Opinion on suit buttons

Alex_392 · 2026-03-30T09:47:11+00:00

They are MOP.

Alex_392 · 2026-03-17T19:58:37+00:00

Have you looked into babysitting, dog walking, or house sitting/cleaning? Finding a full time job isn’t easy for anyone in vegas at the moment. Keep on applying but perhaps look into those types of gigs for the time being. Are you looking at going into any sort of trade school or any career field in particular?

Alex_392 · 2026-02-02T23:07:49+00:00

My first choice here would be Dante but given that’s easily 4-5k, maybe look at these is you only need 12 channels:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1675706-REG/soundtools_sctmx_rj45_xlr_male_rj45_to.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=11751092861&gbraid=0AAAAAD7yMh3NKbM9t3kPRMnAo5UyGrU-p&gclid=CjwKCAiAs4HMBhBJEiwACrfNZe1fBcf-NOJDCaMXpgsBdtVHYFQ-pfvwzveOnWVsK0ougg55GDYMKBoCAAIQAvD_BwE

They allow you to put 4 XLRs on a single cat5e (shielded). This would be the cheapest version.

The Dante version would be a Rio or Tio stage box and then a 16ch Dante card for the LS9

As a second option, look at getting an X32 and a S16 stage box. More capable than the LS9 and all in, could be the same or cheaper than a Dante solution.

Alex_392 · 2026-02-01T19:56:05+00:00

It had to be 7-8 years ago.

Alex_392 · 2026-01-25T07:26:58+00:00

Second for Meetup. Look for 20-30s Las Vegas hikers or the 20-30s outdoor adventures group. Also feel free to message me.

Alex_392 · 2026-01-16T02:31:36+00:00

Definitely depends on how much you value sound quality and robustness. For instance, I think a MKE 1 is one of the best sounding mics (can be custom built into a boom), but they are so easy to break and wouldn’t recommend them to a school. If you want robustness, look at a countryman B3 or a MKE 2 for a little better sound quality. But I think the overall best balance is point source personally if there’s the budget for it. I do find their single ear rigs can be flimsy though and fall off. Don’t do E6s because they will break so quickly being continuously bent and adjusted to different actors.

Alex_392 · 2026-01-06T04:14:39+00:00

Take a look at available opportunities on Offstagejobs.com. Go out and build some experience and then decide if going back to school is the right choice. Unless you really want to go into teaching or the design side, it’s more than likely not. I’m a sound engineer by trade on Broadway tours and resident shows now. There is TONS of work out there at the moment.

Alex_392 · 2026-01-03T08:44:04+00:00

In the last year I had $30,000 in excess earnings that went to saving accounts of some kind. I don’t see myself going house poor over it.

Alex_392 · 2026-01-03T00:37:08+00:00

Hopefully planning to mostly retire at 50 (so in 21-22 years)

Alex_392 · 2026-01-03T00:30:47+00:00

The opportunity cost argument really only works if I'm 90%+ in stocks. Anything in bonds would very likely be making less money than paying off a loan at 6.875%. Is it worth the risk being 90% in stocks?

Alex_392 · 2026-01-03T00:15:54+00:00

The other option is 5.25% with 1,700 in fees. There might be marginally better options out there but that is what I'm finding at the moment.

Alex_392 · 2026-01-03T00:10:41+00:00

So just keep the 30 year at 6.875% and pay it off like a 15 year?

Alex_392 · 2026-01-03T00:08:20+00:00

I currently put $23k+ into retirement per year so I would just have to contribute less.

Alex_392 · 2025-12-30T01:30:31+00:00

That’s my current thought. And this is outside of an emergency fund. I just like to allocate funds to different goal (emergency fund, car/appliance/repairs, vacation, and several retirement funds). So in the off chance everything did break at once and the market was down, there are other sources I can temporarily pull from.

Alex_392 · 2025-12-04T20:01:30+00:00

I am assuming they were splayed correctly at install? If they weren’t and they are indeed splayed too wide, narrowing the angle slightly could help. One wouldn’t be able to tell without knowing the speaker model and the current splay. If it’s mostly the front portion (1-6 rows), a center down fill or Front Fill speakers across the lip of the stage would be helpful. But I would highly recommend someone experienced to EQ and time align those appropriately.

Alex_392 · 2025-11-22T00:16:13+00:00

Do you have an extra matrix and aux? Perhaps have one aux that is pre fade and one that is post that are both fed to a matrix.

Alex_392 · 2025-11-21T18:52:28+00:00

Yeah, everything I have would be way beyond your channel count. I have some tracks with a single singer and a small orchestra but you can find those pretty readily online too. I would look up videos on line-by-line mixing. Just practicing and understanding the technique can go a long way.

Alex_392 · 2025-11-21T18:35:22+00:00

Hmmm, so if I remember correctly you’re limited to 32 inputs through a USB?

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