SketchyCroftPpl said:
For one thing all of a sudden everyone in the audience could hear w/e we were saying in the booth which is just freaky cause there is no mic or anything in there and the headsets are on a seperate circut that can't be played out of the
theatre's speakers so it was just strange
Some boards have a built in talkback mic. Is it possible the talkback was engaged and being sent over the main mix? Other than that, there's no other logical explanation for your problem.
As for the guitar problem....I've noticed musicians tend to blame everyone but themselves. I've had guitarists bitch and moan about a loud buzz, not realizing that it was their own amp...just amplified and put over the
house and monitors. What you need to do in this case is a process of elimination. Turn off the mic, and listen to the guitar amp.....does the buzz stay there? If it does, then you know it's a problem with the guitar. If that doesn't fix it, try swapping out mics, and then swapping out cables. If that doesn't fix it, try using the same mic and cable on a different
channel. If that doesn't fix it, check any outboard gear that you have inserted onto the problem
channel. And if THAT doesn't fix it.........something's really messed up. But I'd be willing to put money on the guitar amp being the problem. Check it out yourself......musicians tend to not know how to diagnose problems. Most of the ones I see think an amp buzzing/humming loudly is normal, "cuz I got the
distortion on dude".