I just got a message from Mario and he will not be able to loan us mics
and cables for the upcoming show. I've also been informed that we have
a budget for new equipment. We just need consensus on what to get and
local sources on where to get it. I'm not familiar with any place that
sells this sort of equipment locally and we won't have it in time for
the shows if we order it online. I believe Chris B and Mario know of
local places. I also don't know what type of mics we need. Chris, Mario?
Blaise (the promoter of the Friday show) said he could bring some cables
for his show but doesn't have any mics.
On 10/21/23 10:54 PM, Christopher Snyder wrote:
Thank you for your patience I just got out of a dinner. I think we
might want to have a call with Chris S and Ted about this tomorrow. We
can send an invite out to the rest of the collective. My assumption is
everyone would be ok spending what it takes to have a good sounds
system since we use it regularly for events. But we'll have to see
what everyone thinks.
On Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 5:56 PM Al Brundage <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Do we want to get just the minimum we need to get it functional or
do we want to get everything I mentioned? I know where I can
order the stuff but it's not Amazon and it won't be here in time
for the shows. Chris B and Mario knew of some local places I was
unaware of. Another issue is how much do we want to spend?
On 10/21/23 6:05 PM, Christopher Snyder wrote:
Thank you for the heads up Al. I will not have the availability
to pick up the equipment but I am in favor of someone picking up
the equipment and getting reimbursed.
On Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 2:42 PM Al Brundage <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
First off, when we got there I found the door to the sound
room unlocked and blocked from closing because of junk being
stored there. The cleaning supplies have been moved
downstairs (there are already redundant supplies upstairs).
The party decorations which still looked good are behind the
bar. The string lights have been thrown out. Some very
dangerous "repairs" had been made to them which could cause a
shock or fire. Only 3 or 4 people (myself, Chris S, Ted and
I think Bob Good) have keys to this room and it should not be
used to store anything besides sound equipment.
First the bad news
The system as it is is not functional for a show because all
of our long XLR (mic to amp) cables are gone. In addition
one of the long 1/4 inch 2 channel cables (amp to speakers)
is gone and the remaining one is in very poor shape. There
is only one short 1/4 inch cable (amp to mixing board) there
should be 2. This can be improvised using a longer 1/4 inch
cable but the one we have is not that good. We have one
working mic, one mic that might work (couldn't test properly
due to lack of reliable XLR cables) and three mics that are
dead. One intact mic stand, one stand with a broken mic
holder, and the boom mic stand looks to be in working order.
The good news
Mario says he might have some cables he could loan us for the
two upcoming shows. But he won't have access to where they
are until Monday.
The powered monitor speaker appears to be OK. Suspect tinny
sound was due to poor cable or mic. Again a thorough test was
not possible due to lack of a known good XLR cable.
*OK so here is what we must have in order to have a working
sound system by Thursday*
*2 25-50 foot XLR cables*
*1 25-50 foot 1/4 inch 2 channel cable*
In addition here is what we should get to keep the system
functional for the future
An additional 25-50 foot 1/4 inch 2 channel cable
2 1-3 foot 1/4 inch 2 channel cables (mixer to amp)
1 or 2 additional mics
spare XLR cable
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