RichardP

Yep, similar to that list, started out with an H|H VX450 amplifier, Pulsar Zero 4000, Citronic Hawaii Mk.IV, later going on to buy a Citronic SM450 mixer ! All rock solid stuff, felt really dependable! Not so sure about the general feel of current kit :)

Blimey, all this time I thought you were talking about a pub or rugby club!!

Think I'm in agreement with FrankieJ, there's some level of responsibility of the venue to give you reasonable access to the source equipment to connect to your gear. Or running a long lead from their office to your amp. Can you estimate the distance from the office to where your amp would be sited? Strongly recommend you purchase an appropriately long lead, or multiple leads and join them together, to get your amp connected directly to the source. Consider these 10M Twin phono lead and Twin phono couplers to join them into multiples of 10 metres.

Mmm tricky one, but for once in a decade, I partly agree with the government on this. It seems to me inordinately expensive, if not impractical to a certain extent, to repeatedly grit all the roads we have in the UK prior to and during snow. In effect you are asking the taxpayer to keep all the roads gritted at a high level to meet the needs of all types of motorists for all eventualities, which nationwide seems like a ginormous expense we all do not need. We expect way too much in the way of continuity for our average general way of life. There's an argument that says, why can't we

More importantly, what is the source of these wireless video senders though? Surely that can provide a clean audio output that you can tap straight into? I would NOT run a connection from a projector hooked up to wireless receiver. Apart from the signal chain degradation, if someone uses the microwave in the area for example, the signal might well go to 5h!t - lovely having that rasping fizzle broadcast loudly all over the venue! Also consider the cabling - presumably the projector is suspended from the ceiling? So now you've got to hoist yourself up & run a cable from the

What's the source? It's probably a Sky/Freeview/other digi box, in which case it'll be very likely to have audio line outputs on it. Chances are they're only running a composite video signal from that box to the projector, so you'd have to get the audio from the source rather than the projector.

I had to use some a few years ago (in Nevada USA this was, rather than en route to a gig!) As I recall, simple enough fitting process really, not a great deal to it - takes only a few minutes. They wrap around your tyres and connect up with little links. Seem to vaguely remember having to drive forward a few inches after doing the first bit, then connecting up the second bit, then you're away. You have to drive slowly with them on (which is a bit obvious but I guess some people might think you can just go rallying with them on!) otherwise they're liable to break & do damage.

Are you going to use a mixer before the amp connection? If so, very simple but depends on the TV: maybe it has stereo phono audio ouputs already (white & red, NOT yellow), in which case treat it as a line source to your mixer - much like a CD player. Run an appropriate length twin phono lead from this to your mixer into a spare line input (if you need a really long lead, check CPC who have 5m cables for a measly few quid). Goes without saying but make sure the cable run is tidily laid, well out of the reach from punters and preferably out of sight. If you're having to connec

You're 'dead on the money' there Rev - you know what the definition of 'inverted snobbery' is?: "the attitude of disdaining anything associated with wealth or high social status, while elevating those things associated with lack of wealth and social position". Actually you know what, I've probably done less than 150 gigs in total but I've genuinely had a few people come up with comments such as "nice sound" and "these speakers are great". That suits me fine, because I like the way my speakers sound too. Good for me, good for them! Relatively expensive yes, but I could afford it, I bought

Check this historic post from good man technical veteran Mr RobbieD: click me

Re: the Korg Zero 4, it seems to be getting a fair amount of love from the Ableton community - I know top DJ Sasha's been enthusing about it's larger sibling the Zero 8 (as a stand in for his Maven when it went wrong) and, IIRC, Paul van Dyk also. I took a keen interest at the Zero 4 (and 8) at BPM - seems ideally suited to the type of DJ who loves inbuilt FX and needs the flexibility of computer based DJing alongside traditional CD/vinyl sources - especially as individual channels are clearly lit up in different colours according to whether they are designated as MIDI or not, which is ni

This is going to be the best way.

I'd also endorse Foobar 2000, it's a plain looking but powerful little player (if a little geeky).

Think it was Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie but I'm not too sure!

Sadly I can't be there - if Rik Parkinson does a technical/special features demo of the MEP7000, can someone video it for upload to t'internet?