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You want to get something like a Behringer P2 for live use.

You don't need the mic.

Man, I need to tell you about this gig I did on Tues in London. Pie tonight.

Ooh drum screen user - sight off topic - are they worth lugging around in your opinion, given the weight of them?

Your favourite component powering it?

You can add to my pet peeves bands that abuse a free bar.

I'm probably on my own here... but I always think that the focus that function bands place on food is very rude. Weddings are very expensive affairs and paying for bands to have a meal when you've already paid for the band is very presumptuous of the band. I can't think of any other job where there's such demands on being fed. If you are a tradesman for example and working on site all day, you make provisions for food. You don't go to your employer and demand food. I see it like this, if there's no plans for food set out, take your own. If you are invited to partake in the buffet, then good - but only when told to... never before the guests unless told to do so. I've played with some miserable bands that just shock me when it comes to their expectations and "right" to food to the point where they cause a scene. It particularly annoys me when bands visibly baulk when presented with a tray of sandwiches. If you want a hot meal, get one on the way to the gig. Early conversations with the clients way before the events can avoid awkwardness - such as asking if there's opportunity to get food at the facilities in advance, will usually avoid embarrassment and win you friends. I know a lot of bands put it into contracts... but that doesn't mean a great deal. And you aren't going to win any friends at a wedding if you start talking food and "in the contract". In some cases, you may actually win for being polite - I remember a wedding where we asked in advance about the food situation and when we got there, there was an envelope waiting for us - "Sorry, there's no space for you guys to eat anywhere and the post breakfast buffet is only finger food, so please find some cash enclosed to get yourself into town and get some food before showtime." - The contents of the envelope worked out to be £30 a head.

What a great first mic to do backing vox on!

all this talk of 935s... they are not normally available at £100 or what you'd call budget... however, as if by magic.... it's black friday, cyber Monday... https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Sennheiser-E935-Dynamic-Vocal-Microphone-with-Stand-and-Cable/2Q9Y?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=127366d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=84781792332&gclid=CjwKCAiA0O7fBRASEiwAYI9QAnEsP6Z8jp2MqXQIkZCJ8rJgL68Bt6aZCT0NZtynPJ_QicsF_Zj-gxoCcYMQAvD_BwE

You are looking at the likes of Shure ULXD and Axient for digital pro use - and certainly not something on the 2.4Ghz or channel 70 channels. You are realistically looking over £1k+ channel. If you are playing a big event, hired sound won't appreciate you turning up with your own RF devices... it disrupts their RF co-ordination and makes their life more difficult. If you must have wireless at such an event, talk with the sound company in advance so that they can factor in a transmitter and receiver from their inventory for you...

Talk about Boss and SmoothHound in here - And also here - Latency for your particular application/setup is your primary concern I would have thought.

Theres a few big threads detailing the Boss and Smoothound systems - a quick search should give you all he answers you'd want - and probably a lot more!

As long as you have an aux available... Behringer P2 off Gear4Music - £26 ZS10s off Amazon - £35 Decent cable, mixer to P2 - £20 £81.

X32 Rack, RCF 735x2 with a suitcase of XLR cables (do not skimp here, expect to pay at least £20 for a 6m XLR, preferably something like Vandamme, Klotz, Sommer - handmade, as tag machine soldered XLRs will fail), a pair of hotcovers for the cabs, a rack case for the X32, a few DIs (look at Orchid Electronics), a couple of stands, some Behringer P2 wired inear packs all for under 3k should get you quite a formidable, portable wedding rig - with the provision for stereo IEMs too! Those tops will happily have bass and kick through them, as well as the rest of the band. No need for subs unless you stepping up to play some big venues. Just those tops will do 95% of wedding venues without a sweat. Dont forget lots of power leads with lots of sockets on too. You didn't mention mics, but a set of AKG Session Ones (factor in two stands for overheads) for the drums are great, as are D5s for vocals.

It all depends on budget on what you intend on using the PA for - for example, is it for vocals only, or are you wanting to put the whole band through it? Are you looking to get a desk, or are you talking just speakers?

Why would you buy something that doesn't give you scope to expand in the future?

Careful, there will be people along with pitchforks soon telling you that it's all in your mind! In todays digital world, there should be a lot of focus on the latency figures, especially with more and more digital offerings coming in at almost knock off prices. Latency is a real thing... and I always raise an eyebrow when musicians say "there's no latency" and "I can't feel the feel 8ms" especially when they are also standing a considerable distance from their bass cab...

Deco! I love the reviews and the videos about it - but tell me, how do you use it personally, with bass? Worth the investment?

Cos... gear. Ha. Well spotted. I haven't got my Sony unit anymore and completely forgot about that!

PS latency makes a BIG difference if you are an inears user. Even worse if you are singing at the same time.

In fact, scratch that. Just put the wireless direct in the funk trunk.

2 way multi core cable. One side standard XLR (also powers DI over phantom). Other side wired with DC jacks. Power adapter in the SCS funk trunk connectors to the mixer side of the second side of the loom.

I have no problem with MASSIVE kick drums... I actually love it for a live sound... but its when the sound guys attention gives 95% to the kick and 5% everything else is where the problem lies.

Whats next then Tony? Sony DWZ-Orchid DI, Done?

2.3ms compared to 8ms. That's not an insignificant difference.