out door party/open air setup?

[Phrenetic]

called to help out with an outdoor "highschool" party in abby. what kind of PA should be used? what setup?

ive dont many house parties with reg. Mackies. but i dont think they would work in the outdoors... and we cant afford to rent bandpass subs so i need the fnk peeps to help me out here, tell me what to use and do and what to watch out for technically

any sugestion will do

edit: i cant spell for my life

[Caps/\L0cK]

What musics spinnin? Id so check that out with all my friends from abby

[wishbone]

abby? Just bring in a bhangra CD and put it in one of their honda preludes with 4 12" no-name subs.

[Phrenetic]

lol well... my client wants it to be a rave and that doesnt help very much. seeing as how music varies, trance/hard dance will probably be happening. so the respected outdoor PA for for that demand will be needed.\

thats why i need teh helpz

[BongMan]

rent something that works in water cause trust it's gonna rain rain rain

[Phrenetic]

anyone think i should get the Mackies and have them as high up as possible to shoot te sound far.

and he has a home stereo, mabey i can make use of that?


club owners! sound guys! someone halp!

thanks

[djOKIBI]

I've done a couple outdoor parties with a pair of Mackie towers and one or two Yorkville subs.
Of course, it was dry and covered where I was spinnin'.

It really depends on the size of the party...

[project.one]

Send me a message on MSN buddy. Ive got some info for you.

[dSl-DuDe]

anything thats outdoors should have a large number of watts and speakers if you want high volume levels and decent sound quality. Passive speakers are recommended with a good set of amplifiers and processing. The mackie's you are probably referring to would probably be Active (self-powered) and probably only about 350 watts each. You would probably require at least 4-6 of those, not including subs for anything outside of decent volume. Subs usually you run double what you have for mid-high units. so 4 mid-high speakers and 8 subs would perform nicely. I have my own rig suitable for smaller shows (200 people indoors). What sort of size is this expected to be?

[project.one]

Hummm...

I wouldnt touch this one with a 10ft. poll if I were you!

[dSl-DuDe]

haha!