jonthomas

Mains: Rcf Art310 Mixer: Yamaha MG 124CX Monitors:Two M-Audio GSR 10's and one GSR12. DIY monitor with two 10" and a Eminence ATP tweeter for loud shows. Crown XLS1000 amp (monitor) Behringer iNuke 6000 amp for subs. Four 15" DIY reflex subwoofer boxes loaded with 3015LF Kappalites. 12 channel snake and many XLR cables from Audiopile. At2020 condenser and four Behringer xm8500 microphones. Two generic mics (one actually sounds OK on kick). I only run sound two or three times a month and mostly for my wife's folk band so investing in top of the line gear is not necessary or economically feasible. Occasionally I provide sound for weddings and small outdoor parties so I need as much subwoofer as will fit in my Jeep Cherokee. I am doing this mostly as a hobby and am not sure if it will ever become a job, (having a "real" live sound rig and van/trailer to haul it in is probably not gong to happen). I love the RCF speakers and appreciate all the recommendations I got from HC when I was looking to upgrade, I now notice how harsh and unnatural vocals are on lesser products being used by other bands. They can also get loud enough to be heard with bands that have a hard time with controlling stage volume (most) and not give you a migraine, two things the old speakers were incapable of. Combined with the compact size and relatively affordable price they are one of my all time favorite purchases. Building speakers has been a hobby of mine for twenty years and although I have built a few PA tops in the past the great value of the RCF's is impossible to replicate with DIY. I still like to build subs though! The M-Audio monitors do not have output necessary for loud rock bands but they sound fine at low levels and were purchased on clearance so I can't complain, especially about the weight, which is why I got them for my wife to lug to gigs when here roadie is not around (me). The Yamaha mixer has worked fine, is has some effects built in and four channels with compression which is all I have needed so far. I was looking at the Mixwizz but decided to hold off until a small digital board is in the budget after using a Studiolive. The Crown and Behringer (budget) amps have worked well and the DSP on the iNuke is great for tuning my subwoofer projects. The microphones seem to be OK but this is one area I would love to experiment with. Now that I have a snake micing a drumkit on the odd occasion will be easier, I need some DI boxes first and maybe something other than a 7band EQ before I get crazy with mics. If good used equipment was available in my area I might have a much different setup but this has done the job within the budget that I had.