Here we are in action..
Here we are in action..
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Can't claim the credit for the lighting show, but isn't it impressive?
No, I just mixed the sound - shame you can't hear that!
It's all in the preparation...
It's all in the preparation...
Those were the days...
...almost entirely analogue....
...and then the magic happens
...and then the magic happens
Nice people..
Nice people..
...wonder where they are now?
Very analogue
"You're going to need a bigger van..."
"You're going to need a bigger van..."
Who are those guys?
Where'd everyone go?...
...Ah, that's better...
...The Fundamental(s) things apply
Alice in wonderland!
Countless gigs, thousands of hours spent on design and development, and continual reinvestment into improving the sound system, have led to constant evolution of the equipment and facilities we can offer
Back in the summer of 2012, this is what the "Clones" were using as our sound system...
Back in the summer of 2012, this is what the "Clones" were using as our sound system...
...But by Woodfest - 2017 Wow! Compare with the current "Festival" rig
Woodfest II - 2018 How things have changed since then
They are actually dual systems, one for music, the other for vocals only - a bit like the Grateful Dead?
Lovely old JBL4731's....
Lovely old JBL4731's....
"My, what big loudspeakers you have, Grandma?"
"All the better to give you a hernia lugging them around, my dear..."
Wow, heavy? they weighed 52kg each!! Sorry, we're getting too old to haul this kind of thing around.
Also the lack of horn-loading of 12" cone speakers means the sound sprays everywhere.
Plus the jump from 12" speakers to 1.5" compression driver leads to a lack of clarity in mid-range frequencies, just where the vocals need to cut through the mix. The look, a bit post punk industrial?
So, what ya gonna do about it?...
...Wouldn't that sub look better in black?...
...Wouldn't that sub look better in black?...
This will chuck out higher sound
pressure levels than the JBL gear, with
far better dispersion control,
dramatically improved clarity, and is
MUCH easier to handle
Add the 18" sub, and you're well on the
way to a rather good 4 way FOH
system - but don't forget the stub pole
makes all the difference, really
...Yes! see - but now it's on the lean!
...Yes! see - but now it's on the lean!
Some folk are never satisfied....
So a 4 way system, Xmas 2021
So a 4 way system, Xmas 2021
Last gig before a...
...major system rebuild...
...becomes a new 4 way...
...becomes a new 4 way...
...and the first one afterward
Yes the pop shields are colour coded to match mixer channel numbers
Yes the pop shields are colour coded to match mixer channel numbers
As are mic cables -I did say obsessive!
And are those really 1980's Martin Audio LE200's?
And are those really 1980's Martin Audio LE200's?
Yes, and weigh 38kg each! Sorry, but they just had to go, too.
The PHL265's have also been upgraded - mkII's timeline
The PHL265's have also been upgraded - mkII's timeline
In the beginning....
...then later on...
...later still...
...until one day
...until one day
and to give it some context...
HR108-1H
HR108-1H
R115-H
R115-H
These were originally designed for drum-fills
But they sounded so good that another pair was built, and together make a lovely baby system
Freq Resp of R115-H @700W
Freq Resp of R115-H @700W
Flat within +/-1dB from 70Hz - 850Hz; -3dB @ 63Hz
I have nothing further
to say on the matter
Mixers I have owned
Mixers I have owned
Yes, it's a different Mix Wiz
A&H do make exceedingly good analogue desks
That's one heavily modified Soundcraft GB8 there, Musky
That's one heavily modified Soundcraft GB8 there, Musky
Another modified Soundcraft?
Another modified Soundcraft?
Yep, owned it, but never gigged it
My first pony, back in the 70's...
My first pony, back in the 70's...
Sadly no pic of my PA:CE MM12
...but this is a nice one
and the ubiquitous 4560's...
Cooking with Zhoosh
Cooking with Zhoosh
Take an (extremely) ordinary pair of JBL4722X...
[there's no such thing as a single box, two speaker solution!]
...Rip out the guts...
... re-build with horn-loaded B&C 8", B&C compression driver and 60x40 degrees horn...
...Add a garnish of HF dispersion control/coupling enhancement...
...et voila!
here are two I made earlier;
...but where are the reflex ports?
Sorry the images are in jelly telly...
Yeh, we can design other stuff too...
Yeh, we can design other stuff too...
... if called upon
... if called upon
...but this is proprietary info
Understandably, you want to know just what you're going to get on-stage?
Understandably, you want to know just what you're going to get on-stage?
okay - crowded, dazzled and deafened! That's what - Rock 'n' roll
okay - crowded, dazzled and deafened! That's what - Rock 'n' roll
Yes officer, I can tell you exactly what we are carrying at this time of night
Yes officer, I can tell you exactly what we are carrying at this time of night
Is it just me, or did it suddenly get warm in here?
Is it just me, or did it suddenly get warm in here?
Shut up and keep smiling
Shut up and keep smiling
Am I not a Robot?
Am I not a Robot?
Well, I had to keep one of them,
Well, I had to keep one of them,
just in case you forgot
just in case you forgot
ZHOOSH - the last word in LIVE SOUND
To be continued...with you?
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