I originally got our stuff at the sound source and they were very helpful. Also the 31st is the squirrels anniversary!!
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 4:50 PM, Al Brundage<[email protected]> wrote: I already spoke with Chris B and Mario and both of them knew of some local sources. Another factor that we didn't discuss is mics. There are different types of mics that require different amplifiers and aren't always interchangeable. That's why I wasn't able to go to my online sources for prices because I'm unsure of what type we need. Not sure if Chris and/or Mario know that information. I have some musicians and sound people I can ask but it's unlikely I'll be able to have an answer and have time to act on it between now and the shows. What I would suggest is get the XLR and 1/4 in cables where ever we can locally ASAP. We have one maybe two mics that work. Blaise said some of the bands on the Friday show could bring their own mics. That only leaves the Thursday show and I think they said one mic would be sufficient. Can we check with someone on that? (Chris B are you the point person for this one?) Once we determine what type of mics we need we can look around for the best price including online. On 10/23/23 2:31 PM, Christopher Snyder wrote: I can ask Chris B if he knows anyone or anywhere. That is it we haven't asked him already On Mon, Oct 23, 2023, 1:11 PM Al Brundage <[email protected]> wrote: I heard they closed some time ago On 10/23/23 12:24 PM, Christopher Snyder wrote: Is this something we could get at guitar center in Henrietta? On Mon, Oct 23, 2023, 11:08 AM Al Brundage <[email protected]> wrote: 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]> 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]> 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 _______________________________________________ Flying-squirrel-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/flying-squirrel-members To unsubscribe, send an email to: [email protected] (The subject and body of the email don't matter) _______________________________________________ Flying-squirrel-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/flying-squirrel-members To unsubscribe, send an email to: [email protected] (The subject and body of the email don't matter)
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