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    Sam Ash Closing over 10+ stores

    Bad my. Up those mixed reason for some.
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    Sam Ash Closing over 10+ stores

    Martin was acquired by ETC, and High End by Harmon International. ETC is very much in the mainstream and their products are everywhere.
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    Looks like my van was stolen.

    Buying gear today for a single gig NEXT YEAR is a horrible idea. There is no need to buy anything at all. Wait until you have a deposit in hand and a definitive plan about what (if anything) is needed.
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    Sam Ash Closing over 10+ stores

    There are some fantastic music stores that will continue to thrive because they have a concept that is rooted in the art of music. They know their customers, they know the products musicians love, and they maintain a selling space that caters to the creative mind. Places like Guitar Center on...
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    Looks like my van was stolen.

    Instead of looking for gear you should assess your priorities. There is no amount of gear we can own that establishes us as a 'DJ.' In fact, I was already employed as a club DJ long before I owned any gear at all. Hell, I didn't even have a sufficient music collction. The music belonged to...
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    Looks like my van was stolen.

    Hopefully. your van will be fully repairable and recovered. As for the gear: This is an opportunity to FOCUS on a better way to work as a DJ.
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    Sam Ash Closing over 10+ stores

    There is far less equipment to be sold now, and it's only the players of an actual instrument who want a space where they can try out a given product, Music stores that once offered huge inventories of all kinds of music gear are now having to rely solely on the actual musician and the sale of...
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    Looks like my van was stolen.

    3800 Facebook users following you is a great way to get your Van/gear ripped off. We can correlate rising crime rates to a lot of things, but it's hard to ignore how simple it is to find easy targets online. Before I canned Facebook (a very long time ago) I whittled it down to a very small...
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    Looks like my van was stolen.

    No, you really don't. This is an opportunity to FOCUS on what it means to be a DJ. Being a DJ has nothing to do with having any gear. Your core product is your skill and/or experience - NOT the gear. You have two PCs, music, and a mic. Maybe you have a personal choice for a controller, so be...
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    Looks like my van was stolen.

    . . . if you can WALK to them.
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    Looks like my van was stolen.

    Well, keep your eyes open. Often thefts like this are done by someone you know, or that at least knows something about you - a person who has seen what you put or keep in that van. It's not unusual to walk through the neighborhood and find someone putting something out for trash that you know...
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    This is the surprise my partner had for me.

    It's a Halloween LED light with fogger. They retail between $39 - $59. The surprise is - it's now your job to get rid of it.
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    Community dance

    Don't confuse a commodity with a service industry - even on the larger scale of things being intertwined. Taso's DJ service is an example of commoditization, and that is the basis upon which it is sold, and periodically updated. An event venue (save for an existing nightclub space) cannot...
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    Array systems

    FYI: There are downsides to lavalier / bodypack mics that transcend the speaker type and all other audio issues. I once had a politician finish his speech, then be ushered off to his limo for the airport. The mic and body pack had to be mailed back after they landed on the other side of the...
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    Array systems

    Both of those mics are omni. The over-ear mic benefits from the facial placement which produces higher levels well above the ambient noise floor with far less gain applied. This is how they are used with actors on a theater stage where the monitors are mixed independently of the mains. This...
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    Array systems

    "Lavaliere " only refers to the mics form factor (it's body type) - NOT the type of microphone capsule actually being used. If you apply the wrong capsule type then yes, you'll be very disappointed in the results. If you replace your hand held SM or Beta 58 with an SM87 you'll get very...
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    Array systems

    Read more carefully, that's not what the post says. "Lav" is a form factor (body type.) It does not alone describe the actual type of microphone being used.
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    Array systems

    It sounds like your lapel mics are omnidirectional. Omni mics are commonly used by videographers but are the wrong choice for use with a live PA. Almost all lavaliere mics are also condenser mics (phantom powered) and have a higher initial gain. Omindirectional capsules are intended for...
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    How often do you wash your car or take it to the car wash?

    How many clients do you drive home from a typical event? :)
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    How often do you wash your car or take it to the car wash?

    I used to frequently work with someone who always showed up to the gig in a super clean Ferrari, tricked out Hummer, or Aston Martin. Always parked our front or valet to be certain the client or club goers took notice. I hadn't heard from him in years until recently when he got out of prison...
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    Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems (WMAS) gets FCC approval!

    There, I fixed it for you. Speaking of evolution, as humans have been getting taller new ladders are expected with the rungs further apart. It's just one more impact of climb it change.
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    Roland 707??

    You'll want to find out if it's dedicated or designed around one software versus a more open architecture.
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    How often do you wash your car or take it to the car wash?

    Lots of assumptions. I haven't been through a car wash in more than 2 decades.
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    How often do you wash your car or take it to the car wash?

    How does the frequency of car washes compare to use of dry cleaning services? Just curious, what you are doing in the car that requires such frequent cleaning?