Can you make a video going over the equipments you use in your rack system?
@GKB.official6 күн бұрын
What would the purpose be of making the s16 a master?
@MrSamsstudios4 күн бұрын
Turns out the S16 only operates as master so there’s no choice but to make the LS9 slave. The idea is if the s16 was slave it would also be slave to the x32 as well and that can’t happen
@GKB.official4 күн бұрын
@@MrSamsstudiosso run the ls9 as matter or the x32
@MrSamsstudios4 күн бұрын
X32 is the master clock overall but the LS9 would be setup as the FOH, x32 as monitor. Yeah, it’s dumb, it’s an exercise just to see if it can be done
@GKB.official4 күн бұрын
@@MrSamsstudiosthank you for that. Out of everything I’ve been learning I got confused on what the master clock should be between all the videos I browsed
@wilsongyimah82909 күн бұрын
You are using the driverack pa2 the wrong way. I don’t understand why you’re not using the high output. This is one of the reasons why sensitive equipment like this get damaged. All because of operator abuse. The proper way is to use separate amps for high and low speakers or separate amps for high, mid and low speakers for bigger sound.
@MrSamsstudios4 күн бұрын
Because high freq amplifiers are smaller and can’t handle the 100hz and up load required in a 2 way system
@wilsongyimah82904 күн бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios There’s no such thing as “high frequency amplifiers “. All you have to do is buy amplifiers that have the recommended power rating for your high, mid and low speakers. As long as you have the right separate amplifiers and speakers connected, the driverack pa2 will do the crossover settings for you. That’s why it’s called speaker management processor.
@CravingTheMagic19 күн бұрын
What do you think about the soundtown amps? Obviously soundtown is way outo of spec
@MrSamsstudios12 күн бұрын
Overrated but power “feels like” 300w @8. I’ve had these for maybe 8 months. Probably 30-40 shows on them for monitors. Driven hard into 8 ohm loads
@geovanimartinez676127 күн бұрын
I wonder if this amp would be a good investment or not?
@MrSamsstudios12 күн бұрын
It’s on the small side, decent for monitors. None of the soundtown amps are large enough for subs/mains. They say they have a lot of output but I seriously doubt it
@Cesar.Morningstar29 күн бұрын
I'm thinking of buying it to use on drivers. Did you get a good amp or did you have any problems?
@MrSamsstudios28 күн бұрын
For horns it’s perfect, not much power, reliable little amp
@MrSamsstudios28 күн бұрын
Also using the soundtown on monitors and it ok, the sinbosen is slightly less power
@FOHFILMSАй бұрын
How are your tops/subs hooked up? You said you are jumping from sub to top. Are the cables four conductor and the tops are using the second pair of conductors or something?
@MrSamsstudiosАй бұрын
@@FOHFILMS correct, I use patch panels wired with subs on pins1 and tops on pins2. Four conductor cable to each sub and then there’s a special jumper cable using pins 2 on the sub side and pins 1 on the tops side. This only works in bi-amp situations, not tri-amp. Some of my speakers are biamp only (Triamp w subs) so the jumpers will not work but for passive tops it’s a nice shortcut
@Candrasound123Ай бұрын
Sounya keren om
@davellbruton1901Ай бұрын
Great info. I have a couple of questions for you. Is there any way that you can do a more in-depth video on the DBX on how you setup and save all your customs speakers and amplifiers setup in the DBX? And I see that all of your amplifier are 4 channels. Can you tell me what brand are they? Also, why do you go with that brand of amplifier?
@MrSamsstudiosАй бұрын
I’ll try and do a video on the DBX soon, the driverack is only for mains and all my speakers are passive so it’s a good fit. Amps are soundtown (see review I did)
@vaibhav_soundsАй бұрын
Nice video
@bfields112Ай бұрын
What model cvr amp are you using? I was told those amps only run on 220 electricity
@MrSamsstudiosАй бұрын
90-240v, all amps will run on 110 but most can exceed 15a draw easy drive to max power. I chose the d1004 because it’ll only draw 19a 110v at 1/3 power (heavy clip) all channels 4 ohm. Still has enough power tho at 1000w/ch @8 ohms
@FOHFILMSАй бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios Where did you find that spec? I've been trying to find info on current draw for the CVR amps as I'm also considering getting a D1004
@MrSamsstudiosАй бұрын
@@FOHFILMS I just uploaded a short with this info
@bfields1122 ай бұрын
Whats the name of the 4 channel amps you're using. I the know the blue one is a CVR amp
@MrSamsstudiosАй бұрын
I can’t see the video at the moment but these are some cheap sinbosen k4-450s I bought off Alibaba a few years ago. Meh, not enough power output so they’ve been replaced (see my soundtown amp review)
@bfields112Ай бұрын
@MrSamsstudios thanks. I really enjoy your videos and how you go through everything that you use. Short & sweet
@joelglaser56572 ай бұрын
SJTW is thermoplastic, which gets really stiff in colder weather. I made the mistake of buying an SJTW extension cable once. Won't do that again! I do live in Nebraska, so our winter's can get REALLY cold!! All my power cable now is SJOOW. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your videos. I always enjoy seeing what others are doing.
@MrSamsstudios2 ай бұрын
Oh hey; good to know. I usually make power stringers with SJOW 12/3 and some nicer quad boxes. I kinda like these and went to buy more and… back ordered. I’m also looking on the Alibaba type sites since I guarantee seismic buying this stuff from a few suppliers en mass
@Richard19772 ай бұрын
I'm trying to figuren out what type/brand speakers... Your Alto speakers?
@MrSamsstudios2 ай бұрын
All these speakers on this event I built years ago, basic 12/1” design and it’s a great utility speaker for mains or monitors, fills, whatever. The only alto speakers I own are tx308 and for small fill speakers only, and some alto black 12/1” monitors
@Richard19772 ай бұрын
@MrSamsstudios I was thinking of those black 12"/1" Alto speakers. The ones that became passive speakers. Your speaker inventory is bit big so I hope you see my confusion.
@MrSamsstudios2 ай бұрын
Ah, yeah, it’s confusing! I’ll do a video in a few days of the Altos. This gig I didn’t use them, they’re a bit heavy and also a 4 ohm cab. I’ll use them in situations where I need loud from only a box or 2 per amp channel
@Richard19772 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios 👍🏻 Notifications are on so when you upload the video on the Alto speakers... And maybe a little bit more information on your self build speakers from this event? Wouldn't mind it!
@newmeutube128 күн бұрын
What model CVR power amps you have n would you recommend them?
@MrLamppost2 ай бұрын
Thank you for actually taking the plastic off. WAY too many people don't do that.
@MrSamsstudios2 ай бұрын
Least I could do!
@paulwalker67933 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Can you do a video on how to setup a drive rack?
@MrSamsstudios2 ай бұрын
Good idea. The DBX PA2 has a nice iPad interface which makes life easier. It can be confusing but as a basic crossover and brick wall limiter it’s great. I don’t use the compression or sub harmonic synth
@games.music.tech.35603 ай бұрын
You've got downstage and upstage flipped my friend. Upstage is where your drums are (back of stage) downstage is where your vocals are (front of stage) this is because theatres used to have sloped stages pre-phantom of the opera era theatres. Over time, venues started to build with line of sight in mind for a flat stage. The labels stuck. Cool setup tho, all the best.
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I flip it on accident. Oh well
@sob77413 ай бұрын
Okay I’ve been trapped in the rabbit hole of digital mixers for weeks now! Can you please give me a straight up answer what tablet and operating system are you running with your X18
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
I use mixing station for as many mixers as I can. iOS or android and I typically has 2 tablets running at all times for redundancy
@Csak_Ketto_Hangtechnikus3 ай бұрын
Hey! Im not trying to be a b----, but the EV front tops are trash. Id recommend a renkus heinz rfx top if you can get one. Im sorry again.
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
Do a little research on these before you commit
@inthemix28053 ай бұрын
I've recently purchased two of the 25 ft. Used on one gig, so far so good. The lighted outlets actually worked well for allowing the musicians to know where to plug in their backline on stage. I will say, watch them on concrete. They do scuff up very easily
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
Good info. First gig will be tomorrow
@Richard19773 ай бұрын
I am wondering what type/brand cable tester you have. It's in the blue container. And a very useful tip: Always cut zip ties right after the part were that locks it. That way you have free re-usable zip ties. I am working on quad boxes myself but they will be 100% thick walled rubber housings. And those are a bitch to cut. Cabling will be done with Powercon so that length is easily adaptable to the situation and stage size. As for the lit sockets: Black electrical tape on the inside?
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
There’s a few testers: Fluke 101 for electrical, Behringer Ebtek knockoff , EWI bug catcher, and Behringer CT200. There’s also a cheap one for capacitors and a homemade box for testing polarity of passive speakers
@Richard19773 ай бұрын
@MrSamsstudios It's the cable tester with Speakon, cinch/rca and bnc
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
@@Richard1977 EWi bugcatcher. Order from Audiopile.net
@Richard19773 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios 👍🏻
@celiosompancada36683 ай бұрын
Eu quero uma 😢
@Richard19773 ай бұрын
Congrats!
@Rayfooproductions3 ай бұрын
What app is that
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
Mixing station
@RenzMark-mb1t4 ай бұрын
Where to buy. Philippines?
@MrSamsstudios3 ай бұрын
No clue. I bought off Amazon
@bfields1124 ай бұрын
I dont know if you know ... but "there's no God like Jehovah" 🤣
@MrSamsstudios4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I’m not religious. Doing my best to keep this channel free of religious discussion tho.
@bfields1124 ай бұрын
@MrSamsstudios I'm just busting your balls and making fun of the talent . . I enjoy your channel
@cameron_krause4 ай бұрын
What brand are you using for wireless mics?
@MrSamsstudios4 ай бұрын
The mics are 2 soundtown dual handheld racked. Not great but they can change frequencies, sound is ok, metal mic handle. Not my first choice but it’s ok and they’re cheap
@187philly4 ай бұрын
nice rack
@leachythompson10574 ай бұрын
Hey
@ashtralplane7774 ай бұрын
You should fill the hole with something or at least cover it.
@MrSamsstudios2 ай бұрын
Bondo?
@AKLowEnd4 ай бұрын
There's a very clean version of a "strat" bass available on the market that got released around 2021 with Stanley Clarke in the add. Search - Lieber Guitars 'SpellCaster' ...Strat jack, wangy bar, the whole 9 yards
@brodiwheeler75834 ай бұрын
Got an upright kinda vibe to it!
@1man1guitarletsgo4 ай бұрын
Very good! How wide is the heel, and did you have to remove much wood to make it fit the body?
@MrSamsstudios4 ай бұрын
57mm for the neck, the heel was 55 or 56, had to get creative. The hole in the body is kinda cool so I left it
@michaelkolometz43694 ай бұрын
Those are guitar pick ups correct?
@ALTDOK6674 ай бұрын
Yes.
@jasondorsey71104 ай бұрын
Eventually Fender's gonna have to release one of these...they already have a telecaster, mustang, and jaguar in bass form
@Sheehy2234 ай бұрын
They already did, it's called a Rascal
@jasondorsey71104 ай бұрын
@@Sheehy223 That's not a strat, it has a bass vi body
@Richard19775 ай бұрын
That SoundTown LOOKS like a Powersoft. The interior however... Would be interesting to get a real output number on them and the Sinbosen as there are only minor differences. Great video and exactly as I like them!
@MrSamsstudios5 ай бұрын
Not sure where this design comes from but it’s definitely being copied a lot. These amps are far more prevalent overseas, if it’s well made and tested I don’t mind using them but these amps I’ll probably rotate out in a year for something better. I’ve been impressed with the CVR amps and I’ll do a review in a month or so
@Richard19775 ай бұрын
@MrSamsstudios The exterior looks like the Powersoft M-series. That interior looks like a generic power module. With some digging we should be able to find the origin of it. If we want to. And thumbs up on that CVR review as it's unknown in Europe.
@geronimostade82794 ай бұрын
Yes, borrowed from PowerSoft
@roymoxley25873 ай бұрын
Junk amps lol
@Richard19773 ай бұрын
@@roymoxley2587 Most useful comment ever. 🖕🏻🤣🤣🤣
@williamthesoundguybalestri17455 ай бұрын
Electrical tape not Gaff? Passive speakers and power amps? Time to get into the 90's! Just saying..
@MrSamsstudios5 ай бұрын
E-tape is only for the speaker poles. As far as passive vs active, well, as long as the gear is good quality I’ll use it, it nothing worse than bad active speakers
@williamthesoundguybalestri17455 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios I hear ya!
@michaelperez38875 ай бұрын
Volume wars lol.
@Bobby_Uterus5 ай бұрын
Man, that’s a lot of wedges for such a small stage. I bet the stage/monitor sound is crazy loud.
@MrSamsstudios5 ай бұрын
It can be challenging but outdoors they’re not so bad
@jefflucas29655 ай бұрын
What tops are those? I just bought some ZX3 and am excited to crank them up!
@MrSamsstudios5 ай бұрын
Yup, ZX3s. Passive, they can be run Biamp but the internal crossover sounds great. Sx300 replacement
@lbenterpriseservicesllc19235 ай бұрын
Cable management...ugh
@user-sj3md4vk1m5 ай бұрын
عالی
@ziroundefined59385 ай бұрын
Not entirely sure but I think that was a cocoon
@Richard19775 ай бұрын
I hope your DMX terminators are 120 Ohm instead of 120K Ohm... And about those 1/8" jacks: I can remember a time when they did not exist in any engineers toolbag. Nowadays one of the most important adapters is the 1/8" stereo jack to cinch l/r. I also remember the days of 50 pound amps delivering 2 x 300 Watt at 8 Ohm. Things have changed....
@MrSamsstudios5 ай бұрын
You are correct 120 ohms. I made a bunch of those last summer or maybe it was the summer before. I hear ya about the 8th inch jacks, and of course the lightning and USB-C adapters. I sold off all my heavy amps probably seven or eight years ago what I had left. Check my other channel for the lightweight amps and maybe I’ll do a video on those sometime.
@Richard19775 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudiosWhat is your other channel? Link?
@MrSamsstudios5 ай бұрын
Sorry, not other channel, this ine
@Richard19775 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios Aha, I have seen those Behringers already.
@JBF-GST-Tanda5 ай бұрын
So much hassle among different audio network protocols... new and old, IP-based and non-IP-based... Even when it comes to the so-called "universal" or "standardized" protocols like MADI or Dante, the remote control part is not standardized yet. Different brands has their own set of commands for setting analog gain, phantom power, phasing etc., which certainly causes lots of trouble and inconvenience.
@MrSamsstudios5 ай бұрын
It sure can be a hassle, I can’t put both of those mixers on the same network without issue though, but of course they need their own respective apps. Luckily, neither one requires a laptop or a computer to run. It’s a shame that there’s no centralization amongst digital Stage boxes but I get it. If I find a really good deal on the Yamaha Stage box, they may buy one, but honestly, it requires the Card as well and that limits the overall inputs to 16 and eight outputs
@Richard19776 ай бұрын
Alto Black 12"? Need more info on those. Also McCauley as it is an unknown brand over here in the Netherlands.
@MrSamsstudios6 ай бұрын
That was Altos attempt at a “pro level” speaker. Birch ply cabs and heavy duty drivers. But the amplifiers failed constantly, I was give these with bad amps and converted them to passive where they really sound great loud. My monitor mixes are known for being loud and clean, these help greatly and other than a high pass at 85 I didn’t touch the EQ all night. McCauley’s are a local Puyallup company but world wide (in Seattle we have lots of companies like this: Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon etc). Currently they’re really not doing much. Cabs are extremely well built. McCauley 2” exit and a pair of Lase 12” neo drivers, originals were blown and redone kits are hard to find.
@Richard19776 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios Thanks for the information, especially on the Alto's. And if you ever get to do a more in-depth video on your gear....👍🏻
@nicktshredz6 ай бұрын
I need to make a video like this next time i do a big show. Love your set up!
@Richard19776 ай бұрын
The EV ZX-1. Industry workhorse and the speaker that can make more money for you than any line array. Nice setup but would have enjoyed a bit more footage of soundcheck and performance.
@MrSamsstudios6 ай бұрын
EV zx3, high output 12/1” box. I had sx300s for years didn’t realize how much of an upgrade these were. Also used 7 proprietary 12/1 speakers on stands as fills. Didn’t do sound check because I was actually playing bass with the band, both FOH and mon techs were busy, once the system was at the point T in this video I stepped away to perform. With great techs working with me I need to focus on the music. Next show I may do some soundcheck, but not everyone wants to be on KZbin either
@Richard19776 ай бұрын
@MrSamsstudios Thanks for your response. It's the process for soundcheck thas intrigues me. Basically we all do the same but with our own tweaks that usually have a very good reason. ZX3? You could have fooled me! Without a better reference I seriously thought they were ZX1s. And yes, they are way better than the SX300. Unfortunately they did not sell that well in Europe so you regularly see every ZX speaker except the ZX3.
@MrSamsstudios6 ай бұрын
I’d love to try some ZX1s but I just don’t think they have the output I need. I had a pair of SX 80s and they were nice but those smaller speakers just can’t carry. I already own plenty of things to do the same thing so there’s no reason to buy something small like that.
@Richard19776 ай бұрын
@MrSamsstudios They are louder then the SX80s for sure! In my memory they could keep up with the old S200s. We did a small jazz trio for years with ZX1s. Also great for spoken word only (conferences and so on) and infills in smaller but longer rooms. We even did small disco shows up to about 100 people with them. With a sub to complement the low end. I am not saying they are perfect but they sure have a place and are nice little money makers. Plus that they weigh next to nothing and require no space at all.
@MrSamsstudios6 ай бұрын
Yeah, if I were to add on with fills it would be zx1s, I ended up getting 4 alto tx8s for the tiny fills and they’re actually not terrible. For a basic wedding where I need sound around a corner or whatever
@ZDawg.Official6 ай бұрын
Would've loved to watch the setup & soundcheck on this one. Talk about a lotta great work.🤟🏾🤟🏾
@MrSamsstudios6 ай бұрын
Setup is first, video is an afterthought unfortunately. I’m doing this to document how I did it this year so I know what to do next year, make things efficient etc
@ZDawg.Official6 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios ahh, that's a good way to reference for the future.
@MrSamsstudios6 ай бұрын
I’ll try to do a soundcheck video soon. Everything is really low tech for me, basically just holding a phone at this point. I’ll see what I can do though.
@ZDawg.Official6 ай бұрын
So the wireless has pretty good battery life & connectivity.?
@MrSamsstudios6 ай бұрын
8-10 hours typically
@ZDawg.Official6 ай бұрын
@@MrSamsstudios Wow, might have to invest. Thanks man.!