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    Stupid Front of House Lights

    I second this suggestion. I have an identical situation except that the FOH instruments are not on a batten - they are on permanent pipes bolted into beams. The Little Giant straddles the seats and with the ability to set each leg at different heights easily overcomes the raked floor to keep...
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    Speaking about sound effects...

    I third sounddogs.com:)
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    Stage Floor Paint

    I just got finished re-painting ours and I used an exterior flat black latex - works just fine as I am generally painting the stage at least 4 times a year if not more. Very seldom is a show by the high school or community theatre done without painting the stage floor to match the set, so after...
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    Urgent, time sensitive frequency question

    Go to Sennheiser's web site, click on wireless microphones, and at the bottom of that page there is a frequency selection guide for every state in the US.
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    sound effects

    www.sounddogs.com - upper left corner of main page do a search for train - there are about 3700 there to choose from. I'm sure it will yield something you can use:)
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    Concert in a Gym

    In a perfect world, yes you are. When dealing with bands (are these high school bands?) playing in a gym, the only way you could garnish complete control would be to use a drum shield and run all the instruments through DI's or amp modelors. I can't begin to count the number of times I have...
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    Firework Sound Effects Needed

    Good - hope you can find something useful. It has never failed for me - in fact I am playing in there right now looking for farts and deer grunts for Escanaba In Da Moonlight. There are 250 different farts to pick from 8O Man, I'm in heaven :D Aside from all the fun it is to custom design...
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    Firework Sound Effects Needed

    Go to www.sounddogs.com - type in a search for fireworks - they have over 400 there to choose from - everything from single blasts to multi-blast displays. You can preview them before you purchase (not that expensive) - great way to custom design effects for shows. Be aware though - the...
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    Running an electric motor off of stagepin.

    That's what I would go for - only issue I could see is how many windows there are on the train, how close together they are, and how many could be covered by one projector. If two projectors would be needed, you'd probably have to use two digital cameras in a car - one in the front seat and one...
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    Cheap but good mic's

    Some suggestions: Shure SM58 - can't go wrong at the price - good hand held for most all vocalists - can be used also to mic a guitar amp - pick-up characteristics not very good for any kind of distance micing - can also be used in a pinch on horns, saxes, trombones - possibly as a snare...
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    Cheap but good mic's

    I guess the first question would be in what situations do you need these mics to perform - hand held vocal, choir micing, overhead stage pick-up, boundry, something that would work for all? The last one would be dang near impossible to find, but if we knew what they are going to be used for it...
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    Post your FOH pictures

    Good eye :) It is a DN360 - it was a little different kind of beast to get a handle on after working mostly with Rane gear for awhile prior to purchasing it, but I think it really is a lot warmer (there's that nasty little subjective word again) than what I had been used to. I am getting in a...
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    Post your FOH pictures

    http://www2.medford.k12.wi.us:8400/~wirzri/av/photos.htm
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    Microphone Survey

    Vocal Handheld: Audio Technica AE5400 Lav: DPA 4060 Small Vocal Ensembles: DPA 4011 Large Vocal Ensembles: DPA 4011 Ambient/Hang Microphone: DPA 4011 Floor/Boundry: Crown PCC160 Kick: Audix D6 and Shure Beta91 combo Snare: Audix D1 Toms: Audix D2 (rack toms) and Audix D4 (floor tom)...
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    Mixers (recording & live)

    OK, I'll take a crack at this :) Your question just begs for a whole bunch in return - first and foremost, what is your budget? What exactly is it that you are recording and what are the console requirements besides 16 to 24 channels to properly run the live show? Number of aux sends needed...
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