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Old 08 January 2006, 12:40 AM
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Default Why do bands say "one, two... one two..." at soundcheck?
When I was playing regularly there was none of that gubbins; if you checked your mic. you sang a song, unaccompanied, and that gave the engineer a fighting chance! I think most bands these days don't have any bottle or talent.

Unless you think differently.
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Old 08 January 2006, 12:47 AM
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One tests the bass.
Two tests the treble.
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Old 08 January 2006, 12:53 AM
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One tests the bass.
Two tests the treble.
It's nothing to do with brain-dead terror about what to do with a microphone, then
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Old 08 January 2006, 12:55 AM
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One, two......

....Sh*tting and p*ssing themselves?

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Originally Posted by rik-1
One tests the bass.
Two tests the treble.
Wouldn't it be the other way round?
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Old 08 January 2006, 08:48 AM
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How many roadies does it take to change a lightbulb?































Two .... two .... two ....




But seriously, the "t" sound in "two" gives a spike in levels so if the PA is set so it just hits the desired level on this sound, it shouldn't clip the amps.
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
When I was playing regularly there was none of that gubbins
Ah, the days of the ribbon mic !
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
When I was playing regularly
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
When I was playing regularly there was none of that gubbins
Did'nt think youd need to on a karaoke machine anyway

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Old 08 January 2006, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by rik-1
One tests the bass.
Two tests the treble.
Taught my ex to count, that did
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Chicken and Chips.....Chicken and Chips (peter kay style)
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I thought it was because they couldn't count any higher.
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Originally Posted by rik-1
One tests the bass.
Two tests the treble.
Indeed. The more experienced 'cool' roadie will simply use the phonetic sounds "w.. w.." and "t.. t..."
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Old 08 January 2006, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy chick
I thought it was because they couldn't count any higher.
'xactly
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My dad used to be a microphone tester.......














































I want to be one two
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They ought to say "Spazmo" or something. That tests the sibilants as well as the mid/bass range.
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I got a 2-1, 1-2 ......

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Don't need all that soundcheck stuff, so long as your gear goes up to 12.
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I think the Spinal Tap reference is "11" - coz it's louder than "10"

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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo555
I think the Spinal Tap reference is "11" - coz it's louder than "10"

Dan
Yup, why you need 12.

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but these one's go up to eleven
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Originally Posted by shug
one's
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Thread merge please?
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don't forget the tapping and whoosing down the mic aswell
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This one goes up to twenty

http://www.ceiv.co.uk/photos/gabriel/spinal_tap.jpg

Hope the above is OK with the pedants.
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Is it on, I said is it on?
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