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Live Sound Engineering & PA System Rental

 


BRANE media operates between the low-quality system providers and the high end large-scale (and large-budget) vendors. Clients return because of reliability, attention to detail, and professional engineering on high quality equipment at low fees the bigger guys can't match without a serious drop in quality.


Typical events:
  • live bands
  • wedding receptions
  • private gatherings
  • DJ / Dance
  • corporate events
  • art openings

Equipment List

Rane MLM82a - excellent stereo mixer (xlr outs) with 4 mic inputs & 4 stereo 1/4" line inputs

Mackie 1402-VLZ PRO - 6 mic inputs, 4 stereo inputs; two aux sends/ returns (for effects or monitors) & RCA in/out for tape/CD player.


Allen & Heath PA12 - 8 mic inputs, 2 stereo inputs, 2 monitor sends;  internal effects; SPDIF digital output. 4-band semi-parametric EQ & inserts on each mic channel plus on the main outs.

 

KV2 Audio EX 2.2 - 1000 Watt active dual 12-inch sub woofer; delivers tight, fast, controlled bass response at very high levels (130dB); Complete, on-board subwoofer management including EQ, crossover filters, amplifier protection, output level and phase controls.

KV2 Audio EX 12 (pair) - among the top 3 (if not the finest) 12" 2-way active speakers in the world. High output, extreme resolution, compact, full-range speaker with on-board management of equalization, time correction, crossover, amplifier protection, and output level; Wide dispersion (80� horiz. x 40� vert.)

Mackie SR1530 Active PA Speakers (pair) - Great side-fill monitors for small clubs, or as supplements to the KV2 speakers above. Tri-amped: 500 total watts RMS (300W Low, 100W Mid, 100W Hi); 40Hz-20kHz with electronic equalization, time correction, and phase alignment; component protection circuitry;
15" low-frequency driver
6" midrange horn
1" exit compression driver

dB Technologies Opera 412 Active 2-way speakers (pair)

Great for small venues or as stage monitors. 450 watt internal amplifier for the B&C 12-inch low mass woofer, 100 watts for the 1-inch B&C high frequency driver; 550 watts total; crossover @ 1900Hz; 60Hz - 20kHz


Mackie SRM450 Active monitor (one)
Two-way, bi-amplified system (300W low, 100W hi); 12" low-frequency driver,
High-frequency titanium compression driver. Very punchy, excellent as a drum or DJ monitor.

Denon professional CD player: plays CD, CDR, CD-RW, wav or mp3 files

ART TCS Twin Compressor (3)
I have 3 of these amazingly useful units. Each provides 2 channels of compression with selectable optical & VCA modes, noise gate, expansion, optional tube circuit, and presets for vocals, percussion, bass and other instruments 
SPL DynaMaxx compressor / limiter / gate
Unobtrusive, transparent and musically accurate compression & limiting. The intelligent signal-dependent automation is great for hard-to-track sources.

Studio Projects C4 Condenser Microphone pair

Interchangeable Capsules (Omni, Cardioid), Switchable -10dB pad/ High Pass Filter, and solid state amplifier body. Excellent drum overheads.

AKG D880 (2)

Great live vocal mic. with excellent feedback rejection Supercardioid dynamic mic.
Audix D6
kick drum mic


30 Hz - 15 kHz, designed to sound good in any position on a kick drum; I can verify it isn't dependent on finding the  "sweet spot" since I had one fall off the stand inside a kick drum and still sound amazing.
Audix i5
instrument mic

50 Hz - 16 kHz, can handle sound pressure levels above 140 dB; awesome SM57 replacement for toms, snare or guitar cab.

ElectroVoice Co9 vocal mic

I prefer this mic to the SM58 in live situations.  Voices sound more "human" through it. Love this mic!

ElectroVoice Co4 instrument mic

An SM57 clone better than the original. Excellent for stage or studio use. Great on  guitar cabinet.

Shure Beta 58A vocal mic High output supercardioid dynamic microphone ideal for close-up vocals; high gain before feedback, maximum isolation from other sound sources.

Shure SM57 & SM58

SM57: Standard for guitar cabinets & drums. Cardioid, 40Hz-15kHz, peak ~ 6KHz
SM58: Standard for live vocals. Cardioid, 50Hz-15kHz, peak between 3.5 & 6 KHz

ART Tube Pac

Single channel combo mic preamp & optical compressor, with phantom power. Great as a DI box/compressor for bass amps.

Behringer Ultra-DI Pro DI4000

Active 4-channel DI box; two inputs (XLR & 1/4" TRS) plus balanced output (XLR) per channel; up to 40 dB of switchable attenuation; up to 20 dB of gain.

Radial passive Direct Boxes 

High-quality  full-range passive direct boxes with custom-made transformers for exceptional signal handling without saturation and extremely low distortion; these are exceptional direct boxes ideally suited for use with acoustic/electric guitar, bass and keyboards.

 

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