i would like some information on ounce you have a pa set up what is the correct procedure on setting up the sound from the pa. i have a peavey pa amp bose 802 top speakers and a set of bass bins, im useing allso a bose cross over.
do i set the main gain volume first on the amp and set everything else to zero. im feeding a cd-g player and microphones through the pa system i seem to have overload
l.e.ds on a lot on the graphic. please help

usualy I turn the amp l/r up full, then set the input so the it isn't driving the amp too hard - use the main L/R fader on your mixer to set the input level to the crossover/amps

[Edited: 03-Jan-05  |  01:32 AM]

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usualy I turn the amp l/r up full, then set the input so the it isn't driving the amp too hard - use the main L/R fader on your mixer to set the input level to the crossover/amps

thats pretty much the common practice, but if your amps have more than enough juice for the venue i'd recommend turning them down a bit so you dont end up setting all your mixer faders to half way down or whatever. plus if your amps/eq's/xovers are of the budget type they may be noisey, and by feeding a strong signal into them you'll mask most of the noise coming from them, and in turn also reducing the possibility of feedback by a bit too.

true, but i re-read his setup - doesnt he need another amp for the tops/bass? - he's only got the one by the sound of it

who knows... maybe he does it ghetto style- xover outs into L and R amp channels for subs and tops, then connect speakers mono, in series.

the 802 runs stereo, the peavey amp is likely for mono bass?