Wireless on DB

[Staggering on]

14 hours ago, PaulKing said:

Nice one thanks - yep, expect that's the deal.

I saw the exact same issue in a YouTube review of another brand. Just a bit of stray solder inside or a fingernail or something.

 

Shame I was gonna use it tomorrow night at a memorial concert where I have 5min changeovers twice in an evening, sharing amp with bass guitarists. At least its a MarkBass so I'll know what I'm doing with it.

I'll play safe with a lead and Schatten MiniPre for super simple super fast changeover. 

 

And here I was thinking I was the only one with the Schatten mini pre, I use it with my DB's and love being able to adjust volume so easily. I run the NuX from the bass to the mini pre that is mounted on my mic stand using a bracket I made and then it goes by cable to my amp or directly to the PA. Cheap, you can adjust the impedance and it's simple to use, can't get much better than that!

[PaulKing]

Brief update for future ref.

 

1) I found the cause of the rattle! The replacement unit had same issue - it's the power switch on the unit. Doh. I put a piece of tape over it to stop it buzzing. Minor design fault.

 

2) Tested at gig this week. Plugged receiver into whirlwind EQ pedal, exactly same as usual set up with Line6.

Hmm... inconclusive. I couldn't dial in my normal tone. Overall level seemed lower. I think I detected the time lag more than Line6 (but not sure of that), and the tone seemed oddly coloured, boxy and resonant/unfocussed.

I persisted through first set, probably overcompensated by turning up vol too much. Band commented .. so I switched back to Line6 for rest of night. Immediate improvement. Hmm, disappointing.

 

3) I ran spectrum test in DAW. Underwood via Cable vs Cable/Preamp vs Line6 wireless vs NU-X wireless vs JOYO wireless, all into Focusrite 2i2 interface.

All looked and sounded perfect with the NU-X ... indistinguishable from Line6.

As expected, from worst to best: 

Cable - very weak, low level, thin sound

JOYO - barely improved from cable

Line6 & NU-X - identical full, bass-rich, high-volume. Basically same tone as preamp, slightly lower level. 

Cable/Preamp -  best tone of all ... perhaps exaggerated by internal gain on preamp.  

 

So in conclusion, I want to try the NU-X in a couple different settings, because I love the convenience of it.

Can't figure why I struggled with it at gig. Maybe something incompatible going in to EQ pedal? But cant think what...

[Staggering on]

Another gig with the Nu-X on Tuesday with no problems, set up as described in my earlier post. This was a bluegrass gig in a hall packed with at least 120 people, 8 mics for the other 4 members for vocals and instruments while I just had a vocal mic and the Nu-X and from comments I heard the bass sounded good.

Edited 5 hours ago by Staggering on