surfpup Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Ding dong... the doorbell rings. Wife opens the door and the UPS guy has all of this loaded up on a cart. New 1200 watt PA system for the band. It's this one... http://www.carvinguitars.com/products/XP1000L-PM15 Hoping it serves us well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Hard to get a good sound check like that, but I hope it works out for you. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Looks like Christmas came very early at your house. Be sure and post some pics with sound if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 carvin makes good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderchild Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 You'll love it!!! I've got a lot of Carvin Equip., studio mics, condenser mics, a powered mixer very similar to yours, an effects processor, wireless systems, I play a Carvin B-4 fretless bass in my bluegrass band and a Carvin Bel-Air tube amp is my #1 amp for all my guitars. My stuff has been bulletproof and if there is a problem, they take care of it pronto. example, one of the wireless systems I use for my guitars started to make a little hissing noise, even tho I'd had it three yrs, they sent me a brand new one and a return tag for the old one. I'm excited for you Surf, you're gonna Love it TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 You'll love it!!! I've got a lot of Carvin Equip., studio mics, condenser mics, a powered mixer very similar to yours, an effects processor, wireless systems, I play a Carvin B-4 fretless bass in my bluegrass band and a Carvin Bel-Air tube amp is my #1 amp for all my guitars. My stuff has been bulletproof and if there is a problem, they take care of it pronto. example, one of the wireless systems I use for my guitars started to make a little hissing noise, even tho I'd had it three yrs, they sent me a brand new one and a return tag for the old one. I'm excited for you Surf, you're gonna Love it TC +1... 3/4 of my PA is Carvin. power amps, Board, monitors, mics ... cant beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks all. Looking forward to hearing it. Won't have a gig until next Wed. - but I'll set it up in the garage just to familiarize with it before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks all. Looking forward to hearing it. Won't have a gig until next Wed. - but I'll set it up in the garage just to familiarize with it before then. Nice. BTW. What ever happened to the thread about "Posting our upcoming gigs" or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Nice. BTW. What ever happened to the thread about "Posting our upcoming gigs" or something like that? Never really took off. Most people thought it was to post videos of their band or their friends bands. But, I see you revived it. I'm game. In fact Kaiser Bill came out and saw us at a gig recently. It was really cool to chat with a member face to face about music! I'll go over and post some dates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 There's so much good stuff available in "sound reinforcement" I think one might almost have to be a pro at studying them to know strengths and weaknesses of each brand, design and even concept. But SP is IMHO doing well by getting into the heart of a performing band, the PA... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 But SP is IMHO doing well by getting into the heart of a performing band, the PA... Update: we used the new PA Wednesday at one of our regular gigs. Worked well. The 15" speakers are a little bigger than I thought they would be. The 12" woofers would probably have been sufficient - especially for the monitor wedge. Still gotta iron out some of the gain. We had the mics a little too hot on the front end at first since each mic has gain and level before you even get to the main output adjustments. Sounded cleaner once we trimmed those back a bit. Interesting and related side note - the supplied Carvin M68 mics sounded great but they are HOT. It came with two, so I was using my trusty Shure SM58. We had to really crank the gain on me to match the Carvin mics the other singers were using. Thought it was a bad cord at first since the level on the Shure was so much lower. Those Carvin mics are really gainy - but they sounded great once we trimmed them back a bit. I may even get one to match the others and carry the SM58 as a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 You think you will be able to post the sounds of your new equipment? Would love to hear it in action. What type of music is your group playing? Think it would be great if members who are in groups could post pictures of them playing with sound. Is that a possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Some pics now that it's all out of the boxes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 yeah, 15-inch speakers make for a biiiiig piece regardless. I think also the point of having to figure balance is one that others should strongly consider. That's not a criticism of SP because it's typical of figuring use of a PA and mikes regardless style or type of music. In fact, those who do not consider such concerns is little or no better off than those who have 9,000 watt guitar amps and 50-watt PAs. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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