That was one of the places either Chris or Mario mentioned. Mics can be
expensive at retail which is why I suggested just getting the cables
asap and then seeing what we can get the mics for online. I was dealing
with an online place called Musician's Friends when we had to replace a
speaker and I also got some mic stands from them for very reasonable
prices. But shipping takes time. First we need to determine what kind
of mics we need.
On 10/23/23 5:38 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I originally got our stuff at the sound source and they were very
helpful. Also the 31st is the squirrels anniversary!!
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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]
<mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <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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