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Originally posted by Steve F.
Sound system? Ohh god yes!!!!!
The sound system they currently have is totaly battered and rinsed out. I gave them one of my mix CDs last year and while they appreciated the CD and hooked me up with a space roller sticker + rides, the sound system wasn't sounding as fresh as I thought the space roller sound system would sound.
Surly the most expensive touring ride in America deserves a "Twilo" quality sound system.... you know a Turbo Sound rig or something to that effect. I really do hope they do something about the sound this year. I'll be giving them my CDR mixes to play anyway because it was quite a rush to be riding that wonderful machine while hearing Soapbar Records 001 (Joint Project "Total Feeling") playing in the background.... even at a low volume it was _very_ stimulating and it made me happy that the Space Roller crew was hip enough to play obscure uk hardcore rave tracks.[:D]
Man, you kill me sometimes (and I don't mean by laughing)...
Have you ever moved a ride? Have you ever done it for a season? Do you know what kind of abuse a carnival ride sound system goes through in a season? I don't care if the speakers travel in padded containers and everything's rack mounted. Ride operators have 347238724 other things to worry about with a ride other than their sound system. Considering it's the least of their worries, it will receive the least of their 'care' in handling, transport, use and operation.
Many ride operators suffer from the same disease. It's called 'TurnItUpSoLoudItBlowsUp Syndrome'. The better a sound system you give them, the more they tear it up. You could build a 50,000 watt 8 speaker system for a Himilaya that supposedly they can't blow up (with compressors, limiters, and the likes), but then you have to contend with the other famous disease suffered by music ride ops, which is 'TurnItUpSoLoudYouGetComplaints Disease'.
I have come up with a much better solution, but until I get it patented I'm not saying jack about it, because I'm going to get phat paid from this setup when it's all over. Show owners will love it because I have finally found a way to 'eliminate' the risk of foul language and unpredictable music coming off the rides causing customer complaints of all kinds (like a music ride planted near kiddie land that plays music not appropriate for little ears)...