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3 hours ago, jezzaboy said:

Same here Lozz. I had the Boss but I had to use a ext cable to go into the jack socket and a holder to attach to the strap as I didn`t like the way it plugs into the jack on a P bass sticking right out, I was always scared of knocking it against something and damaging it.

 

The NUX unit is much better, it folds in towards the body and comes with a great case that also acts as a charger. I have used this in the studio and on a busy stage and no probs at all.

I had a problem with the Boss working in my acoustic and the workaround was to use a TRS-TS connector. So I got a right angled one and as that also ‘worked’ on my other instruments I could use it when I felt it was sticking out a bit too much…

There were also some jacks it didn’t like and it wouldn’t operate the power so I kept an assortment of washers that went over the Boss jack and made sure the power was activated. All stored in an old glasses case…

I like the Boss WL20. It has a little ‘power button’ so you can pull it in and out without the usual ‘Ccrrrggg’ if you arnt muted. Great for Open Mics where people are sharing. Most are weirded out when I just hand them a dongle 😂!. Battery lasts forever. The only issue is it’s only available on 2.4ghz. I’ve stopped using mine in a lot of pubs as I was getting interference. I now use a Blackstar Airwire which is great too - but I like the way the Boss works better!

A friend from Alaska said it was cold when you spit, it hits the ground, then ‘cracks’. They said it’s really cold when you spit, it cracks and then bounces 😂

😂

We get -5 here. Quite regularly. But the Celsius variety! You might have to scrape your car windows but it will still start without you worrying!

1 hour ago, Bluewine said:

 

 

It's  -5° right now and will be colder by Friday.

 

Daryl

I’m taking an educated guess that you mean Fahrenheit which most people here wouldn’t ‘get’. So that’s MINUS 20!

I was in -23c in NYC once, with windchill, and I was able to break off bits of the moustache I had at the time 😂.

Well, us oldies feel the cold!

Always a nice early finish! 😂

Hola!

£200 is pretty normal for a pub gig here. Anymore and I’d be thinking about giving up the day job! Well, I would if I wasn’t retired….

Good idea but his mic is in 1, so the left most input. The first input. The one the furthest from the Red fader. The same f&#@in one it is EVERY time.

And he still doesn’t get it 😂.

I’ve labled everything but one of the guitarists ‘needs his glasses’ so still dosent plug in the right holes 😂

I was meaning that the xr18 doesn't have any actual knobs or a screen that comes on when you power it up. I know too many people who say they've 'lost connection' for whatever reason or ended up cobbling a wired connection together for it.

Doesn't seem to be the same issues with the CQ18.

Soundcheck? You mean where they sort their hair and practice the poses they want to pull?

Thanks, that's great. I do sound (if that's not obvious) and after about 2 years 'the lads' have finally realised I can tweak their individual mixes - even though I've said this at almost every gig 😂.

This is leading to requests to tweak between almost every song so the 'main attraction' is the fact I can install the app on their phones and let them get on with it! 

I've been in a band with an xr18 in the past and loved it, but was always worried that you couldn't tweak things on the desk. The CQ18 seems to address this and gives 'the best of both worlds'.

12 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

 

It's certainly a very straightforward option to set personalised monitor out levels on the A&H CQ desks - so I'm not quite sure about your point that most mixers don't have preamps built in or if I've misunderstood what you're saying?

Soz, I’ve recently been thinking about upgrading to a CQ18 so some of the comments here ‘perked my interest’ as I can’t seem to find one in a shop I can actually look at! Yes, I am interested if I can ‘just plug my trs in the monitor out’ but from what you say I will need some sort of amplifier. It’s not a problem as I can just use my iems all the time or pick up one of those little Beringher things. Just getting my mind round the differences to the lt12. I guess that’s a ‘dark horse’ for actually having the built in preamps. I got that on a recommendation because it has 5 sends and didn’t realise at the time but it’s been a cracking little mixer for the sort of gigs we do.

Cool, TY. With the Zoom lt 12 you can plug straight into the desk if you are wired - I have a long trs for small gigs but use my nux transmitter if I’m not standing next to the mixer.

So you can 'plug your IEMs' into the CQ mixer and use the app. You don't need a signal amplifier in the chain?

The Boss WL-20 is an amazing wireless dongle. It’s great at open mics (or anywhere you swap instruments) as the ‘little switch’ cuts it when you pull it out so there’s no ‘pop’. No finding the tuner or other mute. Just pull it out and stick it in the next one! It’s easy to charge the two dongles together and it lasts forever. I can do a rehearsal an open mic and a gig on one charge.

But it only comes in 2.4ghz :-(. I’ve had to stop using mine live because the interference is so bad.

If there was a 5.8ghz version I’d get one straight away!

I think you are going to find that there’s a whole heap of personal taste in the equation. I’ve used zs10s & ZARs and am now on Senheiser 100s. All of which are ‘ok’ (although I gravitate towards the 100s). Could be the desk I’m using, could be the tips, could be the price point etc. but only finding things ‘I’m fine using’ rather than ‘I love using’ at the moment.

20 years ago was 1974 to loads of people here? 😂

Yes, KZs. I bought both to save on postage as they get different ‘reviews’ here. Both are ‘ok’ but they weren’t hitting the spot so I’ve also got senheiser 100s and am currently using them. I’d love something more custom but I’m not gigging enough to justify the outlay. The 100s are ok. The existing desk (zoom lt12) is great but only allows mixing channel volume. I expect if I could eq my bass for the IEMs separately to the FOH I’d like the 100s more…

I have z10s and zars. The cable that came with the zars is MUCH better quality.

3 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said:

By music I meant the rest of the band, although I did try it with recorded music as well. Its not a gain issue, its just something that seems to be there at the end of the note etc. I couldn't get rid of it no matter how I adjusted things. I must admit I went looking for it as a lot of users have reported this, and the unit I had was a return on Amazon so could have bene faulty. 

On The Nux website they do mention that sound quality isnt top notch, but they focused on usability or something like that. 

Ah, ok. I’ve not used other IEMs so can’t compare but I find the NUX fine for my needs. I have the whole band in them (at various levels - I don’t usually need a lot of drums as I’m mostly standing right next to them!) and not noticed quality or distortion as an issue.

3 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

 

Thomann advertise them as 2.4 but that might be incorrect.  

That’s not the set I have. I have the one with the rechargeable case. I didn’t want ‘another thing to plug in’.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/nux-b-7psm-personal-monitoring-system-58ghz/

I haven’t listened to music through them - apart from when they arrived I think I connected them to see if they ‘worked’. I don’t recall any. If I find the gig is getting loud and I turn them up i sometimes get a bit if I’m digging in. But it’s not something I’ve ’noticed’ (until you said) or that has bothered me.