On Sun, 22 May 2005 17:07:31 GMT, "Kevin Aylward"
wrote:

Haven't the guitarists got amps already? They will probably be
plenty loud enough for a small club, let alone rehearsal.

What makes you think the drums need amplifying?

So it's only really the vocals you need to worry about.

Ahhhmm...

A fully miced up band always sounds much, much better, pretty much
irrespective of the venue size. You can usually get a much better tone
on the drums for starters. Its not a matter of just volume. You get a
better spread of sound. This stereo bit, just don't work much for live
conditions. Without micing its harder to get a decent mix.

I always recommend micing up everything if you want a good sound, and
will do so as standard for a live venue. For rehearsals , it is a bit of
a hassle, so usually I won't bother, but I like to do at least one
rehearsal fully miced up to test the whole system and iron out the bugs.

You're talking like a sound engineer who aims to produce a perfect
recording mix. These guys are musicians who want a good live
performance experience. The drums are probably too loud already.
Micing them is unlikely to make them softer :-)