Sound system setup using a QU-16 for a city parade - Event Video 54

[@midwayproaudio6932]

Great job as always Bob! This showcases how a 'simple' event (for lack of a better descriptive term) that requires a couple of speakers and a mic still needs a high level of planning and redundancy for flawless execution!

[@stageleftaudio]

Thank you for the great comment Midway!

[@beckwith5880]

nicely done and well explained. always a pleasure to tune you in

[@stageleftaudio]

Thank you sir!

[@cameron_krause]

Glad you got all your rf issues sorted out! Nice simple event

[@stageleftaudio]

Thank you!

[@stageleftaudio]

Thank you. I'm glad it was just a line-of-sight issue.

[@johnmcquay82]

Great to see the RF issues are now resolved. While this is a simple event, it proves that a smaller show needs preparation, and that sometimes things change.... I've watched this annual video (and the Scandinavian Christmas event) for a few years now, and it's very clear things have had to evolve.

[@stageleftaudio]

Thanks for your comment. Good observation! Yes, there's been a bit of an evolution for those shows. We'll see what happens next year!

[@adolfomontenegro944]

Esta vez fue un éxito... mil felicitaciones 😊❤❤❤

[@stageleftaudio]

¡Sí, por fin! ¡Gracias!

[@paratyshow]

👍✅Always problem solving and improving with investments and planning for the next event👏Happy holidays Bob, thanks for all the good videos this year.

[@stageleftaudio]

Thanks, and Happy Holidays to you too!

[@Pibitosucio]

good job as always, merry christmas and a happy new year😀👍

[@stageleftaudio]

Thank you.

[@Jimsalos]

Good job! Merry Christmas

[@MrMotoden]

At first, I thought you brought in that tower crane for the wireless mic antennas and I was quite impressed.🤔 I'm still impressed, just not quite as much. Happy new year.

[@stageleftaudio]

I considered that crane as an option! Thanks for your comment!

[@luisochoa-q8c]

excelente, saludos desde La Paz Baja California Sur, Mexico. un abrazo

[@stageleftaudio]

¡Gracias por tu gran comentario!

[@djcalvin681]

Great video and thx for sharing information

[@stageleftaudio]

Thanks for watching.

[@lewiscarter8921]

You should put your rcf line array on sticks and use them. They would be awsome for most of your gigs.

[@stageleftaudio]

Line array speakers would be better for this event; but it was not in the budget. I may try our HDL-10A speakers for the next parade.

[@juanbrunopiocay7415]

How i wish can have A&H digi mixer sir..very nice

[@AKSKMY]

Any reason why you don't opt for the active directional antennas?

[@stageleftaudio]

Good question. This has been brought up before. Directional antennas work very well when dealing with weak signals. The issue for this parade was not a weak signal, but a line-of-sight issue, which had resulted with many moments of no signal. This would be similar to placing a solid panel in front of a flash-light. It doesn't matter how bright the flash-light is when something in front of it is solid blocking the light. Getting the antennas elevated allowed the receiver to "see" the transmitter. Also, the transmitters are 30mW units. They can cover a much larger distance than what was used at the parade... assuming no line-of-sight issues.

[@djdannybhtx]

I love that 1/2 wave antena rig. Do you have a parts list for that sir?

[@napynap]

Same. What is that?

[@stageleftaudio]

Thank you. Here's what I used (sorry, I have no part numbers for anything here) 1 x lighting tower (to elevate the antennas) 1 x 1U BNC antenna panel (1/2 rack width) 2 x BNC to TNC adapters (for the 1/2 wave antennas) 2 x BNC adapters for the receiver antenna inputs 2 x 25ft. BNC cables (connected antennas to the receiver) 2 x "U" bolts to attach the 1/2 1U antenna panel to the light tree.

[@stageleftaudio]

See below.

[@djdannybhtx]

@@stageleftaudio Awesome thank you Sir! Very helpful! I do a few city events as well and I really like that antenna "tower" you built! I will definitley be building me one. Cheers!

[@KpTheFth]

these type antennas are omni directional, directional anttenas looks like shark fin

[@12vproductionschicago]

D-Fin for the win

[@geraldsionzon7235]

Wow Sir make signal good.

[@KpTheFth]

hello, I have a question, why do you live in USA and don`t buy shure wireless microphones for rental service?

[@stageleftaudio]

Shure microphones are good, but for our use the Sennheiser mics sound better. Also, we do not rent gear for events that we are not hired to provide a service for. Stage Left Audio Productions is a service provider... not a rental company.

[@KpTheFth]

@@stageleftaudio I know, but shure is the top company with stability work, but price is high

[@sebasthydrummer1526]

Essa console é muito linda

[@Unique_Uttam]

❤

[@Richard1977]

I still would have flagged the shit out of that. But that's easy when you have them available. Same for speakers: 2 for long throw L and R and a short throw for Center. And possibly just a simple rack based mixer with control from Ipad or mobile phone so I could walk around myself. Is also cheaper than a Qu16.