From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2016121322411026861-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > We have ( and sometimes still do ) worked stages like that.  That's one   
   > reason we own a lot of wireless stuff.   
      
   Kind of like Matching the gear to the venue - what a Radical concept ;)   
      
   > You hit on exactly the problem with big monitors ... they swamp the stage   
   > with sound.   We don't all want to hear the same things.   Big loud   
   > monitors on small stages just make a mess of the sound.   
      
   And that plus overcranking seem to always go together, because they have a   
   couple of things in common, Immaturity and Stupidity!   
      
   > Our other guitar guy obviously has a hearing problem. He knows it, we all   
   > know it.  Maybe the drummer does also.   
      
   Wouldn't be surprising at all...just so long as they don't get to adjust the   
   levels.   
      
   > I've done that the last several gigs. I don't really care, but it is kinda   
   > awkward to have a guitar hanging and play keybords sometimes. Much easier   
   > when I have a stool to sit on.   
      
   I just feel more comfortable playing when I'm sitting at the keys...although   
   it's not the best position for singing. Oh well, I'll adapt, like so many   
   other singing keyboard players do ;)   
      
   > Slide switches pick the channels.  One is on 6, the other 5.  No reason,   
   > just numbers I picked.   
      
   Just so long as it all works ;)   
      
   > We dropped a mic at rehearsal today.  Its ball / screen spit in two and   
   > went bouncing across the floor. Opps.   
      
   I hope it still works otherwise.   
      
   > I use both at the range.  Custom moulded ones that fit in my ears, and   
   > headphone style muffs over those.  Ths is a very effective pairup. Weird   
   > thing tho, sometimes when I swallow, the sound sound travels inside my   
   > head somehow and gets to my eardrums.   
      
   I've heard about doing that, but so far, I've never had the need to, thank   
   God!   
      
   > Using IEM's in one ear is bad.   
      
   I'll bet!   
      
   > Generally you shouldn't do that, for lots of good reasons related to   
   > needing the one to be very loud.  I did it because the system wasn't   
   > working as expected.  Hooked up incorrectly.   
      
   Yep, unbalanced is OFF balance ;)   
      
   > Band girl and I rehearsed today. Didn't expect to, snow was forecast, so   
   > driving was iffy. Then, she decided to travel anyway, so we did.  Spent   
   > the day going over iffy material and trying to get the IEM's to work. What   
   > we did was use wired earbuds today instead of any speakers. It took a bit   
   > to get her happy with anything in her ears. After a bit, once she was ok   
   > with the mix, we swapped her wired setup with the AT M2 wireless IEM I   
   > have. Still using the earbuds she liked. She brought several to try.  I   
   > was using a wired set.  Set the M2 receiver up so she could control the   
   > balance between the music and her and my vocals with a one control, and   
   > the overal volume in her ears with the other. She messed with those over a   
   > few tunes and began to decide she liked being able to hear.  What a   
   > surprise :-)   
      
   They sure sound interesting and even though I don't like anything stuck in   
   my ears, I'd still like to try them anyway.   
      
   > A few more tunes, and she was distracted. Said, she was thinking about   
   > buying one of these. What to get, could she return it if she didn't like   
   > it after trying it out live, stuff like that. So we called a place and   
   > ordered her a setup. The M2 system, like what I have, was on sale for   
   > $599.  I added a pair of Shure 215 in ears to the order ( $89 ) because I   
   > want some :-)  Stuff should be here tomorrow.   
      
   I can't wait for our duo to take off because I need to buy some gear too,   
   starting with a Nord C2D organ ;)   
      
   > This will give her and I each a nice wireless IEM setup, and the drummer   
   > will be wired.  Her new one is 500 mhz band, my older one is 600 mhz. Here   
   > in the US, the 600mhz will be illegal to use in two years. No point buying   
   > another one on that freq range.   
      
   I seriously doubt that in practical terms, the 600 mHz output power will   
   cause any problems that could generate complaints and investigations.   
      
   > So there it is.  We're about to be IEM's, except for the other guitar guy.   
   > I really doubt he'll buy any.  That's ok. He can use a wedge over on his   
   > end of the stage.   
      
   Personally, literally, I still prefer the very small monitor setup.   
      
   > The reasoning was .... I'm trying to get the stage level down for me, and   
   > In Ears do that. They block the stage level some and still let me hear   
   > better overall without needing to be anywhere close a pa cab. I know, I   
   > used them last week.   
      
   That is the idea so whatever works is most likely the way to go.   
      
   > Band girl is center stage, no monitors close her, drums to her rear and   
   > our one stage amp to her other side. She can't hear well at all. So IEM's   
   > are gonna be heaven.  Her and I will both be wireless, as we are with   
   > everything else. No wires to trip over.   
      
   Definitely sounds like something for me to try!   
      
   > This is all band talk. Yet, it'll apply to our duo work also.  Once we get   
   > used to hearing well, it's liable to become standard.  Certainly will for   
   > me. I'm really tired of loud pa cabs or wedges. We rehearsed from about 10   
   > am until 7 pm, and you know what ????  My ears aren't ringing or hurting.   
   > Imagine that :-)   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   That's Awesome, isn't it!   
   And speaking of which, I've got some rehearsing to do tonight myself.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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