Roma V
Member
Hi! I'm brand new to ControlBooth and looking for advice on what to buy for the youth community theatre that I work with.
We're looking to get a complete sound system that does not have to rely on a venue's house system, because we generally change venues every summer and are never really sure where we will be or the quality of the venue's system. We also are not sure of venue size, as sometimes we are in 99 seat theaters that barely need reinforcement, and other times we are in 1200 seat auditoriums. We are looking to be able to mix at least 10 body microphones and possibly pit inputs as well, and send to 2-3 main speakers and at least one monitor for the pit but hopefully more monitors.
As a newcomer to the world of sound, I am in favor of getting a digital board, because it is what I am most familiar with. The only configuration I know of right now is what we use at my high school, but it may be too expensive for my community theatre, so I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations. Currently, my high school uses a Behringer X32 mixer FOH, which connects via ethernet to Behringer S16 digital snakes in a rack sidestage. All of our microhphone receivers and speakers are then cabled into those snakes.
Based on that, I think I would be looking for a mixer, rack power, digital snakes, and speakers. Is that correct? Are there better ways to set up a sound system that doesn't need anything from the venue? Do you have equipment recommendations? We are on a budget, I think our treasurer is hoping that the whole thing comes in under $5,000, but I am shooting for everything minus the board comes in under $5,000. Thank you so much for your help!
We're looking to get a complete sound system that does not have to rely on a venue's house system, because we generally change venues every summer and are never really sure where we will be or the quality of the venue's system. We also are not sure of venue size, as sometimes we are in 99 seat theaters that barely need reinforcement, and other times we are in 1200 seat auditoriums. We are looking to be able to mix at least 10 body microphones and possibly pit inputs as well, and send to 2-3 main speakers and at least one monitor for the pit but hopefully more monitors.
As a newcomer to the world of sound, I am in favor of getting a digital board, because it is what I am most familiar with. The only configuration I know of right now is what we use at my high school, but it may be too expensive for my community theatre, so I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations. Currently, my high school uses a Behringer X32 mixer FOH, which connects via ethernet to Behringer S16 digital snakes in a rack sidestage. All of our microhphone receivers and speakers are then cabled into those snakes.
Based on that, I think I would be looking for a mixer, rack power, digital snakes, and speakers. Is that correct? Are there better ways to set up a sound system that doesn't need anything from the venue? Do you have equipment recommendations? We are on a budget, I think our treasurer is hoping that the whole thing comes in under $5,000, but I am shooting for everything minus the board comes in under $5,000. Thank you so much for your help!