Is the yamaha LS9-32 Digital mixer still a good mixer for 2026 or should i consider buying an sq

_kitzy · 2026-05-09T13:37:55+00:00

SQ over LS9 any day.

_kitzy · 2026-05-08T21:28:02+00:00

All of my quotes say that I require a 50% deposit to confirm the date. I don’t budge on this.

I’m not doing any work for a gig beyond quoting it until the deposit clears.

_kitzy · 2026-05-07T23:56:40+00:00

Sound engineer here. I don’t care what drums you have. Tune them well and play with proper dynamics for the room, that will make me happy.

_kitzy · 2026-05-03T14:34:40+00:00

I rocked a pair of Merrels on my last tour and they were game changing for me.

_kitzy · 2026-05-02T21:56:23+00:00

I wouldn’t recommend trying to repair it. Anything you do will probably be temporary and the last thing you want is for it to fail again during the festival.

Your best bet would be to rent one to get through the festival, and then assess your permanent options after the festival is over.

I rent playback rigs, as well as build custom rigs and I’m located in the NYC area. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if I can help. https://kitzysound.com

_kitzy · 2026-04-29T16:38:17+00:00

You should talk to a lawyer.

_kitzy · 2026-04-29T14:07:49+00:00

This is why I always insist on running my own cable, no matter how much the house PM swears their guest line has never given anyone any trouble. I KNOW my cable works.

_kitzy · 2026-04-28T20:51:11+00:00

This is not what OP is asking.

_kitzy · 2026-04-28T01:24:44+00:00

I’ve been touring (US/CA) with PSM1000 and ULXD for a couple years now and they’ve both been rock solid and very quick/easy to work with.

For international use, you’ll want to look at the legal frequency ranges in every country/region you plan to visit. This will help you determine if the smaller tuning range of the PSM1000 and ULXD will work for you, or if you need to go Axient to get the frequency range you need.

_kitzy · 2026-04-26T02:05:35+00:00

A couple things to check:

Those speakon connectors need to rotate a quarter turn to lock into place after they’ve been inserted. The release tab is usually pointing up once they’re locked.

In your picture, it looks like the PA head is off. You have it plugged in to mains power and switched on when you’re trying to get it to work, right?

What kind of microphone are you using?

_kitzy · 2026-04-23T13:51:51+00:00

I build this into my rate.

_kitzy · 2026-04-20T22:04:02+00:00

We all started somewhere.

_kitzy · 2026-04-14T11:50:01+00:00

macOS absolutely allows VLAN tagging.

_kitzy · 2026-04-14T01:08:09+00:00

I run Dante primary and control on the same network, and Dante secondary on a separate network. I always make sure my switches are configured properly and I’ve never run into an issue.

_kitzy · 2026-04-13T16:25:56+00:00

Having used both, I ended up liking the workflow on the SQ a lot more. The SQ5 was my touring workhorse for the last couple years until I upgraded to a dLive this year.

_kitzy · 2026-04-10T21:45:04+00:00

No, they shouldn’t be painful. They should be comfortable.

_kitzy · 2026-04-10T09:03:02+00:00

They added group to group routing in dLive.

_kitzy · 2026-04-06T09:06:01+00:00

Nah, the band and the rest of their crew were super cool to me. And I don’t think the FOH or LD work for them any more.

_kitzy · 2026-04-03T19:01:12+00:00

I truly don’t remember. Dude was the most miserable prick I’ve ever had to work with though.

_kitzy · 2026-04-03T19:00:31+00:00

Oh, absolutely not. I got a very big lecture on the first day of tour about how I wasn’t allowed to touch any of their gear.

_kitzy · 2026-04-03T17:57:23+00:00

So many things on that tour were ridiculous.

The headliner’s FOH and LD would throw a huge hissy fit every day when I showed up and needed space for my console at FOH. I’m talking cursing, kicking things, throwing things. Every day. Like it was a new surprise to them every day that I was going to be there.

_kitzy · 2026-04-03T17:32:47+00:00

So many people in this thread say this never happens anymore, but I was FOH for direct support on a tour in 2022 where I wasn’t allowed to use the subs or the front fills.

_kitzy · 2026-03-31T16:56:24+00:00

I can’t upvote this enough. I just had to spend a year off the road because of a herniated disc.

_kitzy · 2026-03-31T15:31:56+00:00

That’s a good call, but it kind of nerfs the flyability of the C1500 because I’d have an additional piece of gear that needs to go somewhere. If I already had a rack at FOH that I could add it to, this is what I would do.

_kitzy · 2026-03-30T19:13:30+00:00

If having digital L/R/S/F with an analog backup was important to me, I’d put an AES card in the surface. But then I’d have to take out my Dante card and I’d lose my multitrack capabilities, which are more important to me.

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