-Show off your FOH-
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Topic: -Show off your FOH-
Posted By: pfly
Subject: -Show off your FOH-
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 3:58pm
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Browsed through five pages of this section of forum and didn't find thread like this so thought I'd make one. (I do remember seeing thread like this though) Own (hobby)  SM12 Monitor console in wrong place, waiting for the right K3 to come up to go with the SM12 DBX, K&T, LA Audio, Lexicon & Berry rack stuff. There is also WZ 16:2 lurking on top of the rack. SM12 has a bit slow workflow for FOH work, but it surely can do it. Work     |
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Posted By: Father-Francis
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 4:12pm
 nice looking good
------------- Music is the strongest form of magic.(+45 31879997)blakmanpro@gmail.com, foa@sweetboxaudio.dk |
Posted By: burningbush
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 4:23pm
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mmm, K3 would be heavenly...
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Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 4:40pm
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SM12 is monitor console built into same frame as K3 with almost same EQ and same preamp. They'd make quite nice pair for average live gigs. BTW we paid 700 euros for fully working SM12 with case, PSU and new ribbon cabling. Nice. |
Posted By: friendcalledfred
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 5:08pm
| Nice Cadac! Using in a theatre venue? |
Posted By: phildat
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 10:07pm
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My mate tom is one of the sound engineers for the prodigy.will see what pics he can give me to share.. ------------- Its just a ride. |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 10:51pm
Helsinki City Theatre. More I use that thing the more I love it, also the more I do mainteinance on it, the more I love it, oddly  Some gear listing for gearsluts: Cadac J mk2 three frame system currently loaded with 59 programmable dual preamp mono input modules, 20 stereo input modules, 20 motor input faders, fully programmable 16x32 digitally controlled analogue matrix, 15 DCA (VCA) faders out of which 6 are with motors. 10 mono auxes, 1 stereo aux. Four PSUs, two Seance interfaces, two SAM computers. Effect playback is done with Stage Reseach SFX software running redundantly in paraller on two computers with four RME Fireface 800s. Cadac triggers effects via MIDI. There are 8 stereo channels reserved in the console for SFX. Band reverb and master bus (multiband) compressing is handled by two TC M5000 that also are controlled by Cadac via MIDI. For bands we also have 2 DBX 160SL, Tubetech LCA 2B and Drawmer 1960. Vocal reverbs, delays and (again multiband) bus compressing are done with TC M6000, also controlled by Cadac. M6000 AD/the is handled by RME ADI-8 QS. Additional vocal inserts are SPL De-esser, XTA D2, two Drawmer De-essers and two Empirical Labs Lil'Freqs. Vocal bus delaying (positioning on the stage) is done with three XTA DP224s, controlled by Cadac. We also have TC D-Two, TC Fireworx, TC 2290, Eventide H3000 and two DBX 120's ready for use if required, controlled by Cadac where possible. Few years ago we ran out of input channels in the console, so we expanded it with API 8200 line mixers and two API 3124mb+ quad mic preamps. System processing is done with six Meyer Galileos controlled by Meyer Compass software. Main part of system comprises of 18 Meyer CQ-1's and four 700-HP's. There are some 60 speakers installed in the space. Subs are AUX-fed in three groups, Stage back, Proscenium and under seating. DBX subharmonizers, if in use, are usually also fed from auxes, patched back to the console and then driven through auxes to subs. All the digital gear with WC in is clocked by Anteloop Audio world clock. *phew* Needless to say, I consider myself quite lucky. The sound designers know their stuff, there are some nice big musicals and some proper quality drama stuff going on that stage. With that gear, insane talent and experience in the sound team and nice acoustics it is pure heaven most of the time. |
friendcalledfred wrote:Posted By: DrDantastic
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 11:08pm
| Wow, lovely gear! I've only been able to use a Cadac once and it was a joy to use. I envy you! |
Posted By: AUDIO HABIT
Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 11:36pm
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...thanks for posting...looks fantastic ------------- https://www.facebook.com/fxstageproductions |
Posted By: SamV
Date Posted: 21 January 2012 at 8:54am
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Very nice. I have only used a J series once and was a bit taken back by the sheer feel of the thing. It just feels proper. Incidentally every theatre Ive been to uses Cadac desks and usually J at that. It's like an unspoken rule. Are they the best regarded desks on the market? |
Posted By: trance addict
Date Posted: 21 January 2012 at 9:08am
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the cadac sounds great but they are hardcore to maintain
------------- "There are two kinds of fools, One says-this is old and therefore good. The other says-this is new and therefore better." -Bob Katz |
Posted By: THECANDLEMAN
Date Posted: 22 January 2012 at 10:13pm
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Is anyone gonna post any if the real life desks or foh gear they use, not jyst super-hero status stuff ?!?! ------------- Motion Systems - Void Airmotion, Airten & Stasys 218 With Powersoft DSP |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 22 January 2012 at 10:33pm
| That's what I'm waiting too, no need to be afraid of that dream stuff. As everyone can see, my own gear is much, much more "realistic" |
Posted By: coxy
Date Posted: 22 January 2012 at 10:45pm
| See Cadac desks a lot in the west end. That or DiGiCo SD7Ts. Become more popular with certain sound designers now. Turning up in quite a lot of productions. |
Posted By: THECANDLEMAN
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 10:50am
I'll start, we use a soundcraft GB2 but its not ours, through the project we work with mostly (only bit of kit we share) and finalley this weekend we are going to pick up our own new desk from aberdeen , GL2200 24ch ;-D  ------------- Motion Systems - Void Airmotion, Airten & Stasys 218 With Powersoft DSP |
Posted By: Plaguesguitarist
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 5:35pm
Various combinations but...
 or
 (more side of house in that instance)
teamed with :
 A+H gl4000 or the Gl2200 in the second pic
Often use an o1v96, Promix01, LS9 or M7 as well - without outboard but still use a Sabine. ------------- Why did the lampy cross the road? To steal MY sharpie. |
Posted By: el chupacabra
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 10:18pm
surprised there haven't been more soundcheck saving photos like these?  |
Posted By: friendcalledfred
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 10:30pm
A very nice set up. I have recently started working in theatre just love using high end gear such as tube compressors and etc! I recently went to a major theatre hire company they had a cupboard full of J type channel strips.
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Posted By: doober
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 8:01pm
I've never taken a picture of my setup. Here are some that others have taken    Desk is an Allen & Heath GL2200-24, rack now contains TC M-one xl, Lexicon MPX100, DBX 166xl, berry multicomp and multigate, 2x BSS Opal graphics (for monitors). The Ultradrive and Ultracurve now reside in a smaller rack. Ultradrive will be replaced when I find a reasonably priced XTA graphic.... This setup does quite well for my use, it will cope with anything from pub gigs to 5/6 band events in 1000 capacity venues and small outdoor stages. I can even lift it all by myself! ------------- Blahblahblah |
Posted By: Bad Man Moriarty
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 9:18pm
| Show of your foh mixing face thread? |
Posted By: Plaguesguitarist
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 1:30pm
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usually... 
or  ------------- Why did the lampy cross the road? To steal MY sharpie. |
Posted By: Smiter
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 1:49pm
 that's Rick Astley on stage that is.
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Posted By: Plaguesguitarist
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 1:50pm
... (couldn't resist) ------------- Why did the lampy cross the road? To steal MY sharpie. |
Posted By: Smiter
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 1:52pm
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haha, actually an awesome set! It's proper rock, not a synth in sight! Also swears a lot and abuses the audience something chronic :)
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Posted By: Centauri
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 2:12pm
Something a little more down-to-earth .... |
Posted By: Smiter
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 2:26pm
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Wow! I own that exact tape recorder! With the really cool flourescent display! Bet the TAC desk sounds nice too :)
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Posted By: Centauri
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 2:40pm
Sure does - got some noisy preamp chips in it now that are unobtainium.... not sure what I am going to retrofit in there yet. |
Posted By: Smiter
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 2:53pm
| sometimes you just have to buy a faulty one off ebay and use it for parts! |
Posted By: lgosdset
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 6:20pm
I havn't got a shot of our FOH set up, but this is a phone shot of our GL3300 And this is a picture or the FOH in a local theatre:  Soundcraft MH3. There is a nexo PS system on the other end of this.  |
Posted By: doober
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 8:39pm
Haha, I don't always look like that when mixing, I just can't resist pulling a face when someone points a camera at me. I don't usually dress as a caveman for gigs either.... ------------- Blahblahblah |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 9:37pm
Well I don't know any other live production console with automation like J with these modules has. With few reasonable exceptions, every button in the J is recallable and can be programmed into cues either by the console or by SAM software. That means preamp settings (on/off, polarity invert, +48v, pad etc individually for both preamps per channel), group routing, pan on/off between odd & even groups and between stereo auxes, each aux send on/off and pre/post button, eq on/off, hpf on/off, lpf on/off, insert on/off, mute on/off, vca/dca assign, vca controlled aux sends on/off. Automation doesn't end with that. It also saves pot positions for each pot from gains through pan and aux sends to EQ's and filters. Every pot has a red led next to it that is lit when that pot is in wrong position related to current cue. When operator grabs that pot, one of two leds in lower end of module is lit, showing if the pot needs to be turned clockwise or anticlockwise to reach the saved setting, bit like with some radio tuners showing with two lights in which direction you need to tune to reach optimum frequency, quite neat system and imho as good as it can get, I would NOT want to have a Cadac with motorized pots, maintenance would be real nightmare (and the noise they would probably make). Preamps, channel strip, group and matrix parts and fader modules are all equipped with individual isolate -switches if operator needs to make part of the console not follow cues, and use the console in more traditional analogue way. Naturally motor fader positions are also saved into cues. Master modules also follow automation fully. Our console is equipped with 16 subgroups to 32 matrix sends -matrix that not only saves and recalls the routing but also the individual levels of each matrix point. Each bus (group & matrix) is equipped with Inject in with on/off switch and level pot, Bus out and insert send & return with on/off switch. Inject & bus out are XLRs and inserts are TRS. This makes this console ideal for repertoire theatre like ours, standard week on our stage consists of 6 two part days, mostly it is 5 rehearsals in day shift on weekdays with shows in the evening and on saturday we have two shows. There are quite a lot of exceptions but on same week we may do/rehearse four to six different shows, each with different requirements. If I have understood it right, this master module was pretty much custom made for out theatre's specifications. Most J's are loaded with unprogrammable matrix, which is fine (and more reliable...) for most musical theatres that may do same show for several years, but we have to be able to take shows like Wicked or Mary Poppins down and build some other show in few hours between 16-19 o'clock. That includes full stage set, lighting, wireless microphones and patching. No other analogue console would do. SAM also makes it possible to do global updates for settings and setting groups, on one cue, range of cues or all cues, copy settings from channel strip to another etc... It really is quite a piece of engineering and really well thought out. |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 25 January 2012 at 9:45pm
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I hope I don't bore anyone with this stuff. Nice MH3 btw. MH series are quite proper, if a bit cramped and not modular. |
Posted By: mk2_ginger_biscuit69
Date Posted: 26 January 2012 at 12:32am
now thats a drumfill!! ------------- ''Remember that the object of a subwoofer is to enhance the output of your main speakers, not overpower it'' ''Dubstep - an elongated electronic fart'' |
Posted By: Centauri
Date Posted: 26 January 2012 at 12:47am
Heh, heh - 18" subs right in the kidneys. Only request we had from drummers for the entire festival gig was "please turn it down" .....  |
Posted By: RealitySound
Date Posted: 26 January 2012 at 2:44am
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I didn't want to post anything after seeing that stuff either. Makes me feel like I got tonka toys. -Halloween Party last year.  ------------- When you gonna send me some $$ mate ? |
Posted By: SamV
Date Posted: 26 January 2012 at 5:11am
 No contest
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Posted By: numtie
Date Posted: 27 January 2012 at 1:27am
Not strictly foh neither mine cropped up on FB but um gives me a semi tbh lol ------------- Disco Hire Wales |
Posted By: dan
Date Posted: 02 February 2012 at 2:42am
 MIDAS XL250 & PRO 6
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Posted By: Plaguesguitarist
Date Posted: 02 February 2012 at 12:18pm
Is he compensating for something? ------------- Why did the lampy cross the road? To steal MY sharpie. |
Posted By: THECANDLEMAN
Date Posted: 03 February 2012 at 2:59pm
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------------- Motion Systems - Void Airmotion, Airten & Stasys 218 With Powersoft DSP |
Posted By: burningbush
Date Posted: 23 February 2012 at 5:46pm
Fibre optic cabling, nice. Almost as nice as this... Road ready ------------- music is the message |
Posted By: Stray-Sounds
Date Posted: 11 April 2012 at 9:40pm
My FOH kit at the mo! Need more comps+gates though! |
Posted By: cyte
Date Posted: 16 April 2012 at 10:54am
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Me on Fuzzylogic's new live kit. Venice 320, XTA GQ600, SIDD, KT SQ1 Dynamics and EQ, MPX500, D2  |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 18 July 2013 at 11:11pm
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Bump ...update   |
Posted By: Goodvibetribe
Date Posted: 18 July 2013 at 11:42pm
http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/george_chandler1/media/IMG_0158_zps91de7f84.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
Nothing incredible but it works for me, sounds sweet and has never failed. Minus my laptop which runs Chamsys Dmx for lighting (yes I can even use the x32 as a midi controller for it while running sound through it)
I'll get some of the various set ups I work on for other companies and venues whenever I can. (wish id got one of the We will rock you one in London when I was there for a bit. That was ridiculous. I was there for lighting though so never got to use any of it.) ------------- George c - www.gorilla-audio.co.uk facebook.com/gorillaaudiohire |
Posted By: shagnasty
Date Posted: 18 July 2013 at 11:47pm
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Has my "little Hobby system" got out of hand? http://s1016.photobucket.com/user/shag-nasty/media/IMG_4068.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s1016.photobucket.com/user/shag-nasty/media/IMG_4067.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s1016.photobucket.com/user/shag-nasty/media/IMG_4065.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: burningbush
Date Posted: 22 July 2013 at 3:33pm
Have you got enough Sabine ?(give us one  )------------- music is the message |
Posted By: shagnasty
Date Posted: 29 July 2013 at 12:15am
got one with a shagged encoder you can run off a PC if you want, just done a little garden party for a mate :-  tiny Van 2 x TMS 4 mono with 2 subs mono off 2 x EP2500, 4 mons sends all with Mr soundWeb in control... |
Posted By: mini-mad
Date Posted: 29 July 2013 at 12:23am
nice  ------------- If it sounds like a gorilla is trying to escape, turn it down. |
Posted By: jacethebase
Date Posted: 29 July 2013 at 11:01am
------------- www.wedding-production.co.uk www.stage2sound.com |
Posted By: doober
Date Posted: 05 February 2014 at 9:55pm
Complete with undergrowth ------------- Blahblahblah |
Posted By: Plaguesguitarist
Date Posted: 10 February 2014 at 1:41pm
Boston Gliderdrome.
LS9 controlled wirelessly from downstairs woth Ipad. Amp rack is powering delayed fills on the balcony ------------- Why did the lampy cross the road? To steal MY sharpie. |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 10 April 2015 at 1:21pm
bump |
Posted By: bitSmasher
Date Posted: 10 April 2015 at 1:31pm
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Looks like the Invert button is engaged |
Posted By: Grubbah
Date Posted: 10 April 2015 at 3:00pm
My house FOH set up for the venue I work at.
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Posted By: toastyghost
Date Posted: 10 April 2015 at 5:09pm
Did you finally claim her for your own? |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 10 April 2015 at 11:44pm
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Toasty: Yup. Grubbah: Nice! Here's ours  |
Posted By: taurusty
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 12:04am
 Function last year...
talent wanted analog...
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Posted By: toastyghost
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 1:52am
Seriously jealous - apart from the moving it around part! |
Posted By: shagnasty
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 2:17am
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Evolution of my baby rig :-     Total brain fart ABORT ABORT ABORT!!!   and then the light!!!!!  |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 8:28am
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For some strange reason we have ended up with almost as many mixers as bass bins. Need to get some sort of picture of our collection Cadac J Midas XL200 Soundcraft SM12 Soundcraft Spirit Live 42 Crest XR20 A&H WZ16:2 A&H Xone 464 I THINK that about covers it. Or then I'm missing something. Current "active" FOH:  |
Posted By: Grubbah
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 11:43am
Lovely! Such great sounding desks. You don't have any spare modules you want to get rid of by any chance
? Working or none working |
Posted By: Grubbah
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 11:46am
Zero to Hero mate! With a bit of a relapse in the middle with the LS-16.
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Posted By: Jimmer
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 11:54am
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Shame it doesn't sound as nice ------------- http://connect-av.co.uk" rel="nofollow - http://connect-av.co.uk |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 11 April 2015 at 1:53pm
We bought ours from an install. It was functioning. Barely. We have taken it totally apart, cleaned everything and put it together. It is missing few components (burnt due a short with +48V rail) and other PSU needs some TLC. It will be available when it is finished. Full touring package with case and double PSUs. I just remembered that we also have Soundcraft MH2 under rebuild. Everything else is for sale except the XR20 and J-Type. |
Posted By: nuclearbass
Date Posted: 18 July 2015 at 12:44am
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no special kit really, i just like the view http://s96.photobucket.com/user/nfusion1/media/foh_zpswqbihie2.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
 ------------- one life - have fun! Force fusion pro audio |
Posted By: pfly
Date Posted: 03 December 2015 at 12:41am
Update: We moved our theatre to temporary premises. Gear stayed the same. I could make a post about our speaker system as it is not the most typical. |
Posted By: el chupacabra
Date Posted: 03 December 2015 at 3:49am
 I bought an induction hob this summer. Festival coffee making facilities improved significantly. |
Posted By: AlmostSalty
Date Posted: 03 December 2015 at 10:43am
Please do..  |