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On 26/03/2024 at 08:05, NJE said:

Sorry in advance if this is a dull question, I did read a decent chunk of this thread a while ago and can’t remember if I found the answer.

 

If I went for custom moulded IEM, can the drivers be removed and can they also be used as ear protection?

 

I could do with something for gigs and practice and just wondering where to spend the money.

Most custom IEMs will offer up to 24/25dB attenuation. Can they be used as ear protection? Yes. When used purely as ear protection - are they going to provide you with an experience where you'll be able to play and hear everything but at an attenuated volume? Probably not. Expect very little in the highs to get through. If you want an idea... put your fingers into your ears. Expect a similar resulting sound.

The correct answer is, these are your ears and will need to be protected... invest in both setups.

Its so your flag doesn't get a crease down the middle where the cabs would otherwise meet.

Whut?! Nooooooo. Man, gonna miss that guy - was like part of the furniture round these parts.

RIP OHM.

I found this quite interesting... thought I'd share.

19 hours ago, PinkMohawk said:

Not even sure if this is the right place for this, so any mod who can think of somewhere this'd fit better, feel free to move it. 

 

Anyway, it's like the title says, I'm looking for old fire hose, in order to make some straps out of it. I'm a fan of making my own straps, and up until now, I've been using a big roll of nylon strap that I found somewhere. Recently, I found a video of Billy Sheehan making up one of his straps, and he does it in a relatively similar way, i.e. big strap, fixed length, direct mounted, but he also mentions in the video receiving some fire hose that he was going to try, and I thought I'd like to give that a go as well.

 

So, yeah, does anyone know where I can get some?

ebay, etsy all that kinda thing.

13 hours ago, 0175westwood29 said:

Want to explore and push both my clean and dirty sounds 

 

Going to put together a hybrid rig with my board being mostly distortion or niche fuzz that the kemper can’t do and use the keepers modulation and verb 

 

Surprises me that statement - the Kemper can pretty much nail any distortion/fuzz! It's the time based stuff it kinda struggles with

On 16/02/2024 at 18:04, BassAgent said:

 

One of my fave lines. Nice

Bloomin' double post sw failure.

On 24/10/2022 at 11:32, EBS_freak said:

If you are wondering why MI58 - check the sound quality here (5:52). He does a walk around a venue... but as long as your transmitters are in line of sight and all that, or close to the stage, which I would imagine most people reading this are going to have... then jobs a goodun. Low latency, digital audio quality, no compander. What's not to like?

 

 

@Al Krow - this is why it floats my boat.

7 hours ago, Al Krow said:

 

Just read the reviews - pretty glowing! 

5.8 GHz should be a definite plus in terms of interference from other 2.4 GHz kit. 

But it's a decent investment at 10 times the cost of the Lekato's, so hopefully will be quite a step up. 

Theres quite a lot more to it though than the Lekato. And in terms of the stereo digital IEM market at that price point, they, as far as I am aware, are standing alone. Whilst they have the monopoly, they will be maximising on that opportunity.

And whether you choose the Dante version or not, thats a dev/licensing cost which needs to be recovered.

4 hours ago, police squad said:

Having used a very cheap Lekato 2.4 wireless, which dropped out a little the last gig I did, I have now plumped for the MIPRO MI58 set up

I've read some really good reviews and I'm hoping it will serve me well.

I'm not going to be using it at festivals, just my pub gigs

Now you've got me super interested. Where did you end up getting it from in the end?

Cant really comment until I know how the connection to the aux was done. (Balanced/Unbalanced - length and type of cable etc). It doesn't surprise me if you are going over an unbalanced lead)

6 hours ago, police squad said:

can you explain please?

Psst. Section 3.3

I remember those pickups - Hanson (I seem to recall from the very bowels of my memory) were the makers? In fact, I seem to recall it may have been them who even bought out Lakland!

Try putting a Boss pedal in between - if the pitch goes, a buffer will solve your problem. 

1 hour ago, DaytonaRik said:

 

This makes a huge difference.  When you listen to a mono IEM mix everything is overlayed and can get cluttered, making it quite difficult to hear different instruments.  By utilising a stereo IEM mix then you can pan each instrument within the stereo image relative to the on-stage position which makes for a much more accurate mix.  It really is as big a game changer as using IEMs themselves.

 

The down side is that you can quickly burn through AUX sends at an alarming rate and once you have 4-5 piece bands the 6 AUX sends offered by the likes of the XR18 etc  simply don't offer enough outputs.

 

...but on the other hand, you do get access to Ultranet, allowing you to go down a completely different route where the number of auxes no longer matter!

6 hours ago, MichaelDean said:

I had it backwards - I had a set of ACS earplugs made while I was at uni and had the same thing with those. Couldn't stand using them because as soon as I opened my mouth, the seal broke. Comply tips are fine for me though! It's so strange how something can be so different between people!

This is because for some reason unknown to me, ACS don't take open mouth impressions themselves, or advise anybody to do so, using a one inch bite block. I'm guessing you fall into that camp re:closed mouth impression?

Result? Seal breaks every time you open your mouth.

Check 1.4.1 - I talk about the importance of an impression with a bite block in there.

4 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

I get it, and a lot of that is true. But for some folks that versatility is important, not just within a single set or recording, but more commonly between them, it's bloody useful to have a single bass that can do multiple classic tones at the flick of a switch (and you can turn the lights off BTW) 👍

100% versatility in one bass is undoubtably the selling point.

Why aren't they they more popular? Because very few people change the settings on their basses that much.

Here's a few considerations.

A MM pickup cuts through the mix differently to a P... and a J... etc etc. Most bassists will use a bass throughout a whole gig for consistency. Is it really a deal breaker to stick with the same bass? You'll soon pee off the soundman if you are changing pickup configs all the time. And to be honest, most people find "their" sound and stick with it. I do wonder how many of these Simms pickups end up being left in the same mode once the user founds the tone most pleasing to them.

If recording, use a J... use a P... use a MM... whilst the Simms pickups will do a good emulation, they aren't 100% authentic... despite what people will say. Why? Pickup positioning, coil spacing (e.g. the offset of the coils in a P pickup is not represented properly) and the major factor, is that even if a coil around magnet is not engaged, the magnetic field still is... and having an influence on the resulting output from the pickup. Again, good enough maybe... and if you are jumping on a plane to a recording session, you may like to have something which gets you in the ball park (and lets face it, studios manipulate the recording sound so much, you could argue any bass in the ballpark of the tone you are hunting for will do. Its similar with coil tapping. You can switch humbuckers to single coil... they kinda single coil... but they never sound like a true single coil. But possibly "good enough" - especially in a live situation as opposed to a recording session for example.

It is a swiss army knife - it will do the jobs of many to a good enough standard. It kinda does everything in one package but not necessarily as good as the real McCoy. But good enough and being versatile may swing it your way. 

Here's some other thoughts - if you are routing a bass, you are committed to these these pickups... or may be left with some ugly looking routes if you change your mind on the pickups un the future. I would wager this is the true reason that you don't see many for sale second hand. What do you fill the gap with?

They aren't really stealth. Those LEDS really do stand out. This is a deal breaker for some - especially if you are type of person where the aesthetics of putting gaffa tape over the light is off limits.

But the concept is cool - and works to a certain extent. So if you like it, go with it. Scratch that itch and find out - you'll always be thinking about them if you dont. You may want to try them in a beater bass first though, before routing your prized bass.

3 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Just recently come across these: Kenable Metal 3.5mm Stereo Socket to 6.35mm Mono Jack Plug Adapter

 

We don't particularly pan our instruments, so mono rather than stereo output works fine. This little adaptor allows us to plug in a 3.5mm TRS headphone jack into the desk and get output to both cans, rather than just the left side.

Also means that we now have 5 IEM outputs from a relatively modest analogue desk  - 4 mono and one stereo comprising: 2 aux, 2 group and the headphone, which is plenty for my covers bands. 

Are you running IEMs direct off the auxes?

Opinions may vary but...

Hifi - is effectively FRFR.

In traditional bass thinking, the highs are rolled off - so not hifi.

This isn't sold. One of the pair has sold. One complete setup is still available.