r/mobileDJ

I have dull hum and hiss. The one speaker his a high pitch squeal that is in the background almost going higher and lower in frequency.. any advice?

I'm looking at buying my next mixer and I think I've narrowed it down to these 2. Would love to hear from folks with real life experience with the RCF and/or Yamaha mixer.

I mainly do small corp events, weddings, and school dances.

So say someone is playing weekly for $200 a week.
What would be the appropriate steps to take from a business stand point?
Create an LLC? DBA?
Separate business bank account?
Insure your gear?
Other advice?
What would be your steps for making sure you’re set up correctly and also can do your taxes and such correctly as a business/“professional” DJ?
Thanks.

Edit: I am in the US. Thanks.

What were the hardest parts of that experience?

Where did you find the music you needed?

Did you feel confident going in?

Would you take that booking again?

Thank you kindly for your responses.

Hi DJ’s I’m a wedding DJ in Chicagoland and I’m going to buy a white set of column array speakers. Most of my weddings are under 200 people.

I want to purchase the Evolve70’s. I think I’ll have enough power for most of my events and easier set up than my current. Does anyone have any ideas for me or steer me away in other direction? Any particular ones that you recommend more than this?

My current set up is two mackie thump 15 tops and two 15 subs. I have them in black, but now that I have a white podium I want to get white speakers for the complete look. I understand these are not the highest quality but they are powerful, they were not expensive, and have never let me down. Though I didn’t get covers for them and now they’re a little beaten up in places.

Any thoughts? Appreciate all your input.

So I have a flx4, Allen and heath zed 6 mixer, dbx go rack and two exoton s1503s

How would the chain of command go setting those up for the best sound/ease of use

I’d have to go flx 4 - rca - TS to mixer and I know I’ll need xlr cables out of the mixer
And into the speakers but where does the dbx go rack fit and what cords are needed for the ins. Looks
Like 1/4?

What is the deal with the KS118? I have three different friends (2 DJs and one bar owner) and all three of them had issues with at least one of their KS118 subwoofers. I'm still rocking my KW181s and those things seem to be built like tanks compared to the current model.

Two different DJs faced blown drivers, and both had issues with QSC's warranty. One eventually managed to get QSC to give in but the other was unsuccessful and just listed his pair for sale, notating that one has a blown driver. QSC immediately cited "end user error" for the reason the driver blew for both DJs. If that is the case, why did just one go up in smoke when the pair were set the same and both running at the same time?

The third one had his amplifier module take a dump and it took the subwoofer with it after sending what appears to be DC to the sub. The driver was literally frozen in the out position after the amp went into thermal mode. It was so bad that I could see it frozen in the out position using my phone's flashlight through the grill. It even had the lovely burnt electronics smell. I've seen this all too many times in the car audio world when the power supply takes a dump on the amplifier, but rarely in the DJ world...

The crazy thing is I was there when it happened, and the sub was not even cranked. Even the gain was set less than 12 o'clock in the 10 o'clock position as it was a brand-new subwoofer and he was "breaking it in." He will probably lose his ish if QSC fails to warranty it.

As of now, if anyone asks me what 18" subwoofer to put in their bar or small club, I'm recommending the Bass Boss DJ18S over the QSC. Yeah, it is more expensive, but avoiding the headache of dealing with a blown KS118 will quickly make up for that, lol.

Oddly, I don't mind the KX.2 series tops and even own a pair of K12.2s myself. I do, however, find myself using my Yamaha DXR10MKIIs more than the K12.2s because I think the Yamahas sound a little better with subs when crossed over at 100 Hz. If I need tops only, I prefer the K12.2 when running no sub because it digs a little deeper than the DXR10.

Finally, I love the way the KS118 sounds, but I can't get over how unreliable it is compared to the KW181. Keep in mind, all of the failures that I am speaking of happened on subwoofers purchased within the last six to eight months, with one being 4 days old...

Looking for ideas and/or inspiration for exceptionally mobile setups for ceremonies. We have been doing a ton of outdoor ceremonies at barn/farm venues where the ceremony is often a 10 minute walk from the venue over rough terrain with no power available. I have a pair of Everse 8's, a Denon Prime GO, Ryobi power bank for running the mixer, wireless mics, etc. But setting this up on a rolling cart every time and hoping it will make it over the terrain without tipping is not working. Anyone have an off-road cart that can handle the terrain and carry everything already set up?

I'm getting a lot more requests for after-parties lately after weddings. They want the DJ'ing to continue over in a separate room, building, or entirely different venue down the street.

My tear-down for reception takes a solid hour, but the after-parties start immediately once guests move over. I'd wait to tear down the reception setup until the after-party is done, but most reception venues are usually cleaned up and lights off within 2 hrs.

How do you like to tackle this situation? (No, I don't have an assistant, so I'd appreciate if you refrained from that advice lol) Thanks.

EDIT: not referring to last minute "hey can you play for longer" type of requests. Pre-planned after-parties.

Yo! Bought the sub mentioned in the title and am now looking for a couple of matching tops. Purpose is mainly open air parties for 100-200ppl but definitely want to use them indoors as well. Plan is to get another identical sub down the line, but for now I'm deciding between 12 or 15 inch tops from either HK Audio or RCF to get started. Options are: RCF ART 712/15 MKV and HK Audio LINEAR 5 MK2 112/15 FA. Any tips are greatly appreciated, thanks! ❤️

I'm looking for some advice from people who regularly do larger outdoor events.

My current rig is:

• 2x JBL SRX815P tops
• 2x JBL SRX818P subs

Most of my work is weddings, corporate events, and school dances, and this setup has been fantastic. However, I've been asked to DJ an outdoor event at a softball field, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to scale up. There's a good chance I can establish a monthly recurring show.

A few details:

• Estimated attendance: 1,300-1,500 people
• No stage or elevated platform. I'll be set up at ground level.
• The infield will be roped off.
• The dance area will be on grass along the first-base side and extend into the outfield.
• The goal is good dance music coverage, not concert-level SPL.

My instinct is that simply turning everything up isn't the answer.

If this were your event, what would you add?

• More SRX815P tops? More subs?
• Do I need to worry about delaying speakers halfway down the field if I add more?
• I don't really want to get into array setups, should I look for a way to get speaker towers/lifts to get the tops above the crowd?

Would love some suggestions from folks more experienced doing outdoor events with 1200+ people.

Thank you in advance!

I recently had my Whatnot account permanently restricted because of a situation that was completely unintentional.

During one of my livestreams, someone joined the chat and started spamming racist comments. I didn’t realize what they were saying at the time, and without thinking, I accidentally read one of the comments out loud on stream. Unfortunately, Whatnot flagged the stream for harassment and permanently restricted my account.

I immediately appealed the decision and tried explaining what happened, but my appeal was denied. I’ve also reached out to Whatnot multiple times hoping someone would take another look at my case, but I haven’t been able to get any help.

This has been incredibly difficult because Whatnot wasn’t just a hobby for me it was my primary source of income. Losing my account has put me in a really tough financial situation, and it’s been overwhelming trying to figure out what to do next. I never intended to promote hateful language or violate the platform’s rules, and I truly regret not realizing what I was reading before I said it out loud.

What not is my main source of income especially because im taking care of my 2 kids without any help from there mom. I’ve tried my best to contact whatnot but nothing has helped so this is what im resorting too

All that matters to me is that the id and face scan are done while also setting up the bank/stripe payments if anyone could help this would be very much appreciated

I can only afford this for 2-3 people so if anyone can help please do

DM me if you want to help thank you

Hey all, I have an 1/8 to XLR cable from my MacBook to the Everse and the sound is pretty bad. The audio sounds like it’s clipping or pushing the everse too hard, but I do not experience this whatsoever when using my microphone or Bluetooth.

Any idea what setting I may need to adjust? Could be a bum cable, but it’s new.

I’m new to the speaker, but maybe I’m doing something incorrectly.

I'm curious how others do it because I think my current lead to booking process has to many steps. What process has given you the most success to book your DJs?

Hey all - looking for some rec's for apps that you use either in prep for a gig/wedding, or during a gig/wedding - ie showing timelines, speeches, timers, notices, etc. Additionally if there are say DMX control apps, recording use cases, and other uses that I'm not necessarily thinking of off the top of my head, please feel free to share those as well.

This will be done PRIMARILY offline unless the venue has wifi (I don't currently use an unlimited data plan on my cell).

What is the best, most efficient way to set the gains with a mixer and powered speaker?

For example, last night, I had a couple of laptops running through a mixer and into an Everse 12. To get the volume that I wanted, I turned the laptops all the way up, the individual channels' volume to halfway and the master volume to 3-4. Would it be better to lower the channel and/or device volumes down and increase the master volume?

Explain it to me like I'm four because I'm super dumb.

i’m going to be getting back into weddings soon and was thinking about upgrading my laptop, my current one is a 2015 13 inch retina mbp.

anyone have recommendations for the recent macbook offerings? anything I should avoid?

Main needs:
2 RCF J8s
FLX10
MacBook Pro

4-6 or 7 hours

Hit me! Thank you