Here's my latest experiment in "tidy" - All cables, power adapters, mixer and extension cords are all in ONE BOX that rests underneath my KB between the "X" of the stand.
If it works flawlessly for the rest of the summer, I'll rebuild it into a wooden box that fits even more perfectly and has better mod options, like a mini patch bay built in.
Basically ... The 12" x 12" box is loaded with all my outboard gear, and ONE cable goes to the wall and ONE cable goes to the Bose.
Keeps all controls at my fingertips and I never have to take my eyes off the crowd.
No sure how the pics thing will work, so this may take 2-3 posts to get all the picture posted.

There are TWO pix per post. Not sure why only one shows in some, and none in others.

The box contains:
1) Bose T-1 Tone Match mixer with adapter
1) Yamaha psr-s950 power adapter
1) AKG dual wireless mix receiver with adapter (ch1)
*) all extension cords to plug everything in, with extra plugs
1) ipad audio wire (ch3)
2) 1/4" wires for Yamaha to Bose (ch4)
1) guitar cord (ch2)

Most of the wires and stuff are hidden underneath the left side of the box - under a lid that I taped shut. The right side allows access to the Bose controls.

The whole box fits neatly into a soft bag (from Shure) that was made to carry 12" vinyl records.

*** if you're in a hurry - IMG2848 has a good shot of the whole thing in place. All the other pictures are in various stages of set-up.

more pix

still more ...

and these ...

[yawn...]

last ones!

To recap the hook-up:
The Bose mixer feeds INTO the Yamaha aux in on the back of the instrument.
Channels 1, 2, &3 all feed into the s-950 internal speakers.
[ch1 - Wireless guest mics(2)]
[ch2 - guitar]
[ch3 - iPad]

Channel 4 is the Yamaha s-950 with the volume all the way down, and the main output muted. (VERY IMPORTANT)
That same channel feeds an "aux" out from the T-1 that feeds the Bose Compact, so the entire mix from the Yamaha goes into the Compact with EQ and level controlled from the T1 under my kb.

In order to use this method - your mixer MUST HAVE a separate, dedicated monitor send that works independently from the main send. In essence, It's like using TWO mixers.

UD,
Can u take a close up picture of 950's buttons?

They look gray (did u paint them?).how do they look under low lights?

Dave nice rig good luck with this "NEW" Setup....hope it works for you. Boy times are changing!!

Where is that hum coming from...

Looks like you're beginning to get the hang of this stuff, Dave. In reality, Dave and DNJ were the ones that tipped me off with this stuff quite some time ago. Dave had a rack bag back then that was suspended beneath his keyboard that held not only his mixer/amp, but additionally all of his cables and mic, plus a power strip. That was a long time ago.



I took some photos of Dave's system, then decided to design my own, which eventually resulted into my custom console that holds the power supplies for the keyboard and laptop, the Harmony-M, the pedal for the Harmony-M, a strip light that lights the entire top of the keyboard with a soft light, another light on the front that lights the built-in sign, plus all of the cables but two. And all of those cables stay plugged in at one end, they're custom made to the exact length needed and harnessed to create a small, loose coil that is Velcro'd inside the console. The entire console weighs about 16 pounds and is stored in a mid-size duffel bag.



So, in this case I was one of Dave and Donny's best students.

Gary