I have a small bar and grill I am working with that wants to upgrade their PA to accommodate bands as well as in-house DJ. We would be the house band and play the majority of the time. The idea is to have bands only bring their mics, stands, and cables as well as their own instruments and back line. The bands would have to run their own sound from the booth next to the stage.
Here is the room setup:
- 50' W x 150' L room with bar running length of room
- Ceiling height is approx 12ft
- Ideally mostly dance floor coverage only
- Glass windows along dining booths (run entire length of room)
- Mirror wall behind stage (ugh)
- Power outlets are available along ceiling where eye bolts are located
Existing equipment:
- 2 Peavey Impulse 1012
- 2 Peavey SP Dual 18" Subwoofers (Black Widow Loaded)
- 2 Peavey GPS 3500 amplifiers
- Peavey VSX Crossover
- Denon DJ Mixer
My thought is to use the existing Impulse 1012 as monitors and just rotate them back toward stage. They are in an ideal location and it would help with stage room since it's somewhat cramped. Now to just add mixer, EQ, and flyable mains with a somewhat narrow horizontal dispersion.
Here are my thoughts:
- Peavey QF15 (Dual 15 band with FLS) for monitors. I know it's not a 31 band but I have to keep it simple
- A&H Zed 22 with FX
- Mackie HD 1221 (rotate horn for 50h x 90v) 90v maybe too much?
- Rack with security panel for everything; have one or two rack mount power strips at top
- Maybe a driverack or something similar for crossover, limiting and EQ on FOH
Budget $3500 - $4000
Suggestions or ideas for this setup?