I just DJ'd two Grad dinner - dances (Proms for you guys down South!) and just had to write a little something about how much I love my compact sound system and my two Acrobats. I also had an American DJ Roto Gobo projecting ‘Class of 2010’ up on the wall.
Both Proms were in held in large ballrooms. The first room measured 75 x 42 feet (3150 square feet) with about 300 guests and the second was more square and is 6808 square feet with 400 guests, a nice big room! At both Proms, there was an 8 x 8 foot riser set up for the podium. One sub was set up on either side of the podium with a top set above each sub. Once the dancing started, I removed the podium so the kids could dance on the riser.
Sound consisted of two RCF ART 705-AS sub-woofers and two FBT MaxX 4a tops; that's it! That system more than rocked the room once again. The bass was tight and strong at the back of the room and the mids / highs were crystal clear throughout. I love big rooms as it gives the bass waves the room needed to grow. All sound gear was plugged into one 15 amp circuit along with my mixer, two Denon decks, one laptop and an MC-1 controller for the Acrobats. The Acrobats were plugged into a separate circuit, I think... along with a Colorstrip 'behind' the riser. That was set to color-fade during cocktails / dinner, then sound-active to program #8 during dancing.
With the strong Canadian dollar, I think I'm going to pick up a third sub. You just never know when it might come in handy... I already own four of the FBT 4a tops. You really gotta love 35 pound tops. I also own a pair of Colorstrips which I believe is enough to light up any room / gym.
As for the Bats, well what can I say? They are incredible to say the least. Two can fill any room with movement and color.
The kids at both Grads were incredible. My thanks to them for trusting me to DJ this very special day in their lives.
Both Proms were in held in large ballrooms. The first room measured 75 x 42 feet (3150 square feet) with about 300 guests and the second was more square and is 6808 square feet with 400 guests, a nice big room! At both Proms, there was an 8 x 8 foot riser set up for the podium. One sub was set up on either side of the podium with a top set above each sub. Once the dancing started, I removed the podium so the kids could dance on the riser.
Sound consisted of two RCF ART 705-AS sub-woofers and two FBT MaxX 4a tops; that's it! That system more than rocked the room once again. The bass was tight and strong at the back of the room and the mids / highs were crystal clear throughout. I love big rooms as it gives the bass waves the room needed to grow. All sound gear was plugged into one 15 amp circuit along with my mixer, two Denon decks, one laptop and an MC-1 controller for the Acrobats. The Acrobats were plugged into a separate circuit, I think... along with a Colorstrip 'behind' the riser. That was set to color-fade during cocktails / dinner, then sound-active to program #8 during dancing.
With the strong Canadian dollar, I think I'm going to pick up a third sub. You just never know when it might come in handy... I already own four of the FBT 4a tops. You really gotta love 35 pound tops. I also own a pair of Colorstrips which I believe is enough to light up any room / gym.
As for the Bats, well what can I say? They are incredible to say the least. Two can fill any room with movement and color.
The kids at both Grads were incredible. My thanks to them for trusting me to DJ this very special day in their lives.
Everything comes into play when setting up a show, the time I'm given to set-up is one of the key factors. This particular room for example was still being flipped when I got there. That isn't even the spot where they originally had me setting up! I had to battle with them to go there. Yes, I had everything arranged with the school before hand but they venue had a new guy in charge who set it up differently than previously years without telling them ahead of time about his plans.
