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8 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

It's been a while since I did it, but im pretty sure you can do this with layouts, but the mixer holds all the levels settings. These get sent to the tablet once it's connected to the mixer......I think. 

I'm not 100% sure with the x-air, as most of the time I'm using A&H QU's (Quniverse?), but with Mixing Station, you can load all of the channel settings (gain, fader levels, sends etc) from the app onto the desk. 

I forgot to check it earlier, but I'll try to have a look.

On 17/02/2025 at 08:12, MrPring said:

Morning lads. 

 

Going completely ampless from July when we head off on tour for our next shows. 

 

Currently putting together an iem rig (thanks to @EBS_freakfor his amazing thread and advice) and now looking to get the 'ampless' part. 

 

Anyone doing similar i.e going straight to FOH/ears using one of these? 

 

I've seen some use other DIs and Darkglass Elements etc but ideally id like a really simple setup of tuner>preamp(DI) >FOH as my originals band is pretty one dimensional in terms of the tone I need and I'll just need to set and forget. 

 

I've had the VT Bass in the past I've loved (when going through a non SVT) and an actual SVT Skunkworks head through a Berg 4x12 but unfortunately our days of big festival stages and >600 cap venues are over plus who can be f***ed lugging big rigs about in their 40s without a road crew. I've also heard great things from the line 6 Helix online for bass. 

 

Would love to hear the experiences of those using the super vintage or the '64 playing on iems. 

 

Thanks 🤝🏼

I do this.

I've used both the black panel and the super vintage. For me, the black panel is a better choice (we're Americana/Folk/Country or whatever) but the super vintage was very good as well.

If you're touring with your own desk/engineer, it's a piece of cake and so easy to soundcheck. If you're going to venues where the desk and engineer are new to the band, it's a bit more complicated getting through soundcheck and it's sometimes a compromise (depending on the capabilities of the engineer and desk).

On 14/02/2025 at 11:14, Phil Starr said:

I think you'll find that settings are saved to the mixer so you will need to be connected. The tablet is just a control surface and that makes sense, otherwise you would lose everything if you used a different tablet.

I'm a bit late to this, but with mixing station, you can save scenes on the app and load them onto the desk (disclaimer, I can't remember for certain if it does it with the xr-18, but I think it does. I'll try it later.)

It's then a case of loading it on to the mixer when you connect, so I guess the answer is "it does both".

I wouldn't suggest doing this. Bluetooth has quite a high degree of latency, so it's going to be quite off-putting if you hear it.

15 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

I think the SQ range are a step up from the CQ. As a pro mixer, it would expect all inputs to be balanced on XLRs. If you need a jack input, you need to input jacks then it would be DI'd.

That would be my take on it as well.

Looking at the price on Sweetwater, it's almost double the cost of the Behringer Wing rack ($2999) so it's not going to be for everyone.

This has just been announced and looks pretty interesting:

https://www.allen-heath.com/hardware/sq/sq-rack/

I'm guessing it'll be priced above the Behringer wing rack, but it looks like a good step-up from the QU-SB.

I'm in again. I got through '24 unscathed and there's nothing on the horizon that I think I want. 

There may be something wrong with me.

On 18/12/2024 at 15:41, Al Krow said:

Back to KZ ZARs - still loving mine. However...

 

I bought a set with the built-in mic in the earphone cable and found I was only getting output through one ear piece.

Replacement cable ordered for £9 inc P&P and IEMs working perfectly again.

Been there, done that! 🤦‍♂️

We (Fine Lines) played at Ragged Bear Festival in Nuneaton, held at Queens Hall (or EEN L according to the sign).

Audience seemed to like what we did (no glasses managed to hit us), despite us not being traditional "folk". 

Gear used was the usual (for me) Sklar Warwick Rockbass, Shure wireless, Origin compressor, DCX and Bassrig. No amplifiers were harmed in the making of this show.

There's also one of my really bad YouTube videos, which I won't be offended if you don't watch (there is a song towards the end of the video).

On 04/10/2024 at 09:15, Owen said:

No wonder my bass looks trashed.

That's pretty much how I look when I'm playing.

We (Fine Lines) played an outlier gig as a part of Leek Americana and Blues Festival in the grandly titled "Leek Bar and Grill" which appeared to have a bar and presumably had a grill (although it wasn't visible).

It was the first outing for our new line-up, which featured a change of singist (who also played guitar) and drumist (who was playing cajon, so probably needs to be described as cajonist). 

All things considered, it wasn't terrible. We didn't get glassed off and the venue has asked us to return (as a band, not as patrons). 

For people that don't do the Facebook, this popped up on my feed. 

Can't be too many of them around, so worth keeping an eye out for.

On some tours, the support act pays to get on the billing, with the hope that they'll make enough in merchandise to cover it. Sometimes, if they're signed, the record company will front the buy-in cost.

We've had one occasion where we possibly just about broke even, although if one member of the band had submitted their full costs it would have lost money.

Really interesting, thanks for sharing it.

I think the Hap ax2 doesn't have an external antenna.

Right-angled rj45 plugs look to be available from a few different places (Amazon, CPC, etc)

8 hours ago, ahpook said:

 

Always a good thing. I advocate strongly for my bandmates to wear some kind of hearing protection, but it falls on deaf ears*

 

Looks like the shooting defenders might not be the answer then. Good to know 👍

 

 

 

 

*Couldn't help myself, sorry.

 

You can get over-ears hearing protectors which have a 3.5mm socket, but you'd need to put in an external source (possibly a small zoom recorder).

3 hours ago, ahpook said:

It seems you can get shooting ear defenders that will allow lower volume sounds like speech to be sent to speakers inside the defenders. I wonder if that principle has been used for musicians ? They do seem to delay the incoming sounds slightly so the circuitry can decide loud vs quiet before letting the external noises through.

 

Time for some pondering and research perhaps.

 

Any shootists on BC who might know if they'd work ?

It's been a long time since I tried them, but my main concern would be that they're mainly designed to amplify speech. I'm not sure what they'd be like for music as the in built microphones weren't great. There's also an in-built gate, which I'm not sure is adjustable (probably depends on the model) so that might be problematic as well. 

That said, it's been 20 years since I last tried them, so the technology may have moved on since then.

I think the accessible stereo/mono switch is a useful improvement.

14 minutes ago, Cat Burrito said:

Not my favourite show… at all. A gig at a festival in Northwich. I rented possibly the worst hotel en route (didn’t spot the shared bathroom bit and there wasn’t even a curtain over the window of my room!). I contemplated sleeping in the car but pressed on to the show after a mixed night’s sleep.
 

Just a line check, which was fine, but when we came on, someone had knocked my bass and the A string was significantly out. I tried tuning it but it was difficult to do discreetly. Sorted it out and then it sounded like the house cab had blown. The sound engineer just kinda left me hanging. Upon reflection, I think my wireless was the issue letting me down. Annoyed at myself for not overcoming the issue. I tried to put on a good show (& the audience said it sounded fine out front) but I think if you knew, you knew. 

 

I’ll be more on it in future but yeah, not my favourite set. I got sent a couple of nice pictures which I am sure would look nice on my mother in law’s mantelpiece!?! 
 

Whereabouts in Northwich was it?

I use the Behringer rack mounted mic splitters with my stage box rack mixer, in case there's a requirement to split feeds. 

It's a little pricier than using y cables, but I find it a neater solution and quicker to setup and strip out, which is the main issue for most of the use it gets.

I should really label the inputs.

On 22/08/2024 at 12:59, JPJ said:

So the Shure arrived yesterday and I am very impressed. I used to think that my old Line6 G50 was road-ready but the Shure is built like the proverbial tank. Everything connected up as it should, and the battery is now fully charged (note: you have to connect/pair the transmitter with the receiver before the rechargeable battery in the transmitter will charge). The only negative is that the supplied cable to connect the transmitter to your bass feels a bit flimsy. 

Sadly, it arrived just too late to make it onto my board for last nights rehearsal so its first outing will be on the main stage at the North East’s largest bike festival on the 31st. What could possibly go wrong with this plan (although if anything does, having the direct input on the receiver will soon sort it out). 😎

A few users here (myself included) swapped out the supplied cable for one from designacable. I thought it was definitely worth it, as I wanted a right-angled jack, rather than a straight one.

2 hours ago, Pirellithecat said:

😭 Some ignorant fool snug in and offered them £800!   And they sold it .........  I tried offering them my 1200 CD's PLUS £405, but they just wouldn't see reason. 
Can't trust anyone these days ................ 

How unreasonable of them!

7 minutes ago, gorandelac said:

Well, all I'm asking is this, is KZ the only company, that I know of, that makes great headphones under 100e, that are worth buying and as I see around other forums, those are the ones people mostly buy.

 

All I'm asking is there any other brand or company, or have anybody been enlighten by some other product that they tested.

And asking for their own personal taste, what they liked, how did they fit, how long they have them... you know usual stuff that we talk about the gear.

 

I didn't want to be so specific but, my mistake, I should have known this is a usual forum.

 

@dave_bass5 so nothing is the best in the world, so by that I mean best for you, not by others... if you have one pair that you like these are the best for you... or you have a pair you don't like, well guess what they are not best for you.

 

@EBS_freak we are talking about IEM under 100e, best for us bass players, not that hard. Comparing it to "Which is the best lens for my camera...?" is just really childish.

 

Anyway, thank you all for help, 

 

I'll buy a few and test them, because there is no best, we are dealing here with philosophy not bass gear and IEM.

 

But for now KZ ZAR look pretty nice, Ill check around if there is something else like that.

I think what people are saying, is that it's subjective. 

For me, the ZS10's are great. I can't say if they're the best sub £100 set, as I haven't tried every model available. They do what I need them to though, at a price that wouldn't make me wince if I had to replace them.

Heads up for anyone looking at a cheap way of getting into IEMs, Andertons have the Behringer P2 on offer at the moment:

https://www.andertons.co.uk/behringer-powerplay-p2-personal-headphone-amplifier/

On 09/08/2024 at 15:39, Phil Starr said:

£405.50

£405.51 and our back catalogue of cd's signed (or unsigned, as that will probably increase the value...)