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> Personally I don't want any device changing my eq settingsOf course, and I was VERY skeptical about AFS before Thursday, however, I
\n> automatically. To
\n> me feedback eliminators only degrade the signal by sending it
\n> through a
\n> longer analog path and an unnecessary opamp. When you've been
\n> into audio as
\n> long as I have, you can hear any frequency feeding back and
\n> automatically
\n> know which band to notch and instantly do it. But if you are
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> eliminators, you need them on the monitors, not on the FOH.Sometimes in some rooms you can get sound bouncing off the back and side
\n> Unless you have
\n> the PA array's set up behind the microphones, any feedback
\n> that you get
\n> through the mains will be due to the stage monitors, "not the
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> therefore the monitor feedback exits to FOH sends. Proper useDefinitely true. Also, it is important to get good mics and good wedges. One
\n> of mic polar
\n> patterns for wedge positions and the positions of the wedges
\n> themselves
\n> placed optimumly will get you a feedback free stage. Try
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> working on thatSadly, most band members out there are so deaf that every single dB of gain
\n> without adding more devices with longer annie path and more
\n> opamps to the
\n> system. You'll get a cleaner signal out front. Preventing
\n> feedback before it
\n> starts is the best solution for most apps, IMHO.
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