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a man who has found a way to deal with the geek factor.outstanding tips especially the last one.....perhaps i'll print this one up,,,too much time setting up does not lend itself to a smooth creative musical process...well your in Austin,,,Mr. Hartnett,,,please let me know if you want to travel down to San Antonio, and share a night of looping with a small but appreciative crowd,,,i can set something up,,,probably wont be a paying gig however,,,anyone else on the list feel free to consider this an open invitation ,,,if you are traveling this way,,,give me some notice,,,i'll book something,,,and get them to mention it in the local paper...of course we WOULD find a way to pay Mr. dt,,,,break some legs in the name of furthering the local music/art awareness in the collective culture...but is it ready???and is he ready for that TX coffee? james "something's got to give" rhodes At 11:04 AM 3/9/98 -0000, you wrote: >> I was wondering how long it takes everyone to set up at a gig with their >>looping rig- anyone have any time/space saving advice??? > >Unloading time: ten minutes (car to stage, use a dolly) >Setup time: ten minutes. > >I've found it useful to: > >* Rack and fasten everything down. >* Don't have loose, delicate crap (pedalboards without cases, >footcontrollers rattling around loose, etc). Everything should be in a >robust case WITH GOOD HANDLES. >* Wheels on all cases, dolly everything else. >* Clearly label all cables, use the same cables for connections each time. >* Bundle the bunch of cables you probably have going between the stuff at >your feet and the gear in your rack. >* Always put everything away in the same place. >* Space allowing, always set everything up in the same place (relative >position of pedals, speakers, etc). >* Coil all cables neatly and secure them with velcro ties. >* Put a nightlight in the back of your rack, for when you're trying to >make all those connections in a semi-dark stage before the show. >* Put very colorful markings on the jacks in your rack to make it easy to >find which of many inputs you need to connect to. Consider blocking off >unused connections with tape to prevent accidental misconnections. >* Book a lot of gigs. Practice is the best way to learn to quickly >setup/teardown. > >Travis Hartnett > > >