Hey guys,
So I work for a school district that has pretty much one usable theater/auditorium, So we have a lot of different events going on (Speakers, Concerts, in school events, and theater mostly) We've just upgraded a lot of our sound system this summer, including a new digital board and now we're looking into replacing our CD player with something better. (I.E. something that actually plays when you hit Play). But we also wanted something that can handle USB drives and Ipods, and use it for sound cues during some of our shows. Also my boss doesn't want it rack mounted because we may need to move it around, and it needs to be easy enough for our high school students to operate if need be.
So basically
- CD player (2 preferred)
- USB Drive
- Ipod dock (preferred)
- useful for sound cues
- Not rack mounted
- easy-ish for students to learn
We do plan on getting Qlabs in a year or two for our shows, however we neither have a Mac, nor does the school want to rent a per-show license. So until then we have to do it the old way. So we need the ability to Cue up audio.
We've been shopping around for a few weeks and It looks like the only thing that meets those need is a DJ system. Specifically we were interested in the Numark Mixdeck Mixdeck 2-Channel Universal DJ System | Numark. But it just feels kinda silly to buy this though. So my question is:
Is there something more reasonable for our needs, or is this really the best solution?
Thanks guys
So I work for a school district that has pretty much one usable theater/auditorium, So we have a lot of different events going on (Speakers, Concerts, in school events, and theater mostly) We've just upgraded a lot of our sound system this summer, including a new digital board and now we're looking into replacing our CD player with something better. (I.E. something that actually plays when you hit Play). But we also wanted something that can handle USB drives and Ipods, and use it for sound cues during some of our shows. Also my boss doesn't want it rack mounted because we may need to move it around, and it needs to be easy enough for our high school students to operate if need be.
So basically
- CD player (2 preferred)
- USB Drive
- Ipod dock (preferred)
- useful for sound cues
- Not rack mounted
- easy-ish for students to learn
We do plan on getting Qlabs in a year or two for our shows, however we neither have a Mac, nor does the school want to rent a per-show license. So until then we have to do it the old way. So we need the ability to Cue up audio.
We've been shopping around for a few weeks and It looks like the only thing that meets those need is a DJ system. Specifically we were interested in the Numark Mixdeck Mixdeck 2-Channel Universal DJ System | Numark. But it just feels kinda silly to buy this though. So my question is:
Is there something more reasonable for our needs, or is this really the best solution?
Thanks guys