Live Sound

Second generation musicians ...
George mentioned Arlo Guthrie today (yesterday). Just wanted to mention that I've worked with quite a few second generation musicians. Abe & Sarah Lee Guthrie are the first to come to mind. Rufus & Lucy Wainwright. Jen Chapin. Shooter Jennings. Devon Allman. Derek Trucks. And there was one 3rd generation .... 4 Aug 2008 08:27

Self destructing QSC amps
Hi all, the QSC MX1500a has a serious design /construction error - as I have now seen several examples with the same problem it is 100% built in. Since the circuit design of the MX1500a is duplicated in a host of other QSC models (both with transformer and switching supplies) I wonder if the same m... 5 Aug 2008 23:30

Used equipment dealer
Had a hall here on budget and looking for used amps- a friend suggested Road dog online. Glad to report, pro service and items were accurately described. After some experiences I've had, this was a happy experience. Amps have been ticking over fine for a month with zero issues. ... 1 Aug 2008 19:11

rental inquiry & call for quotes - NYC/East Quogue (HAMPTONS)
After all the help that this group has provided me with, it brings me great pleasure to try and give something back. Any referrals for rentals in the area would be greatly appreciated. Obviously, those of you who would like to submit bids are welcome to contact me via email at donovandigital at gmail dot com R... 31 Jul 2008 19:36

MiniDisc fright
If you have a client relying on a MD for backing/support tracks, make sure they (or you) have a backup. First night their desktop MD was pumping out a hum along with everything else. Second night it totally died and they had to rely on a MD-Walkman that they could not figure out how to turn the (masssive) hea... 6 Aug 2008 13:51

Stolen gear
This past Saturday night after midnight we had a gear box stolen from the sound booth. They took our w/l handheld and lapel/headset along with a few junk spare wired mics, VOM, Behringer cable tester, a powerpoint controller, and a sound level meter. They left the w/l receivers, the computer, the CDR's, the powe... 31 Jul 2008 17:32

Preferred way toconnect a Ultracurve DEQ2496
Hi, How would (or do) you connect a DEQ2496 as mains eq? - "in series": Mains Out from mixer with XLR cable to mains in of DEQ and Mains out from DEQ to AMP or - Using the inserts on he Mains Out of the mixer with some special TRS -> dual XLR cables? How would such a cable have to be wired? Background:... 2 Aug 2008 00:18

Kick
Our usual drummer has now changed his kit to a Traps set, previously I'd used a Shure SM91 just inside the open back of a conventional kick drum - which I liked. Could there be any way I could still use the '91 on the Traps kick drum which is physically a lot thinner but still has a good kick sound. Could the m... 13 Aug 2008 19:00

In ear monitors
Howdy folks. I'm a professional bluegrass musician. One of the bands I perform with has moved to in-ear monitors. We purchased the Sennheiser 300 series wireless unit with IE4 earphones. My questions are; Do any of you have any practical experience with non-isolating IEMs? and what ear monitors do you use, like,... 2 Aug 2008 21:44

interns, was hiring personnel
denny wrote: I've had about twenty interns. I've had many more who asked about internships, but when I told them what I expected, they never followed up. Some were just people who thought they were interested in doing live sound. Some were college credit interns. What I expect from an inter... 28 Jul 2008 15:08