Recent content by Mike Monte

Try: The Tone Garage (in California?). They specialize in servicing Crown amps that are end-of-life according to Crown Factory. FWIW: With the price of new Crown amps, I'd get it serviced....

My local doings: A good rule-of-thumb I use in local club work: live band=one 15/2 mid/hi over single 18" sub per side, DJ=live band rig with double (or triple) the subs. I have found that DJ's are way-harder on gear than bands (at the local level). With DJ's 2x/3x the subs are a necessity. Why...

Poor syntax aside, I still use my 802II's with the 802C controller. I was recently booked to tech a wedding band for a tented reception during the first weekend in October. There are to be 80 guests and the mother-of-the-bride (the one writing the check) has contacted the band several times...

Random thoughts: I will assume that the original 8 channel preamp was an 8 channel mixer. The power amp configuration as it stands now is the mains being run mono (not stereo) and both monitors on one mix. Questions: Has the church been satisfied with the system as it stands? Is there a real...

My first thought is to rent gear. A powered mixer and a couple of passive cabs should do for a start-up band. If I were you I'd start by purchasing a personal mic for your daughter - one that only she will use. (I am a local sound provider and I can't believe the number of vocalists that will...

XLR cables usually fail at the jacks...probably a loose ground. It's time to get the soldering iron out.

I own/use a Honda eu3000is generator for my outdoor shows. The last remote gig I used my generator on had: a 3-way FOH rig, four monitors, digital board, guitar and bass amp on stage, three drum mics, three vocal mics...no lights. There were about 500 attendees at this 5k race. The generator...

Rob: I just recommended you to a bride for a wedding gig (lav mic for a minister) on 11/3/18 at the Royal Senesta Hotel in Cambridge. If you are unavailable, please recommend someone else. Best, Mike Monte

How does a digital mixer do with diesel generators??

I feel that there is more emphasis on the low end of sound production these days....just my opinion. "You gotta feel the music...but really....? When I go to major concerts (last one was Bruno Mars in the TD garden, Boston) I try to get seats that are close to the FOH station. My thought...

the same (other than no grill foam)....

I own a small sound-for-hire company. Over the past two summers I have had more (and more) outdoor remote shows; daytime festivals with no hard-wired electricity. On my bid I include the option of me renting in (for a fee) an appropriate generator for the event. On two occasions this past...

I am providing the rig for an annual outdoor event next weekend. The stage power is the same as per last year (I was told that it was). Last year's event organizer used a Predator 4000 (non-inverter) generator. My Crown Itech/XTI/XS amps were fine as well as my outboard gear and Mixwiz...

Hello All: Does anyone use a sign/banner (during a gig) to promote their sound production services? If so, what size/type do you use and where do you display it (stage apron, scaffolding, etc.). I have a few "high visibility" outdoor public sound gigs coming up this summer and would like...

I have a QSC K8 that I purchased 9 months ago that has stopped working. The last time that I used it was for Flute applification in a jazz trio - totally light duty. There has been no trauma to the cabinet and the unit is well within the warranty period. I just got off the phone with QSC...