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3.4 Feedback
Fig. 2: Microphone
placement for
maximum gain
beforefeedback.
Refer to fig.2.
The term“feedback” means that partof the sound
projected by a speaker is picked up by a micro-
phone, fed back to the amplifier, and projected
again by the speaker. Above a specific volume or
"system gain" setting the sound system will start
howling and the sound engineer will desperately
divefor themaster faderto reducethevolume and
stop the howling.
To increase usable gain before feedback, the mi-
crophone has a cardioid polar pattern. It is most
sensitive to soundsarriving from in front of it (your
voice) while picking up much less of sounds arriv-
ing from the sides or rear (from monitor speakers
for instance).
To maximize gain beforefeedback, place the main
("FOH") speakers in front of the microphones
(along the frontedge of the stage).
Ifyou usemonitorspeakers, besureneverto point
any microphone directly at a monitor or FOH
speaker.
Feedback may also be triggered by resonances
depending on the acoustics of the room or hall.
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