BillFitzmaurice.info

I have a soundcraft spirit live. 16 channels, 100Hz HP pre EQ on the strip. EQ is highs and sweepable mids and lows.
4 aux sends, which will probably go to 4 foldback sends. FX (appropriate amount of reverb) inserted over left and right mains because of that.

I'm learning as I go... and have lucked upon some nice settings. I find that easiest to achieve on drums...
That's all fine for my band, but I have a outdoor festival on the horizon and the line ups and lack of channels will require me to sort it out on the fly, act to act. I'll need some extra rapid EQ changes as there will be limited time between acts and I will have to go onstage to make sure everything is miked properly. I will have a keen but clueless assistant.
There used to be a bunch of stuff on the net, but i can no longer find it.
I'm looking for more ideas...

So what's your starting point drum, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, male/female vocal, keys settings.
Even you digital desk presets might give me new things to try.

Or links if you have them...

Thanks in advance...

There really is no blanket preset that's good for everything. Good mixing technique is to set up each performance by ear. Each instrument and voice will interact differently with the sound system, so you just have to make it work.

You probably already read through this - its what I'm trying to get my 'ukulele player to absorb.
http://www.soundcraft.com/support/gtm_booklet.aspx

I agree with Brent, it changes each venue, but, for us (because its always the same guys), it's only tweaking, mostly the mids and effects.

For me, the one thing that gets me is the excessive use of bass, which usually results in a muddy mix, especially for vocalists. You've probably seen it, mid flat, boost the bass, boost the treble. Forget about sweeping the mids, they usually don't know what it does.

The best one has to be controlling feedback - turn down the mic channel (we don't need no monitors, and if we did, we definitely don't need an equalizer).

Yeah, even though I gotta lug my own stuff, I'd rather do it than have the other guys do it.

Aaron