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[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1417428283' post='2620106'] I'd rather watch LR than Arcade Fire, Kasabian or Metallica. Not that anyone at Glastonbury really cares about the music, if they did they wouldn't all buy their tickets before the line-up is announced. [/quote] I think you are under the impression that people just go to Glasters for the music....... Have you ever been?

Fookin Dakota, Sex on Fire and Zombie...... The Evil Trio!

[indent=1][quote name='molan' timestamp='1416390807' post='2609599'] I'm sure I'm just a Luddite but the only time I've used a digital desk live I absolutely hated it. The stored presets were really useful but trying to mix live and adjust multiple things on the fly was so much more complicated than simply tweaking a few knobs. Edit - just looked at the Zed 16fx and it has analogue controls [/quote][/indent] [indent=1]Depends on the desk you use.... some of them have far too many layers to work through for quick/live applications. Some others such as the QU range from A&H are very much 'live' friendly... just like analogue type layout[/indent]

Good selection from Status.... and inexpensive too http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html

The full show reel now online.... http://youtu.be/yhUxGL0OcT8

Just an update.... a sneak peek at the Showreel we recorded... it's only 30 secs or so but I like the outcome so far. All recorded live. [url="http://youtu.be/ae-mxt4uvOw"]http://youtu.be/ae-mxt4uvOw[/url]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1407404829' post='2520107'] I like the idea of doing a stage check from a phone app........... Will have a look at the desks... altho they aren't really on the horizon as yet. [/quote] I tried the app on the iPad and it worked quite well. Though I sees it being fairly limited

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1407398392' post='2520039'] Having used a few quality digital desks recently...... I'd be quite interested in a smaller one. Anyone got a recomendation... it would need to store preset mixes etc ...or maybe be able to have them 'flown' in. [/quote] Lots to choose from.... We looked at the new M32 (midas equivalent of the X32) but ended up going for the Allen and Heath QU24 as the pre-amps were nicer sounding and felt the build was slightly better. You can store all your settings on a USB stick so if you do hire in and engineer you can just load them in. Also can record separate WAV files from the desk to USB which is a nice feature

Try this link for some basic advise on the ZLXP series - [url="http://www.electrovoice.com/downloadfile.php?i=972331"]http://www.electrovoice.com/downloadfile.php?i=972331[/url]

When doves cry - Prince

I've been using these the past few weeks and they are stunning little floor monitors... maybe a bit outside your budget though [url="http://www.dynacord.com/en/products/7/1/65/278_axm12a.html"]http://www.dynacord.com/en/products/7/1/65/278_axm12a.html[/url]

Is this while you are monitoring the recording process or on playback?

Too many to choose a single album from really.... I'd go with the 30th anniversary, I went to the o2 show and it was absolutely awesome. Another album of theirs I love is Tales from the Beach.

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1406022079' post='2507500'] 2-3 hours a day playing music than being stuck in an office for 8 hours working for the man [/quote] I wish it was 2-3 hours..... if you want to make it pay you have to put a lot more in than that

Good luck fella.... We love the DISCO!!

The higher paying function/wedding work is out there but you have to invest to get this. Wedding shows and advertising in trade press doesn't come cheap. On average we pay around £5k per wedding show for stand, promo material, hotel/food for duration of show. Most bands won't do it because they cannot see the bigger picture. Exhibit at 4 or 5 of these a year and you need to make your money. Also the market isn't at the same place where it was say back in 2007-2009 though it is showing signs of getting back there in the next year or so.

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1405358312' post='2501198']Quite liked the EV's but they have a real American voicing, heavy bass thump and a shimmering presence peak on cymbals. [/quote] Sounds like you had the wrong DSP settings. How did you set it up? Did you use any room eq settings? Which models were you using?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1405342939' post='2500960'] Well, yes, and no, because ultimately, one basschatter buying an Aguilar TH350 from Europe (which we are supposed to be proudly part of) makes zero difference to the environment. In fact, it probably means less shipping in trucks/etc! Just my thoughts. [/quote] Yes but it's not just one person buying from this type of set up is it. Thomann despatch 8000 packages a day... goes up to around 12000 around xmas. Imagine what Amazon must be like....

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1405342438' post='2500952'] I'm sure you don't. Nor do I. But the endless growth which capitalism demands cannot be sustained on a planet with finite resources. That's not a political statement, it's just a fact. If profit continues to be made at the cost of the environment - you know, where we live - then we're in deep do-do. [/quote] Problem is... as stated here, as long as the consumer gets what they want at the cheapest cost..... the environment can do one...

GK MB500 is not far off that size

The Force series is as JTUK says, old tech..... Depending on your budget there is a lot of choice. If you are keen on EV then the new ETX is something a bit special to those mentioned

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1405324354' post='2500656'] Not sure why. Unless Thomann are selling at a loss, they must be buying these from Aguilar at less than £335 each. Assuming that a mark-up of 20% for overhead & profit is reasonable, then they should sell at about £400. If 20% is too tight, then a 30% mark-up would give you £440-ish. That would imply that the eBay price (£529) is a rip-off, that Woodbrass & BassGear are looking for a relatively high profit margin on a piece of high-end (and slow-moving) stock), and Bass Direct for a rather lower one. Sounds like a market to me. If Tesco decide to (temporarily) sell baked beans at 10p per can less than Sainsburys and Aldi, no one suggests that this will be bad for the industry. [/quote] In real terms stores need to make around 23-25% min. 15-20% is at the thin end of the wedge. Not sure what the specified RRP is on the tone hammer but looks to be around £499 ex vat. Depending on what the discount to trade is lets go with an average Mi discount of 40%. That makes the cost into a uk dealer of say around £299.40 ex vat. Add the VAT and and you can see why those stores cannot compete. Now there may be an extra discount for quantity deal that may leverage some extra discount but your local store that can only take say a couple of pieces at a time won't be eligible for that. Of course there are dealers that are prepared to make small % and hope to sell more units in order to maximise revenue. It's always good for the punters... not so good for the stores. I always see people bitching on here that their local store doesn't stock 'X' brand and this is partly why. Also we always see people bitching about the likes of Tesco/Asda etc because of the impact it has on the local in town shops. Don't like it, don't support it. Unfortunately price is key with end users and they don't give a sh*t about what happens to the local store.

Thomann are in a pricing war at present with another (non-uk) on line store and pricing is at an all time low with them on certain products. Although end users will think this is great.... its not good for the industry.

Had this discussion as we wandered around the site on the last day..... me and a few friends both agreed that Bon Jovi would probably be a good choice. Hoping for Prince in the next few years

2nd on the MB500..... The three bands I play with are Disco - Soul/Club Classics - Northern Soul I use mine with either 1 or 2 Aguilar 2 x 12.... loads of clean power