Stage Monitor

Modern stage monitor systems are made up of different components: you've got the monitor speakers, the monitor mix, the equalization, and the amplifiers. The Front of House (FOH) mix is generally used by small venues such as bars, clubs, chapels, and school function rooms, employing just one mix run through the FOH sound mixing console. Bigger venues call for separate FOH mixes for the audience and monitor mixes for the performers. There are few options available for used monitors at the Guitar Center.

First of all, a good distance to be from the karaoke microphone when your voice is soft to normal is one inch. This will seem like you are right on top of it, and you are, but you don't want to ever touch it with your lips. You might get shocked! As the volume of your song gets louder, move the microphone away. In the softer parts of the song, move it back closer to your mouth again. Moving the microphone in this way is like your volume knob.

Moving it farther away turns down your volume. Moving it closer turns up your volume. If your karaoke microphone is on a stand while you are singing, instead of moving the mic closer and farther from your mouth, you move your body. The way to make this look natural is to stand with one foot slightly in front of the other. Then, in the soft parts of the song, just lean forward a bit more onto your front foot. In the louder parts, move backward a bit onto your back foot.

Quit Smoking - Small Big Changes

Going from being a smoker to being a non-smoker can seem like a giant step especially if you have struggled before in the past. And the idea of doing it in an hour or so using hypnosis can almost seem impossible.

But so many smokers wake up Monday morning and decide to go cold turkey which is like jumping into the unknown without a parachute. For most they are lighting up again that week having suffered and struggled and annoyed a lot of people around them.

There is a better way. The key is a series of small changes which lead to a big change, but this time you are lowered gently by parachute onto a mound of marshmallows when you arrive at your goal of being a non-smoker.

Step one is to make a firm decision to quit and set a firm date. It's best to set this date no more than two weeks away.

Next is to make your hypnosis appointment, and put it on all your calendars.

The time in between is important. You can cut down if that works without creating too much stress. One way is to delay each cigarette by just 10 minutes. If you smoke 20 per day you have delayed by 200 minutes.

In reality you have reduced your number of smokes by 5 by just implementing a small delay. Now you only have to deal with quitting 15. You will find this easier each day and perhaps in the second week you may cut back a little more.

It's important not to stress yourself over cutting back. It's of no benefit to you to force this.

You will be given some tasks to do before your quit session, such as watch a couple of short videos, these more small steps, the things you will discover will help ready you to quit and also to realise that some of the reasons you smoke are very much working against what you are trying to achieve.

The next small step is to show up for your appointment and be on time. This may seem obvious but thinking of your drive to your session and walking in as a part of the process is important.

It's like you are ticking off boxes as you go.