A couple of handy devices +1.

[JohnG]

Howdy all,

A couple of things that I came across recently and was prepared to part with hard earned cash for, and thought I'd share with you.

1. A Rock n Roller multi cart.
These are made in several sizes, I bought the smallest, the R2.
Folding handles either end that lock in place, one longer than the other.
Two larger fixed wheels at one end, and two smaller rotaters, lockable, at the other.
The cart slides open to roughly double its length, and locks.
A carpeted bottom deck and shelf can be added to make it perfect, not only for loading and shlepping, but also for performing, holding mixer etc. at a convenient height.
The bigger models allow various shelf heights, the small one has a single fixed height about 22" off the floor.
My mixer etc. sits on the top of a 19" rack mount box, bringing it up to about 3 feet.
The locking wheels make it pretty stable.
I paid about 60 Euro for mine from Thomann.
The addition of deck and shelf doubled that.
More details here:
rocknrollercart.com/collections/multi-carts/products/r-2-multi-cart
Shlepping equipment to and from the car has never been easier!

2. The Zoom H-1 v2.
A very handy, tiny, lightweight, reasonable cost, stereo recorder using a micro SD card.
Less than 5.5" long and weighing next to nothing!
Good recording quality in a variety of wav formats, from 44Khz, 16 bit upwards OR in various mp3 formats.
It comes with a 2GB card giving more than 3 hours at 44/16 wav.
It takes up to 32GB SD cards.
Very handy for recording yourself at gigs if you want to.
It has a small threaded hole on the underside that fits camera stands.
More details here:
www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h1/

3. Mighty Bright Hammer Head LED light.
Handy little light for illuminating mixing desk etc.
Runs off batteries. Very bright. Clips in place like a clothes peg.
Can be mains powered with a suitable wall wart.
Can use a little additional stand, which is also magnetic, allowing it to be stood in place next to, or stuck onto the side of e.g. a steel rack tray. I got this from Thomann too.
www.thomann.de/gb/mighty_bright_hammer_head.htm

Thought they may prove interesting to some.
JohnG.

[Jacqui]

Hi John

Thanks for the post and info, only one of the links seems to be working correctly, but I did find them all by the search on the site.

I have a smaller one of those clip lights, but this bigger one looks much better.
I also have a little trolley I take with me everywhere and when I used to have little wooden square speakers I sometimes staked it all on the trolley and used it as a platform for the gear in small care homes, can't do that now though as I've wedge speakers.

I think this is a good idea as a post, we should all share our little handy gadjet ideas.
Jacqui

[JohnG]

Hi Jacqui,
You're quite right, and thanks for the response.
I messed up the first link somehow, so I've rectified that in the original post.
Sorry about that.
It now links to the RocknRoller site properly.
We now use the RocknRoller not only to transport equipment to and from the venue, from the car (and house), but with the wheels locked and with the shelf in place, it carries the player etc. during the "concert", and VERY handy it is too!
I use a pair of loudspeaker stands to lift the main speakers to a height of about 6 feet and then have a small bass bin to give a solid bottom end.
So here's another link to the relatively small LD Systems Sub 88A that we use to give a nice solidity to the bottom end. N.B. it ain't a powerhouse, but for old people's homes, and similar, it adds an extra octave to the small pair of main, pole mounted, units from dB Technologies.
www.thomann.de/gb/ld_systems_sub_88_a.htm

Kind regards,
JohnG.