Band PA Sound System Package

Band PA Sound System Package hire in Melbourne. A full band PA with subs, foldback, mics, DI boxes and a digital mixer, for the gig that needs more than two speakers and a prayer.

$1,006.00per day

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Hire conditionsSecurity deposit, ID check, pickup, weekends, delivery and cancellation

Security deposit: From $200, released once the gear is checked back in.
ID check: 100 points of ID. Have it ready before you book.
Pickup: Footscray. Your selected time is your gear collection time.
Weekends: Friday 3pm to Monday 10am is charged as 1.5 days.
Delivery: Melbourne metro and Australia wide. Melbourne pricing is shown in checkout.
Cancellation: See our cancellation terms

Need someone to run it? Our live audio crew can set it up and operate it on the day.

This package is built for people who have run sound before. If that’s not you, book one of our technicians and we’ll set it up and run it for you.

Band PA Sound System Package hire in Melbourne. A full band PA with subs, foldback, mics, DI boxes and a digital mixer, for the gig that needs more than two speakers and a prayer.

Front of house is a pair of QSC K12.2 tops on distance rods over two QSC KS118 subs, which covers a room of up to about 400 people. Three QSC K8.2 wedges handle foldback so the drummer can hear the singer and the singer can hear themselves. An Allen & Heath SQ5 runs the lot, with 48 channels, scene recall and enough headroom for a horn section. In the mic case: a Shure Beta 58A and two SM58s for vocals, a Beta 57A and two SM57s for guitar and snare, an Audix D6 for the kick, and two Radial JDI boxes for keys and bass. Seven stands, 18 XLRs and all the piggyback power are in there too.

Most band PAs in Melbourne are a venue's house rig that's been abused since 2009. This is the sound system we use on our own live audio jobs for bands, activations and festival stages and it sounds like it. Every mic, lead and speaker is tested before it leaves and labelled so the bass player plugs into the right DI the first time.

Good for: band gigs, venue shows, corporate events with a live act, festival stages, launch parties, rehearsals that need the real rig and performances with a proper input list.

Good to know: This system generally goes out with our crew. Dry hire is possible if you have your own tech who knows their way around a sound system and SQ5 and a van to put it in, because a full system with subs won't fit in a hatchback. For a high stakes event ask us about a tech. It's cheaper than a room full of feedback.