Hi All -
After a string of "rate my system" threads on the old property, I decided to wait a bit before posting this.
My Actual Question: (its repeated at the end)
I am not running any outboard Yorkville or EV processors(xovers).
Could it get noticeably sweeter by using one or should I leave a good thing alone?
Feel very solid on my mix n match system as it has performed solidly and consistently for me 3-6 nights a week for the past 3 years.(have been doing 250+ shows a year for over 10 years)
Those of you who don't know my current(soon to be ex) program:
I have acoustic guitar, 2 vocals, and a percussion set up (triggered kick, conga, hi-hat, mini timbales, woodblocks, cowbell, chimes, and hand percussion).
Shows are typical 1 hr to 4 hour, indoor, outdoor, poolside, boat dock, living room, convention hall.
Thursday it was a frat party for several hundred college kids in a bar in downtown Oxford, MS with a 4 piece trop rock band.
Friday night I played for the Senior Games in the Magnolia Ballroom at the Beau Rivage Resort (300-400 in attendance) (its the room George Strait plays when hes in town) and I was asked by the convention two rooms down to roll back the bass a bit. haha!
Saturday it was an outdoor Napa Valley - Traveling Wine Tasting Festival in Ocean Springs, MS(a parking lot playing to visitors and festival goers as they walked around downtown), and Sunday I was back out at the Beau Rivage playing a convention for Puckett Machinery, outside on the special events deck overlooking the gulf. About 100 folks across a large area for dinner and drinks.
What I am saying is each week the venues are different.
System is currently:
A pair of EV Sx200 tops - 12/horn.
A single Yorkville Elite es700p Sub- dual 10"s 700 watt power amp.
Mackie 808m - 8 channels - plenty for the duo, trio, stretches the 4 pc.
Power Pod/Community wedge - active, bi-amped 12/horn wedge.
And thats IT! I've put away all of my racks of EQs, comps, efx, over the years and have really found no complaints with this set up. It takes one trip from the van to the stage.
The Yorkie sub doesn't really have a crossover in it, more like a low end attenuator(high end cut off). Usually set between 100 and 110hz.
I am not running any outboard Yorkville or EV processors(xovers).
Could it get noticeably sweeter by using one or should I leave a good thing alone?
Thanks for any insight or comment,
Rain Jaudon
www.Rainontheinternet.com