Recent content by Dan Fischer

Serious question- no issues with so many antennas so close together? In my experience we always would use an antenna distro with so many units in a single rack.

"Mind of it's own" is almost always DMX address, need for DMX termination or a console patch issue in my experience. I would start in those places first.

We used the exact same lights last year. We needed a cheap option for a choral type product of RENT last year. They worked out great. You can buy them off of Amazon for about $10 each (4 for $40).

In my previous life doing concert production we had 4 go to "Rock and Roll" colors loaded into our 1K pars. R339 - Broadway Pink R24 - Scarlet Red R74 - Night Blue R12 - StrawThis combo makes a killer show even with only conventional lighting. Very saturated color. Covers a lot of based for...

All of these replies have great info. Just my .02. Resist the urge to use mute buttons unless the fader is at 0. I have seen way to may people new to theatrical sound just think they can set a level and simply un-mute the channel when the performer arrives on stage. Problem is if you are...

The Magics Sheets are fantastic. Completely worth the time to set up at least your rep plot. I live off them when programming a show. I find it much easier to have a Magic Sheet in one window and my ML Control in another screen. Makes programming a breeze.

Haha- 7-10 split for us! 😉

A variable I have not seen mentioned yet on this thread is that with Buffalo’s close proximity to Canada they will be all kinds of frequency interference from southern Ontario. Canada has a different set of rules compared to the FCC here in the United States. As somebody who lives and works just...

Have you tried contacting the manufacturer to just get a new amp or get that one repaired? Most are field replaceable.

PCC mics can be great mics for adding room fill. We have had great experiences mixing PCC's into our rear house and balcony fills. They help pick up a lot of the natural stage ambiance lost sitting so far away from the stage. However if you want them into a main FOH speaker mix you will...

Do you have a local rental house? Just rent an outboard effects processor for $25-50 for the week.

Have you thought about any of the apps that are available? You can buy cheap android devices for less than $50 now.

Yep - my office is actually right next door. We share a loading dock!Sure is. My office is literally right next door to them. As a matter of point we share a loading dock!

HaHa - good point.... However EV is Dynacord. JBL is Crown. FWIW - I love Ashly Audio gear. I own a bunch. But I was trying to stick with brands readily available and at last check you can't run down to your local Guitar Center to pick-up a Powersoft, RCF or Ashly.

+1 on this. The only amp brands you want to consider in a commercial or pro environment are Crown, QSC, Dynacord or Lab Gruppen. Anything else doesn't have the power supply robust enough to handle the rigors of everyday use.