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    Contracts

    Hello, I am new to this topic at hand. First off for 11 years I have only did things without using contacts and all went pretty well until now. I have learned a lot on why I should use a contract. So my question is what are some of the things that some of you have in your contract that I might...
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    Cable guard storage.

    Hello ya'll I am in the process of getting these cable guards but i am looking for some ideas on how to store them in my trailer where they will all be in one thing. They will be heavy so i need something sturdy. I am planning on having 60 feet of them. Do any of ya'll use them? If so what do...
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    Dread and anxiety from sound.

    Hey y’all, haven’t been on here in a very long time but I am at a pretty big crossroads and I wanted to know if anyone on here goes through what I am going through right now. I have been in business of sound for the past 10 or 11 years now and have a really great clientele, I love doing it but...
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    EWI Utility Trunk

    Hey I am wanting to upgrade to this case for my speaker Cables, Snake and Power Cables. I have been using the old wal mart storage bins for quite sometime now and wanting to get away from the bins. Does anyone else use these utility trunks for what I have listed above? If so, what do you like or...
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    Low Rumble feedback

    Hey everybody, Yesterday i did a big 4th of July Festival, during the event i along with the bands noticed a very annoying Low rumble feedback problem. My Subs were not being pushed to the max or anything, All of the low cut was on everything, all of the low end on just about every channel was...
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    Powering my gear with a generator.

    Hey guys haven’t been on here in a long time. I am thinking about getting a generator to power all of my gear. I got to a event yesterday and there was very low voltage coming out of the power outlet where I plugged in at. I looked in my power conditioner and it was at about 90 volts and decided...
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    Letting someone else run your rig.

    Ok here is the situation. I have started supplying sound for national acts now and sometimes they come with their own sound man and possibly their own board that they are comfortable with. Now my question is this, should I make some rules for him to go by or should I just assume that he is a...
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    where's the best place to get Tech Riders from?

    Hey , I have been picked to do a series of concerts for a variety of National Act's through out the year and i am needing to know where or who do i need to see about getting a Tech rider? Do i need to call their management or do i need to get with the promoter and get it from him? where's the...
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    Powered vs passive

    Hi you all, I am at a crossroads about getting new monitors. I am looking at getting some powered monitors . I have always used passive , but what I would like to know what do you all like or dislike about powered speakers and for all you passive speakers people like me what do you like or...
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    New monitors.

    Haven’t posted on here in a while so hello to you all. I am looking for some new 15” monitors. I have looked all over and found some in my price range but there are a few things I don’t like about them Here is what I am looking for. 1 - Monitors that won’t be so Heavy that it’ll break your...
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    Sound cutting out from time to time.

    Hi Ya'll , today i did a D.J. event and had a very odd to me thing happen. I hooked everything up and it sounded great. subs where good and punchy. A little while into the event i started noticing that the subs were completely off, but the amp was still on . I messed with it a few mins and it...
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    Getting into Bi-Amping my system.

    Hey there guys, I saw a video the other night that looked pretty interesting and seemed pretty easy the way the guy was doing it and it has gotten me to want to look into Bi-Amping my system. take in mind that i am very new to the process of Bi-Amping.here is what i am wanting to do. I am...
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    Should I or shouldn't I ?

    Hey , I am in the process of splitting my effects and amp racks up and I am trying to put all my amps in the same rack . But I am wondering if I should remove the rubber feet from under the amps to take the gap in between the amps, would it really hurt anything if I do that or should I leave...
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    Where to put my power amps rack on stage?

    Hi guys. I am in the transition phase of splitting my effects/amp racks up. I, for the last few years I have been putting my amps with me at my booth and just decided to start put them up around or on the stage. I understand that they need to be around my snake, but i am just undecided as to...
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    Getting a little rust off of mic grille's

    Ok, this past 4th of july, I did a gig and It came a storm and I got the gear covered up and the stage was a covered stage and I accidently left a mic out on the stage and some water got on it and got on the grille and now when i looked at it it has a little rust on it. I am wondering how do...
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    How to ring out monitors at outside events.

    Hey Guys, This last weekend I did a 2 day festival and I didn't ring out the monitors because it was a outside event , I was by a road with heavy traffic and generators going and I was thinking that my RTA meter would pick up all of the noise so i just didn't do it. So it gave me a idea for this...
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    Eq'ing a microphone to not feedback at all

    I have seen a video and on the video I saw this guy ring out his monitors to where when he put his mic in front of it with the ball end pointing at the monitors and side fills , there was no feedback at all. It said on the video that it was eq'ed to industry standard. I have heard the phrase...
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    Are reel snakes all they are cracked up to be?

    I am fixing to look at getting a new snake , there's not a thing wrong with my old one it still works but I am looking to get my amps closer to the stage And need more returns , I have been leaning to trying to go the reel snake direction but i am wondering what are the pro's and cons of a reel...
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    bluetooth reciever problem.

    Hey guys , I just recently got a Bluetooth receiver that you can use with your bluetooth devices laptop, iphone etc. My plan is to use it with my laptop for the sound system, I can get it to pair with my laptop but i cant get it to connect . It does with my iphone but not with my laptop. for...
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    will i be fine with a 2 ohm load or should i stay at 4 ohms

    hey i have got a gig and i need a second or 3rd opinion on this . I have a behringer ep4000 and i am wanting to run a 2 ohm load per side it does say that i can it will put me at 1250 watts per side. if i am correct that will be about 312 1/2 watts to each cab. ok will i be safe running it on 2...