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    You see, I have made that mistake... Ask a musician to put themselves into the PA, and they will buy the cheapest XLRs which will cut in and out with ends which get stuck in the desk sockets, the crappest DI boxes - and then look at you when nothing works. And that's assuming they actually remember to bring the gear to actually put themselves through the PA. Thinking of stuff to save a gig... I play through a Kemper because I know if the guitarists rig turns to 5h17, I can give my rig to them and I can go direct. I carry round spare adapters for all sorts of things... and a soldering iron. I have been known to run an electric kit from a pedal board power supply because the drummer seemed to forget an important element of their electric kit. I carry around spare strings for instruments I dont even play. I carry around spare IEMs. I carry a pair of drumsticks - which I have had to use, only for the drummer to then complain they were the wrong weight. The amount of times the band would have been left high and dry without my ability to improvise and think my way out of issues is beyond a joke. That's just the surface. Basically, I own enough equipment and spares to be a band by myself... because people are inept. But whats worse, because they know I've got their back in all situations, they are even more complacent! The more "pro" a musician is, the more of a liability they are.
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    Its the sound of the room and audience you are going to be getting. Assuming that you want to hear your screaming fans! The multiple input Zooms are the one, feed from the mics... plus freed from your PA auxes.
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    Exactly. I think a lot of people get obsessed about the idea of ambient, but in reality, most people don't miss it.
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    Nope - I use a 125 B - but a DR Lo-Rider. Like you, was hunting for more tension - loved the sound of the Hi-Beams but wanted a bit more tension, which is where the Lo-Rider comes into play. (Just wanted to say that as it's not all about gauge which influences the tension.
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    https://www.inear.de/en/products/monitoring/active-ambience-sound/hearmix-pro Alternative where you can use your own customs as the mics are on the cable (as long as you are using a two pin connector) Just throwing them into the melting pot of options.
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    If you sound check things should be ok - as with inears, you are less inclined to have players turn around and mess with their amps. Less ear fatigue also further reduces reduces this risk.
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    I dunno, Id rather see a well lit band than a light show. You know you have hanging bolt points on top of your speaker cabs? Perfect place to put secure a led panel on top of the speaker to cross fire across the stage.
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    Biggest improvement would be to light the band so you can see your faces! I know everybody has their own take on mobile, easy setup lighting... but if you flood light your band then have the other lights doing their thing, the presence of your band will be enhanced. At the moment, there's nothing different between how you are being lit and the people on the dance floor. (I hate sound to light lighting btw so I'm a tough crowd)
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    Im actually pretty impressed with that image quality. How does it do in low, low light?
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    Whatever instrument you are playing, always a bass player.
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    Any sample footage you can share?
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    I don’t care - I already know I know best 😂 dinosaurs…
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    Just throwing it out there… have you noticed how angry people become when you suggest there’s an alternative to loud stages…?
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    You need to be treating yourself to some customs!
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    You don’t need a sub for a silent stage. Just a decent set of full range PA tops which can cover the lows in the same manner as your bass cabs.
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    A combo does not do and will not do what a sub does, hence confused as why you think you’d need one.
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    Do you play through a sub already…?
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    I’ve already done it. Problematic wedding venue. The band went silent stage, the audience went headphones. It’s not that strange really - silent discos have been a thing for ages. Only difference really, is that you better know how to mix when everything is crystal clear! here’s an example -
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    Digitech FreqOut
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    Couple of things here - Quality of IEMs and the mix in them. Some people freak out at the clarity - you thought your playing was better than it really is. Different ball game when you can hear every fk up in crystal clear clarity - and you blame the tech when it unravels the reality. Movement of air - if you can feel that amount of air, your backline is too loud to give a decent mix in most situations anyway... but most of the time, it's a myth. Stand next to an amp and put your fingers in your ears... and you feel through your jeans.... nothing. (And that cos you aren't playing any strings because your fingers are in your ears) If you want then energy, go get a KT board or something. But again, each to their own. Some people like old school. Some people like the tech. Some people like their hearing intact too. I actually like playing without IEM too... but theres always somebody in the band looking to ruin the party. Guitarists and drummers I'm looking at you. I've got to the point where I say try IEMs. Some people love it. Some people dont. Lifes too short to try and get people to come around to your preference.
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    Am I led to believe that unveiling this kick drum secret has exposed a load of hatred for it? As they say, with great power comes great responsibility. It's about knowing when to restrain yourself...!
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    It’s amazing how much extra energy a tight kick can give a band.
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    Especially for you @Phil Starr - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/389429-the-iem-in-ear-monitors-bible-thread/?do=findComment&comment=5173832
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    ...as I say, if your desk can't do this (or you haven't got the outboard), you can go the trigger route. And apologies for that little slap run. (I got carried away)
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    Sine wave on kick drums follow up... This is a pub gig that I did with the band last year which I recorded multitrack. Here's an explanation what is happening with each file - 01-Drums (no sine) : This is the drum bus using just the mics on the drums. (Kick, 2 overheads, 1 up 1 down toms and of course the snare). You can hear a bit of bleed from the vocalist in the overheads but as the rest of the band is on silent stage setups, you'll hear the bleed is pretty minimal. 02-KickOnly : this is the kick drum mic soloed. Listen for the fundamental (you can hear some resonance in the drum which kinda gives you a clue to where it's at). The key thing for a single kick drum mic set up is that you have are picking up the click. If you don't know what I mean by that, see if you can pick up the "tick" which sounds like a metronome. You want to hear that so give your drum some presence in the room, otherwise it will all be mush. This is a taste thing. Not too much click or your band may start sounding a bit metal when it's not. (Audix D6 is the mic which sounds like this by default with next to minimal EQ) 03-SineOnly: I was hearing the fundamental around 54Hz going by the recording. What you are hearing here is the desks oscillator going (sine wave at 54Hz) with a side chained gate being triggered by the kick drum mic channel. So you can hear the gate is tracking pretty close. 04-KickWithSine: This is the Kick and Sine channels soloed - so you should hear a lot weightier kick. Listen to this and back to 02-KickOnly and the difference should be immediately apparent. So this is really giving your the low end thud but without the mush you would get if you started pushing the frequency on the kick channel. 05-Drums(with sine): The drum bus with the sine wave. You can hear the drums have a load more energy and the compressor on the drum bus is crunching quite nicely due to the extra gain in the lows. Listen to this, then listen back to 01-Drums (no sine). Hopefully the difference is more than a little apparent! 06-MixWithSine: Lets bring in the band to see what it sounds like. Not bad for the Dog and Duck on a Friday night... 07-MixWithoutSine: And just to show you the difference... lets lose the sine wave. And thats how you pin punters to the back wall and give it the "pro gig" sound in the pub. (I know the hyped kick drum is not everybody's thing - but loads of people commented how we sounded so different to every other band which went in there...!) EDIT - dont expect to hear a massive difference through laptop speakers (majority are HPFed anyway), so use decent monitors or headphones to hear whats going on in detail. 01-Drums(no sine).mp3 02-KickOnly.mp3 03-SineOnly.mp3 04-KickWithSine.mp3 05-Drums(with sine).mp3 06-MixWithSine.mp3 07-MixWithoutSine.mp3
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