Stuart Pendleton wrote on Fri, 16 April 2010 17:06 |
Should give you something to read for a while.....try a search. Discussed plenty of times before now. |
Stuart Pendleton wrote on Fri, 16 April 2010 14:19 |
The right search here will include the word "porn"." My search to find that thread for you was "amp rack porn." |
benjamin fisher wrote on Fri, 16 April 2010 21:29 |
I dont think mine are good enough to post on here haha. |
Jordan Wolf wrote on Fri, 16 April 2010 21:05 | ||
I know you're being a bit facetious, but... Sure they are! Just because they're not all neat n' tidy or full of the latest amps and processing doesn't mean you can't be proud of them. I say post some pics and, at the least, you'll get pointers on how to make sure everything is wired, organized, and placed properly. |
RYAN LOUDMUSIC JENKINS wrote on Fri, 16 April 2010 18:08 | ||
This is the internet, every search is for PORN. |
benjamin fisher wrote on Fri, 16 April 2010 22:07 | ||||
Fine. Pretty basic, I dont have any pics of the rear, but once I finally build new racks with rear rails, I will make a nice patch panel. Crossover is now in my FOH Rack. Nady Rack lights are just from my old setup. Although they are SKB cases, I'm really glad to have them over my old home made wood ones, and I got a killer deal on two 10ru's. |
Mario Data wrote on Sat, 17 April 2010 08:53 |
The first thing I would do is put 4 screws in each component, not just 2. |
benjamin fisher wrote on Sat, 17 April 2010 12:20 | ||
No, thats the 2nd thing I am going to do. The first thing to do is get actual SKB screws (or something that will work). None of the cases came with anything to mount with so I had to do a last minute rigging with some hardware left over from my studio racks. |
John Cameron wrote on Sat, 17 April 2010 11:26 | ||||
Ebay is your friend: http://cgi.ebay.com/SKB-19AC1-Rack-Mount-Nut-Retainer-Clips- Screws-Set-12_W0QQitemZ280429407981QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item414ae52eed John |
benjamin fisher wrote on Sat, 17 April 2010 12:27 | ||||||
Yeah I've seen them on there and other places, but $20 for 3 rack spaces? What a joke. When I find a cheaper, more reasonable alternative I will do the swap |
Tim McCulloch wrote on Sat, 17 April 2010 21:21 |
Aaaaarrrrrggggg.. Has it been 6 months already? |
Tim McCulloch wrote on Sat, 17 April 2010 21:21 |
Aaaaarrrrrggggg.. Has it been 6 months already? |
Jeff Wheeler wrote on Sun, 18 April 2010 20:05 |
Not to pick on Matt or those performers at all, but I noticed an illuminated EXIT sign above the door behind the drum kit. If someone asked me to setup in such a location, I would refuse to do the gig, and I would lose a customer over it if I had to. As far as I know it is totally illegal to block such an exit, and even if it seemed safe, any kind of inspector could jump on it. Am I right to think this way? |
Jeff Wheeler wrote on Sun, 18 April 2010 21:05 |
Not to pick on Matt or those performers at all, but I noticed an illuminated EXIT sign above the door behind the drum kit. If someone asked me to setup in such a location, I would refuse to do the gig, and I would lose a customer over it if I had to. As far as I know it is totally illegal to block such an exit, and even if it seemed safe, any kind of inspector could jump on it. Am I right to think this way? |
Tim Padrick wrote on Mon, 19 April 2010 03:37 |
Depends. Usually there are exit minimums, depending on the room capacity and the layout. If the minimums are met even with a particular exit blocked, you might meet code. Still not a good idea. |
Gerry Seymour wrote on Mon, 19 April 2010 07:59 |
And I don't think the lighted sign is supposed to be on over a blocked exit. The whole point of the sign is for folks to be able to find the way out if the room starts to fill up with smoke or the other lights are out, etc. Pointing folks to a blocked exit is very bad mojo. |
Steve Hurt wrote on Sun, 18 April 2010 22:25 |
Where on the floor are the 2 cans. Nice minimal footprint light rig, btw! |
Matt Vivlamore wrote on Mon, 19 April 2010 16:30 |
There is a Exit about 5' infront of the speaker stack... and a few more around the building. The double doors leads to a Wrap around deck, which is ajoined by the other doors. |
Jeff Wheeler wrote on Mon, 19 April 2010 18:16 | ||
Yeah, but the illuminated EXIT sign is still there over an exit that is effectively blocked and obstructed by trip hazards, some of which are owned by you. |
Rick Stansby wrote on Mon, 19 April 2010 10:56 |
Joe Brugnoni wrote on Mon, 19 April 2010 08:38 |
Great looking rig Matt!! I noticed that the monitor rack had all the connection at the top and the FOH rack looked like they are the bottom. Has one worked out better than the other? |
Matt Vivlamore wrote on Tue, 20 April 2010 21:08 |
It doesn't make that much of a difference between the top Vs bottom for rack plates for me. I built the racks at different times. |
benjamin fisher wrote on Tue, 20 April 2010 21:11 | ||
So, front or back? Preferences? Discussion? |
Daniel Nickleski wrote on Tue, 20 April 2010 21:22 | ||||
All on the back with us. We do lots of outdoor festivals so we can put the front rack door on before we tarp for the night. Feel like the racks are better protected from the elements that way. Also it looks WAY cleaner to have no cables in front of the racks. When the show is done unpatch the back of the racks and roll them out of the way. Gives you more room to wrap up cables. |
Steve Hurt wrote on Tue, 20 April 2010 21:37 |
I do a lot of tight stages and the back of the rack is hard to access at a show more often than not so I put my in/out panels on the front of my rack. I can't remember the last show I was able to see my amps from FOH! Not saying it's the right way for everyone by any means, just throwing out why someone might do it the other way. |
benjamin fisher wrote on Tue, 20 April 2010 22:11 | ||
So, front or back? Preferences? Discussion? |
Bill Burford wrote on Wed, 21 April 2010 17:14 |
I see a lot of situations where people keep their driverack / speaker management system close to the stage and amps.. the only input I have is that I keep mine up by the board. I've always wondered what the effect of having the 100 foot run before the driverack would be as opposed to having it after the drive rack--- other than any line-loss would be subtracted from the output as opposed to from the input.. I wonder what is better? probably at the stage. that figures. |
Bill Burford wrote on Wed, 21 April 2010 18:20 |
Yeah, the back of my board rack is too much of a birds-nest to show on this site. I'd be embarrassed. too many 4-channel single spacers in their.. a couple of 2 channel pieces.. a cheap furman.. even with the wire-ties, there are just cables everywhere. its only an 8 space yet its super heavy without a single amp in it.. or I'm just weak. |
Bill Burford wrote on Thu, 22 April 2010 09:28 |
that looks BEAUTIFUL compared to mine.. ha ha.. if you saw mine.. you'd laugh.. maybe I'll take some pics today. one rack looks ok.. the other one... yikes. its a small rig.. lower lower end of medium at best. |
Stephen Snipes wrote on Fri, 23 April 2010 10:09 |
nothing like you guys but it makes my life easier when I have a bunch of wireless mics and multiple DJs plugged up. |
Simon Ryder wrote on Sat, 24 April 2010 20:27 |
That looks seriously like an M3000 in your Lounge rack Evan. It's a little "big league" isn't it? |
Simon Ryder wrote on Sat, 24 April 2010 20:27 |
That looks seriously like an M3000 in your Lounge rack Evan. It's a little "big league" isn't it? |
Evan Kirkendall wrote on Sat, 24 April 2010 23:41 | ||
I like my toys. TC D2 TC M3000 Midas DCX2496 monitor DSP (recently removed) dbx 1066 BSS DPR504 (recently added) BSS DPR404 Evan |
Jeff Wheeler wrote on Wed, 16 June 2010 22:56 |
I bet it's for his backup mixer. Nothing wrong with that! |
Jake Scudder wrote on Thu, 17 June 2010 14:40 |
Power Mute (bonus points for whomever guesses what that's for) |
Eric Simna wrote on Thu, 17 June 2010 15:03 | ||
Talkback to Mon World? |
Tim Weaver wrote on Thu, 17 June 2010 20:33 |
Tap sync for delays? And BTW, how friggin tall are you that you needed 2 20sp racks for a console stand! I'm 6'4" and that would be a little too tall for me. I use a 12/20 space for my 01v and it's just right, but it's also racked so that it sits flush with the top of the rack. I wouldn't want it any taller. |
Mike McNany wrote on Sat, 19 June 2010 08:27 |
Phil, Two questions. What did you use for your I/O Panel labeling? Looks great, almost etched? What's with both the BBE DSP and the U15 Processor? Mike McNany |
Mike McNany wrote on Sat, 19 June 2010 09:27 |
Phil, Two questions. What did you use for your I/O Panel labeling? Looks great, almost etched? What's with both the BBE DSP and the U15 Processor? Mike McNany |
Joe Brugnoni wrote on Sun, 20 June 2010 17:18 |
WOW very nice!! Phil I love the fact that you painted the outlet boxes!!! |
Bill Burford wrote on Mon, 21 June 2010 11:31 |
That looks awesome. I'd love to hear all those GX amps running. I've got a GX3 I use to power two small Yamahas all the time. I love it. Man, thats a lot of GX5's. I'm super curious how you use them. |
Joe Brugnoni wrote on Sun, 20 June 2010 23:18 |
WOW very nice!! Phil I love the fact that you painted the outlet boxes!!! |
Bill Burford wrote on Mon, 21 June 2010 17:31 |
That looks awesome. I'd love to hear all those GX amps running. I've got a GX3 I use to power two small Yamahas all the time. I love it. Man, thats a lot of GX5's. I'm super curious how you use them. |
Hasse Queisser wrote on Sun, 27 June 2010 11:26 | ||
There isn't a single GX3 amp in the picture in the post you replied to. Why can't people just reply to the right post? |
Jared Chrysostom wrote on Sun, 27 June 2010 17:49 | ||||
He never said there was a GX3 in my pic. He said he has a GX3, and that I have a bunch of GX5's. |
devin Basile wrote on Sun, 27 June 2010 14:15 |
he was referring to an earlier posted picture. doesn't really take that much to figure it out if you are following the topic or if you have common scene but lets not assume anything either. |
Jared Chrysostom wrote on Sun, 20 June 2010 20:17 |
I'll challenge anyone to an OCD rack-wiring battle. |
Jared Chrysostom wrote on Mon, 28 June 2010 13:26 |
Jake, you and I would get along just fine. The zip-tying of cable bundles is a lost art. |
Tim McCulloch wrote on Mon, 28 June 2010 14:44 | ||
Zip ties are still "nearly this century." The lost art is the application of lacing cord. |
Jake Scudder wrote on Mon, 28 June 2010 16:22 |
True enough. But I'd feel really bad about cutting up someone's hard work when something breaks. Zip ties are much easier to replace. |
Patrick Campbell wrote on Mon, 28 June 2010 11:23 |
New monitor amp rack Beats the 4 wedges and 250 lb Crown CT-1600 rack with Eq's |
Tim Woodworth wrote on Tue, 29 June 2010 17:12 |
These are our EV TG-7 amp racks for our XLC rig. |
Wali Raffiqi wrote on Fri, 02 July 2010 06:59 |
This is the first board i've ever been on that requires your actual full name! |
Jared Chrysostom wrote on Sat, 03 July 2010 23:04 |
Hosa also makes a NEMA 5-15 to IEC C13 adapter. If you're running a single amp, or powered speaker, whatever... You plug the little adapter into an appropriate length of extension cord, and bam, it's an IEC power cable. Awesome. |
Dave Rickard wrote on Sun, 04 July 2010 01:52 | ||
You plug any IEC cable into an appropriate length of extension cord, and bam, it's an IEC power cable. The adapter plus an Edison receptacle will stick out pretty far from the gear and be more vulnerable. I prefer short TRS-XLR cables over adapters for the same reason. Just sayin' |
Pete Sams wrote on Mon, 12 July 2010 03:40 |
I'm more interested in mounting a snake box to some rack rails. It'll be tricky for sure but with the right parts not so bad. |
Pete Sams wrote on Sun, 11 July 2010 14:29 |
Where did you get the rack kit for the edison box? I need something like that for a snake box to rack mount it. I'd like to inset it into the rack a little to make more room for the lid. |
Geoff Doane wrote on Mon, 28 June 2010 20:36 | ||
The trouble with zip ties (or ty-raps) is that they tend to cut up your hands when you're working inside the rack. No such problems with lacing twine. |