Concert Sound System Setup

The other main system component is the mixing desk and i generally use a digital desk and digital snake system because it s so easy to set up especially the cat 5 cable instead of a big heavy multicore and all the processing is built in.

Concert sound system setup. System design plays a large part in the rating of individual components. Large concert sound systems are very complex but small to midsized systems for night club stages for example are largely self contained and can be set up with minimal effort. Pa gear or sound reinforcement equipment has changed immensely in a short period of time with new digital technology revolutionizing mixers power amps and speaker electronics. Running an open air concert.

Audio tech people have never had such a broad range of sound reinforcement equipment and techniques at their disposal. The usual stage sound setup for smaller venues consists of microphones speakers a powered mixer and a separate power amp and monitor speakers for the stage. If you have been tasked with setting up a sound system for a small band that wishes to reach an audience of 300 to 500 people there are various elements both strategic and technological to consider. A time lapse video of jon and i setting up concert sound in bradley international hall in just 37 minutes.

Set to the addictive tones of state radio. From battery powered portables to monster 3 way systems with multiple subwoofers and refrigerator sized racks full of power amps your pa system is a big part of what presents you to the world.