I hope to be blogging more this year and bringing more educational Items and such to the Blog, we've gone thru Ups and Downs this year and thru this tuff economic situation. Ive also expanded my sales and selection of items to offer, Ill be offering a Monthly sale item on the websites new Homepage again coming soon, Ive had to find a new host for the website, new webmaster and created new facebook pages for cases and Pro Audio, Its been a bust winter.

I hope some of you will begin to interact and let me know what your looking for and what you would lie to learn about. Im planning a seminar for July which will feature National Brands and Sales Reps, Id like to do some Shoot out style events, and showcase different Digital consoles, also Crests latest offering's. The Season is upon us and after the terrible storms that have devastated the South, Our prayers are with the fine people that have been so affected and lost everything.

God Bless America.

Changing Technologies

Ive just finished an amazing show with Max Weinberg and his Big Band, WOW what can I say but Myself and Max have much in common, I love this music, Rock and Roll and all that is great but 14 Horn players and a Rhythm section do something to me. This has to be one of the hottest bands Ive heard since the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra came thru with Walt Andrus on vocals. Hot Hot Hot, and what made it even cooler we had the Legend Bob Heil in the House who brought us a bunch of new mics to play with and use, The Heil Mics are simply blowing most of the old brands out of the water, Im an Audix fan and I love my Audix mics but now Ive got a double barrel arsenal of choices. We used ALL Heil mics on every instrument, every horn, Sax, Tromboine, Trumpet, Grand Piano, Bass, and all over Max's DW Drumkit.....

I didnt use one compressor, nor gate, nor anything other then System EQ and Channel EQ and in may cases it was FLAT and the outcome was one totally feedback free nite of Big Band glory and sound. These Heil mics have such great rejection and we had 24 OPEN Mic channels, the only channel I could mute was the Wireless talk back that he used between to digress about the band, the music and beats. Of course we then informed Max that he was in the Hometown of Miles Davis World Renowned trumpeter extraordinaire, He simply had one of his young and talented Trumpeters play a song in honor of Miles and he was great......

Winters here and its been a tough year, I haven't worked as much as Id like too, My Moms been deathly ill but doing better, I lost two great Friends aged 52/53 respectively to Heart Attacks and Im praying the Grim Reaper has gotten his fill, its been a tough year......
God Bless all.....

Road cases

a while since Ive

Well its been but weve been under the same pressures that everyone has faced, NO WORK, Weve chugged along and were finally breaking out of the doldrums.

Weve got our Roadcase factory running full speed now and were looking for orders, If you need Backline cases, Trunks, Mixer , Drum, Lightng, Effects cases were building them, see our Facebook page at Pearl Pro Case for examples.

Ill be posting again soon.

Well It looks like the Dog Days of Summer are here in JUNE, its 110 here in the shade and we have 3 outdoor shows in a week, Im sure Ill be about 50 Lbs lighter after this week. Infocomm has come and gone and Im sure theres a million new products out there waiting for use in our Business, I hope everyone got a chance to read the latest Pro Sound News and see our article concerning Social Networking, The Blogs, the Facebooks etc.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/prosound_200906/#/60

The Latest Pro Sound News has a great article on the Social Marketing Phenom.....Ill be writing more as time goes by but the Work is out there for those willing to Network and become salesmen, My dad used to spend three weeks a month on the road selling Caterpillar parts, so I guess I have some natural ability to reach out and talk to people and again network your business. The economy is tired and needs a boost and if your gonna compete in todays market then you have to get out on the road and sell, even if it means leaving freinds and family and comfy surroundings. Sound and Production crews travel many miles and bring events to us in every kind of weather, well here in the Midwest its dar not, but the Music and gear is still cool....Have a great Summer, God Bless

Ive just returned from Nashville where I took 3 days of YCATS Training from Yamaha, Digital Sound Reinforcement training, PM5D, MC7L and other Digital products from Yamaha, Shure and Nexo. Nexo is a Speaker and Amp manufacturer who has taken the Industry by storm now that they are Allied with Yamaha they are really bring forth some Awesome product, Listening Tests were done and its some Killer gear.

Shure Presented there Whitespaces program and many issues were discussed, The Entire Wireless issue is still very much in the air. I have always urged anyone whose using Wireless to Write the FCC, Your Congressional representatives and express your feelings that Wireless Mics are very important to our Industry as a whole. The guys at Shure have been doing lots of research and there are new tools on there website to help you find and scan for Available channels, Find TV broadcasters and where they are broadcasting. The Wireless program was very interesting and Even though I dont own many Shure Mics I found great information there on the Website.

Yamaha's Digital consoles are pretty much an Industry wide accepted console, The PM5D Platform is really nice and layed out very well, Its an ongoing thing with updates, Changes in Functionality and usgae, We spent quite a few Hours going over the way these work, Networking, Cobranet, Ethernet, and basically Computer Networking the Product. If you dont believe that Audio is becoming an IT item and you havent studied any of this I urge you to get into these classes. It was well presented, Easy to Understand and the Presenters did a great job of Teaching, Answering the Million DUMB questions and making sure WE got a grip on the basics, applications and use.

Im very interested in the Entire IT thing and Ive been reading and studying lots of Cobranet/Ethernet/IT uses and applications and that helped me understand all the product better, If you want more Info go to Yamahaproaudio.com and check out the programs and gear. The new Sound System Simulator Y-S3 program is really cool and works with many factorys products.

Our Picture will be on the YCATS blog space and I came away with the Certificate that I wanted, Ive put lots of Emphasis this year on getting more training, Online and at Local Colleges and trying to learn and apply this new IT skillset.

Lots of stuff happeneing and we had a nice dinner with One of John Cougars Bandmates and a couple Guys from Little River Band and other PA companies down in Nashville, When and if you get down there I recommend LA PAZ Mexican restaurant for healthy servings and great Mararitas. It was a welcome break from the COMPUTER classes for three days. Thanks to Yamaha, Nexo and Shure for doing a great seminar series.

Ive watched a couple Webinars lately from Creative Stage Lighting of which we are a dealer for all of there Rigging, Power, Theatrical and Lighting products. Richard Cadena and other folks have come together to explain the basics and not so basics of Lighting and Im glad they did these. Many Houses of Worship are "In the Dark" about these things and people go out to Guitar Center, Buy some Lighting and expect the Stage to be clear and Video to work flawlessly, NOT SO !!!!

Thanks to the Staff @ Creative Stage Lighting and Richard Cadena for the Webinars, they were great !!

Video requires that you adhere to certain Luminance levels referred to as LUX or FOOT CANDLES to make Subjects, Faces, and Stage look real through the Video camera's unyielding eye, get this wrong and it not only looks bad but images can be shifted, the meaning can be blurred, Video requires good quality lighting and Video gear is expensive, Your Lighting needs to be up to PAR. The Use of Color media and Proper Fixtures, Lamps and Bulbs, Focus and Position is of utmost importance for your HOW.

We can Design and Implement complete Lighting systems for Stage, Theatre, Houses of Worship and any need for professional level of Lighting, Including Rigging, and Electrical needs which go hand in hand. You cant take 30 Fixtures and expect to plug them in to wall outlets, you need to consider the total electrical needs, and then the effect that thirty 1000 watt lamps can have on HVAC systems as well. This is an example but Ive seen this done in Churches and Extension cords all over, Different brands of dimmers etc hanging from overhead pipe on unapproved rigging hardware.

We are Kramer, Extron, TV-ONE, BlackBox and Clark Wire dealers, Panasonic, Peerless, Navitar, DALITE, Harkness Hall and HP PC Dealers, we Design, Configure, Install and Train your staff on all aspects of the Video system and we can offer additional factory training classes.

We are also full line Lighting, Rigging and Power systems dealers through Creative Stage Lighting, and most major brands of Entertainment Lighting.

If we can help with any needs for Audio, Intercom, Background Music, XM Radio, PA systems, Wireless Mics, Mixers, DSP Training, Lighting, Video, Power Distribution for Portable needs, Generators, and many other items, Give us a call and well be glad to answer your questions.

We gladly Crossrent to other Versarray users and rental companies at Discounted rates !!!

Peaveypro@gmail.com

HELLO,

Finally I have my Blog and my website linked, Ive been trying to get may past deadbeat webmaster to do this forever, My New Webmaster is Riverbender.com and I highly recommend him, Professional is the word and it took me a long time to find the people he has with the SKILLS.
So now I will be updating my blog at least three days a week, maybe more. Letting you know whats going on, where were at, Shows were working, Tech were using etc.

Right now Ive got a HUGE sale going on with Galaxy Audio products new Travaler Portable PA, This is not a toy, its a serious Sound SYSTEM, Wireless Mic, Digital Recorder, CD Player and a Wireless transmitter that lets you transmit with one mic between 2 units, WIRELESSLY !!!!!

http://www.galaxyaudio.com/TV8.jsp

Also were moving the MIPRO ACT Digital and Analog Wirelss Mic systems like crazy, 100 CHANNELS, 10 Groups, Automatic Channel Scan and tuning, Uses Double AA Batteries, Condenser Mic element, Metal case.....
NUFF SAID...SALE IS ON NOW.

http://www.avlex.com/pdfs/new_2008/ACT-82.pdf

Last but not least we have the Furmann Power conditioners, Have you ever wanted to Start all of the equipment in your sanctuary with one key switch, Here it is, The Furmann ASD 120 Sequenced Power Controller,Distro, Sequencer. For Churches these are an answer to powering up expensive equipment in the right order, without surges, spikes . With the Remote Keyswitch, (Below)

http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=01&id=RS-1

You walk in and turn the key and your Sound, Video, Stage gear comeson Sequentially, and without Pops, snaps etc....HUGE SALE RIGHT NOW !!!

OK I gotta run, Wishing Everyone a Happy Easter and come back and read and learn and hopefully trust in us to be your service and sound contractors/suppliers.

http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=01&id=ASD-120