Our 1.6
kW Small Concert PA System
...is suitable for a complete band in small venues (from
40 to 120 capacity)*. Hire cost is from £220 + VAT per day
(see our prices
page for details).
This PA system includes:
• A
set of microphones and D.I. boxes to cover most requirements.
Supplied with all necessary
cables, and mounting clips or K&M microphone stands, these include:
Four
Shure vocal microphones
Shure SM58s: the industry standard vocal microphone.
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A
set of Shure drum microphones
The Shure PGDMK4
drum-kit set.
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Two
Shure dynamic instrument mics
The
Shure SM57 is an equally well-regarded instrument microphone, great for
guitar amps or drums.
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Two
condenser microphones
Described
as the "Swiss Army Knife for musicians", the AKG C1000s
is a good
general-purpose condenser mic, suitable for acoustic instruments, cymbals,
or anywhere you don't have any other mics left to use.
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Two
Orchid D.I. boxes
Superb
audio quality, and 100% reliable
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• A
full complement of mixing and processing facilities.
Supplied with all necessary cables,
send/return & insert looms, this includes:
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A
professional-standard Allen & Heath small-frame mixer
The Allen & Heath
MixWizard 16:2 - unlike other "16-channel" rack-frame mixers - has 16 full mono channels. It also has everything
else a professional mixer should have: full EQ (four-way, with two swept mids),
six independent auxiliaries per channel, phantom switches on each channel, 100mm
faders, and comprehensive prefade and bus metering and headphone
monitoring facilities. It also has its own onboard effects section, with a
useful selection of reverbs and delays. There is also a (dimmable)
gooseneck light, so you or your engineer won't have to work in the dark.
The mixer is supplied with a 30m 16 + 4
multicore, as well as an experienced sound
engineer to
set it up and run it.
A CD
player
With
varispeed and autocue functions, the Tascam CD160 is ideal for setting up,
for backing and special effect tracks, or for background or intro music. |
6U of rack-mounted offboard equipment. By default this includes:
A rack light
If you have
ever had to operate a desk or effects rack in a blacked-out auditorium you
will appreciate the Phonic PPC 8000E rack light & power conditioner
(1U). A reverb unit
The Alesis
Midiverb 4 (1U) is a well-specified multi-effects unit. It combines
comprehensive programming options with an intuitive interface and clear
display.
A 4-channel compressor/gate
The Behringer
MDX4400 packs four independent channels of gated compression into 1U of
rack space.
A stereo compressor/gate
The Behringer
Composer Pro XL has less channels, but more control. A
graphic equaliser
No
professional PA system should be without a decent graphic. The dbx 231
(2U) provides 2 x 31-bands of EQ at +/-6 or +/-12dB.
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We can supply other microphones,
effects units and processors if necessary (please
ask us about this).
• A compact but powerful controller-driven front-end,
comprising:
Two Martin Audio S15" bass speakers
Each S15
handles 500W continuous,
2,000W peak (AES). The way bass is supposed to sound!
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Two Martin Audio F10 loudspeakers (with adjustable Proel stands)
The
Martin Audio Blackline F10 loudspeakers are simply the best in their
class, but don't just take our word
for it: listen to them! 300W
continuous, 1,200W peak (AES) 10" + 1"
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Two
amplifiers
One for the bass speakers,
another for the tops.
Each QSC PLX1804 amplifier
provides 2 x 550 Watts (FTC, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.05% THD) with the loudspeakers
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A fully-featured system
controller
The dbx DriveRack PA
ensures the system delivers optimum performance, providing a programmable
crossover with comprehensive speaker-protection, EQ and feedback
elimination facilities.
Ordinarily
this will be pre-configured, but it is packed with functions (including a
31-band Real Time Analyser and auto-EQ section), so solutions are
available for most of the front-end problems you are ever likely to
encounter.
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This
system does not include monitors. However, a monitor system
can be added to the small concert system
(see our prices
page for different combinations), comprising:
Up
to two dbx
231 graphic equalisers
One
2 x 31-band graphic equaliser is included with each pair of monitor mixes.
These
are the same as the front-of-house graphic, ensuring consistency of
operation and effect.
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Up
to two QSC PLX1804 amplifiers
Depending on
speaker configuration, each amplifier
provides 2 x 550W (8Ω) or 2 x 800W (4Ω). |
Up
to four Martin Audio Blackline F10 loudspeakers
300W
continuous, 1,200W peak (AES) 10" + 1" full-range monitors.
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