So I just got home for a two day event where I was hired to come in and mix for a couple bands. The people putting on the event bought a brand new sound system for this event. It was top of the line stuff. It had five different models of Seismic Audio speakers that were very efficient at 96dB 1W/1M, two different models of Gemini amps, some miscellaneous stuff that they were convinced they needed and most importantly none of the stuff that they really needed. All this for a 12,000 sq ft ball room gig!
So I brought my own console and mics. Luckily I also brought a couple dozen mic cables too.
They had a 50' snake because the 100' one was too expensive, no sub snakes so lots o' cables going across the stage. No power distribution for the performers.
They did have a couple mics that I chose not to use.
They were all amazed at how it didn't get loud with those 3000 watt amps. They kept asking me to turn down the drums and turn up the vocals. "No can do!" P.A. is maxed and no drums in the mix! I looked up the specs on the POS gemini amps that they thought were 3000 watts. Only after a long search I found the manual on line to find that they were indeed 200 watts per channel at 4 ohms. They label them as 3000 watts and advertise them as 3000 watts "Instantaneous." All Complete BULLSHIT! Luckily the monitor amps were 150 watts per channel at 4 ohms. We were running everything at 4 ohms.
So if you are ever called upon to mix a gig with Seismic Audio speakers and 3000 watt Gemini amps, please understand that you won't have fun and you may want to spend more time with your wife instead!
End of Rant!
Ryan
So I brought my own console and mics. Luckily I also brought a couple dozen mic cables too.
They had a 50' snake because the 100' one was too expensive, no sub snakes so lots o' cables going across the stage. No power distribution for the performers.
They did have a couple mics that I chose not to use.
They were all amazed at how it didn't get loud with those 3000 watt amps. They kept asking me to turn down the drums and turn up the vocals. "No can do!" P.A. is maxed and no drums in the mix! I looked up the specs on the POS gemini amps that they thought were 3000 watts. Only after a long search I found the manual on line to find that they were indeed 200 watts per channel at 4 ohms. They label them as 3000 watts and advertise them as 3000 watts "Instantaneous." All Complete BULLSHIT! Luckily the monitor amps were 150 watts per channel at 4 ohms. We were running everything at 4 ohms.
So if you are ever called upon to mix a gig with Seismic Audio speakers and 3000 watt Gemini amps, please understand that you won't have fun and you may want to spend more time with your wife instead!
End of Rant!
Ryan
~:-D~:grin:Last time I checked, watts were a measure of power which is a ratio of energy per time. Measured over a short enough time, I guess you could express the number as any large number you like. Numerically all sorts of neat yet meaningless things happen when that denominator approaches zero.
