jimmyb625

I run an amateur theatre. We pay PRS for the licence annually and submit track lists for music we use in our performances. We also host bands (including mine) and we've been asked to submit set lists for those. Our response for band setlists is always that we do not book the bands to play, rather they hire the performance space from us, therefore responsibility for compliance doesn't lie with us. They can get a little shirty though. That said, the band do get royalty cheques from them on a yearly basis (not that I see any of it, as I don't write)

I'd be more than a little sceptical about that.

I heard once, that Pink Floyd commented they could leave the venue at the same time as the fans who had seen the show and not be recognised. By that measure, I have made it.

Just to add, my Warwick is active and it plays very nicely with it. Usually, as far as I'm aware, unless it's the first in line it doesn't make a huge amount of difference.

I only use it for the eq and it sits in front of the Origin Bassrig. Most of the time (if I get the choice) all of my bass sound is derived from my pedalboard, with any amps only serving as on stage monitoring until I go IEM as well. I really like it, but I don't usually use it as an effect, just as an enhanced eq for the bass rig.

I think about 98% of my facebook posts are related to band stuff, whether that's sharing their "official" posts (usually accompanied by some sort of comment, often self-depreciating or sarcastic). Instagram is all music stuff (when I remember) as is threads. Twitter is mainly music, with the occasional mocking of flat-earthers/conspiracy theorists and semi-regular calls for Esther McVey to either resign or start doing the job that she's being paid for (MP, although you'd be forgiven for not knowing that if you looked at her twitter feed). I also make really terrible YouTube videos, covering the gigs we do. These mainly consist of lots of detail about cables and di boxes, with the odd snippet of music (usually soundcheck) thrown in.

Pretty sure that's illegal.

Two coming up for us. 27th September in Leek and 17th October in Manchester (supporting The Long Ryders)

E935 for guitarist/singist. E935 for violin player's backing vox. Sontronics Solo for female singist. AKG D7 for drummer (plus when he sings in his electronic band) E835 for support acts, or visiting acts to the theatre. SM58 for those who don't know other microphones exist. I also have a pair of sontronics Halo's, which I'm thinking of trying for a duo project the guitarist and drummist are going to be doing soon.

Ah, you were with Headsticks. That's cool, we heard a lot of good things about you and people were definitely looking forward to your set. It is a great festival, it was our second time there and we ended up playing earlier, as there was a clash with something the violin player had booked in for later in the day. Or at least it was a clash last year, when we were originally scheduled to do it (before it was cancelled).

There is on the 12 & 18 but the 20B is app only.

Ah, you're right, I was looking at the gross weight. 🤦‍♂️ I wonder what the floor monitor setting does? I'd guess it puts on a high pass.

An afternoon slot at the Wigan Diggers' Festival for Fine Lines. https://wigandiggersfestival.org/ It was rather warm, much like the rest of the UK, which isn't my favourite thing to play in. We played without a drummer, as the regular one was on holiday and the dep we had arranged needed to drop out. As we're an originals band, it's a bit harder to make last minute substitutions. However we've played with this line up before, so it's not something we went into blind. Stage monitoring was a bit challenging to start off with For the first song, the only things audible were the piano/organ and one of the singers. I had to watch the guitarist's strumming pattern (not an euphemism) in order to follow the beat. Still, it improved eventually and we managed to survive until the end. Under normal circumstances, I would have been wearing a more "on-brand" stage shirt, however the setup time was limited, so we pretty much ran straight through setup, line check and performance.

The Titan AX12 is 15.5kg, the Studiomaster sense 12a is 15kg. The others vary between 17kg and 19kg (based around 12" drivers). However, they're all wooden cabinets, as opposed to polycarbs. I have a pair of Titans (passive 12") and they're fine. I'll even be using them as stage monitors for an upcoming gig at the theatre, alongside some Alto's. However, they're a compromise compared to a speaker that's been designed as a monitor. I'm a big fan of RCF, but even the ART 312 (16.8kg) isn't quite as good when it's used as a stage monitor. For me personally, I think the studiomaster is where I'll be spending my money.

I think the TFX range are pitched towards the more affordable levels of gear, as opposed to the TFM (or equivalent) series, which are the ones you're more likely to see on bigger stages or tours. I've been looking around for some to use on occassion for our theatre. Candidates at the moment (in a similar price range) also include: Studiomaster sense https://www.studiomaster.com/speakercabinets/sense/ The Box https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_box_pro_mon_a15.htm LD systems (the G3 has just been announced, so the G2 versions are pretty good value now) https://www.thomann.de/gb/ld_systems_active_pa_monitors.html db technology also have their "Flexsys" range, which looks to have been recently discontinued, so there coukd be some price reductions on the way https://www.andertons.co.uk/pa-monitors/db-technologies-flexsys-fm10-coaxial-active-10-1-stage-monitor-400w-125db-max-spl-fmx10 I've been on small festival stages which have used the Box and Studiomaster monitors and both seemed ok.

I can't work out how to enable it on the app, but that may just be because I'm running demo mode and not connected to an actual unit. There is a big warning that pops up if you switch the feedback assist off.

EQ on the auxes looks to be available on the main app, just not CQ4You. There's a 4 band PEQ, RTA, feedback assistant, compressor and limiter (there's a GEQ button, but it doesn't seem to have a function) The link function gives you up to 3 stereo outputs, although you can mix and match, depending on your particular usage. Based purely on the app, I'd say it looks pretty good.

If you swipe across on the assign channels page, you get the FX features. I couldn't find individual mix eq, which is something the QUyou app has, but then again that's a more expensive unit. Do the aux outs have eq on them on the main CQ app?

I'd guess that would be the way to do it. I think it's because the CQ doesn't have stereo aux as standard (unlike the QU with 5&6, 7&8, 9&10) ETA - I think the link function is the same as they use on the inputs, where you can set up a stereo pair easily. Caveating to say I haven't got a CQ and I've not looked at the full app yet. It does make me wonder though, if I can link the mono auxes on the QU.

A trip out for Fine Lines to the Moseley Folk and Arts festival. It was a lovely setup, with two stages set next to each other, with acts palying at alternate times. The back stage area was lovely, with everyone being very friendly and helpful. The stage crew were great and they put a lot of effort into making us feel relaxed and worked hard to give us a good front of house sound. The on-stage monitoring was a bit compromised, as they were using a single desk to cover both FOH and stage, so a lot of the eq-ing was set for what sounded good out front. Also, having to line check whilst another band was playing meant we couldn't fully judge what we needed. I decided to reinforce my (self-proclaimed) position of coolest looking member of the band by wearing sunglasses whilst playing. However, almostvas soon as we started playimg, I realised what a fatal mistake this was, as I struggled to see the fretboard, meaning I spent the majority of the first song with them in my mouth 🤣 There were a couple of minor niggles with our playing, which obviously were annoying for us, but overall the crowd seemed to enjoy our set and we avoided any stray bottles. One big plus, was that they seemed to have dedicated a caravan backstage entirely for my use...

Would it just be talking about subs, or could other PA topics be included?

I think it was scheduled for a Plasa announcement, but someone got a little "trigger happy" and released the info ahead of time.

Absolutely agree. I think if they get the CQ20-B pitched right price wise, it's a definite contender. What I was alluding to, was them dropping off with the QU series (I'd think certainly the QU-SB would be up for the chop). They haven't released many software/firmware upgrades for a while, so I'm guessing they'll phase them out soon enough. It's also good to see that the official app is going to be multi-platform and the bluetooth playback is definitely going to be useful for people who want to control their background music (or even play along to a track).

I have 2 board, my small main one, which I use for gigs and a bigger one, which I use in practice to annoy the drummer! 🤣

It also looks like they haven't been officially announced, so someone's going to be in trouble! 🤣