Gig Log Using Martin Audio Blacklinex Powered Speakers

0:01 I'm in the Llanina Arms and I've set up the PA system

Right guys, bit of a gig log for you. I'm in the Llanina Arms and I've set up the PA system. I'm using the Martin Audio Blackline and it's the first time I'm using two twin subs, well the subs along with the mid-top. Now the mid-tops are the 12 and horn, subs are the 18s and I don't know if you can see at the back here we've got the speaker control management. What I've done is, actually I need to set that one there to 0 dB. So I'm just going to turn that, press down, that's the out, and then go over to channel 1, press down and that should be 0 as well. So that is, so that is all done. And I've crossed these over, if memory serves me correctly, at, I think it's 80, no 90 Hz. So they're not doing anything below 90 Hz, everything above.

1:19 Let's just say it was very punchy, but at the same time very warm

On the subs, I've set these so they are at plus 3 dB and all I can say is that we've got a nice sort of warm sound. Did you like that sound earlier on? Yeah? Good? Good? Let's just say it was very punchy, but at the same time very warm. I'm going to give you an analogy of this system here. It's a little bit like having a new pet, but not a cat and a dog. It's a bit like having a lion or a tiger or a leopard in your house. And if you don't treat it with respect, it's going to bite your head off, and this system will. It's really nice and warm. The sound is amazing. Classy mid and top that's not overpowering. So what I want to try and do is make sure that the people on the dance floor can talk and communicate, but at the same time they get a feeling of the sound as well as the sound itself. Okay, so lighting I have got here. This is from Cam and it's the LED Derby FX bar because you've got a couple of small derbies either side.

2:15 Laser, maybe, haze

And then over here we have the Nova Pro Party Bar DMX100 and we have the EL300 RGB from Laser World which is giving a nice wash of pins of laser over the dance floor. And that laser there is great because it's crowd friendly, you can scan the crowd knowing full well you're not going to damage anyone's eyes. Behind the DJ booth, as usual, it just gives the booth a nice kind of 3D effect. I've got some up-lighters over there and I do have in that small box over there, I've got the laser cube and I'll be plugging one of those in hopefully and having that maybe directed at the ceiling. Right, there it is. Now this is the KAM KHM600 haze machine. Now I might be using this later on. Not sure about smoke in here but you know maybe we can have a tiny bit of haze just to get the best effects from the lighting because as you know if you don't have any form of smoke in a room you don't really get such a good effect with the lights. So a bit of tidying up to do but once the lights are down and maybe a bit of haze in here that should look quite good. Practice.

And enjoy. Thank you.

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