Monckyman

I use an SI expression and an SI 16 and the remote iPad control is a major asset. The SI is very intuitive and can be accessed by any tablet or laptop so it's pretty useful. A couple of things to note on the SI are amuts a little noisy if you crank the pre amps so you need to set the input gains carefully. Unity gain on the master L&R pits is 10 past 12 and again, the mixer can get a but hissy if you turn these up past that. Having said that,the gigs I've done on it the hiss was simply not a problem compared to the ambient noise in the pubs etc. It has a feedback suppressor that is very handy for pub use and if you set the headphones output to aux5/6 you can get 6 mono monitor sends out of it, on top of your 2 reverbs and delay sends. There has been some moaning about the wifi hotspot dropping out now and then but that's easily solved by using an external router via Ethernet. I use a TP/Link Nano which can be powered from one of the mixers usb ports. The hdmi port does nothing yet but the view is that they will enable it in the future for use with a usb mouse and flat screen. Firmware updates are underway to improve the fx and some muting and routing options. My opinion? Go for it, it's very affordable.

Hi Gui, the NL2 and NL4 Speakons are interchangeable and will mate correctly, the only difference is the NL4s can carry a four way cable often used in a bi-amp setup where two separate amps power two speakers via one 4 way cable.The second speaker is usually wired via a link socket on the cab, similar to the old peavey Hysis sub speakers. The NL2s only carry a 2 way cable. Wired to the 1+ and 2+ connectors. It's possible one end of your Speakons is an NL4 and is wired incorrectly with 1+ or 2+ being wired to the 1- or 2- connectors inside the plug. I have some wired on purpose this way for a two way system link, and have to clearly mark them from the normally wired ones. The easy option is just to check whether the connector says NL2 or NL4, or buy a new cable that uses NL2s only so no confusion. Hope you get sorted. MM

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1440863736' post='2854416'] Pretty sure Geddy Lee's stage set up hasn't had any amps/cabs on stage for a good number of years, he's been a fan of the Sansamp BDI's for a long time. IME, a bass amp "going down" is quite a rare thing, whether with or without a sound board DI. The point is, if you turned up with a DI capable box (BDI/preamp pedal/amp modeller/etc) and no amp, would the sound guy still insist on you going through their DI even though you brought your own? [/quote] Only if your DI was £3.99 from Argos. If you are for instance using a behringer BDI pedal, you could take the DI xlr feed from that, OR, you could llnk that via a jack patch cable to another DI. My drummer uses two behringer ultra DIs for his SBD pad sampler, and our FOH hates them to f*** and replaces them with much better Radial DIs. Drummer insists his are fine, FOH insists they sound sh*t. Who would you trust? I've been amp less for over a year now and have done pubs to major festivals either through my ipad/jamup/sonicport/LA audio DI box, or recently, just a TU2 and the LA audio DI. FOH and I think it sounds excellent, and keeps the stage clean. f*** carrying an amp and a cab, no way.

Difficult to say with the info you give. Check the Speakon connectors by unscrewing the blue caps and checking there isn't a wire out, they are usually only gripped by a screw in clamp and can work loose, though if it's a new cable as you imply, it's probably not the cable. If you have tested the cab with another amp then it's possibly the W audio amp. INPUTS/ Make sure your amp is on and the gain pots turned up and watch the signal led (green),to check it fllckers when you play? Are you using a pre amp or pedal like a sans amp? Check the cable between that and the amp input. Have you got a minijack to quarter inch jack to play an ipod etc directly into the LINE or JACK input of the amp to check the inputs are fine? If that shows a signal plug the ipod into the sansamp if you're using one and see if it still shows a signal. If it does, move on to the outputs. OUTPUTS Your amp has three speakon output sockets, the middle one is only for the bridged output, check you haven't inadvertently used that one. (it may be a different colour, red usually) Finally, make sure your output cable is in the same side of the amp as your input cable! Example, you may have your sansamp or bass plugged into channel A, and your Speakon cable plugged in output B, it's a stereo amp after all. See how you get on with that and apologies if you've already tried it all. Here's a link to the manual http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/609203.pdf MM

Take it he starts in the 2nd bar(beque)

Victor has it. Just remove your cable from the DI, then it's no longer your problem.

As above, try him on a borrowed acoustic kit, and if that's all smiles, then go from there..

The easiest way to use IEMs and not feel cut off from the band/audience is use an ambient mic. Experiment with position and have as much or as little as you like in your ears. Much better than going deaf for the sake of some pub shows.

Another Hipshot user, easy muting.

You might try a Soundcraft Ui16. There's no faders,it's a stagebox design,but once you get past the Wireless control you'll see it's a well specced desk. 12 mic pres (8 are dual xlr/jack) 2 line ins on phono (I use a couple of adaptors and send guitar pedals and keyboards in them) and a two track direct from usb playback. Loads of EQ,(graphics on outs and parametrics on ins) a feedback suppressor, a de-esser,some guitar FX by Digidesign, snapshots, Library import export. Wifi control from ANY device that can surf the net. 6 auxes pre or post as well as 4 FX sends with 4 separate quality FX, monitor auxes each have their own physical output. (6). Mute groups, view groups etc. 2 chan recording direct to USB I've had one for a month now and I love it a lot. I've done 3 gigs and several rehearsals and once set up it's a piece of piss to use.Although it doesn't sound as good as my SI Expression 3 it does sound pretty damn good for pubs weddings and functions etc. It's also retailing for under £500 and weighs sod all. http://www.soundcraft.com/products/ui16

It's a chinese fake indeed.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1435085270' post='2805362'] I was, but I'll try and make it clearer. Many sound guys have the gear but no ear. What ever made them pursue this venture, I don't know but it certainly isn't a career as they'd never get work. However, they have got the gig..and I suspect it is because they either know someone, or are extremely cheap or even free, so they end up as the man 'in charge'. Best thing is to either direct them or take them out of the loop as much as possible and in this case, the band saw and heard what they were doing and basically said just give us vocals as they'll be no gain mic'ing anything as A) you don't know what you are doing and B ) your gear isn't upto making any difference in this pub anyway.. so C ) leave us alone and we'll tell you how much we want from the vox mics.. [/quote] This sounds familiar...

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1435066553' post='2805057'] I strongly suspect that some musicians suffer from one or more of the following, they're hearing is shot they're wearing cheap ear plugs they're either pissed or high they think a loud bass drum is all anyone wants to hear they don't know what they're doing someone in the band has pissed them off [/quote] Fixed that for ya.

I'm of the opinion that opinions offered in pubs to unknowns will never be gratefully accepted. "Never rub another mans rhubarb" is sage advice.

There is nothing wrong with going directly in to the line in socket from your bass, but it won't be very hot. You might get away with it though. If not, you need something to bump your instrument level up to a line level,like a micro mixer. An active di won't do, it needs power and doesn't output a line level, it outputs a mic level, which still needs a mic preamp. The BDI will give you tone and a level bump for £30 but will need a power pack or battery.

In reply to JT, when I say nobody cares, I mean nobody cares unless your sound is sh*t. If you have a good tone that works in the band, getting anyone other than yourself to notice any difference when you use valves or a pre amp is pretty hard. The engineer we regularly use for FOH cares a lot about the sound, and would immediately voice his concerns if anything was causing a problem, but as I said, he was very happy to hear the bass direct, and compress and EQ it to suit the overall mix requirements. As regarding the tone to fit the band,I bought a certain type of bass and fitted it with flat strings and it's that which provides my sound for this gig. The amp is almost irrelevant in my setup so long as it doesn't detract from that. I may go back to using Jamup/ipad just to guarantee a tone in my IEMs when there is a monitor engineer I don't know,but otherwise I'm completely happy with a bass and a tuner. If I were to use a pedal it would be a Sansamp. I understand peoples joy when using the SVT/810 rigs, they are very nice, (I have an ampeg PF500 with a 1x15 and a 4x10 ampeg cabs myself)but almost completely impractical for most working bands, which is why there are so many very good lightweight alternatives. It is of course up to your wallet and your back what you use, but the original question was about alternatives and so to counter the purists, I gave one ; 0 ps, anyone with a sansamp for sale?

Been doing a lot of festivals lately with an ipad setup, using jamup pro.Sounds great. On a couple however, I simply went through a tuner into a D.I and our FOH engineer was completely happy with the sound, complimenting it afterwards. Point made. I might like the jamup pro's subtle tone and drive but nobody else including a discerning engineer expressed a preference. I do use in ears so i don't need an amp, and the stage sound for everyone else is a lot cleaner without one. I did recently take the opportunity to link through to an SVT/810 stack last weekend for shits and giggles and yes, even with in ears in, you could indeed feel that air moving, which was nice. Again, nobody commented or cared either way on the addition of a gert lurking 810 thudding away on stage. So, to suggest that you need this type of rig for pub gigs/that tone,man is I feel ridiculous. Nobody except you knows or cares, and you can easily use something lighter, cheaper and easily replaceable for 95% of applications. I realise this is a geek forum where people like to persuade themselves they can hear individual tubes warming up their tone and are prepared to spend Yachting amounts of money on it, but I simply don't believe that it's needed in reality. Stick with your trusted amp, and get a VT or sansamp, it'll sound great and you can carry it on your own.. IMO, of course : 0 >flees

>also have the Soundmagic E10s as good spares and my Gitarist has the 50s for IEMs

No prob,I don't think Soundcraft would risk their growing digital reputation with a sub standard product. To be honest the interface looks a little bit like "my first digital desk",but again, so long as it sounds good and works fine, am ok with that.

Mike, you're the second person to say that! Nonetheless, it does exactly what I need in a small remotely controlled mixer, has total multi platform wifi control and is very competitively priced! I also have had it recommended by an engineer who's ears and opinion I very much trust. Pedigree Soundcraft it may not be, but with Soundcrafts guarantee and backup, I reckon it'll do me for my "carry in one hand" lightweight mixer that I can use for small pub to medium function sized shows without having to take my Soundcraft SI out. I'll post up an opinion and user review as soon as I get it.