Greetings folks,


Recently we've had a bit of a thread in rec.audio.pro on
this topic that some of you may have seen.  For those of you who read it you
know my position on the topic.  My position
comes from both a perspective as the monitor mixing guy, and as a performer.

For those who might not have seen the thread there, my
position is basically that folks who've worked with
ensembles that use primarily amplified instruments the art
of blending with other elements is often lost.  IT's easier
to engage in the volume arms race and just "turn me up"
instead of work with others to get a good balance.
The few folks lurking here in music education might have
some relevant comments here.

I'm curious about a couple of things from some different
perspectives, as since the personal monitor mix revolution
has hit the market I've been primarily doing recording, and
when occasionally doing live sound reinforcement haven't
really run across too many of these systems.  But, they're
becoming more common out there in the gigging world.

So, for the performers among us:

Have you started using such a system?  If not, have you
tried one and found it unnecessary?

For front of house folks:

I'm curious how it's changed the equation for you folks,
i.e. getting a blend among the elements, etc.

A couple times when I've worked with studios that had such
systems I"ve had mixed results.  Some musicians understand
how to use them, and are sure to get a good blend of what
they need in their phones.  Others I've found get things so
screwed up that the tracking engineer eventually has to set
up their mix for them and admonish them to leave it alone.

Finally, there are at least a couple of developers here as
well.  For you folks ...

If your company offers such a system do you find that your
customers understand how to use them effectively?

comments anyone?



Regards,
           Richard
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