Let's Build the Krackin!!! | The Dopest Mobile Sound System featuring the Behringer XR18
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- The Krackin is one of my favorite systems of combine audio and lighting control that I've put together. I will show you how I've built one of the dopest and most practical sound systems for DJ and small band use. I would even recommend this concept to Mobile churches who regularly have to set up and take down for their services. It took several gigs before I was able to develop the concept of this box and the cool thing is it is adaptive and easy to expand or integrate with systems I've built. If you'd like to support our channel please like, share, subscribe and if you're really inspired you can even donate to our channel. Let's build the Krackin!
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Shure QLXD 124/85 Receiver with Hand Held Mic and Body Pack: amzn.to/4dFtUUa
Shure UA 844+SWB Antenna Distribution: amzn.to/3V1RUd9
Behringer XR18: amzn.to/44PUUwj
ADJ PC 100A: amzn.to/4aoKHIe
ADJ DMX Operator 384: amzn.to/3WLq4Tx
Chauvet DFi Hub: amzn.to/4bEdauC
Linksys Router: amzn.to/3UzSlcU
Netgear Switch: amzn.to/3UJXxuP
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I've got to admit, when I saw all that equipment on the driveway I was a bit concerned....but as soon as I saw the labeled white gaff tape, I knew you were on another level !!
I'm like that though, kind of unorthodox but effective. Thanks for watching bro.
What's up G-Fire! You're like me, I like my wires to be neat. I will use some of your ideas for my rack system that am putting together. Great video and thank you for sharing..
Word DJ Tazz. Great minds my brother great minds.
Wow! Why haven’t I thought about using one of these cases to vertical mount? Love it!
Thank for your input. This box offers a lot of versatility.
A lot of thought put into this unit. Good job!
Thank you and Happy New Year Gaggle7646!
Very proficient. Great thinking.😎🤓
Thank you Dos the Anonymous One. I appreciate your support.
Very awesome video with alot of detail!
Thanks EqDior.
Great video!
Nice, clean, neat and compact!
Thanks bro.
thanks for your detailed help on your build, very easy to understand, thanks
Centerstage, my people. Good to here’s drone you again my friend.
Awesome G. Fire!
Thank you Building Sheriff. I appreciate your support and motivation.
Nice build.
Thanks for watching Excds.
@@gfire_productions I bought an XR18 myself a month ago, so I've been watching a lot of videos on how to use it. Quite a lovely device. :-)
Oh yeah that thing's a beast.@@Excds
Just use your wireless router to sync the mics…you don’t need the added switch/ hub. Thanks for sharing!
Hello Will and thanks for watching. The Krackin is more versatile than I explained. For example, I sometimes bridge it to my x32C also. There are also times where I use 8 mics so the switch in the Krackin is for networking mics 1-4 without having to ever disconnect them(convenience). I also never disconnect the XR189(convenience).The router then is left with two ports to bridge to my X32C and another mic rack with it's own switch mics 5-8. I should do a video about just the networking I use. Check this out: czcams.com/video/Y37Fq2mOuCY/video.html
Cool.. we work similar. Use a Y power connector on remote speakers that way only 1 power cable per stand.. 1 side to speaker 1 side to power stealth. Good stuff man.
@@willcombs2691 good tip on that y power Cable bro.
@@gfire_productions My pleasure man you got some cool ideas….too. I like the crack and I just wish it had wheels
@@willcombs2691 Me too and SKB does sell roller options for it but I'de rather be flexible with my transport options.
Clean…
Thanks Jah.
Hey bro, I was checking out Shure frequency finder www.shure.com/en-US/support/tools/frequency-finder , and I didn't see the GLXD on their list. Now I do still have a couple of PGXD microphones which are discontinued. Versus some of the most advanced microphones the GLXD and the PGXD does not show a particular frequency on the display but it does show a group number. In the Shure frequency finder, although it says the PGXD microphone is discontinued I still use that to determine the best group number to determine what group number I should be using for that mic system. Maybe you can try this with your GLXD mic in the Shure frequency Finder app but use the PGXD as a template since Dj Alex D is not listed anywhere in that frequency finder choice. Also, have you contacted Shure to let them know you were having that problem of not being able to use both of your microphones at the same time?
Awesome system! Do you get any wifi interference with the dmx controller?
Hello Nathaniel and thank you for watching this video. I don't have any interference from my DMX controller because the flare con is on a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi where is the dual a router is on 5GHz and is more secure. Between my router, microphones, and the Flarecon Air, none of it interferes with each other.
That is interesting. I have the airstream bridge and a pair of shure GLXD mics and on a few occasion in certain venues I am unable to use both of them at the same time. It's not often but even one time is not a good look.
@@nathanielweekes8899 I'd suggest setting up all lighting first and then scan mics last.
Do you have to remove the antennas to put the top on?
No they just fold down. I also don't unplug anything except the one main power cord that comes out of the box and two XLR cables that goes to the speakers.
I’d love to know the weight of it and how you move it around if it’s really heavy.
Thanks for watching. With only two microphone receivers racked is 57 pounds. I usually put it on a flatbed roller that I have purchased from Home Depot or sometimes put it on my subwoofers and roll it to where I need to use it because my subs have wheels on them. However, there are times where I have to physically carry it from my car to where I'm going to use it and it is very manageable to do so for me. You could easily use this on a variation of different carts to get it where you need to use it. Here's how fast it is to pack up when it's time to go home czcams.com/video/GBlLLerpr68/video.html
@@gfire_productions 57 lbs is pretty good. That’s less than I thought it would be honestly!
@@MusicandTractors yeah the case is key to the low weight. I had a buddy who had the traditional wooden style case and that thing was heavy. He now has the SKB R102 also case also which is a plastic molded case.
wow, very complex.
would a ADJ My DMX go cut a lot of issues out?
Thanks for watching Stuart. My DMX Go is great but I don’t use it because I mostly use Chauvet lighting.
@@gfire_productions thought you could hook up any light that had profiles or even create a profile from scratch?
@@stuartpaul9211 I will try my best to explain this a little bit better. Simply put, this build is to centered around the Behringer XR18 mixer which is a wireless digital mixer and needing an app to control it. I do not use any app-based lighting control when I'm using this mixer so I don't have to toggle between the two apps on my iPad. Again the main purpose for this box is the mixer and everything else is built around that. The lighting control is just an additional I convenience.
To avoid having to toggle between a lighting control app and my mixer app when the priority is mixing, I chose to go with a rack mountable DMX controller. All of my wireless lighting is from Chauvet so it made sense to use a wireless transmitter from Chauvet which is the FlareCon in my case. I do have lighting that are non-wireless like moving heads and geysers but no matter what manufacture they are, if I want to make those wireless it makes sense to use a device also from Chauvet to receive the signal from the FlareCon. I would not attempt to use an ADJ My DMX Go to transmit wirelessly and then receive them with a Chauvet DFi Hub for example. That could be problematic. I suggest go one way or the other when it comes to wireless sending and receiving. Since I mostly use wireless fixtures from Chauvet it makes sense for me to use Chauvet FlareCon to transmit and Chauvet DFi Hubs to receive.
aare you experiencing too much heat issue in your xr18?
Not at all and I've been in some extreme conditions in this Texas heat.
too busy not good
Thanks Noel for watching. What system do you use?