Equipe Ratsound - Tournée 2000

Scott "CAD" Cadwallader : Tour Manager - Brain Kountz : Stage Manager - Michael Pollock : Sound Engineer - Derek Van Ord : Monitor Engineer - Sam Raphael : Lighting Director - Tom Tyler : Guitar Tech - Nick Rich : Stage Tech - Josh Arroyo : Stage Tech - Christopher "Evil Vince" May : Merchandiser - Jon Monson : Sound Tech - Nick Brisbois : Sound Tech - Mark Swartz : Lighting Tech - Dennis White : Bus Driver - Jack Holcraft : Bus Driver - Tom Lehen : Truck Driver - Chris Knorr : Truck Driver | Photos © www.ratsound.com - Cliquez sur les vignettes

Flaming Balls of Fire : A Profile of Derek Van Ord
Par Nicholas AP Fredrick, pour prosoundweb.com

Nick Rich - ancien technicien
Photos et interview

Liste d'équipement de la tournée 2003

Ben Harper has been rehearsing for the last month preparing for a busy year of touring. Rat has supplied a Microwedge 12 and Vdosc System for full production rehearsals. Ben Harper also purchased from Rat several new Sennheiser 3000 in-ear monitors and two Innovason Grand Live Consoles.

Sennheiser
Sennheiser, Innovason and Neumann equipment. Interview of Jon Monson excerpt from Sennheiser's website, photos and specifications.

MicroWedge
MicroWedge stage monitors. Photos and specifications.

L-Acoustics
V-DOSC

Liste d'équipement de la tournée 2001

Ben Harper has the Nexo Alpha system with a Ramsa WRSX-1 house console and a complete MicroWedge system.

Nexo Alpha System
Photos and specifications.

Liste d'équipement de la tournée 1999

• FOH Electronics

Console: Ramsa WRSX-1 * Soundcraft 500b (Support)

Effects: Lexicon PCM-80 * Tc Electronics M2000 * Lexicon PCM-60 * Yamaha SPX-990 * Roland SDE3000

Dynamics: (5) DBX 160XT * (1) BSS DPR901 * (1) Drawmer 1960 Tube Compressor * (1) BSS DPR404 Quad Compressor * (2) Behringer Intelligate * (2) Aphex 612 Noise Gates

EQ/Drive: (2)TC 1128 with TV (System EQ) * BSS FCS960 EQ * KT DN 400 Parametric EQ or BSS Varicurve (Subs) * (2) KT DN 800 Crossover (System Drive) * (2) RAT Attenuators * BSS FDS 310 Crossover (Sub Drive) * CD/Cassette/DAT * Clearcom Power Supply * Sound Technology RTA 4000

FOH Speakers: 24 RAT Trap Series V Four Way Hi-Mids (2x15,2x10,2",1") * 16 RAT Dual 18" Subwoofers * 2 RAT Three Way Front Fills * Crest Power Amps (8001,7001,4801) * Rigging and Motor Package needed to Fly all Hi-Mids

• Monitor System

Console: Yamaha PM4000M

Processing: Klark Teknik DN360 EQ (10 channels) * Klark Teknik DN504 Quad Compressor * (2)Behringer Composer * Presonus Dual Compressor * Klark Teknik DN514 Quad Gate * Yamaha SPX990 Reverb * KT DN6000 RTA

Monitors: 10 RAT Biamp Wedges * 1 RAT Drumfill (2x15,2x10,2" with sub) * RAT Sidefills (2x15,2x10,2" with sub)

Amps: All Crest Power (7001,4801,4601)

Additional Equipment: 250' 56 Channel Snake with Multipin Disconnects, System Drive, and Power * RAT Power Distribution System * 4 1 ton Motors, Rigging package

Liste d'équipement de la tournée 1998

FOH Racks: One Klark Teknik DN360 stereo 1/3 octave EQ * Two TC Electronics Programmable 1/3 octave EQ's * One Yamaha SPX 990 * One Aphex Tubessence * One BSS DPR 404 * One Rack power unit with lights * Cabling for all major console configurations

Microphones: Two Audix D2 Mics * One EV RE20 * Three Audix SCX-one condenser mics

Monitor Rack: Two stereo 1/3 octave EQ's (BSS or KT) * One Yamaha SPX 90 * One rack power unit with light * Cabling for all major console configurations * 24 channel 20' 1/4" to 1/4" loom with mult disconnect for Ben's monitor rack

Monitors : 1 Aura Sound DSK 50 Drum Throne Bass Shaker (Thumper) with amp and x-over * 4 triamped Rat Sound series 4 wedges (2 EV DL15X, 1 EV DL10X, 1 EV NDYM-1) * One 4 mix 14 space triamped amp rack containing: Two Crest 7001's - Two Crest 4801's - Two Crest 4601's - Two TDM 24CX4 stereo triapmed X-overs * All necessary cabling