I'm really new at taping, i've been interning for maybe 2 months.. about 6 shows I guess, I work as a taper mixing on my own board if I so choose. Some of the monitor mixes were clipping really bad last week, and I was freaking out, I tried turning down the gain on the certain ones trying to figure out what was on what channel till I got it kind of down to the right levels. But the sound wasn't as clear as I would have liked. My instructor is super busy when we run shows so I don't get much of a chance to ask him questions. So a few questions..
a) If vocals/guitar are peaking too high would high high/mid low/mid or low controls be best to adjust?
b) should bass and drums generally be lower in the mix? ( i could barely hear the drums in my headphones)
c) where can I find good resources online for understanding the physics behind what each control on the board is actually doing?
Thanks for your patience and help!