production wizard

fill in this simple form to generate a full sound technical specification that you can take to your sound company for a quote.

size of audience: Up to 100 Up to 200 Up to 400 Up to 800 Up to 1500 Up to 3000 Up to 5000 Up to 10,000 Up to 20,000 Up to 30,000 location: indoor (hall) indoor (room) outdoor (open) outdoor (stadium) number of days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 type: speech only music (band) music (DJ) music (background) production wireless mics: none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 instruments: (that will go through  the system) vocals none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 guitars none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 keyboards none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 drums kits: none 1 kit 2 kits brass instruments: none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 bowed strings: none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 woodwind: none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 percussion instruments: none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 choirs members: none Up to 10 singers Up to 20 singers Up to 30 singers Up to 40 or more singers other instruments: none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 budget: cost effective solution balance of cost / quality highest quality possible

help information The size of the audience is the maximum number of people you expect at your event. A sound system must be tailored to the maximum size in order to ensure there is adequate capacity. The location is the type of venue the event will be in. It helps determine the type of sound system that will work properly in the venue. indoor (hall): includes school / town halls, gymnasiums, churches or any large indoor venue that has a lot of 'echo'. indoor (room): includes function rooms, houses, or any room where the ceiling height is low. outdoor (open): includes fields, parks etc where there is a large open space with no large objects to reflect sound. outdoor (stadium): any enclosed outdoor area such as a stadium, park surrounded by trees or buildings. The number of days is the length of time the event will run for. If you have an event that lasts 3 days then select 3. It also includes any rehearsal or practice days. The type of event determines how much power the system will need. Music requires much more power to reproduce than speech. speech only: no music will be required or the music will be background only. speech systems are used for conferences, outdoor events and public address. music (band): band sound systems require the most power of all sound systems. you could also select this option if you wanted a very powerful dance music system. music (DJ): DJ systems are used to play music to dance to. They include CD playback but don't necessarily require you to hire a DJ as well. music (background): background music is used to enhance atmosphere. choose this if you know your event won't require dance music. production: includes stage shows, musicals, spectaculars or similar performances. Instruments: details any instruments that need to be amlified by the system. vocals: the maximum number of vocalists that will be singing at the same time. guitars: the number of guitarists playing at the same time. keyboards: the number of keyboards on stage. drum kits: the number of drum kits. brass instruments: includes trumpets, trombones, horns etc. bowed strings: includes violins, violas, cellos etc. woodwind: includes flutes, clarinets oboes etc. percussion: includes congos, vibraphones, timpani etc. choir: the number of choral singers other: any other instruments.