Mounting scanners on subs

There are nice (and VERY heavy) base plates for truss that will limit that possibility. And if you have room in the truck and don’t mind the heavy lifting … it’s an option. Obviously the low frequency rumble of the sub will not be benificial to your gear. The pole will pass on every vibration 1-on-1. In the old days of major speaker stacks (I SOOOO love modern active speakers) we used to have backlight (bulbs or fluorescent) logo boxes in the stack. And the lights would go out regularly. More often than you’d expect based on the number of hours in service.

My question is though, where are your tops and why aren’t they on the subs (where they kinda should go)?

Greetinx.

You stand in front of your speakers? Hope you are wearing hearing protection 😀

Another thing I didn’t mention is the height. You can never get high enough on an audio stand/pole. At least I don’t like it if my lights sit at head height or slightly above. The closer I can get to the ceiling the better.

I am considering getting this:

http://www.musicstore.de/nl_NL/NLG/-/art-LIG0004127-000?campaign=GBase/NL&NewCountry=NL

It’s pretty light and portable. I have two of those stretch covers that go over the stands. Toss in two LEDs Pars for some backlight. You can hang in a nice backdrop (with your name/logo on it) for bigger events. It gives you a good platform to work with. Just hang in your fixture, hook up to DMX, turn them up (no heavy manual lifting) and you are good to go.

Just my two $ (where is the cents icon when you need it).

Greetinx.

I hear that. It’s why I haven’t bought it yet (I’d prefer no light if I could keep getting away with it, lots of extra work and nowhere near the extra pay). But the alternative is t-bars on stands, which is something I don’t like much really. One place I know that usually has available floor space is behind me. If I set the bigger light stands out on the floor it’s always eating up lots of precious space. Regular truss is out for several reasons. Too big to transport, too much lifting and awkward manoeuvring if you are alone. The hammering part I don’t like much either, my poor ears 😀 . And with truss (even on 50×50 cm base plates) the tilting over chance is still there if you don’t put them in a relatively safe spot, like close to you.

I have played around with backlight on the covers (have black ones). And it takes some doing an placing the lights correctly (to avoid nasty shadows caused by the stand legs) and the right color/intensity, but it actually gives them a bit of a “glow”, which looks ok.

Wish you luck with your decisions and drop us a picture of your setup once you’re done!

Greetinx.