Sound System Information
Sound Setup and Mixing Workshop
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Hog owns a complete sound system for amplifying acoustic instruments and voices to carry properly from the Coffeehouse stage. Here are some references for our Sound Operators.
Our very own Sound Operations Manual:
Review and print your own copy of the manual, including setup tips and detailed connection drawings that show what equipment connects to what equipment.
The Microphone Mixer:
The Hog currently owns a Mackie CFX12 mixer with twelve inputs for microphone level or line level sources and four more line inputs. MORE INFO
Graphic Equalizer:
The Hog currently owns a Behringer Ultragraph Pro with 31 bands, 1/3 octave two channel (stereo) equalizer. MORE INFO
The Power Amplifier:
The Hog currently owns a QSC Audio GX5 two channel amplifier with 500 Watts per channel. MORE INFO
Microphones:
Details under construction, we do have several microphones and a few direct boxes and transformers.
Audio Snake:
At the Coffeehouse, we have a "Perma Snake" installed under the floor between the stage and back of the room. Use this to connect the Mixer and the stage equipment (microphones, amp, etc.).
The Hog has a 100 foot long 12+3 channel snake for placing the mixing board at the back of the room. This snake is mounted on a garden hose reel for easy transportation, setup and takedown.
The sound system can be loaned from time to time to other folk groups for special events, concerts and dances. The rental is free, but requires a Wild Hog member trained with the equipment to be available and supervise the move, setup, use and take down. The Hog's sound operator should be provided free admission and refreshment during the event. Also, you need to provide at least two people to help transport and setup the equipment and at least one minivan or van. The same is true for take down and transport back to the Wil-Mar Center. Any other costs incurred by the Operator, such as parking, should also be provided. In addition, we suggest you tip the Operator.
From time to time we host workshops for those wanting to learn how to mix sound for the Hog. Please watch the newsletter or our events calendar (see "What When Where" above). Meanwhile, here are some tutorials and other helpful links.
Mixing Sound for Folk Music and Folk Dancing:
- All Mixed Up, A Guide to Sound Production
for Folk and Dance Music by Bob Mills. (4th Edition, January 2008)
Professional Sound Guides:
Cable wiring configurations:
- Examples of connectors we use, the XLR, 1/4" and the RCA.
- Balanced Audio adapter, 3 pin XLR to 1/4" Tip Ring Sleeve (TRS) Connector. Used in two places:
- At the mixer, Aux Send Out goes to Snake Channel B to feed the stage monitors using a 3 foot purple adapter cable.
- On the stage at the power amp, two 6 foot purple cable/adapters are used to:
- feed Snake Channel A to the A input of the power amp for the main speakers.
- feed Snake Channel B to the B input of the power amp for the stage speakers.
- Guitar Direct Adapter, 1/4 Tip/Sleeve (mono) Connector to a 3 pin XLR connector for adapting a musical instrument output to a Direct Transformer. SOme transformers are XLR on their input side, use this adapter to connect to the instrument.
Sound System Maintenance:
- How to solder connectors, Basic soldering is a skill that's easy to learn and not too hard to master. It just takes practice.
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