brianwohlgemuth

Into the Abyss 1) Post the gear. FOH - Samson DB300A x2 Additional Power (Behinger Cabinet PA with Yamaha 12's) Mixer - Mackie DL1608 Monitors - Couple of Cheap Nady Wedges which will get replaced at some point in the near future. 2) Post the application. We've been together for about a year now, and are starting to get things sorted to where we play, what our set list is, etc. With a six piece, it's always entertaining. We play a variety of music from 311 to Taylor Swift. Good reviews from random strangers, and of course family/friends are heavily biased. 3) Offer a brutally honest assessment of the suitability of the tools for the job at hand. Just humble and honest assessments. The big thing is (of course) power and lack of low end. For the places we have taken this out to, it's sounded pretty good. But we need more low end for a few places we WANT to play (and of course, when we start putting together shows next summer(. We would like to get it to the point where we are playing outdoors, so I know we will need a massive uplift in order to pull that off. In order of what I think we need at this time. Subs Better mains Much better monitors We have used the Behinger head as a quickie monitor feed, but if we really are doing it all next summer there is going to be a massive investment in the winter. 4) Frame your report/critique with a brief description of your experience... so we know where you're coming from. I will say I'm really happy with what we have at the moment. The Mackie DL1608 has done everything I want it to do (and gets rave reviews from the sound guys in the crowd so far). My goal has been sounds great/reliable/sets up quickly and this setup has been all three. I can fit everything in the back of my minivan and we can setup (if I get help) within an hour. I also have ample backup in case things go south. I run the sound from the stage (yes, too cheap to have our own sound guy) but I'm also pretty fickle since it's my system. I would like to eventually go with JBL's/QSC's and I'm really smitten with the powered mains route, but would be willing to make the jump to a more traditional setup when the time comes. I've had bad experiences with amps blowing mid show over a decade ago and don't want to go down that route again. We are adjusting the set a bit so next time we provide sounds when we play out, I can be out in the audience with a spare iPad and adjust things from around the room during the first couple of songs and then jump back up and keep the set going. We have a solid four hour set which does a nice job of drawing people out of their seats.