From: galooch88@yahoo.co.uk   
      
   On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 2:06:58 PM UTC-5, JimD wrote:   
   > Mostly.   
   >   
   > As some know, one of my brothers died unexpectedly last week.  Better   
   > and smarter than me, I'll miss him and his advice ..... a lot.   
   >   
   > Still, life goes on for us still here.  I do have one last chance to   
   > take some advice he gave me a few weeks back when I was belly aching   
   > about our complex band setup. He said buy a digital mixer, one of the   
   > Behringers.  So that's the plan.  Expecially after last weekends gig.   
   > Yep, I played a band job the day my brother died.  He was musician,   
   > he'd have understood. Or if he wouldn't, hahahhhhaaa, whatever. We   
   > didn't agree on absolutely everything :-)   
   >   
   > So we're looking at a Behringer XR18.  Some might think overkill for a   
   > duo / trio, but not really.  As I think about it, this thing is just a   
   > bigger version of my Focusrite 6i6. It plugs into a computer ( or uses   
   > an iPad as a controller ), has lots of inputs and outputs, and that's   
   > it.  If the 6i6 had more plugs and elaborate built in software, it'd be   
   > the same thing.   
   >   
   > What we need are far better monitor capabilities.  If we're EVER gonna   
   > get the in ear thing going for the band ( trio at this point ) we need   
   > to be able to give each of us an individual monitor mix. The reason is   
   > simple, we all have " more me ".  Everyone does. I want to hear my   
   > guitar a little louder in the mix, and band girl wants to hear the   
   > tracks louder, and the drummer .... well, who knows what drummers   
   > listen to.   
   >   
   >   
   > Called Sweetwater, left a message. My sales guy will call back. I have   
   > a few questions. Like, is there something else I should buy instead ?   
   > And how long is the return period if we totally can't make the switch   
   > to digital ?   
   >   
   > Sorting thru old pics to display at brothers calling hours.  Lots of   
   > memories.  Lots of good times.  Bro lived a full life.  He'll be missed.   
   >   
   > Bye John.   
   >   
   >   
   > Jim   
      
   Farewell, Brother John.   
      
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