EQUALIZER QUESTION

Bigdog · Post by **Bigdog** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 1:15 pm

So is anyone using EQs and if so what type. I'm not seeing many companies that make 31 band eqs single rack space units...

I had an Alesis electronic one and it just crapped and I see they stopped making them...probably because they crap out.....

It there something new instead of eq units that I don't know about?

djBe · Post by **djBe** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:21 pm

i find that for karaoke the master 7 band eq of my yamaha powered mixer and the individual channels 3 band eqs are more than sufficient. anything else is overkill. That said, if youve got the rack space and the inclination why not...

Bigdog · Post by **Bigdog** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:57 am

Well since a new replacement isn't possible...I resorted to ebay and bought 3 old school Alesis eqs with the sliders...

My new challenge is setting up to feed HDMI tvs.....Starting a new job that has them. I bought a VGA to HDMI convertor and HDMI cables to feed the HDMI box the Name That Tune Guy hooked up.

Just as a side note...It seems like Name That Tune is becoming as popular or even more popular than karaoke....The give aways seems to be the attraction....Some bars are offering free drinks (which is illegal) and they are using beer rep trinkets..as prizes.....

The bar owners would never think of doing that for karaoke night...

Post by **wiseguy** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:41 pm

It's amazing how many people will show up to win a beer can cozy or ball cap. I once had a Thursday gig where the bar owner would give the customers a drawing ticket every time they bought a bucket of beer (it was also bucket night). He would have me draw and call out a winner every half hour. The prizes were trinkets from the beer distributors. The place was packed every Thursday for over two years until the new highway came through and took out the building.

It's a shame that bar owners today have no interest in this type of thing.

djBe · Post by **djBe** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:39 pm

Hmmm...who says it's the barowner who has to plan/provide prize promos? KJs can do it, too. A little PR with area businesses or even just hitting some fleamarkets or garage sales can yield prizes for nothing or damn near it. CDs, comics, jewlery, tshirts, caps...all easy to come by.

bamarama · Post by **bamarama** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:22 pm

AS far as EQ, I have to give my two cents worth.

i only use the EQ on the vocals. I use this for feedback purposes only. i start everything midline and find where I get feedback levels and adjust from there.