Scott Henderson Discussion

[phawinp]

Hi Scott,

I know the signal chain is: Speaker out from dry amp > Suhr line box > EWS SVC > SE-70 > Wet amp input.

Do you have 1 patch on SE-70 that is 100% dry with no FXs and use that patch only at soundcheck just to level the two amps?

Please share with us how you deal with sound guy at the soundcheck...

Thanks!

[Scott Henderson]

All my FX patches on the SE-70 are 100% wet because there shouldn't be any dry sound in the wet amp. Yes, I have an FOH (front of house) patch on the SE-70, which I use at sound checks to adjust the volume of the two amps in the PA. It's easy to do.

I use a delay patch and make the delay really long - about 1 second with no repeats. The output of the patch is all the way up, and I adjust the volume of the wet amp so both amps are the same volume. I also adjust the EQ of the wet amp to sound very similar to the dry amp, just a little darker. Then the sound man adjusts the two amps to be the same volume in the PA. I tell him to keep the relationship between those two faders the same throughout the concert. When I use my regular delay/ reverb patches, what I hear on stage will be what the audience hears. If I change the volume of the wet amp with the SVC, those changes I hear are also heard by the audience.

[phawinp]

Thanks for the reply Scott. That FOH patch is a great idea!

And when you adjust wet amp volume using the FOH patch, do you leave your SVC at noon?

[Scott Henderson]

Yes, so I have room to adjust either way. I'm glad you like the idea - I'm sure it'll work for you!