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BuddyDazzler - Posted - 08/24/2024: 04:44:11
Hi peoples,
My first post her at Banjo Hangout
Wanted to share a helpful banjo amp solution that I finally found for minimising feedback for playing live.
After trying a few amps, accoustic amps and powered speakers with pick-up condenser mic, and a piezo, I finally settled on a simple Mackie Thump 212XT powered speaker with a KNA piezo pick-up thru a cheap Behringer Accoustic ADI-21 D.I Box acoustic modelling pedal.
The main selling point was the Powered speaker’s unique Feedback Elimination feature. It’s not like regular ‘notch’ filter feedback eliminators. It detects different frequencies of feedback and adjusts itself on the fly to find and eliminate any / all frequencies of feedback. I found that amps with ‘notch’ filters did not work well at all for Banjo but this worked very well.
The whole set-up ( minus the banjo ) cost about 900 AU$ and works far better than any combination of amp and pickup that I’ve tried. Any semi-decent D.I Box would probably do well but the ADI-21 pedal helps a bit with having a blend knob and 2 mid freq knobs so you can sculpt and blend natural and EQ’d sounds together for a rounded sound.
I highly recommend at least trying this Powered speaker with a piezo pickup and a D.I box.
KingStudent - Posted - 08/24/2024: 06:13:26
Can confirm, at least partially. I use the Mackie Thump for outdoor performances with the outdoor + feedback eliminator options engaged, and the feedback system is exceptionally effective. I also like the KNA pickup when I need one, although usually I use an Ear Trumpet Labs Delphina mic.
BuddyDazzler - Posted - 08/26/2024: 00:34:22
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Originally posted by KingStudent
Can confirm, at least partially. I use the Mackie Thump for outdoor performances with the outdoor + feedback eliminator options engaged, and the feedback system is exceptionally effective. I also like the KNA pickup when I need one, although usually I use an Ear Trumpet Labs Delphina mic.
Thanks "KingStudent" That EarTrumpet" mic sure looks nice. I'll bet it's great for recording.
PS: I'm yet to try my theory with my band. Hoping it handles the background noise and drums okay.
Any other tips for playing live? I'm with a sota rock covers band so I gotta try to eliminate background noise a lot.
KingStudent - Posted - 08/26/2024: 05:10:52
We use the mic In a single-mic bluegrass-style setup, not high volume. I've used the KNA in your setting and it worked very well BUT I had (by good fortune) a top pro touring sound engineer looking after it in real time (walking around the venue with a tablet) so that's not a good comparison. But your setup sounds good to me! Worst case scenario you may have to damp the head a bit but hopefully not.
Lew H - Posted - 08/27/2024: 16:22:56
A dynamic mic inside the pot works great too!
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