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  • Birthday 23/07/1966

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  1. DaytonaRik
    This makes a huge difference. When you listen to a mono IEM mix everything is overlayed and can get cluttered, making it quite difficult to hear different instruments. By utilising a stereo IEM mix then you can pan each instrument within the stereo image relative to the on-stage position which makes for a much more accurate mix. It really is as big a game changer as using IEMs themselves. The down side is that you can quickly burn through AUX sends at an alarming rate and once you have 4-5 piece bands the 6 AUX sends offered by the likes of the XR18 etc simply don't offer enough outputs.
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    For not that much more you can get a Behringer X32 Rack which offers expansion up to 32 track inputs via the SD stage boxes, better routing/bussing options, optional plug and play i/o cards etc.
  3. DaytonaRik started following Size of rig vs number of gigs... , 2024 Gear Abstinence Thread , No Giggity and 4 others
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    Late joiner - January has thrown a few IRL curve balls my way sadly but we endure. Nothing bought in January and with the band folded, no gigs planned and everything I need for the home studio I can see that remaining true for the foreseeable future.
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    1. Why you don't have any gigs? Weekend work commitments was the usual show stopper - trying to find dates on which everyone is available that tied in with gig availability. Drummer worked alternate weekends, I was on call 1 weekend in 4 which made for narrow windows of opportunity. 2.Do you rely on an agent ? No 3.Who finds coordinates and confirms gigs? Usually myself or on occasion another band member booked the gigs 4. Are you or any band members in this for the money? Not at all - an escape from reality and a bit of fun 5.How much do you want to gig? These days - not at all! Running a band is like trying to herd cats...you should try it and see just how hard it is! When you have to book the gigs, own/transport/run the PA/Lighting, play the gig then it really all gets too much! I'm glad to be at home at the weekends for a while, or join a band where I turn up with a bass, amp and go home with something in my pocket and not be unloading the van at 2:00am!
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    The Thunderbird, the other Thunderbird, the Steinberg...!
  7. DaytonaRik
    Slate All Access Pass holders can now access all of the official SSL plugins as part of their subscription. https://slatedigital.com/all-access-pass/#complete-access-pricing
  8. DaytonaRik
    I've been using a DB Technologies IEM2000 for about 20 years (I actually have a pair of them!)...it could be time for me to upgrade! I'm very happy with my 64 Audio A3 custom earpieces, just feel it's time to upgrade the wireless side of things and the EW300 G4 is well and truly on the shopping list. I lost the backline last year with the addition of the Bass Dapper pedal, but I'd long been a fan of silent stages and DI'd heads with minimal backline. Now if only I could get the guitarists to join the silent party!
  9. DaytonaRik
    Thanks - appreciate the advice, as always 👍😎
  10. DaytonaRik
    Is that the Sennheiser EW300 G2? Potentially in the market for a new IEM system and the Sennheiser has been on my radar for a little while.
  11. DaytonaRik
    A few - all guitars! 1) 1974 Gibson SG Special that had been modded with a middle p/u 2) Gibson Firebird, late 90's, with banjo pegs 3) Gibson Les Paul premium plus in wine red, late 90's - played like a dream 4) Ibanez RG440 Roadster, Floyd Rose trem, push/push coil tap on the bridge p/u
  12. DaytonaRik
    I've been a lead vocalist/bass player in a few bands, as well a guitarist/lead vocalist in others and sing backing vocals as a bass player in my current band...there's no magic trick sadly, it's just a case of keeping at it. The only advice I can really give is that you have to know both the bass lines and vocal lines inside out in terms of timing, notes/lyrics etc - the moment you have top stop and think about anything - be that lyrics or bass line - then the other will inevitably suffer!
  13. DaytonaRik
    It would have been quicker for him to adjust the tilter himself - what a tool!
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    I'd argue the opposite - previously a desk would have been shoe horned in somewhere on the side of a stage or perched on an amp somewhere, where now my iPad is on my mic-stand right in front of me with the DCA pane running - one mute button for each DCA group and a single fader for all instruments in that DCA group - kit, backline, vocals, monitors, FX and Aux's (iPod, ambient mic's etc) I can usually manage to make small adjustments on the fly. Also the ability to save your gig and recall it next time you're at the venue does away with a lot of the sound checking - bring instrument levels back up to the same gain levels as the last time you played that venue (and stop the guitarists fiddling with the volume/fgain once you're done!) and you're 90% of the way there - monitor, IEM and FOH EQ's and levels, FX levels, channel volumes and EQs, - all saved. Maybe as I've worked in IT all my life (now coming up to working in that industry for 37 years) technology doesn't hold any fears - mixing is mixing is mixing...it's just that now it's done on my tablet (or control surface if preferred) rather than on a desk...which wouldn't have been in right in front of me anyway!
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    I moved to a Bass Dapper pedal - I already run IEMs and saw this as a logical progression. I still have the ABM500 head plus a 1x15 and 2x10 cabs, but they don't get used much, if at all really
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    The entire Behringer X-Air / Xnn stuff is exceptional value for money and offers so much in terms of functionality in a very small footprint or rack mount option for the X32 Rack. I saw this video on YouTube that shows just what you get out of the X18 - the X32 Rack is just even more of the same. I really can't see why most small bands don't have one of these or a similar from another manufacturer in their setup
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