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What's in your PA rack, live giggers?


Tedster

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Okay, discuss please...all you live giggers out there...

What's in your rack? What is IMPERATIVE? What would you like to have that you don't have? What can you get by without?

(I'm talking sound reinforcement...not really guitar effects processors, although you can throw that in, too)...

"Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
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Hey Ted

U got me on this one, I'm ashamed to say I don't know, except we've got a bunch of compressor / limiters, a couple of delays and FX units.... ooops.. I'm gonna go find out and i'll let you know. It's kinda strange isn't it I spend all my time when we're not gigging producing and engineering in the studio, but I have no interest in what is actually in the live rack.... I guess its 'cos live is my relaxation and our FOH guy is really good so I can relax and just concentrate on playing.... and ya know what I LUV IT...

 

Simon http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

...remember there is absolutely no point in talking about someone behind their back unless they get to hear about it...
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We keep everything in one rack. The more crap you want to use, the more you got to carry.......

 

Top Down:

Goose juice Power supply

Peavey 2 channel EQ, one for mains, one for reverb return or 1 monitor mix

Ross, 1/3 octave EQ for other monitors

ART Multi FX mostly for reverbs

Alesis Nanocompressor -- (hey...don't laugh, it works)

Aphex Aurel Exciter

Patch Bay

2 Hafler 210s for monitors

QSC 3500 for mains.

 

It works for us.....of course I always need more stuff.

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aframe9999 wrote:

>> Alesis Nanocompressor -- (hey...don't laugh, it works)>>

 

Nobody with half a braincell would ever laugh at something that works!!! Your safe on that one for sure!!

 

TTFN

Simon http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

...remember there is absolutely no point in talking about someone behind their back unless they get to hear about it...
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I have the Yamaha O1V. Everything I need is built in. (comps, limiters, effects....) Outboard I use DBX 1231 EQ's FOH & MON. I use Countryman & KT DI's. Also included in the rig are a Presonus Blue Tube pre-amp (makes a good DI/spare) and a Symetric Pre-amp for when I want 16 inputs. I also sometimes travel with a DA38 for when I want to multi-track record live.

 

Don Goguen

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aframe9999 wrote:

>> Alesis Nanocompressor -- (hey...don't laugh, it works)>>

Simon replied...

>>Nobody with half a braincell would ever laugh at something that works!!! Your safe on that one for sure!!

 

I feel so much better. I've got one, too.

"Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
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Here's my basic setup for solo/duet gigs and also

for open mikes: EV mikes to Mackie 1402 VLZ board.

In the rack: Samson power module; Alesis MEQ 230

2-channel EQ; Alesis 3630 Compressor/Noise gate

(these are 2-channels each, plugged into the inserts

of the Mackie); Alesis Nanoverb (usually set on

plate 1 or 2 with effect adjust at 12:00 position).

The Nanoverb leaves board from Aux send 2 and returns

to Aux return 1. Aux send one goes to Yamaha MK 101

pwr monitors mounted on mike stands or (for larger rooms)

a Peavey 500 PA to twin Peavey 112TLM wedge monitors.

Mains are Mackie SRM 450 active speakers or, for

larger halls or outdoor venues I run a Peavey 1200 PA

into 2 or 4 Peavey SP5G speakers. This setup is fairly

basic; the input side doesn't vary much. My gigs and

open mikes are mostly acoustic events, and I try to

make the performers as comfortable as possible by giving

them a good monitor mix, and sending the effects to the

monitors. The Mackie board is a delight to use because

you can solo a channel and set levels in just seconds.

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