the_jade•8h ago

When our venue's soundboard died, the $50 mixer from the trunk was the hero.

A backup plan with basic equipment prevented a total disaster.

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3 Comments

harperh648h ago

No way a $50 mixer saved the show!

robin_roberts3h ago

Harperh64, your "no way" comment hits home because I was just as skeptical at a community theater gig last year. Our sound guy pulled a dusty mixer from his trunk, something he picked up at a garage sale for maybe forty dollars. We had no choice after the venue's system crashed right before act two. That little box hummed and one channel cut out, but it carried dialogue to the back row well enough. It wasn't about quality in that moment, it was about sheer functionality preventing a total collapse. Have you ever seen a show limp to the finish line on what everyone thought was junk?

julia_fisher7h ago

Totally get where you're coming from. A $50 mixer seems UNLIKELY to handle a professional show's demands. But hey, desperate times call for desperate measures, right?

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