Al Krow

Thanks fella and the same to you! I've started getting up to speed on the L8 - we used it successfully with our RCF 912As on Sat night. In answer to your Qs: - The on-board FX seems straightforward enough to use - just for reverb for the singers currently. I like the fact that it auto-stores the EQ setting used for each channel and that it has a low cut (i.e. HPF) which I'm just using for bass. - Channels 7 and 8 are both stereo, but we've currently not made use of them. The added bonus is that the L8 and its larger siblings are very much also aimed at being an audio interface, so it looks like I'll be able to move my (I'll have to confess as still yet unused!) Motu M4 on, and recoup some of cash on the L8, which was already extremely good value to start with.

Cheers Dave - not particularly cheap, which is surprising for Xvive as they tend to be pitched at the value end, and just two drivers? I've gone with flow and picked up a set up ZS10 Pros for myself and rest of the band - managed to get them at £25 a set via one of the links posted on the main IEM thread, which seemed amazing value.

Well that's even better to know! Does seem that users of the Xvive U4 on this thread are generally a pretty happy bunch!

Just to clarify when you say "great fan" that's of short cables acting as a high frequency filter?

That seems to have done the trick, thanks Woody. Our singer will be pleased and I'm obviously relieved as she bought it off the back my recommendation based on our discussions on this thread, haha! So I presume that's actually an interference hum rather than an earthing issue?

@Woodinblack - grateful if I can pick your brains as I suspect you'll know the answer to this one! Singer has just picked up a Xvive U4 but has been getting a high pitch background buzz. I've just checked with some of my kit and I'm getting exactly the same, whatever setting or channel its on. It substantially disappears if I grip the connector at the 1/4 end (as per the pic), so it seems to be some sort of earthing issue? Is this something you've encountered and / or is there an obvious fix? If it's not something you've experienced with either of your two units, I'm guessing it could just be a faulty unit?

Taken me a while to use the 912As I bought towards the end of last year, in anger. I've been cheekily making use of other band members' PAs to save me having to lug the load...but they had their first outing last night at a busy decent sized pub and it was definitely the best PA set up I've had with any of the bands I've been in (not on a par with @bassfan's but there's a lot more to their set up in terms of amount of kit involved). Handled 5 string bass really well and good sound upfront. Not going to help with me trying to get away with not using these on future gigs though!

Still loving my Mesa M6. Will tick all the criteria in your OP.

Nice! How are you liking it? Did your foam strap sort out the neck dive on this - if so, that's a great result.

The other camera is a Sony a6300. It's got a very decent APS-C chip which means that for low light recording (e.g. in pubs) it knocks the socks off camera phones (maybe not the latest Apple kit?). That's really useful to know about not being able to adjust camera phone's video audio levels - inevitably going to get some distortion as is audible in the first part of the OP clip.

Well that's good advice! I think the ability to set internal mic volumes on a decent camera is a huge plus to avoid distortion. I don't think (android) camera phones allow you to do this manually but I think it can done via an app - anyone with experience please shout! Let me know what you think.

Yes indeed for recording gigs. The cameras are the ones used in the clip in the OP.

That's a very good point John, but does require the band to fully mic'd and any backline effectively be reduced to stage monitoring? The drums may present a particular challenge but I guess you could get away with an ambient overhead mic for the drums? Obviously if you're recording other bands, then you don't have the same ability to get the output from the desk.

They can be a bit £spendy - does the improvement in sound make it worth it? Sound test comparison - camera phone vs camera mic vs external mic (decent pair of headphones recommended)

Great post, thanks. @mrtcat - have been thinking your comments through and discussing with my band, in particular about rejecting suggestions on personal preference. I guess where I'm coming from is that there's gotta be enough cheesy floor filler songs out there which audiences love, so that the band isn't forced to play particular songs week in week out if one or more of the band members can't stand them? Particularly ones which have been done to death e.g. Wonderwall, Sweet Home Alabama etc. Playing live music has gotta be fun, if it becomes a chore then that's a real shame.

Ah cool if your strap prevents neck dive, that's a bit of a game changer!

Going to appeal. The Commission hasn't given up yet. But if little Ireland does win against the mighty EU (and good luck to the Irish!) then they'll be happily continuing as a corporate tax haven for a while yet 😄

Ahh Ireland has let Apple off $13 billion of tax, according to the EU. It's a a national sport sanctioned at the highest levels of government 😆

These are great looking basses and that's been quite a short production run! I didn't hold onto mine (also B-stock - I wonder if the returns were killing the margins on these for Thomann?) as I couldn't get comfortable with the amount of neck dive, so I'll be interested to see how you get on with yours in that regard.

Oasis. Got all their albums when they came out. OMG are they dull!!

My pleasure and privilege to start Ely's @lidl e feedback thread. I've just sold him a pedal he didn't need for a use that he's not quite worked out yet. Payment was prompt and comms throughout were great. He's a real gent and also happens to be in a band in which Andy Rourke (ex The Smiths) laid down the bass line to a recent single! Enjoy the pedal! Cheers, Bas

I'm spending far too much time with bandmates who understand craic far better than me for it not to rub off a lidl 😄