Reel Women - technical details

Sound - Connecting us to the Sound System

Martha Edwards, violin — electricity for wireless mic receiver which gets plugged into the sound board. Martha will bring the power cord and a short 1/4" cable, which usually suffices. If the receiver must be placed far away from the sound board, a longer cable may be needed. Martha will supply the wireless transmitter and its batteries.

Kristin Graham, keyboard  — electricity for keyboard, and a monitor.. Kristin will bring a 1/4" connector cable to plug into the sound system. 

Depending on the circumstances, we may need a second monitor.

If the sound board is far away from the musicians and communication with the sound guy (gal) could be a problem, we ask that there be a way to make it easy to get their attention.

Sound System

Please let us know if you are providing the sound system, or if you would like for us to.  We can provide a sound system for a smallish room - sound board and speakers. 

Chairs

We need chairs to sit on and, silly as it sounds, they should have flat seats, not comfy, sit-back-and-relax seats. If it tilts back even a little, it's not so good. No arms. Here's a guideline:

Best	Really Good	Okay	Not Good	Won't Work

Temperature

This is rarely an issue, so we don't usually think to mention it, but if it's too cold (overly air conditioned room, unheated room in winter), our fingers won't work, and if it's too hot (outside in the sunshine in a Midwestern summer), well, the instruments don't like it (yeah, blame it on the instruments...). The rule of thumb is, if it's between 65° and 85°, we're fine.

Lighting

We often play from music on music stands, and it helps if we can see it. If you know that your hall does not have lights above or behind the musicians, let us know, and we'll bring stand lights. Lights which shine on us from the front (e.g., spotlights from the ceiling) will blind us, so we'll ask you to turn them off.