brianmole 0 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Ebay item http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/scared.gif Link to post Share on other sites
DJ Marky Marc 0 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/fear.gif these items should be banned, they are made by the http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/221.gif <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
Kingy 0 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 have you never seen one of these before? They are basically the industry standard in this field, very primitive. I would rather see a comp/limiter than just shutting down the mains, but these are or were all over the place! Link to post Share on other sites
brianmole 0 Posted September 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 I know these too well! It is the only product by this great manufacturer I would be tempted to http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/censored2.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/censored2.gif and http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/censored2.gif and http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/laugh.gif Link to post Share on other sites
paula 0 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 I think you have to much time on your hands to be mouching round ebay......Chrispy any maintance on the forum for this one to do?!! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/wacko.gif Link to post Share on other sites
scotty 0 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 ewwwww i hate those - I have considered taking a UPS (borrowed from my last place of work) http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/whistling.gif to gigs with these so if it cuts the power for however many seconds I can carry on http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/071.gif anyone ever put a sock over the external mic ? Scotty KING OF DISCOS We're what parties were invented for ! MySpace 'If anyone here hasnt enjoyed themselves this evening would you kindly raise your arm........, and slap yourself around the chops' Link to post Share on other sites
milhouse 0 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 I hate these things. You can buy a brick wall limiter for less than £100 which will just hold the audio at a constant level and not cut it out. Some engineers don't know what they're doing when they install these into sound systems to stop DJs going over the "legal" volume. Link to post Share on other sites
YourBigEvent 0 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Get this at the same time then ! .....but what do I know ? Your Big Event Office:01803 813540 Direct: 0797 0717 448 e.mail:info@yourbigevent.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
joe 0 Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Lucky, I have never come across a sound limiter yet! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/fear.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/smile.gif Link to post Share on other sites
Gary 0 Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 QUOTE (joe @ Sep 30 2004, 09:31 AM) Lucky, I have never come across a sound limiter yet! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/fear.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/smile.gif Sound limiters often turn up in council run/council funded venues. They've been mentioned a few times previously on the forum. My own way working "with" a sound limiter, (rather than working "against" one) is to publically announce the existance of the sound limiter, to the public BEFORE it gets triggered. Tell them that it not only picks up music volumes, but that it also includes allows sound levels from voices, banging doors, singing etc - and tell them that everytime it decides that its been "in the red" for more than a few seconds, it cuts all your equipment power off for X seconds. This way, the audience knows that when all goes dark and quiet during their strangled cries of http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/laugh.gif "Hiiiii hoooooo silver lining" http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif its not because of a lack of servicing, or dodgy gear on your part... Link to post Share on other sites
Kingy 0 Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 I will not work with these types of unit due to the fact they can cause damage to your gear, particularily amplifiers. Remember that they reconnect themselves after a period and can power up without notice! Bye Bye output stages... I point out the reason why and if the venue management are obliging, I plug in else where but still monitor the level displayed. Interestingly, if you have a problem, point out that you dont play at silly levels and that you know these units can be tempremental, then ask the manager to sign a Disclaimer stating they are responsibly should this unit damage your equipment through cutting off the juice! If they refuse.... dont plug in or start to pack away. Watch them cover their eyes whilst you plug in elsewhere! It has happened to me.... http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/whistling.gif Link to post Share on other sites
nrgize 0 Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Good one Ads! I hate them! When I had my PC hooked up at a gig one night it cut power straight off and nearly ruined my computer. It also looks very embarassing. The last venue I went to that had same limiter as above. makes the power stay off for a whole minute and god does it drag that minute! I know have run a cable through the ceiling and unplug the cooker in their kitchen and plug sound system in their. and the lights on sound limiter sockets. Email :: info@nrgize-disco.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
OK KARAOKE 1 Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 The limiter in Wallasey Cons Club shuts off and doesn`t come back until a member of staff turns up with a key. Never happened to me yet, but another DJ tripped the unit and the key was in the pocket of an employee who was away on holiday. End of night. He was offered the opportunity to plug in behind the bar on an extension lead but he decided to have an early night on full pay instead. He successfully argued the legality of over-riding the H&S enforcement which had been placed on the venue. Am not sure what I would have done - probably plugged in behind the bar for the sake of the punter, but I still chuckle when I think of the red faces of the Comittee http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Link to post Share on other sites
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