Hi Mykl.
an honour and a privlege to hear from you - Forgive my ignorance, but I listened to some of that Ascension, and you clearly have recorded sound as you like it! Lovely vibe.
The gig video I have posted was a bit of a compromise; we used the house's backline rather than our own gear, and the pa monitors weren't working at all. - I'm sometimes suprised to see racks of elaborate kit producing average results. My fiddle does sound a tad thin though. Hmmm. My chosen rig has always been a bassamp - perhaps I'll say the camera was handheld at a loudish gig? - Fairly rapid learning curve for me with this particular band though, and I was pleased with getting in control of my sound over the few months we gigged, in a range of venues, experimenting with various amps. - been a while since I'd played live and loud.
On the subject of pa feeds, I've had disastrous sounds emanating from my instrument in the past, and not always me making them, so for now, I like to keep my various controls close by! I don't know if this may be endemic to (or of,) amplified violinists? Anyway, just hope to gain more experience - play more, and hopefully better. Love to play, especially when it's right.
I'll research the equipment you recommend as soon as possible, and once again, many thanks for your comments.
Incidentally, I have a fiddle playing niece in Oz, one Laura Targett. She tells me she played at the Woodford Festival over the New Year?
Cheers.
Barry