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Will give this some thought and get back to you 😉

budget for security measures as well.

I don’t mean to be “non-PC” (particularly as relatives of mine work for NHS mental health trusts not too far away from you) but from what I have been told by them and others in the social workers in todays psych ward there are “patients” in there who have symptoms that make them lack empathy for others as well as substance abuse/addiction issues – to them that kit will be a lot of cash what can be converted easily into drugs (I’m sure the local UK grime crews would want cheap decks/mixer)

youth clubs have this problem as well – clearly you don’t want to overly limi access or make it a prison but you need both “hard” security (i.e inventory/access control) and “soft” security (the professionals creating a climate where the patients to not want to derail the positive project by nicking stuff)

maybe network with people like teachers and janitors at nearby high schools and colleges who would have the same problem (and maybe be able to help with other matters!)

I think a small mixing desk would be a useful addition to this list as you have only listed one amp apart from the guitar amp so I assume it would all be sharing the same amp. If you have a mixing desk you have a wider choice of recording equipment [not tied to a digital 4 track] It will save you plugging and unplugging things endlessly.

I like a soundcraft M8 personally as its very good as well as having 8 mono and 4 stereo channels on it. Its fairly simple to use and will allow you to blend all the inputs into one output for recording purposes. Without a desk recording will be a pain in the nuts IMO as you have more than 4 potential inputs you may want to use.

If you get the right dj mixer you may not need to get two separate ones as the cdjs and the decks could all use the same mixer [need something with 2 phono and 2 cd channels [or switches which allow you to swap input signals]] – this could be a useful saving. Remember that djs will need headphones too 😉

Remember to budget for cables to connect all this stuff together too. Plus some spares 😉 as there is nothing worse than not having a spare cable when you need one [the option is to be good with a soldering iron]

You havent listed microphones either – are you planning to have some? You will need voice . I like the sm-58 or sennheiser E series for general work – they are very versatile. You can get condenser mics for overhead pickups but you can use the sm-58/e series at a pinch. You will need mike stands with shock mounts to go with your mics too. When you are micing up the mixing desk will be a god send to you.

Regarding soundproofing describe the room to us and we can recommend soundproofing to you if you want some ideas 😉

My flow of ideas has dried up just now – will get back to this later.

I found this website when I was doing some research for a mate’s community radio station, they’re a non-profit organisation that specialise in setting up community radio stations and giving advice to people like yourself who are interested in starting out. They have some extremely reasonable equipment packages on there too in the “what we do” section of the site, and explain what all the gear does and why you might need it.

http://radioactive.org.uk/home.htm

Thanks Cheeseweasel 🙂

Not a problem 😉