How To Mic Up A Band - A Complete Guide From Shure! - Electric Guitar, Acoustic, Bass, Drums & More!

We’ve teamed up with the experts at Shure to show you how to mic up a live band and get an awesome sound at your gigs. Whether you’re a gigging musician or an aspiring audio engineer, learning how to mic up a band is essential!

Shop Shure Microphones here: https://bit.ly/2ZaK9r0

In this video you'll see how the experts from Shure mic up an electric guitar cab and combo, how to mic up a full drum kit with a couple of different techniques, how to mic up a bass amp to capture a different feel from the regular DI tone that you can use solely or blend in with the DI, how to mic up an acoustic guitar (electric or not!) and so much more!

We’ll also reveal some other tips and tricks directly from industry icons and microphone experts Shure that will ensure that no matter where you’re playing you’ll know exactly how to get the best sound possible.

It’s important to remember that there are no hard rules when it comes to setting up a band - so if you have any cool microphone techniques or interesting ways to capture different instruments then be sure to leave a comment!

00:00 Intro
01:52 Dagan & Jack intro - what this video is
04:33 Dagan's guitar head & cab (SM57)
06:46 Should you avoid condenser mics?
08:10 Mic placement on an electric guitar cab
10:16 Using 2 different mics on the same speaker
12:12 SM57 v SM7B vs SM58
15:21 Quick sound demo: Dagan's guitar head + cab
15:30 Ewan's guitar combo (Beta 58)
16:11 Why Beta 58's are super versatile
17:11 Mic placement on an electric guitar combo amp
17:39 How NOT to mic up a combo!
18:39 Quick sound demo: Ewan's guitar combo
18:48 Tim's bass rig (Beta 52)
19:57 Blending a mic and a DI / line out
21:41 Mic placement on a bass cab
23:01 Do bass cab speaker sizes make a difference?
24:23 Ben's drumkit
24:43 The most basic way to mic up a drumkit
25:53 Overheads
27:08 Is it necessary to mic up the toms?
28:45 What mics to use to mic up a drumkit
33:09 Can (or should) you mic up toms from underneath?
35:26 Quick sound demo: bass guitar and drums
35:41 Ewan's acoustic guitar (KSM137)
36:45 Why to mic up an acoustic guitar instead of just using the direct out
38:27 Mic placement on an acoustic guitar
40:40 Ewan's vocals - why the SM58 is the go-to vocal microphone
43:09 SM58 alternatives: Beta58
44:26 SM58 alternatives: KSM8
46:18 Sound demo: full band
47:01 Final thoughts and outro
47:32 Sound demo: acoustic guitar and vocals
__________________________________________________________

Subscribe to PMTVUK:
https://www.youtube.com/c/PMTVUK?sub_confirmation=1

Find us on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/PMTHouseOfRock/
https://twitter.com/pmthouseofrock
https://www.instagram.com/pmthouseofrock
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pmthouseofrock/

Find Your Local PMT Store: https://bit.ly/2KdwOXn