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Speaking of which, nobody has posted a pic of the back yet. How do you get to the back where all the power, fx loops etc are? I presume there's a hatch?
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A pair of 12.2s would be nice. Plenty of opportunity to make use of some of those Helix stereo effects! I would take a single 735 over the 12.2 as a one box solution though (although I do admit the 12.2 visually look better)
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More often than not this is the case.
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Theres plenty of capable plastic boxes out there... a lot that are better than poorly specced wooden boxes. Trouble is, a lot of people view and experience of monitors are budget, budget! Even when it comes to IEMs - the whole "I've tried IEMs and they are rubbish" - usually means they have plugged in the earphones that they got with their phone (but they sound really good!) into some cobbled together mcgyver setup.
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Most are rubbish because it's the first bit of the PA that people choose to save money on thinking that the cabs aren't as important as FoH. To produce a great sound, like front of house, they need good quality drivers and horns - and these come at a cost. Manufacturers realise there is a market for cheap speakers to use for monitors... and hence, they produce them - and people half expect monitors to be kinda rubbish but good enough to get through the gig. As for adjusting on the gig - they shouldn't be adjusted on the gig... and no sound guy would thank you for doing so. You run the risk of boosting overall volume or troublesome volumes that can cause the setup to start running into feedback. Good monitor? Yeah, one which is as good as something that you would use for front of house. There's no getting around it! (or go IEM)
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If anybody wants to chat IEMs with me, I'll be here - http://www.custom-inearmonitors.co.uk/events/visit-us-at-the-uk-bass-guitar-show-manchester-2020.html (or maybe not! - it's postponed!) -
get the project box search on the go... and take the opportunity to switch to AA so you can use some decent capacity eneloops (and lets face it, AAs are easier to source in an emergency!)
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that looks like a rehousing project in the making!
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@Gottastopbuyinggear - looking nice. Good to see some Nextion screens coming into play.
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Oh - and the snare tends to be a big issue too - and the cymbal shields won’t do a lot for that... hence my reluctance to spend.
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I’ve never been anywhere to assess how useful these actually are. Whilst they logically seem that they should work to some extent, I have a niggling nag about them. Ive even got this saved in my “something to explore” folder -
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@Steve1967 - depending upon your situation, I know of a few theatre teams that travel with their own monitor setup with the view of getting quicker and more consistent IEM mixes. The ones in question use a Mackie DL32R or a Midas Core with DL32 and an analogue split as described in section 5 above. With the latter, you can then look at ultranet and Behringers P16s or at least look after your own mix off the phone. Usefully you know that the settings are going to be pretty much ballpark every gig if you carry your own monitor world. Any digital desk will do I guess - but if you can utilise a split, you can sort your own IEMs pretty quickly using that method. I'm guessing you already have read that... otherwise, it's pretty much a setup from scratch every time. Photos of settings rarely work as gains/mics/outboard are typically different.
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Hi Phil - something like a cheapish Behringer FBQ800 as opposed to the a different set of IEMs could sort you. Comparable price to a set of budget IEMs but will give you that extra tone shaping you require but without losing the bass response you already have. Of course, you could also use the EQ to roll back the bass for the Sennheisers if the bass isn't as important to you and the mids are more where you want them to be natively.
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Mudpup nails it. Before you even think about buying one for mobile use, consider the weight of them. They aren't an insignificant thing to be lugging around. And no, there is no light weight equivalent. It's the mass of them that makes them effective. When you say "bleeding into other microphones", which microphones? You may be able to improve the situation by better microphone technique and different microphones. If you can give me some information, I may be able to give you some pointers.
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This is my issue with all these sealed battery units. Additionally, you forget to charge or have a late minute gig - you can drop into any corner shop and pick up some AAs.
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So in the next instalment of my live video journey (OK, I know they aren't gigs but I'm upping my vid skills right now so my next band ones are better). Here's me filming a friend's promo material. I'm quite happy considering it was filmed in the confines of a front room in Smethwick with a couple of mics! Again, all totally live, no fix in post BS. So, the new grey card is working well but funnily enough, these vids just didn't seem to work well in colour (so kinda negating the whole reason for having the grey card), so I dropped them into a lovely shade of err... monochrome blueness. I'm kind of glad that I suggested that she change over the mic to the Super 55 - it turns out it fits the vibe nicely, especially with the jazz box instead of the acoustic.
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That's some meaty boots on display there! Strong hat game too!
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Who influenced you to pick up and start playing Bass.
EBS_freak replied to thebigyin's topic in General Discussion
Paul McCartney. I even was looking at Wal, a Ricky and a Hofner as my first bass... although they were obviously beyond my means as a youngster. (Although when I did have the opportunity to buy a new Wal I didn't as they just didn't appeal in the same way... wish I'd bought one though, I think the quotation I got back from Electric Wood was about a grand). Anyway, Macca is a great person to learn from - especially if you follow through the albums. I progressed like he did I guess... from Love Me Do... through to things like Penny Lane. I bought the big white book that has got the whole Beatles catalogue (from the original albums at least), fully scored and learned pretty much all my basics from that. As for bass players now, I don't really have any heros as such... I just like what I like, picking and choosing bits from different players to build my own style I guess. -
Hi Dave - the bass is a through neck GB Spitfire made by Bernie Goodfellow in Brighton.
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Some good technique on display (sweeping on a bass always brings a cheeky smile to my face) there... but man, you need to get with that metronome.
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But who was the better juggler? Jaco or Laurence?
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@rom - section 1 of this may help -
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There's 2 things in play with multidriver IEMs. Headroom. Headroom means less distortion (both perceivable and unaudible) - which gives a better and less fatiguing listening experience. However... When you start adding drivers, unless utilised with a properly designed phase aligned crossover (which is pretty difficult), you may get weird sounding IEMs, that can be plagued with phasing issues. Whereas KZ are not the best sounding IEMs for critical listening, for on stage use, headroom is king.
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KZ ZS10s or AS10s. They are pretty much the best you can get for headroom and bass for the money.
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Ooh. Tasty
