Working with sound
can be fascinating sometimes and frustrating when you seem not to get something
right. Sound setup defer from one place to another, like doing sound in church
is very different from doing sound in a club.
Speaker placement
Make sure your speakers a well-connected and placed in front
of your audience this should be at least five meters away from your audience.
If you are using two speakers place one at the right side of the audience and
the other at the left side of the audience. In the case where you are having
only one speaker,place it at a point where the waves can travel to the hearing
of your audience
Positioning the
keyboard
You may place the keyboard on it stand or what you are going
to use as a stand. Always make sure your keyboard is free from dust by placing it in a dust free area or in its bag. Dust can cause severe damage to
the instrument. If using adjustable stand adjust to height you think is best
for you or the one who is going to play. Position your keyboard in a well-spaced
area to avoid difficulty in playing .If you are playing as a band make sure
your keyboard is placed at a point where communication can be easier. In the
case of singing and playing at the same time make sure you are not facing the
speaker directly because this may cause feedback.
Connecting the cables to the keyboard
The keyboard has a number of input and output sections.
These sections are located on the real of the key board “line out”, for standard keyboards. But for
advanced keyboards its mono/ L (left)
and R (Right)
With your TS jack plugs, connect
one end of the jack head to the female jack (line out for standard keyboard).
For keyboards with two outputs (mono/left, right). You make preference to use
one of the channels depending on sound system and setting, or you connect in
two way channels where you connect both left and right. In this connection you would
need two different cables. Cables to be used for your setup should be neat and
well fixed and should be long enough.
If your cables are in bad shape
you may have distorted sound or there would be no sound coming out from your
keyboard. Make sure cables are not weak or faulty.
Connect your keyboard to the mixer
using the line in section.
Powering up your system, locate
the power side of your keyboard and connect it properly.
Before powering up the system make sure you have checked the
following
You power cables are well fitted or fixed
Check to see if you need an AC power or a DC power. If a AC
power check volts rating if it either 120V or 220V.
Check to see if you system should run on a stabilizer
Check to see if your ac adapters being used are of the right
voltage and tap up every naked wire if any.
NOTE .Any mistake could cause the system to respond in a negative manner.
Setting levels. Open to half of
the keyboard’s volume and do adjustments on your board.
