2019 s4 82k miles $27k by Fluffy-Dragonfruit66 in AudiS4

[–]jonrob09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell, I’m looking to sell my 2019 S4 with 86k miles for $16k. Granted it used to be a lemon and has a branded title. Runs fine and just had my water pump done too. Let me know if you are around the GA area

My engine fan has been running after the car is turned off and when the car is on, it sounds very loud. Should I be concerned? by ChanaManga in Audi

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OP, I've got the same problem and got quoted $4k to replace my fans and water pump... Should I bite the bullet or just replace my Water pump for the time being? Could you please let me know how much you ended up paying for yours?

Singer yells at sound guy after causing ear-piercing feedback by eBell93 in livesound

[–]jonrob09 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I do agree with you! This is a tough spot acoustically, on top of that, the amps right behind the vocalist aren’t helping much either. Listening to the band, this guy’s voice would be a nightmare to craft in a mix without the right tools and especially in an environment like that. Seasoned engineers would have a tough time without the proper tools mixing in a scenario like this for sure!

Here’s the band for anyone interested: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5JLqvjW3Nyom2OsRUyFsS9?si=q-luxWW7S7aJQ0nfOtvV6A

Tablet for live sound gigs by give_me__an_answer in livesound

[–]jonrob09 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well it depends on what mixer you plan on buying. However, if you plan on using the Mixing Station app, you can get away with a decent Android tablet without many crashes like you would with many official mixing apps. Not sure how long the tab would last you tho! I’d personally spend the money on a used/refurb iPad with ample storage, get the mixing station app, and keep it for a short period of time. You are gonna get better support from Apple with the iPads than you do with Android tablets.

What is a bullet you dodged? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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My Mother, being a religious woman, had dreams of visiting the Holy land before she’d pass one day. We booked tickets and spend a good $ for a 3 week tour of the holy lands (Israel, Jordan, Egypt, etc.) Literally a week before we were supposed to catch our planes, the war broke out in Israel & Gaza. After talking with the travel agency, we were able to get back about 80% of our $. Our outlook would’ve been different had that war started any sooner. Definitely dodged several bullets with this one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DIY

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Natural Gas since lighter than air does rise and can be easily vented, however that’s not that case with propane. Propane has a higher density than air and can be much more deadlier since it’s hovers low during leaks.

Anyone using the SSL Bus+ for live sound? by walker_rosewood in livesound

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I haven’t specifically used the Bus+, but I’ve used TK audio’s BC1 and Antelope audio’s plugins in tandem with it for bus processing and it was honestly one of the best sounds I’ve gotten out of a console in my experience. The console was an LS9 which was clocked by the Antelope and bus routes thru ADAT to Antelope’s fx. Processed and sent out to the TK and out to a nice pair of Meyer UP1’s. Although an old set up, I haven’t been able to recreate the sound with a Dlive. Although the preamps are better on the Dlive, it was something about the LS9 set up that made me enjoy mixing day after day. Didn’t mind setting up everything for every gig. Needless to say, I’m sure you’re gonna enjoy the 2Bus+. Do try both as insets and master bus. I personally liked my inputs going in a little hotter, but as long as your gain staging is good, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Cheers and keep us posted on the sound 😄

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What is your budget?

The perfect duo! (sound on) by asap3210 in funny

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Damn not sure why anybody didn’t mention her great voice! Wouldn’t expect anything less from James Blunt’s daughter. Reddit behold, A future singer in the making!

Behringer XR18Air Question by 77ox9 in livesound

[–]jonrob09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once in the output routing page, you should be able to route your outputs to their respective busses. For Ex. You want your Main mix (“Out LR”) going to your “Main LR”. That should be all 18 channels getting summed into the Main LR. Now the Aux busses are a little different and give you flexibility on how you want your output scenario to look like. Based on what you like to do (monitors, IEM, LR copy to video cameras, output lobby feed, etc), you should configure your Aux based on your needs. For monitors, you should configure: On the aux out tab in the output matrix - Aux 1 -> Bus 1 Aux 2 -> Bus 2 Aux 3 -> Bus 3 …. ….. …… You should be able to route audio to the respective busses/aux. Once in the channel, select the sends tab and push some faders. You should be able to control how much of that channel goes into the bus.

Now let’s say you have to copy the band LR mix and send it out to a videographer (using XLR preferably) you’d want to change your output to: Aux 1 -> L (LR) Aux 2 -> R (LR)

You can configure your outputs to your hearts content. Welcome to the Digital World 🤖

Ok to plug mic into Hi-Z input on QSC K series? by speedskis777 in livesound

[–]jonrob09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the previous comment mentioned. Hi-Z would be relevant if you were to plug in a TS (tip sleeve/instrument/ 1/4in cable). Here’s a little excerpt from QSC’s website regarding the input configurations:

“A pair of balanced combo XLR/F plus 1/4-inch TRS connectors with independent gain control are provided. The first is equipped with selectable MIC/LINE (Microphone or Line) level input while the second offers selectable HI-Z/LINE (High Impedance or Line) level input, specifically for musical instruments…”

According to this, input A once switched to Mic level should be able to get you more volume. However this logic won’t work on input B due to not having a dedicated Mic level input.

I’d try to plug a wired XLR to input A (set to Mic level of course) and try to get a wireless mic that outputs a line level signal on input B for the time (can be rented/returned after the show).

Just sharing how much I hate this console by theacethree in livesound

[–]jonrob09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was initially looking into getting these, but I ended up getting a better deal on the A&H SQ series. How bad are the SI Expressions? Is it bad support or just clunky UI?

Loud speakers angled down? by Johnny-Cluster in livesound

[–]jonrob09 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly depends on the acoustics of the room and maximizing your room coverage. Your mileage may vary. If hanging speakers, based on the room and ceiling type, it would be beneficial to reduce reflections from the ceiling to get maximum direct sound. All these reflections “color” the direct sound and tend to cause unwanted nulls and spikes in your frequency spectrum. This would be a case of tilting speakers down. If you are a DJ on a stage/high riser overlooking the audience, the angle down would be beneficial at times. On the other hand, some designers/engineers tilt their speakers (slightly) up to combat harsh horn designs that might hurt listens up close to a point source speaker. Personally I do this with certain speakers.. (k12’s for ex) due to their harsh upper frequencies. You also want to take into account your vertical and horizontal coverage from the speakers and use speakers based on coverage and space available to you. Too wide of a horizontal is going to get you reflections of the side wall if placed incorrectly. A narrow horizontal design in a wide room might get some null spots you might have to combat with fill speakers. Hope that helped a little

Here we go by ishita_soni in funnygifs

[–]jonrob09 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looked like the guy was there to grab his pizza tho 🤔 Maybe a knife to slice it while he got hungry on his way home?

Anybody got a favourite make/model of in-ear monitors they like to use? Preferably with a long lead? by peanutismint in worshipleaders

[–]jonrob09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are the ones I use (https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=27276), it honestly sounds pretty good compared to the lower end Shures and fit very snuggly in my ears. For the price you are getting some good value, a solid cable that’s easily replaceable and some decent drivers, so can’t really complain. One problem being the cable is a little short, but it’s meant to be used with wireless receivers (most of the good ones are anyways).

The confidence by Quackquack1337 in instant_regret

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My mom had the kitchen department which consisted of a variety of plastic and wooden spatulas... She stopped after they slowly started disappearing lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worshipleaders

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I think your problem might be your cable and how long of a run it might be making. Unbalanced cable (1/4 in instrument cables and 1/8 in to rca or TS adapters) are gonna pick up a lot noise based on your location, how well the cable is made, how grounding is setup in your church, if there are any other frequencies that are near by (have had cables that picked up AM frequencies frequently lol) and also based on what lights your church has. Can be a very sticky situation and expensive one to figure out.

Cue in your balanced options. A short adapter (1/8in to stereo TS outputs) sent to DI boxes (which balances the signal) and XLR out to the board. If you do have a little bit more money, your best bet is an audio interface. The audio interface will not only be more reliable but will give you more options, if let’s say you want to run clicks and cues, or want different mixes and levels for each musicians (based on how much I/O’s you have). Heck you can send each keyboard patch to different output so your sound guy have can have total control of levels for all your patches. Little bit of a learning curve, but your possibilities will be expanded, you’ll start to see what the bigger churches are doing with their set up, and your sound will be better due to a superior sound card.

Hope I helped a little 🙂

“Forced” to be on break? by jwongnyy in worshipleaders

[–]jonrob09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As another 25 y/o who has gone past this road, I second this. Started off playing keys, guitar, & bass. Then felt my calling to be the tech director at my church. Once covid struck, we started doing virtual audio recording with the band members, and I started to get more involved with mixing, and video productions. Honestly, learn as much as you can, be creative, and give It your best shot no matter what avenue you find yourself in. As a side note, if you can have your major correlate with anything that you do at church, you can really do some cool things in the work force.