JLNorthGA
Active Member
We have a Mackie SR24.4 mixer - small but adequate for the needs of our tiny house.
We have 4 Nady PS115 2-way speakers - 2 mounted in the auditorium and 2 under the stage for fill. We have 2 Yamaha 15" speakers under the stage acting as subwoofers.
We now have 5 SM57 microphones for instrumentals and 1 SM58 microphone for vocals. We are currently using Nady SP5 microphones for the rest of our vocals.
We have three 10" monitor speakers and a monitor amp for monitor purposes. We have a main amplifier and two amplifiers for the speakers under the stage.
We do have 6 compressors/limiters for vocals.
What to upgrade next? Some of the equipment is "borrowed" or rather leased from our sound guy. He is okay with us leasing from him on the long term - so we are really focused on upgrading rather than replacing.
What we have sounds fairly good in our house.
I would like to develop a "plan" for upgrading. Every quarter or so as money becomes available - replace or upgrade something.
Here are the needs as I see them:
1) Replace the Nady SP5 microphones with Shure SM58 microphones.
2) Replace the borrowed amplifiers under the stage with two new ones.
3) Replace the borrowed Nady PS115 speakers with new speakers - should I stick with 2-way? Should I stick with Nady?
4) Graphic equalizers - how many? I was figuring on eventually getting 4 of them - one for the mains, 1 for the fills, 1 for the subwoofers and 1 for the monitors.
5) Real subwoofers as opposed to the 15" Yamahas that we have acting as our subwoofers.
6) Whatever else? Should we have wireless microphones (if so, how many?)? Etc., Etc.
We run at least one concert a month, sometimes more (this month, we have three). We have rentals (dance, music, etc.). We have applied for some grant money for sound upgrades - but who knows if we'll get any. I figure I can spend $500+/- a quarter to upgrade without anyone squawking too much.
I would like to have a "plan" in place for next year.
It would be nice to bring in a sound consultant - but that would take a bit of the available money - which I would rather spend on equipment. We have a good local amateur who knows equipment and has a good ear - we're leasing his stuff. The local "pro" isn't. If y'all think it is worth it getting a professional in here, then so be it - I'll try and find some money someplace.
We have 4 Nady PS115 2-way speakers - 2 mounted in the auditorium and 2 under the stage for fill. We have 2 Yamaha 15" speakers under the stage acting as subwoofers.
We now have 5 SM57 microphones for instrumentals and 1 SM58 microphone for vocals. We are currently using Nady SP5 microphones for the rest of our vocals.
We have three 10" monitor speakers and a monitor amp for monitor purposes. We have a main amplifier and two amplifiers for the speakers under the stage.
We do have 6 compressors/limiters for vocals.
What to upgrade next? Some of the equipment is "borrowed" or rather leased from our sound guy. He is okay with us leasing from him on the long term - so we are really focused on upgrading rather than replacing.
What we have sounds fairly good in our house.
I would like to develop a "plan" for upgrading. Every quarter or so as money becomes available - replace or upgrade something.
Here are the needs as I see them:
1) Replace the Nady SP5 microphones with Shure SM58 microphones.
2) Replace the borrowed amplifiers under the stage with two new ones.
3) Replace the borrowed Nady PS115 speakers with new speakers - should I stick with 2-way? Should I stick with Nady?
4) Graphic equalizers - how many? I was figuring on eventually getting 4 of them - one for the mains, 1 for the fills, 1 for the subwoofers and 1 for the monitors.
5) Real subwoofers as opposed to the 15" Yamahas that we have acting as our subwoofers.
6) Whatever else? Should we have wireless microphones (if so, how many?)? Etc., Etc.
We run at least one concert a month, sometimes more (this month, we have three). We have rentals (dance, music, etc.). We have applied for some grant money for sound upgrades - but who knows if we'll get any. I figure I can spend $500+/- a quarter to upgrade without anyone squawking too much.
I would like to have a "plan" in place for next year.
It would be nice to bring in a sound consultant - but that would take a bit of the available money - which I would rather spend on equipment. We have a good local amateur who knows equipment and has a good ear - we're leasing his stuff. The local "pro" isn't. If y'all think it is worth it getting a professional in here, then so be it - I'll try and find some money someplace.