Not sure I understand…is it the sound man limiting your mic output as he balances the amount added to PA from your clip on?
Covering the bell, if the “cover” is close enough to the opening, will make your horn’s overall intonation go flat…so I would not think that to be a good idea. To prove it to yourself, play a low Bb then “cover the bell” with your left knee to get a low A 😉
There are “Deflectors” you can clip on to the bell…should be an easy search to find those, & they’re inexpensive if I recall. You’ll get an earful of your own sound, like playing into a wall close up, so that’s another thing you’d have to sort out at the gig. But that could be your answer, as long as you can make it work with the mic…this is done all the time in horn bands with singers out front, similar to when a drummer is placed behind plexiglass.
Again, not fully understanding, but if the sound guy is hearing your acoustic sound “cut through” to a significant degree, & is using your mic feed accordingly, that’s not really a bad thing. Maybe you want all sound reaching audience to be purely from the mic?
Legend has it that early in his career in Billy Eckstine’s big band, they used to put Charlie Parker behind the stage curtains as he played so loudly…I’m not sold on that being true, but it’s a good story, & that could be your solution (unless you’re the eye candy at the gig lol).
Covering the bell, if the “cover” is close enough to the opening, will make your horn’s overall intonation go flat…so I would not think that to be a good idea. To prove it to yourself, play a low Bb then “cover the bell” with your left knee to get a low A 😉
There are “Deflectors” you can clip on to the bell…should be an easy search to find those, & they’re inexpensive if I recall. You’ll get an earful of your own sound, like playing into a wall close up, so that’s another thing you’d have to sort out at the gig. But that could be your answer, as long as you can make it work with the mic…this is done all the time in horn bands with singers out front, similar to when a drummer is placed behind plexiglass.
Again, not fully understanding, but if the sound guy is hearing your acoustic sound “cut through” to a significant degree, & is using your mic feed accordingly, that’s not really a bad thing. Maybe you want all sound reaching audience to be purely from the mic?
Legend has it that early in his career in Billy Eckstine’s big band, they used to put Charlie Parker behind the stage curtains as he played so loudly…I’m not sold on that being true, but it’s a good story, & that could be your solution (unless you’re the eye candy at the gig lol).
