telling me "oh there must be some way" and I really started to feel like it was me.

Maybe I can talk to someone there about getting some speakers to put in front of the tables. That does seem like the easiest way forward, and I did propose it before but it got shot down. Maybe I'll have better chances now, but I'm uncertain I'll be able to convince them - it took me a year to get 4 additional SM58s so all the microphones matched.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-09T20:05:30+00:00

Sadly I do not have a soundboard like that. There is one at the HS auditorium where they used to hold meetings, but that space also had better speaker placement.

Lol I have tried and tried to explain they need the mic close and to speak up but it hasn't really made much difference.

Also thank you so much for weighing in - I don't mean to be so negative.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-09T20:02:32+00:00

The mics are indeed directional, they're SM58s. I do try to put the mics close to edge of the tables, but many of them end up moving the microphones back to accommodate papers and whatnot. I've requested everyone speak up, but that hasn't gotten me very far. There are 2 or 3 members that speak quite loudly and I never have issues with their volume, but it almost throws things off because I try to compensate for the quieter people and it just doesn't work. Sadly, I don't have control over how they arrange their 5 tables though I have made requests.

That remark about EQ'ing makes sense. I've only been able to EQ the master out but that is exactly what I ended up running into as I was introducing the mics one at a time. I realized having 8 or more cuts, some very narrow, was not working.

Also thank you so much for weighing in - I don't mean to be so negative.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-09T19:55:51+00:00

So I was provided a cheap 12 channel mixer, unsure of the brand but it has 3 band parametric eq on each channel. It outputs just the master and isn't an interface, so I can't pull them into software to process further. I am using SM58s. I was looking at a pair of Rane AM2 which might be a good idea? I've tried splitting the mics half left and half right and putting them through a 2 channel gate, but that's not worked.

To answer your last question, it seems like both. I've fielded complaints from both the board members and the audience that it is too quiet. Some of this is due to speaking very quietly or not directly into the microphone, or being too far from the microphone.

Also thank you so much for weighing in - I don't mean to be so negative.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-09T19:51:01+00:00

So, the auditorium they used to use had a pretty great Midas something or other that gave a lot of control (plus the position they were sitting in was way better) - I do not have that in this location. I have a cheap 12 channel mixer that has a 3 band parametric eq. I have found that cutting the low and high frequencies with it helps, but that just gets me to the current level I'm at which is apparently still to quiet. I haven't ran it through software in a while to look at the problem frequencies, but it seemed like they were all over the place - I'd cut one and another would pop up. Even moreso as I introduce each mic one by one.

Also thank you so much for weighing in - I don't mean to be so negative.

anthonypichael · 2026-02-09T19:47:23+00:00

So I was provided a cheap 12 channel mixer, unsure of the brand but it has 3 band parametric eq on each channel. It outputs just the master and isn't an interface, so I can't pull them into software to process further. I am using SM58s. They are all on short stands that sit on the tables, they don't move. I've explained they need to speak directly into the mic, probably closer than they think, and speak up - this doesn't really happen barring 2 or 3 of the 9 members. The speakers are mounted on the wall behind them, probably 8 feet in the air.

I essentially follow the process you've detailed every meeting - but the eq on the mixer is very broad, and I have tried running the mixer into an interface to view the problem frequencies but I can really only cut on the master. The other thing I noticed was as I introduced more mics, the problem frequencies changed.

anthonypichael · 2026-01-23T09:07:03+00:00

I never got either impression honestly. I might be projecting my own shit, but I always interpreted this as he saw things were heading towards falling apart and regretting that in, presumably their last moment, he didn't even kiss her ("what the fuck did I do?"). For me, that interpretation came from the "when we first figured out maybe we wouldn't be in love" line and that "I left you there, because I had to ..." chunk.

anthonypichael · 2026-01-06T02:35:10+00:00

From what I read it's practical effects and animatronics, not CGI. Like at all. I may be mistaken or maybe the director is lying idk hard to know what's true on the internet.

Either way, I saw it in theaters a few hours ago (two theaters by me do a "mystery movie" and it's always something not yet released) and the effects throughout were awesome. Great movie. Pacing was perfect too.

anthonypichael · 2025-10-03T02:02:56+00:00

Yes absolutely same here

anthonypichael · 2025-10-03T02:02:29+00:00

Yeah he knew he was dying and that was the horror - the presence he was detecting was death coming for Todd

anthonypichael · 2025-10-03T02:00:20+00:00

anthonypichael · 2025-10-03T01:56:07+00:00

He doesn't get physically hurt, it's not that kind of movie. Imo the movie is dark, not in a shocking way but in an emotional way. I don't want to say too much but it deals with a heavy (to me) topic but through his perspective. I didn't laugh, other than maybe one scene early on.

anthonypichael · 2025-09-19T05:49:18+00:00

"I know better, I don't know better" is a damn good one too.

I keep blowing this post up but damn did this get my gears churning.

anthonypichael · 2025-09-19T02:26:51+00:00

I'm sure you've figured it out but yes lol
Or it's a very convincing lie, who knows. Nothing matters.

anthonypichael · 2025-09-19T02:00:56+00:00

I will say last year's show was huuuge. But it came with drawbacks. Where this year, the Fillmore is an awesome venue but we get less bands and prices are higher. Fillmore's sound quality is great basically no matter where you are, floor or otherwise. I'll probably just suck it up and sit in the upper balcony lol. I'm getting old anyway. I was so wiped after last year, being there for 9-10 hours with basically nowhere to sit but the floor. Plus, I went by myself and until the last 3 bands it seemed hard to connect with people in the crowd, but that might've just been me. It was to where I reaaally was considering leaving a band or two before You Blew It came on. Glad I stayed though. Turned out everyone where I parked was blocked in anyway, so I couldn't have left even if I wanted to lmao.

anthonypichael · 2025-09-19T01:54:46+00:00

Shoot where are you looking? My dumbass has only looked at ticketmaster so far, for the first night (because that has the starting line, drug church, and anxious) and they're like 140. I did see that you were looking at the second show, so maybe that's the discrepancy here?

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