Your stage rig or PA system is vital to get right. Don't cut corners here if you want to get a professional sound and asked back for more gigs. It's possible to get a great sound AND make money at the same time - good. If you're particularly interested in an item below which is linked, clicking the link will take you to a page which lists all the gears details, and the current price if you want to order it online.
Stage Mixing Desk-Power Amp-Speakers-Small Monitor-Lights-Mic Stands
Power Amp
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We saved a fortune on hiring, gained peace of mind, and relaxed as we sank our beers ... purely medicinal of course you understand. Reliable and good all round sound - we put this particular Peavey power amp thru the mill many a night, and it always does the biz. Special hi to Robbie Williams and his entertaining live show re that. In a couple of months, a quality speaker system and amp will have paid for themselves a hundred times over in money AND peace of mind terms. Oh yeh, and you'll get an excellent professional sound too!
Soundcraft are a good solid make and company, famous for their professional mixing desks, sound and gear. More 2 follow ...
Sometimes the mixing desk is powered itself, and I've always used mostly Carlboro, Spirit/Folio, SoundCraft and I think theyre some of the best. Choose something with as many channels as you can afford and think ahead. You might need more channels in the future, so it's strongly recommended to get as many channells as you can afford. For a 2/3 Piece, we mostly used a 12 channel Spirit/Folio desk as far as I remember, but we used every output available and the rest - yeh yeh.
Monitor
| Monitor - Vital for a pro sound - just a small one to spill the mix right back at you. This makes all the difference to second guessing your sound which is to be avoided at all costs. |
- Did U Know? Known as a "wedge" in the biz.
- Did U Know? If your stuck, use whatever you can lay your ears on.
- Monitor Recommendation Try the self powered Fender« 1270P Powered Monitor <<< Click for more info and prices/order option.
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| Put some icing on the cake! You must have a good FX rack for pro results. And as we all know - Pro Results = More Gigs + Make Money! Not to mention that they're great fun to play around with too. I strongly recommend the Alesis MidiVerb™4 Digital Effects Processor <<< Click for more info and prices/order option. Great for time-delay based vocal tricks. TIP: I recommend that you go through the manual with this type of processor 'til you know it inside out. |
I've used an Alesis FX rack for many a year now, and it's gigged in Ireland, Spain, Switzerland and Oz. Not one problem and excellent FX. And it's firmly earned it's place in my home studio. I've retired it from gigging for the moment - give it a little rest.
So have a look and try some of these ideas - they all work ;-). Thanks to Musicians Friend for the great images and help - these guys are the biggest online store for muso's.
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