Recent content by MMirabent

Hello all,The high school I work for is putting on a production of Hairspray in a couple months and I'm trying to source a broken vintage microphone, something like a Shure 55, to be gutted and used as a prop. Why broken? Because I don't want to give the students a working vintage microphone...

Also, talk to a licensed electrician about how much power is available in the building. Some older buildings may not have enough open slots in the power distribution panel to provide you with the power you need. This may mean installing sub-panels and added cost you should take into account. If...

Hello all, I've been a long time lurker of these forums, and finally made an account the other day to get some advice. I really love the community here and I hope i can be as helpful as some of the people who have been helping me. I have three years of sound experience and one of lighting...

Thanks Phil, I will definitely look into moving the amps. Even if it means putting the roadcase on a table or shelf a few feet off the ground and away from the dirty floors.EDIT: and yes. everyone and their mother uses this space but the Drama club traditionally ends up taking care of repairs...

Wow. Thanks a million. I'm pretty sure MAM was the distributor used as I found their website earlier and was quoting specs from them. I will probably go with new amps to suit the speakers and retune the DriveRack. Once I get up close and personal with the speakers that is. Thanks for all your...

Forgot to mention. From what I can infer. The amps are rated for 1200 watts(1k2), 1600 watts(1k6) and 5000 watts. There is no information on the back of the amps of the power output, just power input requirements. The figures quoted above are from a reseller in Miami and there is no more...

Yeah, your telling me. We get constant flickering when the lights are all set to "off" on our "light board" but scrapping the current rig is, unfortunately out of my budget(haha, whats a budget??????) And if the subject of replacing the system ever comes up, I'll probably go with some powered...

So we've got a dbx DriveRack processor feeding into a Staner 1k2 amp for the highs (half-borked) a Staner 1k6 for the mids (not borked yet) and a Staner 5000 for the lows (fully borked) The amps are all rack mounted in a road case. The 5000 was originally only using one channel for the subs...

Which is kinda weird because no one wants to take ownership of the space except the drama teacher who is currently on maternity leave :/ meanwhile everyone wants to use(read: abuse) the space but no one wants to pay up when it breaks except the people who need it most. But that's school...

Right, the problem is these amplifiers are in a road case in one of the dressing rooms backstage. These dressing rooms don't get cleaned unless its by the drama club. So they never get cleaned. Also, the crew that cleans the cafetorium floor uses electric leaf blowers to "sweep" the floor, so...

Hello all,So first, a little back story. About five years ago, the highschool that I (then) attended received a large donation which was put towards a new sound system for our cafetorium. Five years later, our subwoofer amplifier is borked and our high-range amplifier is half-borked. I now...