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    My singer has this (or at least a variation on it from G4M a few years ago). It was a bit unreliable, but now one of our guitarists has it. He has no issue with it so far. Just running it’ mono. I keep meaning to try out the stereo part of it.
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    Thanks for the suggestions. I do high pass all the mic’s quite high and it does help a bit. Looking back at my first post i think i should have asked ‘do you deal with it’. Im not sure it’s really an issue for our sort of gigs. Im sure all bands at this level will be getting this, its not so noticeable on the night and i suppose the overall mix can take this in to account.
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    Nah, it’s fine. Most bands i go to see dont have engineers out front and sound great.
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    Im not having issues mixing the tracks afterwards, just wasnt aware there was so much bleed and trying to get it lower. In fact it’s very easy to get rid of most of the bleed in Logic if i wanted to. When i go out front for sound check it sounds great, so it’s not really an issue live as far as i can hear.
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    No mic 😎😇
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    Totally refuses to put anything on his head. He has his reasons (medical mainly), but is still a bit traditional when it comes to gear and prefers the old teachings 🙄
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    Thanks Russ. So nothing i can do 😂. I guess only 1. Is an option, and try as i might i cant get some of them to remember to even plug their mics in, let along have any real technique. On larger stages it's not such a problem, but we have been on a few stages really best suited to Trio’s lately and so all on top of each other. Ive started muting the mics of two of the occasional singers, but its then on me to un mute them for the relevant songs, and id rather leave them live so the mix doesn’t jump up slightly. Actually the drummer is the worst of the lot. Wont use IEM so has a large monitor, has the mic facing more towards the floor then his mouth, and due to him also drumming doesn't always get close to the mic. I dont think its too bad out front (i guess its always been like this anyway), but since i started to record directly off the XR18 its really noticeable when i solo the tracks.
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    Hopefully this is in the right place. In my main band I have 5 singers. They don’t all have good mic technique, so their mics get a lot of bleed. sometimes quiet, sometimes loud etc. not consistent. Our XR18 has gates, but due to the poor mic technique I can’t seem to get the right balance and either lose some of the vocals or it does nothing. Ok, so I know the correct answer is get them to sing properly, but if they could they would. At the moment I feel leaving the mics live on songs they aren’t singing on will at least keep the mix consistent. Is this a good way to approach it? Again, I’m look for the best practice within the restrictions of what I have to work with.
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    Sorry, ‘controller’ 😎
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    I will only use my external router at gigs, but i also keep a USB Ethernet adapter handy in case the router stops working. I feel safe with a hardwired back up, should i need it, but for my band we could get buy without any type of controller once we have sound checked. For decades ive gigged without a sound engineer and a static mix, so it’s no big deal if we lose connection for a set. At home i use my XR18 as my computer interface now (the perks of working it outright), but i don't even bother with a controller for it. The input levels work for DAW as well as live. I like that this doesn’t necessarily need a connecting app or controller for this use. In
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    What about IEM threads? These will normally include PA or mixer discussions?
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    Not everyone has or wants a dedicated iPad or device. Some do, some don’t. Also I’ve not had much luck with the latest version of X-Air on iOS, so I do stick with Mixing station which works perfectly on the same iPad as X-Air. I have a cut down layout that we can hand to friends out in the audience (ones we trust obviously) to keep the vocals and keyboards balanced. This is much better than giving them the full blown X-Air layout. I also like the idea that I can use it on my iPhone if I see anything going astray I can override it from the stage.
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    Yeah, my comment was sarcastic. You know how it goes. New thing comes out and suddenly the perfectly working previous model is useless 😂 Must admit they do look very tempting. More advanced than the XR18.
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    I wonder how many people will HAVE to swap over because they can’t possibly gig with ‘only’ 48khz. 😇
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    I find Jack to be very irritating most of the time, and dont like the format he uses (give me a key Falcon etc) but i do watch all his videos as i find it refreshing to hear an english voice, and can relate to some of things he says (especially the very jaded Social club comments).
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    We recently upgraded some of our PA. The band were sort of ok with all chipping in, but I ended up buying the new desk myself (with the singer, who is my partner). It seems easier to walk away from the band, or have members leave without having to buy them out etc. It also means I get to keep it and do what I want with it between gigs. It’s actually now my USB interface at home.
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    Yeah, the ones without the plugs on them and cant travel on the tube 😂
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    And your points also taken. To me, it sounds like some of the Admin team are bored and looking for something to do lol. Id certainly find a PA/Live sound reinforcement sub forum way more interesting than a URB one 😎
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    Had another great night with the IE400’s. So glad I stumbled on these before going all out with customs. Its so nice not to have to keep fiddling with my right ear. One thing id like to ask, how much noise isolation would customs give over memory foam tips that fill the ear entrance? I find im getting enough, and its nice that i can still have a conversation with them in (anlthough its hard to tell if thats from the live mics on stage picking some of the other person up). Are customs more isolating? Its hard to judge as some people say the world disappears once they have them in, but i really cant imagine thats 100% true.
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    Id be happy to have a sub forum for PA, but i don't think we really need it. There's a few threads already working, and there is at least cross over between IEM and PA threads. PA comes up in various threads, i don’t think this would stop. It could get messy.
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    I wonder if it's a fit issue. Ive had very thin sounding IME mixes, and couldn't figure out why until I realised one ear wasn't sealed well enough.
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    We did a Social club in Corby recently. We (I and the singer) thought it a good idea to do this song, as it went down well a few months ago when me and the drummer played (busked it) it for a guy that kept on asking. The whole place were up and doing that funny dance they do. I said we should do it properly this time. Well, we never got to play it, and if we had it would have been embarrassing. The guitarists couldn't play it straight enough, and the bass player couldn't figure out where the C# F# E bit goes, so at rehearsals he would play it a few times 🤨
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    Easy to order them all from Amazon and send back the two you don’t like. I think you need to clarify why you are changing, what you are looking for etc. You have probably seen mention of all these so you can gather quite a bit of info from previous posts. No one can tell you what you should get without much more info. Even then, the ideal one on paper may not be the best one as fit and comfort also make a big difference.
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    We switched from the traditional PA and and large speakers to a pair of dbTechnologies powered 1x15’s a few years ago and what a difference. We went for 15’s as the old speakers were 15’s and we had no intention of getting subs. They cost us £680 IIR for the pair. Sound very loud and we have no complaints about the quality. A few years ago I got a Yamaha DBX12 as a monitor. It has a slightly more punchy tone and the low end seems a bit cleaner. In hindsight the Yamaha would have been a better option, but back then I’m not sure the were even on sale. My drummer uses a DBR10, which is pretty impressive as it could quite easily work as a main Speaker, but is quite small. Before I went 100% IEM the monitoring at the back of the stage between me and the drummer was a full PA. Sounded glorious lol.
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