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  1. dave_bass5
    Just had my first rehearsal with the B2-Four. Seems to work really well. I prefer this over the B1-Four and my old B3(n). What really surprised me was i had it running off a small power bank and it seemed to drop around 10% per hour. So i went home with still just over 60% charge. Not as convenient as having internal batteries but i might use this rather than the supplied PSU.
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    Ah, dont get me started lol. Ive been hammering it home since i joined that the mix is everything. They sort of get it but cant seem to figure out how to do it. I record everything, and was doing full multitracks even at rehearsals, but found just recording the room gave a better idea of whats going on. Don't get me wrong, we dont make a bad sound, but ive thrown in the towel and just take a back seat now. The last few sound checks ive just handed the ipad over to Dawn and told her to get on with it. After all, i cant go out front and play (well, i know how to but, its too much effort) and she can sort them out. I need to be in the mix when we sound check. No point me standing near the front, ive got my IEM’s in all the time as i don’t use an amp. Yes, that video was near the start of the night. I guess the biggest culprit is the drummer. He gets louder and so they get louder. I refuse to turn the PA up and insist that this is the one thing that doesn't change after the sound check, so they need to keep that in mind. That gig was the first that the guitarist closet to the camera wasnt using IEM’s, and it did make a difference as he could tell when he was getting downed out.
  3. dave_bass5
    We soundcheck just like any other band, but that's not always an indication of how the levels will be later in to the gig. Sound checks we sound spot on, i make sure fo that, but with two guitarists and a loud-ish drummer its impossible to keep things in check when im standing at the back. The louder the band get, the more of the stage sound bleeds in to the mic and back out the PA. It really needs someone out front to keep it all in check, but i guess it comes down to the disipline of the band members. We all go in to the PA but again, almost impossible to mix the PA from the stage as we are standing behind the PA speakers and have amps onstage, so cant get a clear indication of whats what unless i step off, and me, along with the drummer are the only two that cant.
  4. dave_bass5
    Please don't, I can't afford them 😂
  5. dave_bass5
    Sometimes it seems the best solution is the simplest.
  6. dave_bass5
    I couldn't possibly go back to mono now, at least not unless I really had to. When I'm playing keys I get a really nice stereo mix. Guitar's panned, backing vocals panned, stereo spread on the keys etc. its like listening to a recording.
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    I didn't say they played bad, just sounded bad. The mix was very unbalanced. I'm sure we have all stood on stage and can gauge how loud we are compared to the rest of the band, and make a pretty good judgment call as to how it sounds out front and make adjustments. We use our ears for this. When you have a full band that are all listening to personal mixes in their ears, they lose a sense of what it sounds like to the audience and can't make these judgement calls. Both bands were very tight but the second had a pretty poor mix. EDIT: to add to this, ive experienced the same thing in my band. When one of our guitarist went over to IEM's, he more or less gave up on settings a volume to match the other in the band. We would all be telling him we couldn't hear him and had to get him to take them out for a song or two so he could set his amp level a but better. He has now stopped using them for really small gigs like the one I posted last week, so he can hear his amp and gauge if it's too loud/quiet etc.
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    Id say the same about IEM's in general at the moment. its like everyone wants to use them. Saw two bands on Sat. Small pub but loud bands. each was just a 5 piece, no keys. One only had a monitor on the floor for the singer and sounded great. The other all had IEM's, larger amps and sounded awful. There was no sound guy so the bands were doing their sounds themselves. It's like the IEM lot were lost in their own in ear mixes, with no real out front mix. The first band was a mates band and he said they do use them on larger stages, but when they do smaller venues like this the on stage sound is so loud there is just no need for IEMs, other than if the singer needs to use them. When you are standing right on top of your bass rig, next to a drummer, its earplugs you need lol.
  9. dave_bass5
    I used to think i had to have ambient, but our stage mics pick up so much that i really don’t need it. Its nice to have that extra bit of control over what I hear though.
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    It also means you can record the rehearsals, which is always a good idea IME.
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    im left-handed but play right handed, and id use my right foot.
  12. dave_bass5
    Yes, stereo all the way for me.
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    I use a Zoom H4 essential for ambient these days, but i was using a cheap Behringer B-5 mic in to a small mixer before that and it worked really well. Once i had it sorted out i felt much more comfortable with IEM’s. I guess one question is do you want stereo or mono? Personally i find stereo much more natural sounding. Even though the bass is mono it’s nice to hear a bit of spread from the room IME. You could get a small Behringer mixer and a pair of Behringer C-2 mics for around £100.The mics even come with a mic stand holder that holds both.
  14. dave_bass5
    Yeah, i like the vibe.
  15. dave_bass5
    I like the song, it’s just that there are a lot of notes.
  16. dave_bass5
    Buy a second combo and leave it with one of the other drivers in the band?
  17. dave_bass5
    Haha. I’m going to learn it note for note (or as close as i can).
  18. dave_bass5
    American Pie. Thankfully the short version 😬
  19. dave_bass5
    I've seen that video. I found it quite irritating as although it's helpful it's a bit repetitive. When I got my first one I found it quite easy to get going with it after a few mins. Good luck.
  20. dave_bass5
    Yeah, it was two when i ordered. Very lucky.
  21. dave_bass5
    I see Amazon are now quoting delivery in months. High five to us lol.
  22. dave_bass5
    Shame but that did sound a bit too good to be true.
  23. dave_bass5
    All part of the Basschat service. You cant come on here and not expect to have your money spent 😂. First thing ill do is shake mine lol.
  24. dave_bass5
    Haha. Ive just ordered the B2-Four from Amazon. Got it on a 5 month plan so no big outlay, and it’s a UK version. It will be here tomorrow.
  25. dave_bass5
    Wow, thats cheap. Let me know how it goes. Ive had another thought about this though. My main reason in getting the B2-Four originally was a cheap way of getting a computer interface, and a BDDI. If i didnt want the BDDI i wouldn't hessite, but as the G2-four lacks this im now not so sure, as its the one FX i really do need……or maybe i dont.
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