From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017121920070464694-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Right. That's the point. A mixer with all these features as physical   
   > controls would be too large for my purposes.   
      
   > We ( band girl and I ) had our first rehearsal with the new setup today.   
   > Two sets of hearphones and the main pa cabs.  The goal is to find a   
   > balance that lets us hear what we want in the headphones, while at the   
   > same time having the main pa cabs sounding " right " to a possible   
   > audience.   
      
   That's a lot to be doing all by yourself without a sound person.   
   But at least you'll be able to get the monitor mix where it needs to be.   
      
   > This would be easy, childsplay, if we had a soundman out front.  We could   
   > control our own monitor mixes, let that sound person deal with the front   
   > of house. But we don't.  We have to set up our system so WE hear nice   
   > monitor mixes, while the pa sounds all compressed and modern.   
      
   Who wants to sound 'modern'? Particularly nowadays? Particular if it happens   
   to be CRAPPY?   
   Better to sound GOOD instead!!!   
   I've found that more often than not, terms like 'new', 'modern',   
   'up-to-date', and the like are merely Euphemisms for CRAP!   
      
   >  Really, all I want is for my in ears to have the guitar and vocals a   
   > little louder compared to the tracks than those balance in the mains.   
   > We'll get there. Set the monitor feeds post fader ( so I hear what's   
   > happening in the mains ) and apply some offsets to the various levels sent   
   > to the FOH.   
      
   And since it's all digital, at least in theory, you  should be able to   
   recall all the settings instantly when needed.   
      
   > A bigger problem we found is that when I can hear my vocals really well in   
   > the in ears, I don't sing as " hard " as before.   
      
   > Hummm ......   
      
   > I may have to become a crooner :-)   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   If you're going to be doing a lot of singing, why not work the equipment?   
   That's what it's for. That way you won't Overwork your vocal folds and hurt   
   your voice.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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