Live Sound

EQ For Live Vocals--Am I Doing This Right?
I've found that scooping the mids on our powered mixer gives our band's vocals nice presence and clairity. It also seems to reduce feedback from our SM58s. My voice is heavy on low and midrange, so I've also been taking some bass and mid out of the individual mic channel. This really helps me sound less nasal and... 8 Mar 2006 13:59

Celestion SR-1 replacements
I have to find a replacement for a single Celestion SR-1 MK1 speaker. (2 x 10 drivers I think) I bought these new something like 10 years ago. I seem to recall the MK1 was rated at 500W in to 8ohms. The MKII appears to be rated at 350W. Can anybody tell me with certainty what the spec was and whether I d... 6 Mar 2006 19:15

Parabolic mic
Can they be useful in a live situation? A local theatre group is asking me about these things. I'd likely try my hand at making one, it really doesn't seem like rocket surgery, err, brain science I mean.... ... 6 Mar 2006 09:22

Mac to .wmv?
My client says his client wants a windows movie file of our project. Are there any quick, easy, cheap ways to convert a QT (or other FCP output file) to .wmv? Thanks. Ty Ford -- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric stuff are at www.tyford.com ... 12 Mar 2006 16:08

How many watts do you really need?
Small coffee shop or restaurant, say around 100 square feet... not alot of noise, just a bunch of people having coffee or dinner at their tables and chatting quietly. Solo guitarist is stationed at a corner of the room or playing instrumentals background on his nylon string guitar. Question -- how many WATTS ... 22 Feb 2006 20:03

Sony SRP-F300 Digital Audio Processor
Hi, just found this group. Lots of interesting threads so far. I have just aquired 2 of these Sony SRP-F300 units ( similar to the soundweb ) with no control software. It seems that it is no longer available from Sony so I would be grateful if anyone here has a copy that they could put up on one of the binary group... 18 Feb 2006 17:56

Small, basic reverb unit
<my news server is on the blink, so I'm posting through google...this is my first post with this and there's no telling if it works...> Some may recall my eqrlier questions about my kids' school sound system. I'm going to be helping them with a 'variety show' which will include all sorts of acts, skits, and music... 20 Feb 2006 13:06

Difference between LINE Out and DI Out
I have been looking around at guitar amps, and some of the models I was interested in have a line out, a DI out, one or the other, or neither. Can someone please explain to me what the heck is the difference between a line out and a DI out? For example, an acoustic amp I looked at was the Marshall AS50R. It ... 19 Feb 2006 23:00

Multi pin stage sub snakes
I am desiging a new set of 4 sub snakes 8 channels each to go to 1 behringer ada8000 then to audio rail so I can move 32 channels of mic signal via cat 5 my specific question is on the multi pin connectors I should use for my sub snakes I am connsidering the edac any pros or cons feel free to suggest a better ... 17 Feb 2006 12:51

EV Q66 / Dynacord S1200 Schematic?
Anyone have one they could email me?.. The 2 mentioned amps are similar inside.. Specifically I am looking for the types and quantities of output and driver devices per channel.. Am having an issue with a service place that sent me a bill for a repair they did ( one channel cooked ).. I can get a brand new amp a... 11 Feb 2006 08:23