A contra dance organizer in another city wrote to me a while ago because they were stuck: the dance was in a few days and they didn't have anyone to run sound. They were asking if they could use some of my recorded music for the dance. Here's a lightly edited and linkified copy of what I sent them: This is a tricky situation, and I'm sorry you've ended up here. This is probably not what you want to hear, but I would not hold a dance with recorded music. Instead I'd: Have musicians play acoustically and accept that it won't be as loud as you'd like. Until a hundred years ago this was the default. [EDIT: This could be an opportunity to gather a giant open band!] Get a crash course in running sound. While it's a complex job in its entirety, if you're just trying to make a few instruments and a caller a bit louder there are simple options that are not difficult. Depending on what equipment is available you can plug a microphone right into a speaker, and just turn it up or down until it…
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