Brentford Bob
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Um
Ok so I'm not very technically minded I'm afraid.
How do I connect powered/active speakers to a mic mixer and my laptop?
If anyone has a wiring diagram I woud be greatful.
I've done my best on the other thread....
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In the mean time, I have some sounlab powered/active speakers and an Alesis MultimixFX mixer in my posession to try out.
My question is how the heck do I connect the above mentioned and my laptop together?
Depends on the models involved.
However, at a guess, you need a cable to connect your laptop to the inputs of the mixer. If your laptop doesn't have a dedicated soundcard, you're probably looking at taking a cable from the headphone socket of the laptop. So that will be a 3.5mm stereo jack plug.
The "line in" inputs on the multimix are 6.35mm jack plugs, so by my reckoning you need something like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003TWR...ZJ3RK01PYXJSBP2
Then, I think you'll need 6.35mm jack to XLR cables to go from the "main mix out" sockets on the mixer to the speakers. Something like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nickel-6-35mm-inch...ono+jack+to+xlr
As I said though, without knowing the exact specs of your current gear, it's a bit difficult so I'm only hazarding a guess.
Always go with the best quality cables you can afford (the one's I've linked to are very cheap and basic and just to show you an example) and have spares! These guys are pretty good:
www.kablonline.com :dukesy:
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I don't think people are anti Maplins as a rule. It's just that Maplins don't really offer particularly good value for money. If you're on a limited budget, buying second hand gear from eBay and Gumtree is tha way to go.
If you're charging people money for your services, you also need spare EVERYTHING. Not forgetting that you MUST get Public Liability Insurance - it's totally worth it for fifty odd quid a year.
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hi folks i'm running a berhinger vmx1000 which has no echo effect, a crown xls402 power amp and wharfedale evpx15 loaded with jbl drivers an xovers
the sound is good loud and clear with a deep rich bass
the problem is I do karaoke and need an echo to make the singers sound a little better
can anyone recommend an echo effect I could add into one of the mic channels on the mixer
thanks
Nick
Depends how much you want to spend but for fifty or sixty quid, you should be able to pick up a used Alesis Midiverb effects unit which will give you all the echo/reverb/delay fx you'll ever need - and more.
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Hi All
I'm looking for suggestions for songs with a recognisable keyboard, guitar or drum section for a round in a pop quiz so guitar could be guns and roses - sweet child of mine or europe - the final countdown, which could also be used for the keyboards at the start or bruce hornsby - the way it is and for drums something like phil collins - in the air tonight or culture club - victims.
I'm sure that there are plenty of songs out there and when I hear one I go must remember that one and as usual when I sit down to edit them I've forgotten which ones they are, so I'm hoping that you good people will give me some suggestions.
I reckon given a bit of time, I could come up with a fair few of these....
As a starter, how about the guitar intro to I Feel Fine by The Beatles. Or Enter Sandman by Metallica?
Keyboards, you could go with Bat Out Of Hell by Meatloaf, Step On by Happy Mondays or Light My Fire by The Doors.
Drums - Walk This Way - Run DMC, Honky Tonk Woman by The Rolling Stones or Billie Jean by Wacko Jacko.
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I'd like to add a bit more "structure" and symmetry to my current lighting set up.
Which two LED lights work really well in master/slave mode? Budget is around £250-£300 for both....
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Looks good - and similar to mine.
I wish I could leave the lights permanently on the T bars and be able to transport them safely like that....
I guess there are flightcases for such a thing but they cost hundreds and probably wouldn't fit in the motor!
The one hour set up time isn't usually a problem but I did a wedding on Saturday where they were running late and still expecting me to start at 7.30pm - I couldn't actually get in to the function room until 6.45 but we'd originally agreed that I could have access at 5.30!
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Strangely, I always play a fast track once the required number of slow dances has been completed, and it is generally always Phil Collins and You Cant Hurry Love.
Rarely fails as is instantly recogniseable, fast and "beaty" at 196ish.
Same here, although I always use "I gotta feeling" by BEP's. Infact, I did that just last night - The only exception by Paramore was the first dance, then Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls for all the friends and rellies to slow dance to, then the BEP track.
It seemed to work - the dancefloor was full all night!
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How long does it take everyone to set up?
I run two laptops with a mixer and power amp into 2 x subs and 2 x tops.
Lighting wise, I have 2 x T bars on tripods with 4 x par cans and 3 other lights (ADJ H20, Dualize scanner and MarvelLED). There's a couple of other bits as well - an led star cloth to cover the front of my 'booth' and a wireless mic.
It takes me just over an hour to set this lot up. Does that sound right? How can I simplify things - active speakers? Par bars?
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Happy New Year all!
2013 seems like the right time to get some more kit upgrading done, but need some advice.
I currently own two RCF 412A speakers (amazing!) and one RCF ART 705-AS active sub (the old one, not the SUB 705!) for gigs that need it.
As much as I love the sub, it's a bit on the weighty side. Some might argue that 37kg isn't that heavy, but nonetheless I need something that can live up to the sweet low end of the 705, but with a good few pounds less to move about.
On a £800-£1000 budget, my options seem to be to buy a new sub like the digital SUB 705-AS, which comes in about 5kg lighter, or buy two smaller subs to sit under each of my 412's.
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I... hadn't finished writing!!!
But you get the idea - suggestions appreciated ;) cheersy!
I've got a pair of Peavey 15" Pro Subs and even at "only" 26.5kg they seem pretty hefty (although I have replaced the drivers with Fane efforts, which are a bit heavier).
Get yourself one of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/folding-platform...3;1364549189510
Best thirty quid I've spent, and it folds completely flat too.
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Sommer Meridian 2 x 1.5mm speaker cable is where it's at. It'll cope with just about anything you throw at it.
Here's where to get some: www.kablonline.com ;-)
Failing that - just use mains cable.
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Thank you Mr McCardle - I appreciate the time you've spent typing that lot out!
Think I'll stick to sound to light for now because I still don't get it!
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thanks , might just leave them in stand alone lol
That's what I'm going towards to!
Forgive my stupidity but I just dont get the whole dipswitch thing - I clearly have a feeble brain.
I recently bought four Showtec LED par56's and a Showtec Operator 1 controller, fully expecting to be able to "plug and play" but alas not.
Is there not a standard set of settings to use?
I contacted Showtec who basically said "read the manual" - which I've done, many times but I'm still none the wiser.
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Thanks fellas. I had a feeling that may be the case.
Someone needs to invent something - quickly!
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Does anyone know if there are any smoke machines, hazers or foggers that WON'T set off fire alarms?
Looking to buy one to compliment my lights....
Last year at the kids christmas disco I managed to get the entire place evacuated with the help of a hired smoke machine. The poor kids had to stand outside in the pouring rain while the caretaker checked every room.
I wasn't hugely popular (must have done something right though because they want me back next month!)
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Just thought I'd introduce myself.
First things first, I don't consider myself to be a "creative" DJ - I don't do "mixing" or anything like that. However, I can create setlists that entertain people and I'm a reasonable "compare" when it comes to talking/announcing over a mic. And I REALLY enjoy it.
My story is simple. My kids attend a local school where I have "DJ'd" on hired equipment for xmas, halloween and Fireworks disco's. At the recent fireworks bash, I was asked to DJ a wedding next year, an 18th birthday and a kiddies party. I had to turn them all down as I don't own any equipment. :wall:
So, I got to thinking and have started to invest in some decent-ish second hand gear. My intention is maybe one gig a month - so I won't be treading on of you pro's toes. I'll still be looking at getting a DML and some PLA though.
I'm very grateful to have found this forum. I've learned loads from just reading and will keep checking back to see what's going down, as well as my posts asking for help and advice!!
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First of all you need (4x) speakon to speakon leads, if you want to keep things neat and your speakers are close together then its a good idea to get 2 long leads and 2 short ones, use the long leads to run between the amp and first speakers and then the short ones to link one speaker to the other.
I always use speakon where there is an option purely because its a more secure and robust connection, and less likely to suffer from the wear and tear problems eventually caused to jacks.
Okay wiring:-
Run one of the longer speakon leads from the left channel output of the amplifier to the left channel bass bin, then run the second shorter speakon from out of the second socket on the bass bin to the speakon on the Peavey
Do exactly the same for the right side, running from the right hand output of the amp, into the bass bin, and then from the bin to the Peavey.
Note:- If both sets of speakers have two Speakons fitted to each cabinet, it really doesn't matter if you plug the amp into the bass bins first and then out to the peavey, or into the peavey first and then out to the bass bin, because the speakon connectors are just physically wired together inside both speakers anyway allowing it daisy chain the audio through, so it doesn't matter which speaker is first to be connected to the amplifier. I just use this method personally for neatness, as my bins are on the floor and the full range speakers are on stands, so it only means that I have one visible wire going to the stand mounted speakers instead of two!.
Thanks very much.
I thought that was probably going to be the case but wanted to check.
Very much appreciated.....
Right. That's the PA sorted, now onto some lights....
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Afternoon all.
I've just purchased a used PA set up and was wondering how to wire it all together. It seems fairly self explanatory but just want to make sure so as not to damage any gear!
The set up is this: LD Systems DP1600 amp, 2 x Peavey Eurosys 3 15" speakers, 2 x Skytec 15" subs.
All the speakers have Speakon and Jack connectors.
So, what goes where!
Thanks in advance!
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It's not just me then!?
I've had the same problem recently - I did a wedding at a lovely hotel in Hants and it went well until about 10pm when I was left with an almost empty dance floor.
There were some many young kids there that they all started to fall asleep at about 9 o'clock and thus by 10 the parents were taking them off to bed and not coming back.
The bride was pretty much on her own from then on!
I also did a 40th recently where the birthday girl had booked the venue until midnight. She wanted the last hour to be totally "club" orientated so I played lots of 90's house, which is what she wanted.
Guess what - everyone went home and again, she had the dancefloor to herself for the last 45 mins. Don't get me wrong, she had a lovely time but it was pretty unintersting for me, playing to just one drunken woman for an hour or so!