Tootie

Hi All, I am new here and found this subject very interesting and helpful. I am 48 years old, started playing drums at twelve, played in clubs, festivals and parties from late teens through the twenties. I started my own sound business in 1995 with a small home studio and live rig. I have learned much thanks to the community and boards such as this one. I still have a lot to learn. My current rig/rigs consist of equipment I trust and have become dependent on as well as enjoy running. I owe many thanks to Mr. Hellinger at Audiopile who helped me get established back when I was first starting in the sound arena and still helps me today with excellent equipment and advice. I am currently a provider for "B" acts, clubs, theaters and festivals as well as my own music projects. I am also the FOH engineer for a 1500 seat contemporary church with EV line arrays and A&H ILive T112 console. Mid/Hi Speakers Viking Audio MCW-2's (6) and MCW-1's (4) - Love these speakers, high output, smooth clear projection but heavy as hell. I think they are worth it. Use these for large clubs and outdoors. JBL Array Series 4892 (12) & 4894 (2) - These are good speakers but do not have the smooth sound or projection of the Vikings. I use these for clubs and I can move and stack these by myself. A very loud cabinet for the size. EAW JF260z (4) - These are used for small clubs, parties and theatre's. Small, compact cabinet that sounds good and will get pretty loud. A great side fill cabinet. Heavy little suckers though. Subwoofers Viking Audio MCW-18's (4) - Love these subs. These go out regardless of the mid/hi boxes. I have had many compliments from BE's about the "rich sounding subs". A great value. Amplifiers E&W ES2000 (2) - Used for highs. E&W HS3600 (2) - Used for mids. QSC PL380 (2) - Used for subs. I am very pleased with all of these amplifiers. Lightweight, efficient, run cool and provide plently of power for my applications. The E&W's are a great value and have never let me down. FOH Roland M-400 Digital console. 48 channels, 16 aux and 8 DCA's in a very small footprint. I like it a lot. Easy to use, sounds good and never had a complaint about it from any "B" act engineers. Ramsa SX-1 - A big heavy analog console that sounds excellent. I don't take it out much but I do use it for my studio work. A great sounding console with very nice bottom end. I hope it holds up for a long time. Monitors Viking Audio M-1 (4) JBL SRX 712M (2) Shure P4 wireless IEM's (4) Shure P4 hardwired IEM's (4) Sennheiser e300 IEM's (3) All of these work well. I use the IEM's the majority of the time. Some acts will still request wedge's on the stage front and the Vikings or JBL's perform nicely. Plently of volume. Monitors are powered by QSC PLX 2402 (3). Another efficient, lightweight, good sounding amp that I have had no issues with. EQ'S are DBX 2231's (3), very nice eq's for the money. Microphones I have quite a few to select from but my main "go to" mics are Audix OM7 - great feedback rejection but needs a pretty strong vocal Sennheiser e945 - good sounding vocal mic Sennheiser e906 - guitar cab mic that works very well Sennheiser e904 - good rack tom mic, good punch and not too big Sennheiser MD421 - I'm old school and love these on floor toms Shure Beta 91 - My favorite for kick drums. Just lay it inside the kick on a towel/pillow. Works well with a D112 or D6 in the hole. Shure SM57 - Great all around mic for instruments. Still my go to for snare. Active DI boxes(12) are all EWI - Again a good product for a good price. Processing I only take processing if the Ramsa goes out. The processing rack consists of the following: 2ea Roland SRV3030 Digital Reverb Processor - Nice sounding reverb that I got for a deal 2ea. Lexicon MPX500 Multi Effects Processor - Not too bad, use these for vocal delay 1ea. dbx 3231 long throw one third octave stereo equalizer - Very nice EQ that has been discontinued 6ea. dbx 1066 Stereo Compressor/Gate - Good solid unit, lots of bells and whistles 1ea. dbx 1046 Four Channel Compressor/Gate - A very good unit with less control that the 1066 1ea. dbx 166XL Stereo Compressor/Gate - A stripped down 1066 but still a good unit 1ea. ART ProGate 8 channel noise gate - A good unit that I got for a deal. My regular processing rack equipment consists of 1ea. Sony CD-RW Recorder - Very dependable, never had an issue with it. 1ea. Aphex Aural Exciter - I insert this on Kick or Bass guitar occasionally, if the instrument is lacking. SMAART software running through a Presonus mic pre and Audix TR40 microphone All of my mic, patch and speaker cables are EWI as well as all of my racks. Good product for a good price backed by great people! I carry my own single phase, 220V power distro with 6ea. 20 amp and 3ea. 50 amp circuits. I'll stop now as I don't want to get to long winded. If you would like more info or have questions just ask. Chuck