![]() The only downside is that changing the set order on the fly is a bit cumbersome. We've been using this method long enough to know how long each inter-song gap needs to be, and one the whole it works very well. One band has the whole set as a single (very long) Logic arrangement with gaps between songs and uses Section Markers to define each song and Meta Events to automatically stop playback between songs where we know the singer will want to do some talking. If you don't mind me asking, what software are you using to actually play the backing tracks? ![]() It looks a bit more messy this way, but its loads easier and quicker to set up on cramped and dark stages. All audio connections to the outside world are made from a XLR patch panel mounted on the front of the rack. IME consumer-grade computer connectors have no place on stage at a gig, so any that cannot be replaced with professional grade locking ones are fitted in such a way that once everything is in place and plugged in nothing can move. Anything that could possibly move is cable-tied and/or hot glued into place inside the case, and the laptop as attached to a rack shelf using effects pedal velcro. We also have a Behringer headphone amp which accepts balanced line inputs for the drummer's click.Īpart from the headphone amp everything else is contained in a single 3U flight case. Our backing goes into an ART DTI box which completely isolates the audio interface from the PA and protects it against any phantom power the PA may inadvertently supply. One thing I have discovered with the Focusrite interfaces is that all the outputs need to be balanced line otherwise there can still be cross-talk between channels. Our previous half width interface could only be properly rack mounted if it took up 2U of space and none of the bodges I did to try and make it work in 1U lasted long enough to be reliable. Backing tracks on outputs 1&2 and Click on 3.Īudio-wise it's complete overkill for what we need, but for us an essential requirement was that everything fitted into a 3U flight case, and at the time the Focusrite interface was the cheapest decent one that was properly rack mounting. My bands use a Mac PowerBook into a Focusrite Scarlet 18i20 interface.
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