Tip for quick wiring a PA

If you are using rack cases that house your amps and outboard gear separately from your mixer then you have to unplug everything from the mixer to tear down.

I use 2 rack cases with amps, crossover, delay, exciter and EQ,s and then have my 1604 VLZ in a separate case that sits on top of the stacked rack cases. Setups were a pain until I started leaving the TRS and other cables plugged into the units in the racks and just unhooking them from the mixer or wherever. That was still a pain because I had to track down where each lose cable end was connected every time I set up.

I got some thin and short zip ties and bundled groups of cables according to what they were plugged in to and their location. Then I labeled the ends with butcher tape and a black Sharpie so I knew exactly where they plugged in to. Set up is now a breeze and takes very little time.

That's not how I do it. When I set up the PA it involves much more drinking, cursing, and realizing that you forgot a speaker cable. There's also the unavoidable, "I don't care if you want more vocals in the monitor. That's what you're getting." conversation.

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Originally Posted by hubberjub

"I don't care if you want more vocals in the monitor. That's what you're getting."

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I wish I had a nickel every time I've had to say that...

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Originally Posted by hubberjub

That's not how I do it. When I set up the PA it involves much more drinking, cursing, and realizing that you forgot a speaker cable. There's also the unavoidable, "I don't care if you want more vocals in the monitor. That's what you're getting." conversation.

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That's the way it used to be but the clubs kept running out of my favorite beer before we even started playing.

So this is what I have done. I just plug everything in up front now, so easy a drummer can do it!

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Originally Posted by BigJD

So this is what I have done. I just plug everything in up front now, so easy a drummer can do it!

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dOOOD! Wrong tape.
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A little pricey but worth it
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