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My church currently rents and sometimes we do events at community centers or school auditoriums.
Our current speaker system is less than ideal. It only consist of a Samson Expedition XP1000. Just front left and right, no subs or stage monitors.

We are looking into options for upgrading, but we only have a small budget of $1500, possibly more with donations. Below are some options that we considered.

Would love to hear your suggestions.

Harbinger MLS900: Obviously, the price point of this system is key. We like the idea of the array system and that it comes with two subs. We are aware that we get what we pay for and many people have bad opinions on this brand/model. But we have also read, and watched videos, of people who enjoy this system.

Harbinger MLS1000: Same as above, but power output is the same as our current system.

ElectroVoice ZLX-12p: This brand seems to be the obvious choice for everyone. My question is if these two speakers alone outweigh the benefits of the MLS’ two subwoofers?

Some other background information that might be useful. We are using a Behringer XR18 and are planning on using the Samson Expeditions as stage monitors for the band. Band consist of four singers, one acoustic guitar, one bass guitar, one keyboard, and mic’s cajon.

Our first option is to always try and use the venue’s equipment because it is likely better than ours.

The answer to these questions are probably obvious to most of you. I am not a professional audio person by any means. Just a volunteer that knows how to connect everything and slide up volume faders.

Hello All:

I volunteer as the audio person for my small church. We are using a Behringer XR18 which is controlled by the Mixing Station app.

I am by no means an audio professional. Trying to understand the different settings of reverb, delay, and etc is a bit beyond my expertise.

I know settings can differ depending on the vocalist, venue, and etc. But I am hoping someone can help share some baseline settings and I can adjust from there.

Just looking for the basic vocal effects that you hear in modern worship today. Nothing too crazy. If that’s even possible.

Thanks in advance

Can anyone DM me where they are parking for free? Not trying to pay $20 every time I go there for my kid’s basketball game. TIA.

Furthermore, my company is located in the EU. Do European countries favor any specific software?

How can I check if they did install a tracking softwares?

First movie:
I remember watching it mid 90s. It was a horror/thriller movie. Character falls into a pool and the pool cover closes above him/her trapping them in. There is a tentacle-like creature in the pool, and its appearance has a black and white alternating pattern. The pattern is similar to the cartoon character, Oblina, from the Nickelodeon show, Aaahh Real Monsters.

Second Movie:
Watched on Netflix stream around the 2015s; give or take a few years. I don’t recall if it was a foreign film or not. Premise is a lonely, middle-aged white male. Chubby and unattractive looking. Possibly racist in the beginning. The character eats at an Asian restaurant and befriends the owner/cook. One thing leads to another and character marries the owner/cook’s sister or daughter in exchange for immigration status. I can’t remember how the rest of the story goes, but I believe there are some troubles between the newlyweds at first, but they end up falling in love. The main character reminds me of the actor, Brendan Gleeson, but I checked his IMDb history and could not find a match.

My son recently started saying he wants to become a professional basketball player.

He just turned 11 and is 5’11”. He’s been playing basketball for the past four years. Started in YMCA, then to a local youth rec league that is somewhat competitive. And just recently joined a club team that focuses on development and plays competitive basketball tournaments on the weekend. Sometimes, even playing against 13u teams.

He’s been getting a lot of attention due to his size and coaches/parents keep telling us we need to do this or that. I’ve taken a hands off approach with my son’s basketball “career” up till now, but it seems like I should start being more active about it.

Am I doing right by him currently? Or is there something more I should do to give him more exposure?

I keep seeing reels saying Club/AAU is ruining basketball. So, that also weighs on my mind.

Would love to get feedback on things I should focus on now and things to take note of for the future.