MarkGifford-1

I'll go one better - for the last twenty years or so, I've had studio monitors in my living room... I'm just used to accurate, detailed sound. MG

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If you're talking worst production, Im gonna go for anything by Shania Twain. I did a demo for a cover band today, and they unleashed "Honey, I'm Home" on me. Gave me the original for mix reference. Good Lord, is THAT the best they can do, w/an unlimited budget and the best engineers/gear/musicians in the world at their disposal? Totally devoid of any substance of ANY kind. MG

I've got a small system and for about the past ten years or so, I've hooked up usually w/a steady band, for extra income to supplement my main gig as a recording engineer. Console/Processing: A&H Mix:Wiz 16:2, Series II Ashly 15-band graphic, Comp/Limiter 1RU thingie for FOH - might like to upgrade to a Driverack... Ashly 7-band parametric EQ for monitors, works fine, but you've got to know your numbers. Lexicon MPX100 in dual mode for 'verb/delay, on two sends. dBX 166 comp/limiter, inserted on lead and main BG vocal channel Alesis D4, to trigger kick (my secret weapon) The rack stuff is racked in a 6RU Anvil shallow rack. FOH: JBL SR-4722 for highs EV S-18 front-loaded subs. Small, and sound great in small venues. Someone in the band carries these for me, in exchange for a small fee reduction. Monitors: EV S-200 molded plastic ones - small and sound GREAT. I've also got 3 EAW 2x10 + HF horn wedges, but I can only fit one in the car. The drummer uses this. One mix, presently, but I may go to two soon. I've got another Ashly Parametric EQ and a space in my rack... Power: QSC PLX-3002 for mains QSC PLX-2402 for monitors LOVE 'em. One 4RU shallow Anvil rack, 42 lbs. Mics, etc.: EV 457s, Shure SM-57s, Shure Beta 58, AKG D880. Whirlwind Medusa 16x4 100' snake Whirlwind speaker cabling, mic cables are a variety. I wind them carefully and have only had a couple go bad in ten years of heavy usage. Cables go into two Rubbermaid tubs, which seem to be indestructible. Over ten years of HARD use and no problems. Hard to find now, tho. Walmart -28dB earplugs. I've worn these for years, and after the first song, in they go. I run the mains off of "R" buss, and the subs off of "L." This allows me to blend different sources. Both are run full-range. Not sure if this is a great idea, but it's worked for years for me - I've never blown a driver. Except for the subs, the whole rig fits in my Ford Escort sedan. Many are dubious when they see how small it is, but they usually like the way it sounds. I've put a great deal of thought into optimizing all the components for greatest performance/size ratio. Sometimes I wish it had a little more kick, as I have to run everything right on the edge at some shows. I also would like to be able to get a little more out of my monitors, there's a certain midrange freq that just will NOT go away, and it rings sometimes. Other than that, I've made thousands of dollars over the years and had some good times. MG

Really liked it, Phil. Total package. One comment - they need a new name, One Year Yesterday has "emo" written all over it. Definitely took me by surprise, when it started playing. It may seem trivial, but if an old fart like me picks up on it... Someone more "in the loop" may pass w/o even listening to it, just because of the name. Sort of like naming a straight ahead jazz outfit "The Cowhands." We're about ready to pull the trigger on an Elux 251 - what made you pick that over the many other 251 clones out there? We've got an E-47, which we love, and are looking for that "other" high-end vocal mike. MG

Originally posted by The Chinese If anyone runs into a Charles Rivera aka mastersonics on ebay aka Omnimedia on the DUC, Do not do business with him. I sent him $2,000 for a Procontrol fader pack last Thursday. We had agreed on 2 day shipping, so i expected it to go out on Friday. I emailed him to confirm and never heard from him. i emailed again later that day saying that I was concerned that I hadn't heard from him, as he emailed back with a plausible explanation and promised to ship on Monday. Monday came and went, never heard from him, Tuesday came and went, never heard from him. I emailed him again on tuesday evening asking him to please confirm shipment of the fader pack, never heard back. Ginallly emailed today with an Ultimatum, never heard from him. the good thing is that I will charge the credit card I used back, but just an FYI to everyone out therer to stay away from this asshole. -Todd A. Did you try calling him? I always ask for: Current phone number (not a cell) Current Address Full Name I then check it out on Switchboard, to make sure it all lines up. Then I talk to him. It's usually pretty easy to suss out anyone shady. Sorry about that, and I hope it gets resolved. He may have ha an emergency - I had a E-Bay guy disappear for a few days this fall, and that was the reason. MG