Audio Equipment Update
03 Aug 2008 20:30 Author: At-Risk
Panther
Savrin brought up an interesting point earlier today.
He was browsing the FA forum and ran across a post
where someone said that people are essentially greedy
and that without a paper trail for the donations to
show how they were used, he didn’t feel they could be
trusted. I agree with the sentiment, so we’ve decided
to publish the receipts for what we have purchased
with your donations.
First, I ordered two three-packs of microphones, six insert cables, and seven pairs of Neutrik XLR cable terminators for $120.78 from Musician’s Friend. That shipment should arrive Monday.
Next, an audio processor and 50m of XLR wire for $187.39 from BSW. This one should arrive on Tuesday. Just in time to spend the night wiring mic cables.
Finally, I called my Sweetwater rep on Friday and ordered the same mixer we had before, an Allen & Heath Zed-14 for $399.97. It should be here by Wednesday.
Sorry I had to trim out names and so forth. Those are all copied out of the E-mails I received with only minor formatting changes.
$708.14 total for what will end up being a better setup than we originally had in a few ways. Now all that we have left to purchase is the equipment case and the computers. For the moment, we are using a Mac Mini which Jen loaned to us. I upgraded it to 2 GB of RAM, and it’s nice and zippy now, so we’ll be using it this week. That should be long enough to get some idea of just how much the insurance will cover and at least order new machines. We may have to take next Thursday (August 14th) off, depending on whether she needs the Mini back or not, but that should be it.
Also, a few people have expressed that they don’t think a $5 donation is helpful. $5 is a pair of cable terminators. It’s an insert cable. It’s almost five meters of very high quality microphone wire. Honestly, every little bit helps. While a lot of the things we’ve had to buy are fairly big-ticket, there are lots of really small costs that add up very quickly. Every dollar helps, and we are sincerely thankful to everyone who has donated.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to drop me a line. audio@foxstuffers.com
First, I ordered two three-packs of microphones, six insert cables, and seven pairs of Neutrik XLR cable terminators for $120.78 from Musician’s Friend. That shipment should arrive Monday.
Next, an audio processor and 50m of XLR wire for $187.39 from BSW. This one should arrive on Tuesday. Just in time to spend the night wiring mic cables.
Finally, I called my Sweetwater rep on Friday and ordered the same mixer we had before, an Allen & Heath Zed-14 for $399.97. It should be here by Wednesday.
Sorry I had to trim out names and so forth. Those are all copied out of the E-mails I received with only minor formatting changes.
$708.14 total for what will end up being a better setup than we originally had in a few ways. Now all that we have left to purchase is the equipment case and the computers. For the moment, we are using a Mac Mini which Jen loaned to us. I upgraded it to 2 GB of RAM, and it’s nice and zippy now, so we’ll be using it this week. That should be long enough to get some idea of just how much the insurance will cover and at least order new machines. We may have to take next Thursday (August 14th) off, depending on whether she needs the Mini back or not, but that should be it.
Also, a few people have expressed that they don’t think a $5 donation is helpful. $5 is a pair of cable terminators. It’s an insert cable. It’s almost five meters of very high quality microphone wire. Honestly, every little bit helps. While a lot of the things we’ve had to buy are fairly big-ticket, there are lots of really small costs that add up very quickly. Every dollar helps, and we are sincerely thankful to everyone who has donated.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to drop me a line. audio@foxstuffers.com