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== Positions == | == Positions == | ||
I start with the | I start with the {{PS1}} a couple of feet from the back of the stage (if necessary for "elbow room" or lighting). | ||
It takes me about a minute to make all the connections. It will be faster when I get some nail polish to mark the "front" of the connectors for the remote and XLR connectors and some dummy plugs for the inputs that we don't use. | It takes me about a minute to make all the connections. It will be faster when I get some nail polish to mark the "front" of the connectors for the remote and XLR connectors and some dummy plugs for the inputs that we don't use. | ||
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I have all the cables for each player bound up in a "snake". This includes cables for | I have all the cables for each player bound up in a "snake". This includes cables for | ||
* Microphone (s) | * Microphone (s) | ||
* Instrument (s) | * Instrument (s) | ||
* This means there's only one "thing" to coil up and store instead of several. | * Remote Control | ||
This means there's only one "thing" to coil up and store instead of several. I bind them with pan-ties or split-coil tubing. | |||
I also have some spare bags organized by typical "role" and gear requirements for example: | |||
''' Electric Instrument/Vocal ''' | |||
* 1 XLR for Microphone | |||
* 1 ¼ inch for Instrument (typically connects to a preamp or processor) | |||
* 1 Remote Control | |||
''' Acoustic Instrument/Vocal ''' | |||
* 1 XLR for Microphone | |||
* 1 XLR for Instrument (could also be for mic'ing and amplifier) | |||
* 1 Remote Control | |||
== The System Bag == | == The System Bag == | ||
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The bags is labelled with the name of the player who uses it. It includes: | The bags is labelled with the name of the player who uses it. It includes: | ||
* | * {{R1}} | ||
* Power cable and if the player requires it for accessories, a small power bar | * Power cable and if the player requires it for accessories, a small power bar | ||
* B1 cable(s) | * B1 cable(s) | ||
* Flashlight (small, the white LED ones work really well) | * Flashlight (small, the white LED ones work really well) | ||
* Microphones (actually - I only do this for the drummer's bag because the microphones are really sturdy | * Microphones (actually - I only do this for the drummer's bag because the microphones are really sturdy). The more delicate vocal microphones travel separately in our individual gig bags. | ||
== The PowerStands == | == The PowerStands == | ||
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* Plug in the snake | * Plug in the snake | ||
* Slide the PowerStand and B1 into final positions | * Slide the PowerStand and B1 into final positions | ||
* L1 goes into the hole (note: this is the last step, and since learning to do it this way, I've spent a lot less time banging my head against it). | * {{L1 CR}} goes into the hole (note: this is the last step, and since learning to do it this way, I've spent a lot less time banging my head against it). | ||
After that we just don't need to access anything on the PowerStand. All the real-time, performance adjustments are on the Remote. | After that we just don't need to access anything on the PowerStand. All the real-time, performance adjustments are on the Remote. | ||
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[[Category:L1® System]] | |||
[[category:Presets]] | [[category:Presets]] | ||
[[category:PS1 Powerstand]] | [[category:PS1 Powerstand]] | ||
[[category:PS1 Powerstand Connections]] | [[category:PS1 Powerstand Connections]] | ||