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What sound system, lasers ,lighting and big screen projectors do i need?
I want to start up a dance events in venues that can take 600 people . I know very little about the kind of kit i would need and don't want it looking and sounding cheap. I have between £10,000 and £20,000 to spend. What do i need and is this enough cash ? It have to be portable .
Hi, Gold Digger,
I'm in the USA, but I'll try to help you (I'll use the American $, but I'll try to do a basic conversion at the end.)
The venue differs based on size of the venue itself (floor space and design.) If it's a square room / hall with high ceilings, you can make due with a few (2-5) kWatts of sound. If there's a weird design and you have to pump out to each nook, you might have to add more speakers at a lower wattage. You're looking to spend about $3000 for 6-8 speakers, depending on the configuration, plus another $1500 on amps, and another $1000 on cables and "road gear" (like portable rack units, etc...) That's about $5500 for audio.
Lighting can be simple or very complex. Depending on the venue, you can spend $1500 for a very sophisticated show [with maybe 6 lights,] or you can spend $10000 and have a gaudy-as-hell production. Let's say lights will cost about $5000, with trusses, cables, and controllers costing another $2500. That's about $7500 for lights.
Lasers are interesting. If they are featured as an effect (ie: behind the DJ,) you might be able to get away with only having one, and spending $200 on it. Add a smoke machine / fogger, and the whole thing costs $300. On the other hand, if you want to go crazy, you can easily spend $100,000 or more for a "white" laser and beam splitter that will handle things like animation, etc. Let's say you go with something a bit more simple, and spend $2000 on lasers.
Projectors can also get costly. If it's a small venue, dark, and cozy, you can get away with a $1500 home theater projector. If the venue has a flat white wall, you don't even need a screen. If, on the other hand, your're outside, or the screen needs to be a few dozen meters tall, you'll likely need a professional or industrial projector. Those can cost upwards of $10000 each. Ideally, you might try two 6000 lumen projectors at $6000 each, and no screens (or screens made of bolts of white fabric [Silver Lycra / Spandex acrually works incredibly well for this] that you make yourself on a wood / PVC frame that cost almost nothing.) That would be $12000.
So, let's say you go with the audio configuration I mentioned, that's $5500, Lights are $7500, $2000 for lasers, and $12000 for video projectors, you're looking at $27000 American. That's about £17000. Well within your price range.
Factor in more for a video SOURCE (ie: DVD player, cabling, distribution amplifiers, etc...) and you're still well within your limits. You can add or remove more "effects" as you see fit.
For example, you can get more speakers at lower watts for a better sound quality. Or, you could add more lighting or laser effects. You may also want to stock up on replacement bulbs for the projectors (which aren't cheap, by the way.)
Hope that helps!
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