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:	post by live sound guy at 2008-10-02 18:13:57

What board and amp are you using? Is it a powered mixer?

"Proper" gain staging says to set everything to unity (or "0"). I would set the FX machine to that first, this will give you the best, cleanest output possible. Second, turn the channel fader on the board off and set the input trim so that it, too, is at "0" or unity or whatever - it should have a "PFL" button to monitor this (pre fade level). Then simply set the channel volume fader to the appropriate level.

Now, for the EQ - do you have anything turned up? You mention turning down the highs, but what are the other settings? A good rule of thumb is never to turn EQ up - to boost a certain frequency, turn others down. You'll get a much cleaner sound this way.

Does your FX machine have any compression on it? Try playing with that if so - setting your threshold higher might help.

How many layers of FX are you using? Adding more will invariable add noise, and when you're already in a "sub-optimal" setup, this could make the situation worse.

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