Essential tools
Gene
Mic cable for SM58.
(Agree with other post on Z cables over Y cables)
Board Tape.
Handheld tone generator.
Speaker polarity tester (aka phase checker or popper)
DeOxit Gold or D5 + CaigKleen
Many condoms.....For bodyworn wireless xmitters, of course..:-)
Gene
Miller <matm...@matmiller.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Its long overdue, - and this month is it... I'm gonna put my gig box
> together. I have all sorts of little bits I take to every gig, but
they're
> in little Shure zip bags, or loose round the house, - and now I'm gonna
bite
> the bullet and get myself a heavy wearing gig bag and keep everything in
it
> permanently - now all I need is for you nice people to remind me what I've
> left out that's gonna save my arse....
>
> The usual suspects - please add:
>
> Maglite (AA sized, and biggie)
> Leatherman
> Sharpies
> PVC tape - various colours, - with scissors.
> Gaff
> Y Spits (2 of each way)
> Sex changers (2 of each way)
> Jack to XLR (2 of each way)
> Phono to XLR (2 of each way)
> Mini jack to 2x XLR (2 of each way)
> Mini jack to 2x Phono
> Soldering kit
> Pin 1 lifters (2 of)
> Soundcheck CD's
> Passport
> Markup sheets for Midas, Yam, SCraft, Generic
> Chinascribe pencils
> Showcase book
> Portable Dat Machine (w/ blank dats)
> Portable CD Player
> SM 58
> Pair PZMs
> Headphones
> Schuko mains adapters
> Mains tester
> Multi voltage / polarity / connector DC adapter.
> Spare IEC mains cable.
> Mini multimeter
> Hair dryer (OMG! someone's thrown a pint over the desk, + showtime is
three
> mins...)
> Earplugs
> Lanyards
> Various Asprin etc
> Deodorant
> Bottle Opener
> Good Book
>
> I'm sure I'll think of more as I go along, - but suggestions of your
'don't
> leave home without it' items would be greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Mat Miller
> MatM...@MatMiller.Freeserve.Co.Uk
>
>
Miller
Tim S Kemp
Tim S Kemp
"Tim S Kemp" <ne...@timkemp.karoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> GAFFER!!!!
>
oops - sorry - it's on your list but it's worth repeating....
... I would add portable MD, Laptop, change of clothes, fire extinguisher,
mobile phone...
Ralph Staub
- You may want to replace your "Y" cables with "Z" (2m, 2f) cables. It
makes a unisex "Y" cable. Just leave the extra connector dangle or sex
change it and use it as a third out. Very flexible.
- An arsenal of equipment fuses.
- A folding luggage dolly (for that stray rack of RF units that came in
the rental car).
- More Sharpies.
0jun...@interl.net
wire strippers
wire cutters,
assorted screwdrivers, vice grips and other basic hand tools,
I have a homebrewed xlr and quarter inch cable tester. One could
always add sockets for 5 pin din and other plugs on it.
I'd have to add two more push buttons for those pins as well.
Also, a good volt/ohmmeter is an essential for your kit.
Finally a pair of headphones.
Richard Webb
Electric Spider Productions
replace anything before the @ symbol with elspider for real email. SOrry
folks, I had to reinstitute spam filtering. Tried it the other way, didn't like
the results.
SPARKY
>
> Its long overdue, - and this month is it... I'm gonna put my gig box
> together. I have all sorts of little bits I take to every gig, but they're
> in little Shure zip bags, or loose round the house, - and now I'm gonna bite
> the bullet and get myself a heavy wearing gig bag and keep everything in it
> permanently - now all I need is for you nice people to remind me what I've
> left out that's gonna save my arse....
> The usual suspects - please add:
>
> Maglite (AA sized, and biggie)
AAA Maggie also, for clipping to your lanyard. Very useful for amp rack
hunting sessions or that 'I-just-stepped-in-from-the-sunny-outdoors"
feeling. Ya'll know waht I mean.
[snip]
> SM 58
...With a switch. That way you can use it for T.B., or it can be your
last-ditch mic.
Add an SPL meter to the list. The local cops will love you for it.
A Whirlwind "Q-Box"
Always more Sharpies, but get them in colors. Red for mics, blue for
drums, green for playback and that annoying V.O.G. mic. Come on
everybody, join in!
Why do you carry 2) PZM's in the box?
--
Joel Farris "SPARKY"
Plus3dB Productions, LLC
Michael Gaster
a kitchen sink and a extra PM4k
Michael
"Miller" <matm...@matmiller.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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Denny Strauser
> AAA Maggie also, for clipping to your lanyard. Very useful for amp rack
> hunting sessions or that 'I-just-stepped-in-from-the-sunny-outdoors"
> feeling. Ya'll know waht I mean.
I've seen a couple guys use a "miners lamp" type thing; with an elastic
head band and a light.
Look mom, no hands ... and no drool on my Mag, either.
Denny Strauser
Miller
SPARKY <Plus3dBPr...@att.net> wrote in message
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> Why do you carry 2) PZM's in the box?
>
> --
> Joel Farris "SPARKY"
> Plus3dB Productions, LLC
>
If I'm in a gig where I cant get enough auxes for the dat mix, as a last
ditch I can use em for room recordings - straight desk mixes are often worse
than useless they're so misleading, - so I just have these as a quick +
rough way of getting a room sound to tape. Show tapes can be giving em
enough rope to hang you with sometimes, but for the first few shows of a
tour is a pretty useful way of finding out what's working and what aint...
Miller
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> - No tool box is complete without a "Q box".
>
> - You may want to replace your "Y" cables with "Z" (2m, 2f) cables. It
> makes a unisex "Y" cable. Just leave the extra connector dangle or sex
> change it and use it as a third out. Very flexible.
Wassa Q box?
Z-connectors - yeah, great idea - have had one of those before (and wont be
lending it out again...)
Key Audio (Kenneth Kareta)
A Phase Checker (cricket)
2 XLR Phase inverter barrels.
(In case You get an older console with no phase switches,
or noticed a swapped cable 3 seconds before showtime)
An 18" long (0.5m) TRS cable, with one female end, and one right angle male end.
(So You won't bend Your headphone's plug to hell,
if You get a console with a below armrest headphone jack)
5 to 10 extra mini-Maglite bulbs!!
(drop it when it's on, and no more bulb!)
Input lists, Stage plots, and Tech riders.
(3 times as many as You'd think You'll need!)
TWO address books or day planners or palm pilots, whatever You use.
(in case you loose one)
A DI sized transformer Splitter box.
(buzzzzzzzzzzzz)
a Yellow A4 (legal) notepad.
(Yellow with black sharpie is Highly visible when the ClearCom dies,
or for NO DRINKS signs)
A crescent wrench!
(Truck mirrors come loose, good weapon in a pinch)
Band-Aids
Antacids
Diarrhea medication
Cigarette lighter, and scented candle
(To quell the smell in the event You need the above medication)
All those AES papers You've been meaning to read but haven't found the time.
--
Ken Kareta, Owns,.
Key Audio Services
David Shorter
> Its long overdue, - and this month is it... I'm gonna put my gig box
> together. I have all sorts of little bits I take to every gig, but they're
> in little Shure zip bags, or loose round the house, - and now I'm gonna bite
> the bullet and get myself a heavy wearing gig bag and keep everything in it
> permanently - now all I need is for you nice people to remind me what I've
> left out that's gonna save my arse....
>
> The usual suspects - please add:
>
> Leatherman
Get the Leatherman Wave. You can open the main blade one handed by flicking
it out with your thumb, very useful when you've only got one hand free.
--
Regards,
David Shorter
DazzReal Sound Labs
Auckland, New Zealand
Any errors in tact, fact or spelling
are entirely due to transmission error.
Phildo
Miller <matm...@matmiller.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> together. I have all sorts of little bits I take to every gig, but
they're
> in little Shure zip bags, or loose round the house, - and now I'm gonna
bite
> the bullet and get myself a heavy wearing gig bag and keep everything in
it
> permanently - now all I need is for you nice people to remind me what I've
> left out that's gonna save my arse....
>
> The usual suspects - please add:
>
Terrasonde audio toolbox or at least a good cable tester.
Good selection of fuses.
Cricket (phase tester)
Contact cleaner.
Phildo
Ralph Staub
Whirlwind product.
Best little tool $139.95 can buy. It clips onto your tool belt and
here's a partial list of what it will do.
mic/line level headphone amp (also has built in speaker)
detects phantom power
detects intercom power
tone generator (-50, -20, +4)
built in mic (-50, -20, +4)
works as an intercom station
list goes on forever.
I couldn't get the page to come up, (server must be down) but here's a
link to their home page.
Tim Scott, Sound Expression
hammer
hex-keys
saw
spanner
Magnifiying glass
ruler
compasses
Universal power supply
Clip on fan
Clip on lamp
business cards
Glue
Stapler
Bungee cords
Spare MCBs/Fuses for various boards
Stanley Knife
Tim Scott, Sound Expression
with both hands frr and be able to talk at the same time.
So i can wire into a fuse board with all power off if needed, or looking in
the back of a rack that needs rewiring in a dark club
Robert C. Gilbert
Mag-Lites are Waterproof!
--
Robert C. Gilbert // Business Cards Plus Graphic Design
Fon: (306) 373-9438 Fax: (306) 477-2494
ICQ#: 74738683 email: bc...@home.com
Personal -WWW-: http://members.home.net/bcpgd/ IBO#: 0867122
Business -WWW-: http://www.ina.net/twi/infinity+1 Password: ebiz
Phildo
Robert C. Gilbert <bc...@home.com> wrote in message
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> Mag-Lites are Waterproof!
Yeah but does yours come in electric blue and have your name engraved on it
like mine? [1]
At least there's no confusion as to who it belongs to and no chance of
someone appropriating it.
Always worth engraving or marking your tools.
Phildo
[1] a present from varilites via Tim Roberts and LIVE! magazine
Denny Conn
name, not yours <G>). Got it for 15 years service here at the Hult. Wonder
what I'll get for 20??? A McDonald's gift certificate???
------->Denny
Mike Borkhuis
Nice color.... =)
Mike Borkhuis
Worship Technology
André Huisman
<Things to take with you on the road>
- A towel (handy for sweat AND flying beer).
- Clean shirt (see beer remark above).
- A fresh pair of socks. If your feet start to feel like (can't find the
word... insert it here yourself), try a fresh pair of socks; it really works
(or at least it does for this flatfooted guy).
- Business cards of yourself and a few competetors (hand your own if the gig
goes well, use the others if the gig goes sour ;-)
- Inventory list.
- ASPIRIN!
None of the above can be plugged into a socket BTW (which makes me feel
somewhat awkward ;-).
--
André Huisman
New Line licht & geluid
hui...@new-line.nl
http://www.new-line.nl
--- pardon my French, I'm Dutch ---
Måns Nilsson
>
>Robert C. Gilbert <bc...@home.com> wrote in message
>news:395D6382...@home.com...
>> Mag-Lites are Waterproof!
>
>Yeah but does yours come in electric blue and have your name engraved on it
>like mine? [1]
Mine does, at least the triple-A.
Did we say Fluke 123 portable scope?
And Fostex TT15 tone generator?
I like the EMO cable check unit, small and versatile.
Rubbing alcohol.
Super glue
Cotton swabs
Lubricant(s)
Condoms
--
Måns Nilsson MN1334-RIPE
http://vvv.besserwisser.org GSM 070 9174840
Is he the MAGIC INCA carrying a FROG on his shoulders?? Is the FROG
his GUIDELIGHT?? It is curious that a DOG runs already on the ESCALATOR ...
Matt Stoody
http://datel.com/ Click on "2-wire Meters".
Matt Stoody
Toronto
> I'm sure I'll think of more as I go along, - but suggestions of your 'don't
> leave home without it' items would be greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Mat Miller
> MatM...@MatMiller.Freeserve.Co.Uk
Joe Kotroczo
wrote:
[...]
>Did we say Fluke 123 portable scope?
By the way: Boss says he want's his multimeter back. :-) I think it's
about time I bought my own. Any recommendations? Shouldn't be too
expensive...
(Do you really think a portable scope is essential?)
_____________________________________________________________________
Joe Kotroczo kotr...@village.uunet.lu
SPARKY
After losing three expensive multimeters to theft, I went to Radio Shack
and bought a $20 shirt pocket model. The leads coil up into the lid, it
measures AC, DC, Ohms, and has a "beep" continuity checker. No more
"lost" meters for this guy! It's been around for over 18 months and still
going strong.
Måns Nilsson
>On 3 Jul 2000 17:04:25 GMT, mans...@bartlet.df.lth.se (Måns Nilsson)
>wrote:
>
>[...]
>>Did we say Fluke 123 portable scope?
>
>By the way: Boss says he want's his multimeter back. :-) I think it's
>about time I bought my own. Any recommendations? Shouldn't be too
>expensive...
Anything from Fluke.
>(Do you really think a portable scope is essential?)
No, but cool.
Oh, a vise is essential, otoh.
--
Måns Nilsson MN1334-RIPE
http://vvv.besserwisser.org GSM 070 9174840
I had pancake makeup for brunch!
E. Hill
> and bought a $20 shirt pocket model. The leads coil up into the lid, it
> measures AC, DC, Ohms, and has a "beep" continuity checker. No more
> "lost" meters for this guy! It's been around for over 18 months and still
> going strong.
I've had mine for years. One of the clips for the leads broke, and the
battery cover comes off once in awhile. Other than that, it's great - nice
and small, auto-ranging...
- Eric