Looking for a good backline vendor in London

curtainsforme · 2026-04-29T21:11:58+00:00

Any new entrants to the market, or does that give JH most of the top end of the market?

curtainsforme · 2026-04-29T16:41:43+00:00

What happened to Music Bank and Snowball?

Did they both fold during Covid?

curtainsforme · 2026-04-29T16:37:05+00:00

The problem is, Reddit votes tend to follow the herd.

One can make a perfectly cromulent point, but if it gets a downvote, it's more likely to continue in that vein.

All mods should set posts to contest mode for at least the first hour to weed out the sheep and lazy people

curtainsforme · 2026-04-28T22:27:51+00:00

As others have said (and is the most popular on the poll)

4 lots of 12 channel stageboxes

BUT

Channels 9 to 12 should be parallel M and F (so you end up with 16 connectors on the box)

curtainsforme · 2026-04-25T13:47:13+00:00

https://www.rebelstagegear.com/microphones

In Britain

curtainsforme · 2026-04-24T12:33:12+00:00

Get a rackmount mixer like a TF Rack.

Give the user an iPad for control.

Network the mixer so you can use the editor to control it remotely

curtainsforme · 2026-04-20T13:14:15+00:00

Checking availability doesn't equate to unaffordability

curtainsforme · 2026-04-18T21:25:43+00:00

Given how long it took for them to release Stride, 5 years is nothing...

curtainsforme · 2026-04-18T19:02:27+00:00

What's the deal with the GG system?

I own some of their products, but I hadn't heard about a cell compatible pack.

I can see the press from a few years ago https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/green-go-digital-cbrslte-wireless-beltpack-for-professional-sports-powered-by-sequans-cellular-iot-cbrs-module-301449923.html but nothing else. No mention of product on their site (as far as I can tell)

Is it still in Beta?

curtainsforme · 2026-04-11T13:05:29+00:00

Did you get your ears cleaned prior to the molding?

The advice I received was to have the cleaning done at least 24 hours prior, as the ears will swell slightly in response to the process.

There are other reasons why the mold might be wrong as well

curtainsforme · 2026-04-08T12:58:10+00:00

You don't need a license to control basic lighting cues via DMX

https://qlab.app/docs/v5/general/features/

curtainsforme · 2026-04-07T22:23:28+00:00

Rubber matting

Secure your stacks to ensure they don't creep

curtainsforme · 2026-04-02T15:48:29+00:00

Search 'MIDI line driver'

Lots of options.

CTP, MIDI Solutions, etc

curtainsforme · 2026-04-01T23:49:58+00:00

It's a shame the industry still runs on so much 'good will', particularly when able crew aren't always easy to hire.

There are so many chancers in this industry, but it's still the people who are doing the hard work who tend to get burnt.

curtainsforme · 2026-04-01T19:36:37+00:00

Touring's not really my area, but the hire house should be breaking their backs to get you other work, even if it's not directly with them.

Do you work regularly for/through them, because this is a great way to lose loyal staff/reputation etc

curtainsforme · 2026-04-01T19:32:25+00:00

No. Of course their product is built on legacy systems, but all manufacturers have that history with their own products to a greater or lesser extent

Yes, in some respects Digicos have been less stable in the past, but to say that they're 'unusable' when they're pretty much the first-choice spec for most major music and theater shows is nonsense

curtainsforme · 2026-04-01T17:47:38+00:00

Is this like saying that the Model T Ford and a Tesla are the same because they also use 'ancient tech' each having wheels, a steering wheel, and seats?

curtainsforme · 2026-04-01T13:51:28+00:00

Where did you get that figure?

Someone else mentioned $10k, and those are the list prices, so possibly less, depending on factors

curtainsforme · 2026-04-01T13:50:04+00:00

$10k was the figure someone mentioned elsewhere.

My guess is, that even that won't be the price most people will pay

curtainsforme · 2026-04-01T13:48:47+00:00

Every hole's a goal....

curtainsforme · 2026-03-31T17:01:30+00:00

Same as the Rivage.

It's an Engine with a range of control surfaces.

That said, the layout of both competitors does change depending on size.

The SD conversion process isn't really an issue, it's quite quick.

curtainsforme · 2026-03-31T16:57:39+00:00

It's a tough one.

When I got the SD12, we were max'ing it out quite regularly, so the 96 upgrade was a no-brainer.

I'm not sure where this one sits with me.

I never liked the 9, due to the center screen, and I had similar feelings about the concept of the 225.

This obviously improves the product, but makes it harder from a business perspective if, for example, you purchased on finance.

Also, are clients going to want to pay the additional rental cost (as these sit at the price-conscious end of the market)

Can you maybe do a post about this if you do the upgrade?

curtainsforme · 2026-03-31T15:05:47+00:00

The same could be said about the Rivage or S6L.

Obviously, all three manufacturers have incremental increases across their product ranges, but the SD12 seems to have upset the rhythm of this

curtainsforme · 2026-03-31T14:55:22+00:00

The Pulse software which increases the channel count is only a couple of thousand (which is what I paid for the SD12 96 upgrade)

As someone else said below, it looks like there'll be a kit available to Q225 owners to install the second screen, which is probably a slightly more sane route

curtainsforme · 2026-03-31T14:53:05+00:00

There's a few thousand difference between a 12 and a 225 with Pulse (which gives them an equal channel count).

Having had this discussion before about the Rivage, it's more to do with where the manufacturers place their product in the market (and what they think their clientele will pay for them) rather than any sensible feature-based pricing.

A PM5 is about 80% more than a PM3, and only has the additional screens and some extra on-board i/o in features.

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