How I Set Up Live Band Sound for a Small Town Festival | Tips, Examples, Suggestions

Published: 10 October 2022
on channel: Alan Hamilton Audio
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Tips for multi-band / event audio for a small town festival & providing live sound reinforcement (and lighting). How to plan for and handle multiple bands. Cable management. How I handle events like this. Things to expect Suggestions for improving efficiency and working in a logical manner on the stage. Includes a look at the equipment, including audio and DMX lighting devices. K & M mic stands, Shure and Sennheiser mics, Yorkville speakers, Behringer and Midas digital mixing consoles and stage boxes, and other items.

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0:00 Intro
0:07 Duo Onstage
0:15 What do cable paths look like?
0:41 House Audio Snake
0:46 Backline AC Stringers
0:58 Cable Ramps
1:02 Stage Monitors
1:15 Midas DL32
1:27 Drum Monitor
1:33 Talking About Bands
1:45 Specific Tips
1:48 Prep Area
1:58 Label Mic Lines
2:26 What Gets Set Up, Must Get Taken Down
2:44 Lighting
2:51 Ethernet/Art-Net
2:55 ChamSys MagicQ Lighting Software
3:07 Chauvet AN-2 ArtNet to 2 Universe DMX
3:14 Challenges of Small Shows/Stages




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