Thank you so much Scott, I did buy the IEM EW G4, (without the serial 300) I’m from Guatemala and I think that’s the same system. I used your instrucctions to synchro because my body pack generate noise.
Great video, Scott. Glad you went over the “freq scan” process. After reading the manual, I still couldn’t make sense of it (and the sync just put it back the way it was). Your explanation was very clear and helpful. Not sure how important it is to have the antenna installed on the front of the rack panel. I have my unit taking up half of 1u in my case and my wireless guitar receiver taking up the other. The antennae on both devices attached in the back works perfectly. One huge selling point for me was use of AA batteries. I showed up to rehearsal and discovered that my Xvive receiver was switched on and battery drained. Not much you can do at that point. With a system like this, you just pop in another set of rechargeable batteries and you’re good to go!
Yeah, the scan and sync is really weird with this setup. I think they did that to try to do syncing with multiple receivers. But it still seems silly. You want the antenna to have the best line of sight to the transmitter and receiver. You can get away with it in the rack for sure, but I usually do not recommend it personally. And yes, AA's for the win! The old Shure PSM 200's had 9V batteries. Rechargeable AA's are always with me!
I was a little bummed that the G4 does not include the cable extension to front mount the antenna in a rack. How big of a difference does having the antenna up front make ? It will likely be one of 2 wireless transmitters in the rack
Wait a minute, when I saw this face, was familiar to me. 🤔. Then damm I had work with this guys, and is always amazing gigs and cool vive’s, hope to see you soon man Let’s air guitar 🥳🥳🥳
Does anyone know if the headphone output on the front will work WHILE also using 2 IEM belt packs? Example: the IEM rig is setup at the drums, the drummer plugs ears directly to the headphone out, while 2 other band member have that same transmitter sending them mixes.
Is there a big difference between the G3 and G4 versions of this? Is the sound quality any different? EDIT: whoops, should have watched to the end of the video, lol
Great video Scott. I have the same unit but I find the audio a bit lacking, things sound very muddy and super mid-focused. Guitars sound great through FOH but crappy in my ears. I've got Westone monitors. Any tips?
Hi Scott! I just found your channel, and found it very helpful, but I need a little advice. I played my first gig with my new country band last Saturday. I have just purchased this Sennheiser IEM system after buying the EW-D 835 wireless mic and absolutely loving it. I watched a couple of set up videos and felt I knew enough from those to get the ears up and running. The band has a dedicated sound guy, who mixed us very well, but wasn't familiar with this IEM system. In the beginning it was amazing, but halfway thru the first set I started to get some interference, and as the set went on, I even heard small chunks of other peoples conversations in my ears! I assume it was cell phone signal. Anyway, the sound guy did manage to do a scan, but it did not solve the issue, and I ended up back on a wedge. Have you heard of this or experienced it yourself? I can't find a video with this specific problem, so I sure could use some help. Thanks for the channel!
Hmmm that is really interesting. No, I’ve never had that issue. Especially after changing the channel? That’s really bizarre. If you find out what the problem is, let me know. It sounds like there is some cross talk coming from somewhere. But a cell signal would be very bizarre if you picked that up.
Hello your video is awesome. I have been using this for about 9 years I wish I knew what I now know. I lost half of One (body-pack ) transmitter’s screen. I can do any setup but it works. Where do I get a replacement or repair? Or is there anyway I can set it up with software. I have enough skills to handle network stuff if that is available.just wondering how to use Pilot mode. Do you have any video or point me to one ?
Thanks! And I mention that in the video. You SCAN from the receiver, but when you sync, it sends the channel from the transmitter to the receiver. Which doesn’t make sense. I found the Chanel on my receiver. Not the transmitter. But it sends whatever is on the transmitter to the receiver, which isn’t what I want.
@@ScottUhlMusic You had user set channel to 17.11 on transmitter while transmitter was muted; then you unmuted transmitter to sync. Ok. For some reason I thought that when bodypack was in proximity to transmitter, the frequency AND channel was automatically synced by pushing sync button. I must have not recalled doing the step where I manually entered the channel first. Nevertheless, this is the best video on this. As are all of your videos. However, I would recommend calling the transmitter, transmitter but I would refer to what you call, "The receiver" as "Bodypack." I think calling the bodypack the receiver is confusing because both the bodypack and transmitter receive and transmit radio signals.
@@douginny Ah I see what you mean. I mean, each wireless has a transmitter and a receiver... every wireless does, but I can see why you would think that. I'll keep that in mind for the next video I do. Thanks! I appreciate the insight.
I have these in ear monitors. I once forgot to lock the receiver body pack and my guitar strap & wire kept hitting the balance button and so only 1 side was on. I was upset. I played the entire show thinking the expensive in ears wire cracked or something. Even during break time i was upset because of it. Soon as the show ended i realized what happened lol. My dumb mistake
Great run through and review, thanks. I've been using my EW300 G3 system for about 5 years now, and have more less left it on a set and forget it channel for those 5 years, but I've noticed recently it's lost significant range and easily cuts out or gets staticky now if I even go beyond 20 feet from the transmitter. I watched a RUclips video of someone who purchased replacement antennas for the belt pack receiver and soldered a new one in, but I'm not sure if that's the source of my problem (or even what antenna I'd need for the EK 300 IEM belt pack).
Interesting. Yeah gear can wear down after a while. Although I have friends who still use the G3 and it’s still working great. It could be a number of things
@Scott, man...this video is awesome! I'm getting more experience with in-ears, and my G4 system, and this is my go-to video to explain things. So, thank you again. One quick question...When I activate pilot tone, the green RF light on my beltpack goes off. When I set pilot tone to inactive, my green RF light comes right back on. Is this normal? I'm running in mono mode. Thanks!
Hi Scott, Awesome overview videos for both PSM300 and EW, but you didn't mention anything about audio quality, undesirable compression artifacts etc... Do you have any comments related to audio quality that you can share between the two units?
Thanks, and I personally just am not the guy to be like “well, the 1k is about 2db brighter in this one compared to the other one.” That’s just not me. If it sounds good/useable then I’m happy. Then I focus on the features of the unit. I’ve used both of those and they both sound great!
Anyway you could do a video on linking multiple G4’s to a network switch and using the Sennheiser frequency manager software? I have 4 G4’s connected to a switch, and have them linked, but I am so lost on using the WSM software
I want to do a video on software like that. Someday I will! I did a video on using a passive combiner system but that’s it. You’ll need an active system for 4
You mentioned in Shure versus Sennheiser that you can’t fit two sennheisers side by side on a one U space. Do you know if you can for a Sennheiser IEM AND a Sennheiser guitar wireless side by side in the same one U space? Thanks
In this video I found an adapter for 1/2U racking up stuff that seems to work well for most stuff: MY NEW FAVORITE Wireless In Ear Monitor System: Audio Technica ATW3255 ruclips.net/video/hqKuBwwNJTE/видео.html
Hi Scott, thank you so much for the review. I am having a problem with my EW IEM G4 I just purchased. On the transmitter, the frequency shows 0.910 Mhz (It was 0000 Mhz before) and I can’t sync the same frequency my receiver has. Do you know how to fix that? I can’t find anything on the internet about it. Thank you!
Hi, Scott. I’ve learned so much watching your videos. So I just wanted to say THANK YOU first and foremost. A few months ago I built two 10-U rigs for live sound for my wedding band. I’m using the Behringer x32 for my digital mixer/audio interface. I purchased four Sennheiser EW IEM G4 systems. They’re connected to a four channel antenna combiner from RF Venue. The first and only one of the four IEM systems has this terrible error. When I set the frequency and unmute the transmitter, the receiver on the battery pack shows the right side of the AF skyrocketing and there is an awful, persistent high pitch noise I can’t get rid of. I’ve tried dozens of open frequencies, changed cables, used a different battery pack for the transmitter, messed with the squelch, nothing has worked. Can you think of any solutions with your extensive use with wireless systems? Thank you.
@@ScottUhlMusic That’s what I was afraid of. Despite being way under the free two year warranty. It’s just a hassle. I got it to work one time two nights ago. Then last night and today it was back to acting the same way.
Hey Scott. Came back here to check out your review on the EW IEM G4 units. I have had mine for awhile now and attempting to use it in Sennheiser's Wireless Systems Manager. Would love to use it for the RF Frequency Finder and Spectrum Analyzer when I hit some troubling venues with interference. Also have other members using the PSM300 so thought it'd be nice to see where the "busy" areas are with WSM. However, I've had zero luck getting this to work and all the docs/videos/etc I find only show it working with their wireless microphone setup and not the IEM....even though it shows on Sennheiser's site that EW IEM G4 is suppose to work with WSM. Any help is appreciated! :)
I haven’t used spectrum analyzer, but I often will just do a scan, because it does seem to work quite well! But I want to look into software in the future for sure!
@@ScottUhlMusic sounds great! I always use the “Easy Setup” on the body pack while at a venue to choose the best frequency. Just want to take that a step further and be able to see the problem frequencies visually in the WSM software. Then I can let my other band mates set their PSM300 to a clear frequency too. So if you do a video on getting WSM to work with just the EW IEM G4 units and able to perform spectrum or frequency scans, that would be amazing!!
This is the 3rd time I'm watching this video (very helpful), because my Sennheiser IEM G4 just arrived today. One issue I encountered as I follow the video is that, when I turn the "pilot tone" to active, then on the receiver pack screen, it shows "MUTE", and I can hear no thing through the headphone. And I have to turn the "Pilot Tone" back to inactive to get back to the sound in the headphone. Do you know why?
@@ScottUhlMusic Yes, It's on the receiver that the headphone does not have sound output. But the transmitter still shows AF signal when the audio is being played, and it's the receiver that mutes. The transmitter does not have "Pilot Tone" option in the "Advanced" menu either.
Hi @Scott Uhl. My band can't decide on in ear levels at all. Some like to hear the vocals, some want to hear the click track louder and the guitarists want to mute everything and only hear guitars. 🤣🤣🤣 Anyway, can you point me in the right direction? I have heard some musicians talking about one that works with a phone app. I'm trying to look it up on google but I don't even know the right words to use for something like that. Any help would be appreciated.
Yeah sharing a mix never goes well lol. I recommend watching my video here: Choosing the Right WIRELESS SYSTEM - A Comprehensive Guide ruclips.net/video/Xi2JcMomjQ0/видео.html
Thank you. I have a question. How do you just run a mono mix? (I know stereo is better). For some clubs they can only do 1 mono mix. For example, the problem I keep running into is I am only getting sound in my L ear. The engineer said he could not accommodate stereo so he tried to run mono. I set the transmitter to mono and when I did I lost sound in BOTH ears. We ultimately had to do a different unit provided by the house and it sucked. I could not find a mono set on my body pack. Only stereo or focus. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Scott I got yet another question. Lets say I was buying two of these brand new (using your affiliate link of course) to send 4 separate mixes out and could choose any band I want... Should I get two that are the same band? like A1 and A1? or should I mix it up and get an A1 and a G band? Does it natter? I can't find the answer to this anywhere online. Thanks a lot brother.
If you are getting 2 transmitters and 4 body pack receivers, I would get them in the same band. I have a video on bands here: What Are Wireless "BANDS" and Which One Should YOU Get? ruclips.net/video/_lvzZPRyOwo/видео.html
One question im trying to figure out. Can you put one of these units side by side in the same 1U rack space as a Sennheiser guitar wireless? Do the side rack brackets have holes for antenna? I know the iem has one antenna while the guitar wireless units have two. Inhave a patchbay on the front with two slots for antennas. That would cover the guitar wireless. But for the iem, I can’t tell if the side brackets have holes for an antenna. If so then im good to go. If not then this blows. lol
You can put two of the IEM systems next to each other, but not the IEM and the guitar one because of what you said about how the IEM has one antenna and the guitar has 2
@@ScottUhlMusicthanks Scott. The bracket that screws into the side of the transmitter and that attaches to the rack….does that have one hole on the side for the antenna? If so I’m wondering if I can do what I’m thinking. I have one space left in my rack to work with. Presently I have the Sennheiser guitar wireless with the dual antenna face plate next to it. I have a patch bay below this space that has two empty slots that I can use for antennas. What I want to know is, if the iem unit bracket has a hole for the antenna, can I then put the guitar wireless receiver next to it in the same rack space and then run the antennas to the two available spots on my patch bay. I will need antenna connectors a for the patchbay and cables but my concern is will the two Sennheiser units fit side by side. Hope this makes sense. If the iem bracket has a hole for that antenna I hope it still leaves room on the other side for the guitar wireless
So i have a completly diffrent experience with this system sadly. I got really good custom IEMs. With those i got a really really loud Background noise from the system. It got send to Sennheiser twice but they say its fine and in the System boundaries.. that really sucks for nearly a thousand bucks in Germany. Sennheiser told me its because of the low resistance of the IEMs but then the more drivers you have the less resistance you gonna have which means the better ur IEMs the worse the g4 is gonna Sound.
Interesting… did you find a system that did not do that? Like I said, these are my main go to in ears that I’ve used for years and I love them. I see them used all the time. Everyone has their preferences, so I’m curious if you found one that did not do that? I do still highly recommend this system
Hey Scott! I was reading online that the Sennheiser G4 IEM is an analog transmitter vs the Shure PSM300 being digital. Is this true? And if so, how would that factor in with the RF bandwidth? Being that digital utilizes RF bandwidth more efficiently than analog to my understanding. Thanks!
Congrats!!! It’s the best video from this product!!! And is the most basic and simple explain! I speak spanish but i can understand 100%!!! Thanks from this video!!!!
Hiss can come from so many places with in ears. Even just one channel being sent (say the backing vocalist microphone) can cause “hiss.” You are sending many signals into the IEM system. I would problem solve and eliminated certain possibilities to figure out where it comes from
I just got this system and your video is super helpful. Pairing up with my ASI Audio customs for the first time this weekend! Figuring out all the levels to get the cleanest sound seems to be my most daunting task. Volume output from AUX channel on mixer, volume knob setting on bodypack, AF Output, Sensitivity, etc. Do you keep your bodypack volume knob at a certain level? Also, in what situation would you be using the Headphone output on the front of the transmitter?
Nice! I’m actually going to be trying out the ASI Audio here soon. And my volume is usually at halfway, but it just depends. And the headphone out can be used by someone needing to hear if something is wrong with a pack, or to share a mix with a drummer or something like that
Hi Scott, for some reason when I switch the transmitter to mono. Each receiver I have goes automatically on mute. It works completely fine on stereo mode, I just can't get it to work on mono mode. It's really baffling. Have tried turning off pilot mode etc. But I'm stumped. I'm using a jack cable from the mixer to transmitter, could it be the signal isn't strong enough?
If I were just using this at a home rehearsal space and didn’t need to scan for frequencies regularly, does it still need to be synced after each power cycle, or can you just manually define a frequency, turns the units on, and start jamming?
Hello! I work with a vocalist who needs his voice and instruments to only come in his left ear, but the bass, click and drums in his right. I have his pack set to stereo, and channels panned as he requests. However, there is slight crosstalk between the channels, in that, he still hears his vocal (when all else is quiet - no other instruments playing) on the right channel. I've verified this, and while faint, it is definitely still there, and he has a true issue with that which hurts his ability to hear pitch. We even unplugged the right side input to the receiver to see if perhaps the mixer was not panning completely, but his voice is still in that right IEM. Can you confirm if this is true for your system? Or if perhaps, my receiver or pack is flawed and needs repair? Again, it is faint, but you should definitely be able to hear the source from whatever is panned to only one side in the opposite side. Would appreciate knowing if I'm not the only one! Thanks! Great content on this video, most concise and helpful I've seen for this system!!
@@ScottUhlMusic Yes, it is this exact system! I've searched and can't find any other complaints or documentation of anyone else having this trouble with crosstalk. Is there a fix I am not thinking of? With such an expensive system, I would think true stereo would be a sure thing!
Hi, I have the twin g4 , that I want to have 2 independent mono mixes… I understand that you hard pan Each receivers to L AND R , DOES THAT WORK right ? Or can you still hear a little of R on L and a little of L ON R ..? On your personal experience…Thanks, great video
Thanks to this great video, I decided I need one of these! :) I can't decide between the G4 and the PSM900. I've hear the Sennheiser has noise issues (t/f?) but a great frequency range, and the Shure has replaceable rx antenna, larger tx antenna and physical switch for RF mute, but a little narrower frequency range. Scott, do you have any advice to help me choose between these two great options? Thanks
The Sennheiser site says the system uses wireless synchronization between transmitter and receiver. Not sure if you’re using the same system but it seems that you don’t need to scan if it uses IR
Great review! As you know, they offer this model in 3 options with bands 470-516MHz, 516-558MHz or 566-608MHz. If I wanted to buy 2 or more of these to use together in the same rack, would it be best to get them with the same bands or different?
If you get them in the same bands, you’ll be able to utilize groups more. Watch my video on that here: ruclips.net/video/3zuHC2m0l3s/видео.html But really either way should be fine, these are great systems 🤘
Sensitivity: I feed Pink Noise out of the mixer at -10, and set the sensitivity such that the AF meter on the transmitter reads -10. In this way, your mixperson can check that the transmitter isn't clipping by looking at the mixer's bus meter or the Meters page.
Thank you for taking the time to do this video. I’m brand new to IEM and looking at this unit. I’m not sure I’m understanding the “balance” feature. Does this control the volume of each input or does it control the panning of each input? I have a fractal fm3. I want to send an output of that to one of the IEM inputs and also take in a feed from the pa mixer into the other input. Just trying to grasp how to control the volume of each of these. Thanks.
Thanks Scott. Very nice from someone so familiar with the product. I did just purchase this system. My only gripe is that the limiter has no effect. Even at -18db I get no limiting of an audio signal.
When having the limiter turned on I find vocals and instruments are compressed and find it difficult to hear notes. But when turned off it sound better. But I'm worried about long term hearing damage. Did yiu have a similar issue
No, I haven’t. You might be sending too hot of a signal into your receiver if the limiter was compressing it. Try during down the sensitivity, and if you just keep the volume at a reasonable level you should be fine.
Good choice! I haven’t used it, but all their stuff is great. I would just avoid anything in 2.4ghz. That is not… just saying in general. Enjoy your wireless!
Love love the video man !! Does it matter what band you get. Like for Sennheiser A band A1 or G ? I’m looking to get the G band and the options are slightly confusing tbh. Is it best to go with the low 400 to 500 kind of bands or 550 to 600 etc. since I’d think if you go for the higher one, you can always go down depending on the venue etc. but if you go for the lower bands you can’t get up to 600, however idk if that’s correct.
It doesn’t really matter to be honest. You can look up ones that are the best where you are, but all of them work well. I usually go for the low 500 and upper 400s just because the 600mhz and up just got bought up. So my guess is 500 would be next… but I have no evidence to support that theory 😅
do you know if the Sennheiser XSW IEM, which is a $600 system, has scanning? I don't see anywhere that it doesn't, but I can't tell if it does. I've seen in your other videos how you strongly you recommend getting a system with scanning. How bad is it to not have a scanning system?
You set the channel, and if something goes wrong you just have to try another one and hope that it works. Most of the time it’s fine, but scanning is definitely helpful
I always wondered what squelch was. I have the G3 system. I don't know why i chose G3. They were the exact same price at the time and one was clearly newer. In my room, where i practice, i get that terrible white noise. And when i scan for frequencies it always finds zero. Sometimes it'll find one but mainly none. I just put up with it. Thankfully at shows it finds plenty and i get no white noise at all. Very informative as usual. Good stuff!
Thanks! And glad to hear I explained squelch well. I was wondering if that would make sense. And if you have the G3, it's still completely fine! There wasn't a huge upgrade to the G4.
Got the G4 system on the way and this was extremely helpful. Subscribed. Did you have to buy the front mounting antenna kit separately or did it come with the unit?
Glad it helped! I’ve had it for years, I honestly cannot remember if it came with the rack mount kit or not :/ I believe you have to buy it separately but I could be wrong
We (8piece band) use 7 of those EW300 IEMs G4. Serves us well and we rarely run into any RF-issues. We also keep all the units in our inear-rack (connected to a Behringer X32Rack). Makes for a portable and stable solution for us on stage. Btw: If you have more than 3-4 units you can easily go with a more simple antenna combiner. We have one from thomann which then also brings our antennas out to the front of the rack, which is neat.
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks man. Yeah we tour a lot (~2-3 gigs per week, full year). The only problem is that we're running out of stereo-busses on our behringer 32rack 😀 We use ~29 input channels and everyone wants stereo in-ear-sound ofc. (Once you got it, you can't go back 😀) But we hooked up our sax-player to a P16. Better than nothing so far. But we love the setup. Our FOH uses the Midas M32. Great setup, that sometimes needs a bit of love.
Have you had a chance to take a look at the Audio Technica ATW-3255? I recently came across these units and found them to be really impressive. The same price of the the PSM300s but you’re able to use all the bands from 470-608Mhz. I’d love to see how these units compare to the Sennheiser G4s.
@@ScottUhlMusic It’s been hard to find many reviews on them lol. I saw 1 review that gave the unit a lot of praise and another that gave it 2 stars for bad rackmounting hardware. But i’ve spoken to a few people on reddit and everybody who’s tried the systems have said that they performed great and experienced little to no issues with the units.
Thanks for this in depth tutorial. I scoured the web looking for one and could not find any. This is exactly what I was looking for. Printed instructions confuse me, but your video explained it perfectly and in a way that is easy to understand. I will be checking out your other videos. I appreciate all the work you do and did, putting these together. I'll definitely spread the word of your channel. Thanks again.
You can slow down the video or rewatch it. The video would be an hour long if I went very slow. I suggest watching my beginner guide to in ear monitors if you need help: ruclips.net/video/Kp0tQCfxzWg/видео.html
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks, I used the device for the first time and I had the volume on the receiver turned all the way. The sensitivity was at -18db. Would lowering it help?
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks again. I followed your link to the beginner's video and that was a big help. I'm starting to understand it. I won't be attempting to get a job as a sound guy in the near future though, lol.
Hey great video! do you need to go to the pain of syncing it everytime you go to a venue or rehearsal or do you just turn everything on and see if it is working? and if is not working then you scan it?
Good question… to be safest I scan and sync at every show that is really important. But for the most part, I’ll turn on the receiver/belt pack to see if there is any signal (which the transmitter OFF). If there is no signal, I do not scan. If it’s getting a little bit of a signal with the transmitter off, I know to scan. Really nice that sennheiser has that feature 👍
@@leyabou mhz isn't the range as far as distance that it can go. Mhz is the frequency band that it transmits on. But as far as range this system should go around 300ft. But it depends on conditions and the wireless environment. That's true for every wireless. But this one will have good range compared to a lot of other models out there. You made a great choice!
Thanks for your awesome work! Have you experienced any hiss ("noise floor") with the G4? I have a bought a G4 G-Band (566 mhz - 608 mhz) and it`s ... kinda crazy. The "noise floor" is loud. Altough I m ok with it when there is some signal like a loud high-gain guitar. But I can clearly hear it when everything is quiet. Even when I pull both in ears out and hold it near my ears. I m actually kinda shocked because I expected a very very quiet system but it's actually terrible like a very cheap IEM. I tweaked basically each setting and tried another power source, different In Ears, another Room, Limiter, Squelch and so on ... But the noise floor is constantly there. Do you have any idea about that? :D
@@ScottUhlMusic Scott can you hear some noise/static when there is total silence? I bought another G4 (A-band 516mhz) and there is basically the same issue. I can hear the static/noise floor already when I hold my Shure InEars close to my ears. It's crazy. I thought that this was the best IEM on the market and you have some sort of silence when you turn down the bodypack. 🤷♂️ .... again, different settings on both devices haven't changed anything unfortunately ....
I thought mine were noisy (hiss) too. I read somewhere that low impedance headphones can cause hiss, so I added a resistors to make my phones appear higher impedance. The hiss was significantly reduced
@@ScottUhlMusic Quick follow up question Scott. Sometimes I will get a low grade hissing sound in the earbuds that can vary in intensity. I have never adjusted the squelch and I think it is set however it came from Sennheiser (all the way down). If I turn it up a bit will that help the low grade hiss? Where do you run your squelch? Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks! We have 2 Sennheiser g4 twins running 4 body packs, and 3 other Shure Wireless mics.
@@ScottUhlMusic Awesome thanks so much!! To summarize when doing a new set up. Squelch all the way down, scan new list, then turn up squelch to 15db? or can I leave it at 15db when I scan new list?
Awesome video Scott, really explained what these Tx/Rx IEM systems are used for and the details of the EW 300. I was wondering your thoughts if the receivers are powerful enough to run headphones and not just buds? Was thinking of using an IEM system to run home theater audio wirelessly from a DAC to good headphones for when I don't want to break out cable, while keeping latency low. Stupid idea? Overkill?
Food for thought if you haven’t already found a wireless solution for your listening: IEM systems usually have a limited frequency response (I believe this system is 80-18000 hZ) due to the requirements for stage monitoring, which are quite different than casual or critical listening. You could be spending a lot of money just to stifle your system.
This is my bible from now on, cannot thank you enough! And the whole channel is a gem, so glad I found this!
Thanks! Glad it helped!
dude , probably the best Review Video on RUclips. Great Job Scott 🙂
Thank you!
Thank you so much Scott, I did buy the IEM EW G4, (without the serial 300) I’m from Guatemala and I think that’s the same system.
I used your instrucctions to synchro because my body pack generate noise.
Great video, Scott. Glad you went over the “freq scan” process. After reading the manual, I still couldn’t make sense of it (and the sync just put it back the way it was). Your explanation was very clear and helpful.
Not sure how important it is to have the antenna installed on the front of the rack panel. I have my unit taking up half of 1u in my case and my wireless guitar receiver taking up the other. The antennae on both devices attached in the back works perfectly.
One huge selling point for me was use of AA batteries. I showed up to rehearsal and discovered that my Xvive receiver was switched on and battery drained. Not much you can do at that point. With a system like this, you just pop in another set of rechargeable batteries and you’re good to go!
Yeah, the scan and sync is really weird with this setup. I think they did that to try to do syncing with multiple receivers. But it still seems silly.
You want the antenna to have the best line of sight to the transmitter and receiver. You can get away with it in the rack for sure, but I usually do not recommend it personally.
And yes, AA's for the win! The old Shure PSM 200's had 9V batteries. Rechargeable AA's are always with me!
This is an incredibly helpful video. You answered every possible question I had. Saved me a ton of time !
Glad to help!
I was a little bummed that the G4 does not include the cable extension to front mount the antenna in a rack. How big of a difference does having the antenna up front make ? It will likely be one of 2 wireless transmitters in the rack
Wait a minute, when I saw this face, was familiar to me. 🤔. Then damm I had work with this guys, and is always amazing gigs and cool vive’s, hope to see you soon man Let’s air guitar 🥳🥳🥳
Dude Eden! What’s up man? Thanks for the kind word, and yes, let’s definitely air guitar solo again sometime soon 🤘🤘🤘
Thx for the Video ! Keep it up Bro . Ur german supporter . But which nr is Perfect for the squelch Level ??
Thanks! And there is no “perfect” squelch level… just what works best for the environment I usually have it between 9-15. Some people have it off
Well done. Thanks for sharing your information.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Scott for sharing this, really helpful.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you sir for your packaged information
Thanks for watching 😊
Keep 'em comin', Scott. Great content, as always.
Thanks man!
This saved me a ton of hassle.
Does anyone know if the headphone output on the front will work WHILE also using 2 IEM belt packs? Example: the IEM rig is setup at the drums, the drummer plugs ears directly to the headphone out, while 2 other band member have that same transmitter sending them mixes.
You would not get a 3rd mix from that if that’s what you are asking. But you would be able to have the drummer share a mix 👍
Is there a big difference between the G3 and G4 versions of this? Is the sound quality any different?
EDIT: whoops, should have watched to the end of the video, lol
Great video Scott. I have the same unit but I find the audio a bit lacking, things sound very muddy and super mid-focused. Guitars sound great through FOH but crappy in my ears. I've got Westone monitors. Any tips?
@@klrbee03 usually the earbuds are what give the tone much more than the wireless systems themselves. Try having more drivers with your IEMs 👍
Awesome video man!!! You did a great job in basically covering everything possible. If you don't get it after this video, just keep using wedges LOL
🤣 hahaha thanks man!
Hi Scott!
I just found your channel, and found it very helpful, but I need a little advice. I played my first gig with my new country band last Saturday. I have just purchased this Sennheiser IEM system after buying the EW-D 835 wireless mic and absolutely loving it. I watched a couple of set up videos and felt I knew enough from those to get the ears up and running. The band has a dedicated sound guy, who mixed us very well, but wasn't familiar with this IEM system. In the beginning it was amazing, but halfway thru the first set I started to get some interference, and as the set went on, I even heard small chunks of other peoples conversations in my ears! I assume it was cell phone signal. Anyway, the sound guy did manage to do a scan, but it did not solve the issue, and I ended up back on a wedge. Have you heard of this or experienced it yourself? I can't find a video with this specific problem, so I sure could use some help.
Thanks for the channel!
Hmmm that is really interesting. No, I’ve never had that issue. Especially after changing the channel? That’s really bizarre. If you find out what the problem is, let me know. It sounds like there is some cross talk coming from somewhere. But a cell signal would be very bizarre if you picked that up.
Hello your video is awesome. I have been using this for about 9 years I wish I knew what I now know.
I lost half of One (body-pack ) transmitter’s screen. I can do any setup but it works.
Where do I get a replacement or repair?
Or is there anyway I can set it up with software. I have enough skills to handle network stuff if that is available.just wondering how to use Pilot mode. Do you have any video or point me to one ?
I would message sennheiser to get it repaired 👍
thanks for this video! Really helped me get a handle on this system
Awesome bro. Another great tutorial. But why didn't you use the autosync function to sync the bodypacks to the receiver?
Thanks! And I mention that in the video. You SCAN from the receiver, but when you sync, it sends the channel from the transmitter to the receiver. Which doesn’t make sense. I found the Chanel on my receiver. Not the transmitter. But it sends whatever is on the transmitter to the receiver, which isn’t what I want.
@@ScottUhlMusic You had user set channel to 17.11 on transmitter while transmitter was muted; then you unmuted transmitter to sync.
Ok. For some reason I thought that when bodypack was in proximity to transmitter, the frequency AND channel was automatically synced by pushing sync button. I must have not recalled doing the step where I manually entered the channel first.
Nevertheless, this is the best video on this. As are all of your videos.
However, I would recommend calling the transmitter, transmitter but I would refer to what you call, "The receiver" as "Bodypack."
I think calling the bodypack the receiver is confusing because both the bodypack and transmitter receive and transmit radio signals.
@@douginny Ah I see what you mean. I mean, each wireless has a transmitter and a receiver... every wireless does, but I can see why you would think that. I'll keep that in mind for the next video I do. Thanks! I appreciate the insight.
I have these in ear monitors. I once forgot to lock the receiver body pack and my guitar strap & wire kept hitting the balance button and so only 1 side was on. I was upset. I played the entire show thinking the expensive in ears wire cracked or something. Even during break time i was upset because of it. Soon as the show ended i realized what happened lol. My dumb mistake
Hahaha it’s funny how stuff like that happens lol
Great run through and review, thanks. I've been using my EW300 G3 system for about 5 years now, and have more less left it on a set and forget it channel for those 5 years, but I've noticed recently it's lost significant range and easily cuts out or gets staticky now if I even go beyond 20 feet from the transmitter. I watched a RUclips video of someone who purchased replacement antennas for the belt pack receiver and soldered a new one in, but I'm not sure if that's the source of my problem (or even what antenna I'd need for the EK 300 IEM belt pack).
Interesting. Yeah gear can wear down after a while. Although I have friends who still use the G3 and it’s still working great. It could be a number of things
@Scott, man...this video is awesome! I'm getting more experience with in-ears, and my G4 system, and this is my go-to video to explain things. So, thank you again. One quick question...When I activate pilot tone, the green RF light on my beltpack goes off. When I set pilot tone to inactive, my green RF light comes right back on. Is this normal? I'm running in mono mode. Thanks!
Thanks! And yeah, you want pilot tone on or off on both 🤘
Hi Scott, Awesome overview videos for both PSM300 and EW, but you didn't mention anything about audio quality, undesirable compression artifacts etc... Do you have any comments related to audio quality that you can share between the two units?
Thanks, and I personally just am not the guy to be like “well, the 1k is about 2db brighter in this one compared to the other one.” That’s just not me. If it sounds good/useable then I’m happy. Then I focus on the features of the unit. I’ve used both of those and they both sound great!
Anyway you could do a video on linking multiple G4’s to a network switch and using the Sennheiser frequency manager software? I have 4 G4’s connected to a switch, and have them linked, but I am so lost on using the WSM software
I want to do a video on software like that. Someday I will! I did a video on using a passive combiner system but that’s it. You’ll need an active system for 4
You mentioned in Shure versus Sennheiser that you can’t fit two sennheisers side by side on a one U space. Do you know if you can for a Sennheiser IEM AND a Sennheiser guitar wireless side by side in the same one U space? Thanks
In this video I found an adapter for 1/2U racking up stuff that seems to work well for most stuff: MY NEW FAVORITE Wireless In Ear Monitor System: Audio Technica ATW3255
ruclips.net/video/hqKuBwwNJTE/видео.html
Hello Scott, is it possible to have single mono mix (XLR L channel) and transmit the same mono mix to 2 receivers?
Absolutely 👍
very helpful and clear info, thank you! the official sennheiser "tutorials" are garbage
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Scott, thank you so much for the review. I am having a problem with my EW IEM G4 I just purchased. On the transmitter, the frequency shows 0.910 Mhz (It was 0000 Mhz before) and I can’t sync the same frequency my receiver has. Do you know how to fix that? I can’t find anything on the internet about it. Thank you!
That’s bizarre… I would try a factory reset
Dude, great video. I unfortunately couldn’t find the hack video connection the G4 BoDy Pack with that Sennheiser adapter 😅
Thanks! And it’s here: ruclips.net/video/0WT9fHqVzZg/видео.htmlsi=S7wbm8BSstEq4-pa
@@ScottUhlMusic thanks dude 🤘
Hi, Scott. I’ve learned so much watching your videos. So I just wanted to say THANK YOU first and foremost.
A few months ago I built two 10-U rigs for live sound for my wedding band. I’m using the Behringer x32 for my digital mixer/audio interface. I purchased four Sennheiser EW IEM G4 systems. They’re connected to a four channel antenna combiner from RF Venue. The first and only one of the four IEM systems has this terrible error.
When I set the frequency and unmute the transmitter, the receiver on the battery pack shows the right side of the AF skyrocketing and there is an awful, persistent high pitch noise I can’t get rid of. I’ve tried dozens of open frequencies, changed cables, used a different battery pack for the transmitter, messed with the squelch, nothing has worked. Can you think of any solutions with your extensive use with wireless systems? Thank you.
Thanks Craig! And that definitely sounds like an issue with that unit in particular. I would ask for a replacement unit for sure! 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic That’s what I was afraid of. Despite being way under the free two year warranty. It’s just a hassle. I got it to work one time two nights ago. Then last night and today it was back to acting the same way.
Hey Scott. Came back here to check out your review on the EW IEM G4 units. I have had mine for awhile now and attempting to use it in Sennheiser's Wireless Systems Manager. Would love to use it for the RF Frequency Finder and Spectrum Analyzer when I hit some troubling venues with interference. Also have other members using the PSM300 so thought it'd be nice to see where the "busy" areas are with WSM. However, I've had zero luck getting this to work and all the docs/videos/etc I find only show it working with their wireless microphone setup and not the IEM....even though it shows on Sennheiser's site that EW IEM G4 is suppose to work with WSM. Any help is appreciated! :)
I haven’t used spectrum analyzer, but I often will just do a scan, because it does seem to work quite well! But I want to look into software in the future for sure!
@@ScottUhlMusic sounds great! I always use the “Easy Setup” on the body pack while at a venue to choose the best frequency. Just want to take that a step further and be able to see the problem frequencies visually in the WSM software. Then I can let my other band mates set their PSM300 to a clear frequency too.
So if you do a video on getting WSM to work with just the EW IEM G4 units and able to perform spectrum or frequency scans, that would be amazing!!
This is the 3rd time I'm watching this video (very helpful), because my Sennheiser IEM G4 just arrived today. One issue I encountered as I follow the video is that, when I turn the "pilot tone" to active, then on the receiver pack screen, it shows "MUTE", and I can hear no thing through the headphone. And I have to turn the "Pilot Tone" back to inactive to get back to the sound in the headphone. Do you know why?
Is the pilot tone on on the receiver body pack too?
@@ScottUhlMusic Yes, It's on the receiver that the headphone does not have sound output. But the transmitter still shows AF signal when the audio is being played, and it's the receiver that mutes. The transmitter does not have "Pilot Tone" option in the "Advanced" menu either.
Hi @Scott Uhl. My band can't decide on in ear levels at all. Some like to hear the vocals, some want to hear the click track louder and the guitarists want to mute everything and only hear guitars. 🤣🤣🤣 Anyway, can you point me in the right direction? I have heard some musicians talking about one that works with a phone app. I'm trying to look it up on google but I don't even know the right words to use for something like that. Any help would be appreciated.
Yeah sharing a mix never goes well lol. I recommend watching my video here: Choosing the Right WIRELESS SYSTEM - A Comprehensive Guide
ruclips.net/video/Xi2JcMomjQ0/видео.html
Thank you. I have a question. How do you just run a mono mix? (I know stereo is better). For some clubs they can only do 1 mono mix. For example, the problem I keep running into is I am only getting sound in my L ear. The engineer said he could not accommodate stereo so he tried to run mono. I set the transmitter to mono and when I did I lost sound in BOTH ears. We ultimately had to do a different unit provided by the house and it sucked. I could not find a mono set on my body pack. Only stereo or focus. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Yup, for mono just plug into the L input, and then set it to Mono, and make sure your body pack is set to focus 👍
@@ScottUhlMusicthanks Scott really appreciate it
Scott I got yet another question. Lets say I was buying two of these brand new (using your affiliate link of course) to send 4 separate mixes out and could choose any band I want...
Should I get two that are the same band? like A1 and A1? or should I mix it up and get an A1 and a G band? Does it natter? I can't find the answer to this anywhere online. Thanks a lot brother.
If you are getting 2 transmitters and 4 body pack receivers, I would get them in the same band. I have a video on bands here: What Are Wireless "BANDS" and Which One Should YOU Get?
ruclips.net/video/_lvzZPRyOwo/видео.html
@@ScottUhlMusic Hell yea brother thanks for the quick response, as always.
One question im trying to figure out. Can you put one of these units side by side in the same 1U rack space as a Sennheiser guitar wireless? Do the side rack brackets have holes for antenna? I know the iem has one antenna while the guitar wireless units have two. Inhave a patchbay on the front with two slots for antennas. That would cover the guitar wireless. But for the iem, I can’t tell if the side brackets have holes for an antenna. If so then im good to go. If not then this blows. lol
You can put two of the IEM systems next to each other, but not the IEM and the guitar one because of what you said about how the IEM has one antenna and the guitar has 2
@@ScottUhlMusicthanks Scott. The bracket that screws into the side of the transmitter and that attaches to the rack….does that have one hole on the side for the antenna? If so I’m wondering if I can do what I’m thinking. I have one space left in my rack to work with. Presently I have the Sennheiser guitar wireless with the dual antenna face plate next to it. I have a patch bay below this space that has two empty slots that I can use for antennas. What I want to know is, if the iem unit bracket has a hole for the antenna, can I then put the guitar wireless receiver next to it in the same rack space and then run the antennas to the two available spots on my patch bay. I will need antenna connectors a for the patchbay and cables but my concern is will the two Sennheiser units fit side by side. Hope this makes sense. If the iem bracket has a hole for that antenna I hope it still leaves room on the other side for the guitar wireless
So i have a completly diffrent experience with this system sadly. I got really good custom IEMs. With those i got a really really loud Background noise from the system. It got send to Sennheiser twice but they say its fine and in the System boundaries.. that really sucks for nearly a thousand bucks in Germany. Sennheiser told me its because of the low resistance of the IEMs but then the more drivers you have the less resistance you gonna have which means the better ur IEMs the worse the g4 is gonna Sound.
Interesting… did you find a system that did not do that? Like I said, these are my main go to in ears that I’ve used for years and I love them. I see them used all the time. Everyone has their preferences, so I’m curious if you found one that did not do that? I do still highly recommend this system
Hey Scott! I was reading online that the Sennheiser G4 IEM is an analog transmitter vs the Shure PSM300 being digital. Is this true? And if so, how would that factor in with the RF bandwidth? Being that digital utilizes RF bandwidth more efficiently than analog to my understanding. Thanks!
I believe they are both analog if I’m not mistaken. Almost all IEMs are analog currently except for the Lectrosonics one
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks!
Congrats!!! It’s the best video from this product!!! And is the most basic and simple explain! I speak spanish but i can understand 100%!!! Thanks from this video!!!!
Danke!
Thank you!!
@@ScottUhlMusic Thank you for putting so much work and devotion into these videos. I keep learning a lot! 😀
Great tutorial, thanks! So squelch at about 15 is a reasonable number?
Thanks! And it depends, that’s just where I set it personally
@@ScottUhlMusic Dig it....sounds like a good moderate value...thanks!
Hi I've purchased this .and set levels. But there seems to be a hiss from it still
Hiss can come from so many places with in ears. Even just one channel being sent (say the backing vocalist microphone) can cause “hiss.” You are sending many signals into the IEM system. I would problem solve and eliminated certain possibilities to figure out where it comes from
I just got this system and your video is super helpful. Pairing up with my ASI Audio customs for the first time this weekend! Figuring out all the levels to get the cleanest sound seems to be my most daunting task. Volume output from AUX channel on mixer, volume knob setting on bodypack, AF Output, Sensitivity, etc.
Do you keep your bodypack volume knob at a certain level?
Also, in what situation would you be using the Headphone output on the front of the transmitter?
Nice! I’m actually going to be trying out the ASI Audio here soon. And my volume is usually at halfway, but it just depends. And the headphone out can be used by someone needing to hear if something is wrong with a pack, or to share a mix with a drummer or something like that
Hi Scott, for some reason when I switch the transmitter to mono. Each receiver I have goes automatically on mute. It works completely fine on stereo mode, I just can't get it to work on mono mode. It's really baffling. Have tried turning off pilot mode etc. But I'm stumped. I'm using a jack cable from the mixer to transmitter, could it be the signal isn't strong enough?
That’s odd. You’ve plugged in two cables? Or just one? If it’s just one, make sure it’s on the left one (or the one labeled mono).
If I were just using this at a home rehearsal space and didn’t need to scan for frequencies regularly, does it still need to be synced after each power cycle, or can you just manually define a frequency, turns the units on, and start jamming?
Yup, you can just turn it on and it’s ready to go 👍
Hey Scott, have you noticed that the body pack goes to mute when your turn the transmitter to Mono?
I have not noticed that with mine
@ScottUhlMusic figured it out. I had to turn off the pilot tone. Which is weird but it did the trick
Hello! I work with a vocalist who needs his voice and instruments to only come in his left ear, but the bass, click and drums in his right. I have his pack set to stereo, and channels panned as he requests. However, there is slight crosstalk between the channels, in that, he still hears his vocal (when all else is quiet - no other instruments playing) on the right channel. I've verified this, and while faint, it is definitely still there, and he has a true issue with that which hurts his ability to hear pitch. We even unplugged the right side input to the receiver to see if perhaps the mixer was not panning completely, but his voice is still in that right IEM. Can you confirm if this is true for your system? Or if perhaps, my receiver or pack is flawed and needs repair? Again, it is faint, but you should definitely be able to hear the source from whatever is panned to only one side in the opposite side. Would appreciate knowing if I'm not the only one! Thanks! Great content on this video, most concise and helpful I've seen for this system!!
That can happen sometimes. Is that with this sennheiser system? It’s more common in cheaper in ear monitors
@@ScottUhlMusic Yes, it is this exact system! I've searched and can't find any other complaints or documentation of anyone else having this trouble with crosstalk. Is there a fix I am not thinking of? With such an expensive system, I would think true stereo would be a sure thing!
If you truly are getting cross talk is should be at a very minimum. That can happen. But it shouldn’t be noticeable in a live setting.
Hi, I have the twin g4 , that I want to have 2 independent mono mixes… I understand that you hard pan Each receivers to L AND R , DOES THAT WORK right ? Or can you still hear a little of R on L and a little of L ON R ..? On your personal experience…Thanks, great video
Yup, that’s how I use it 👍 works great! And I show you how to set that up in this video
Any chance you have tried the XSW vr Ew iem G4?
I want to! I don’t believe they have a scan though… just being able to scan at that price point is a must IMO
Thanks to this great video, I decided I need one of these! :)
I can't decide between the G4 and the PSM900. I've hear the Sennheiser has noise issues (t/f?) but a great frequency range, and the Shure has replaceable rx antenna, larger tx antenna and physical switch for RF mute, but a little narrower frequency range. Scott, do you have any advice to help me choose between these two great options? Thanks
Man you will be happy with either of those! Those are both such great units.
The Sennheiser site says the system uses wireless synchronization between transmitter and receiver. Not sure if you’re using the same system but it seems that you don’t need to scan if it uses IR
Scanning is for finding the best channel at the venue or location you are performing at 👍
To synchronize the units means pairing them and to scan means finding the best frequency?
Great review! As you know, they offer this model in 3 options with bands 470-516MHz, 516-558MHz or 566-608MHz. If I wanted to buy 2 or more of these to use together in the same rack, would it be best to get them with the same bands or different?
If you get them in the same bands, you’ll be able to utilize groups more. Watch my video on that here: ruclips.net/video/3zuHC2m0l3s/видео.html
But really either way should be fine, these are great systems 🤘
Sensitivity: I feed Pink Noise out of the mixer at -10, and set the sensitivity such that the AF meter on the transmitter reads -10. In this way, your mixperson can check that the transmitter isn't clipping by looking at the mixer's bus meter or the Meters page.
Nice! 👍
Thank you for taking the time to do this video. I’m brand new to IEM and looking at this unit. I’m not sure I’m understanding the “balance” feature. Does this control the volume of each input or does it control the panning of each input? I have a fractal fm3. I want to send an output of that to one of the IEM inputs and also take in a feed from the pa mixer into the other input. Just trying to grasp how to control the volume of each of these. Thanks.
It depends if it’s set to stereo or mono/focus 👍
Thanks Scott. Very nice from someone so familiar with the product. I did just purchase this system. My only gripe is that the limiter has no effect. Even at -18db I get no limiting of an audio signal.
Thanks! And that’s strange, it might have to do with how hot or quiet the signal is coming into your IEMs too. Try messing with the sensitivity of it
Yo Scott have you reviewed the airwaves technology microphone system? If you didn't check them out
I have not heard of those. I’ll have to check them out
@@ScottUhlMusic yes I've been doing lots of reading but on there website ther isn't that much info on there systems
When having the limiter turned on I find vocals and instruments are compressed and find it difficult to hear notes. But when turned off it sound better. But I'm worried about long term hearing damage. Did yiu have a similar issue
No, I haven’t. You might be sending too hot of a signal into your receiver if the limiter was compressing it. Try during down the sensitivity, and if you just keep the volume at a reasonable level you should be fine.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while and decided to go with Sennheiser. Have you ever tried the EW-D for guitar?
Good choice! I haven’t used it, but all their stuff is great. I would just avoid anything in 2.4ghz. That is not… just saying in general. Enjoy your wireless!
Fantastic video to get anyone up and running. IEMs are def my weakest part of my audio knowledge. This one helped immensely. Thank you so much.
Glad it helped!
Love love the video man !! Does it matter what band you get. Like for Sennheiser A band A1 or G ? I’m looking to get the G band and the options are slightly confusing tbh.
Is it best to go with the low 400 to 500 kind of bands or 550 to 600 etc. since I’d think if you go for the higher one, you can always go down depending on the venue etc. but if you go for the lower bands you can’t get up to 600, however idk if that’s correct.
It doesn’t really matter to be honest. You can look up ones that are the best where you are, but all of them work well. I usually go for the low 500 and upper 400s just because the 600mhz and up just got bought up. So my guess is 500 would be next… but I have no evidence to support that theory 😅
Great tutorial! Can I sync 3 or 4 belt pack receivers to 1 transmitter? Thank you!
Yup, you can use as many receivers as you want with one transmitter 👍
do you know if the Sennheiser XSW IEM, which is a $600 system, has scanning? I don't see anywhere that it doesn't, but I can't tell if it does. I've seen in your other videos how you strongly you recommend getting a system with scanning. How bad is it to not have a scanning system?
Yeah I’m almost positive it does. It’s not required but it’s nice for sure!
@@ScottUhlMusic if you don’t have auto scanning, then what do you do? How long/ how tedious is it to search frequencies yourself?
You set the channel, and if something goes wrong you just have to try another one and hope that it works. Most of the time it’s fine, but scanning is definitely helpful
I always wondered what squelch was. I have the G3 system. I don't know why i chose G3. They were the exact same price at the time and one was clearly newer.
In my room, where i practice, i get that terrible white noise. And when i scan for frequencies it always finds zero. Sometimes it'll find one but mainly none. I just put up with it. Thankfully at shows it finds plenty and i get no white noise at all.
Very informative as usual. Good stuff!
Thanks! And glad to hear I explained squelch well. I was wondering if that would make sense. And if you have the G3, it's still completely fine! There wasn't a huge upgrade to the G4.
fantastic explanation thank you so much
Glad it was helpful!
Scott, very helpful; many thanks!
Got the G4 system on the way and this was extremely helpful. Subscribed. Did you have to buy the front mounting antenna kit separately or did it come with the unit?
Glad it helped! I’ve had it for years, I honestly cannot remember if it came with the rack mount kit or not :/ I believe you have to buy it separately but I could be wrong
@@ScottUhlMusic All good man! Thanks for the quick response. Cheers!
So much better than Sennheiser's over produced tutorial vids. Thanks for posting!
Thanks!
How many receivers can you connect to the transmitter?
You can share a mix with a lot of receivers set to the same channel. I don’t know if there is a limit
We (8piece band) use 7 of those EW300 IEMs G4. Serves us well and we rarely run into any RF-issues. We also keep all the units in our inear-rack (connected to a Behringer X32Rack). Makes for a portable and stable solution for us on stage.
Btw: If you have more than 3-4 units you can easily go with a more simple antenna combiner. We have one from thomann which then also brings our antennas out to the front of the rack, which is neat.
Nice! You’ve got a great setup!
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks man. Yeah we tour a lot (~2-3 gigs per week, full year). The only problem is that we're running out of stereo-busses on our behringer 32rack 😀 We use ~29 input channels and everyone wants stereo in-ear-sound ofc. (Once you got it, you can't go back 😀)
But we hooked up our sax-player to a P16. Better than nothing so far. But we love the setup. Our FOH uses the Midas M32.
Great setup, that sometimes needs a bit of love.
Have you had a chance to take a look at the Audio Technica ATW-3255? I recently came across these units and found them to be really impressive. The same price of the the PSM300s but you’re able to use all the bands from 470-608Mhz. I’d love to see how these units compare to the Sennheiser G4s.
I’ve had my eye on those for a while. They don’t have as good of reviews though, so I’m curious about them for sure
@@ScottUhlMusic It’s been hard to find many reviews on them lol. I saw 1 review that gave the unit a lot of praise and another that gave it 2 stars for bad rackmounting hardware. But i’ve spoken to a few people on reddit and everybody who’s tried the systems have said that they performed great and experienced little to no issues with the units.
Another awesome video, thanks. There is so much information about the G4 that I couldn't find from Sennheiser. Very clearly explained here 👍
Thanks! Glad to help out 🤘
Thanks for this in depth tutorial. I scoured the web looking for one and could not find any. This is exactly what I was looking for. Printed instructions confuse me, but your video explained it perfectly and in a way that is easy to understand. I will be checking out your other videos. I appreciate all the work you do and did, putting these together. I'll definitely spread the word of your channel. Thanks again.
Thank You! 😄
One of the most descriptive channel on audio gear. Great Scott.
Thank you 🙏
goes too fast for a nontechnical newbie. Most of the time I didn't know what button he was pressing.
You can slow down the video or rewatch it. The video would be an hour long if I went very slow. I suggest watching my beginner guide to in ear monitors if you need help: ruclips.net/video/Kp0tQCfxzWg/видео.html
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks, I used the device for the first time and I had the volume on the receiver turned all the way. The sensitivity was at -18db. Would lowering it help?
Likely yes 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks again. I followed your link to the beginner's video and that was a big help. I'm starting to understand it. I won't be attempting to get a job as a sound guy in the near future though, lol.
Nice job on this video, Scott. We have lots of us these. We did 1 show with 45 of them.
45 wireless EW 300 IEM systems?? Wow!
Hey great video! do you need to go to the pain of syncing it everytime you go to a venue or rehearsal or do you just turn everything on and see if it is working? and if is not working then you scan it?
Good question… to be safest I scan and sync at every show that is really important. But for the most part, I’ll turn on the receiver/belt pack to see if there is any signal (which the transmitter OFF). If there is no signal, I do not scan. If it’s getting a little bit of a signal with the transmitter off, I know to scan. Really nice that sennheiser has that feature 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic thank you man, it makes sense…your videos is a must to understand IEM…great job!
Any pros and cons (Sound Quality, Frequency stability, noise, dropouts...)when it comes to the PSW900 vs. IEM G4?
They are both fantastic systems. The Sennheiser has about 8 more frequency channels than the 900s. But really, either of them would be pro-level IEMs.
@@ScottUhlMusic I bought the Version with the A1 band, how much distance (mhz) would you reccomend between the IEM and Wireless Mic System? 200 mhz?
@@leyabou mhz isn't the range as far as distance that it can go. Mhz is the frequency band that it transmits on. But as far as range this system should go around 300ft. But it depends on conditions and the wireless environment. That's true for every wireless. But this one will have good range compared to a lot of other models out there. You made a great choice!
very good video thank you.
Hey Scott! Is there a way to designate mixes to each pack? If I want them to have different mixes or are we stuck with the mixes for both packs?
I go over how to do 2 separate mono mixes with one transmitter to two receivers in the video 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic yeah! I saw that. They are just hearing the same mixes. And when I go to turn drums or piano down in one, it turns it down in both.
@@joshuaclaeys3548 Make sure the receivers are set to FOCUS and then pan them correctly (one L and one R) and it will get separate mixes.
great, in depth video. I have the G3 system and it works great.
Thanks! And yeah the G3 is still an incredible system and very similar to the G4 👍
This is great Scott - thank you!
Dude this video is so well put together. Thank you!
I appreciate that! Glad you liked it
Thanks for your awesome work!
Have you experienced any hiss ("noise floor") with the G4?
I have a bought a G4 G-Band (566 mhz - 608 mhz) and it`s ... kinda crazy.
The "noise floor" is loud. Altough I m ok with it when there is some signal like a loud high-gain guitar. But I can clearly hear it when everything is quiet. Even when I pull both in ears out and hold it near my ears.
I m actually kinda shocked because I expected a very very quiet system but it's actually terrible like a very cheap IEM.
I tweaked basically each setting and tried another power source, different In Ears, another Room, Limiter, Squelch and so on ...
But the noise floor is constantly there.
Do you have any idea about that? :D
Man, if you’ve tried all of that, I definitely don’t know. Hiss can literally come from anywhere to be honest
@@ScottUhlMusic Scott can you hear some noise/static when there is total silence?
I bought another G4 (A-band 516mhz) and there is basically the same issue. I can hear the static/noise floor already when I hold my Shure InEars close to my ears. It's crazy. I thought that this was the best IEM on the market and you have some sort of silence when you turn down the bodypack. 🤷♂️ .... again, different settings on both devices haven't changed anything unfortunately ....
I do not have hiss in mine. And it’s my main IEM system
I thought mine were noisy (hiss) too. I read somewhere that low impedance headphones can cause hiss, so I added a resistors to make my phones appear higher impedance. The hiss was significantly reduced
@@simoncellis ok. How did you do that? 😃
What a great video. SIncere thanks.
Thank you 🙏
Thorough, Excellent! Thank You.
Thanks!
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks!
Sure do appreciate this Scotty
Thank you!
Nicely explained. well done.
Thank you!
Best video on IEMS I’ve seen!
Thank you 😊
Scott great video and super helpful. Thanks!!
Thank you 😊
@@ScottUhlMusic Quick follow up question Scott. Sometimes I will get a low grade hissing sound in the earbuds that can vary in intensity. I have never adjusted the squelch and I think it is set however it came from Sennheiser (all the way down). If I turn it up a bit will that help the low grade hiss? Where do you run your squelch? Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks! We have 2 Sennheiser g4 twins running 4 body packs, and 3 other Shure Wireless mics.
@@christopherkessler7339 Yeah I usually set the squelch to 15db. That's what I've found works best. See if that fixes it!
@@ScottUhlMusic Awesome thanks so much!! To summarize when doing a new set up. Squelch all the way down, scan new list, then turn up squelch to 15db? or can I leave it at 15db when I scan new list?
@@christopherkessler7339 Yup, squelch down for the scan. If it finds nothing, then move it up. And then I set it back to 15db. That's how I do it!
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Awesome video Scott, really explained what these Tx/Rx IEM systems are used for and the details of the EW 300.
I was wondering your thoughts if the receivers are powerful enough to run headphones and not just buds?
Was thinking of using an IEM system to run home theater audio wirelessly from a DAC to good headphones for when I don't want to break out cable, while keeping latency low. Stupid idea? Overkill?
It should definitely work fine with headphones too! 🤘
Food for thought if you haven’t already found a wireless solution for your listening: IEM systems usually have a limited frequency response (I believe this system is 80-18000 hZ) due to the requirements for stage monitoring, which are quite different than casual or critical listening. You could be spending a lot of money just to stifle your system.