More zombie posting:
Pickups:
- mono passive (FRAP, Baggs IBeam, Mtrix passive, I/O, etc) to Raven PMB-1 or one channel of Rane AP-13 to board
- stereo passive to Raven or Rane in stereo and two channels to board.
- Sunrise to Sunrise SB-1 buffer to DI to board.
- Active pickups (barn door stuff) are often straight to either normal DI or PADI to board
Effects (typically just a little reverb) at board.
PA (when I control it) small 8-channel board with effect to 2 x powered speakers. Must have phantom except for situations using the Raven, which doesn’t like it.
All of these configs work in different situations. Listening room stuff gets the passives and good pres, and less time/control of the stage means using either the Sunrise or instruments with barndoor preamps to simplify things and make it easy for the sound person. It’s all situational, and I’m glad I have enough gear to cover the bases.
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