I’m playing a bar in London for an acquaintance’s party and she is paying me (not much, but it’s still my first paid set).
I have played out before but I don’t really know what to expect as this is the first place I’ve seen with a DJ booth where I will need to plug everything in and get it all working. I have read the ‘How to set up in a club’ thread (and will probably print it to take with me!) but wondered if you guys have any other tips?
I’m worried about having all the right cables and connections and where everything goes. Like, my soundcard has RCA outs that go to 1/4” inputs on my monitors at home. I guess I can’t just use those cables to plug into the mixer at the bar? Or maybe I can?
I don’t know if they have monitors in the booth – is it tricky setting up the different channels if they do? I have no experience of setting up with more than one set of speakers, if you see what I mean.
The good thing is no-one else will be playing that night so I don't have to worry about following another DJ or another poor guy following me after I've screwed up the setup.
Obviously, I will go to the bar if possible to see what they have, but sometimes it’s hard to take it all in…
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