From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2016121922562910196-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > I reworked my rack again today.  Yep, did that again :-)  The reason was   
   > that our IEM's use two rack mount transmitter units, one for me one for   
   > her, and they need to be somewhere. And " somewhere " needs to be close my   
   > 6i6, since that is where the mix for the live instruments and backings is   
   > coming from.   
      
   > Each transmitter needs a music signal and a mic signal. In our case, we   
   > parallel the units, send both transmitters the same signals. One input is   
   > the music, the other is our mics.  The little receivers we have on us have   
   > a balance control so her and I can balance how much of our mics we want in   
   > our ears and how much music.  I put the transmitters in the rack so they   
   > can be wired in and stay ... saves a lot of connecting at gigs.   
      
   They sound very promising, but then I figured that must be why they're being   
   sold, so that leaves only trying them to experience them personally.   
      
   > The other part of these is the actual ear buds. We went with Shure 215's.   
   > Inexpensve as iem's go, but way better than iPod earbuds :-)  Nice foam   
   > ear inserts that seal good. Good solid cable, and a bendy part that goes   
   > over the ear so they won't fall on the floor. Max SPL is 107 db. If you're   
   > running them that hot .... well, plan on needing some hearing aids in your   
   > old age :-)   
      
   IEMs that can Blast out 107 dB! OUCH...to say the  least! On the other hand,   
   just like ANY other kind of audio output device, the volume controls can   
   also be turned COUNTERclockwise!   
      
   > The trick will be to find out a good way to connect all this, figure out a   
   > nice mix, then get use to using them.  It'll take a bit of time.   
      
   Considering their inherent advantages, I'd say that it's probably easier to   
   figure out connecting them than big, bulky, loud wedges.   
      
   > If we had a sound man, which we don't, this would be easy. We'd adjust the   
   > IEM's to what we like, and let the sound guy worry about what it sounded   
   > like to the audience.  We're dealing with doing both.  Tricky.  We went   
   > from a bit loud in the room to too quiet the first gig. Second gig was   
   > better.  We're learning. Basically it comes to doing a sound check, and   
   > WHILE DOING THAT, sing and play at the levels you really plan on singing   
   > and playing the gig at. No holding back so you can crank it a bit once   
   > we're going.  Soundcheck needs to be serious, because once I switch to the   
   > IEM's, I won't hear the room pa anymore and so I won't be messing with it   
   > either. Once it's on and adjusted, it on and that's where I'm leaving it.   
      
   The problem there is not being able to be in two places at the same time.   
   I'd so much want to do sound - after all, I worked with it for 11 years, but   
   I Love to perform, so it becomes a challenge to do both, Bummer!   
      
   > It tried to warm up today, but didn't much.  16 F right now.  High today   
   > was 21 F, or so my computer thing says.   
      
   Yeah, crazy weather. Today (I'm replying late because I've been practically   
   buried in Music - debut duo gig, Christmas eve and Christmas day services at   
   church, learning new songs, and I Love it!), only a week later, it's lightly   
   raining and 53 degrees F by me...still bets subzero and snow!   
      
   Burr ...   
      
   Jim   
      
   I dare to hope that part of it is over ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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