I'm a NYC subway busker, and I'm very glad I started using in ear monitors. First of all they protect my ears from the subway noise. Another reason is I play with recordings of me playing acoustic guitar. With these monitors I can hear the tracks playing even when a train is flying by me.
@@SalAvenueNJ That is sick! Yeah that’s something I never considered for buskers, the noise must be insane especially when you cannot hear yourself! Glad it’s worked out for you 🙌🏼
I'm curious - so you have your own small PA with an aux mix to your iems mixed with accompanying backing tracks? how do you get your passing-by audience sound levels right? when wants to speak to you, you have to pull out one iem to hear them? Thanks. Subway noise would be hard beat, wow!
@@guydouglas6094 For the first few songs I play without the monitors in. Also, the rig I have has a phone app that lets me keep presets. I can save the levels for each station. And yes, if someone talks to me I have to take the monitors out. It is worth that trouble to keep my ears from getting beat up.
Hi David Mark Thomas, Just accidently came across your site (channel) and anything to do with in ear monitors kinda intrigues me. I'm definately old school, is my back ground. There was none of this technology available in my early years as a muso back in the early 60s (1963) when I first started playing guitar in bands. PA systems were 2 small columns styles speakers with an oval shaped speaker in each, being run by a 30 watt amplifier, with 4 channels allowing us to plug 4 mics in, barely audible, but we got use to and learnt to make do with this PA. We couldn't afford anything better, mainly because there wasn't better around to be had. Guitar amps were anything from 10 to 15 watt amps with 2 inputs, and a volume, bass, treble knobs built in. Built into some of the better 30 watt amps, like Fender, Vox, Ampeg, Goldentone, may have had an echo, tremelo and if it was more advanced, a fuzz box, all builtin, with a switch button foot switch on a cable, that may have reached the floor. Bass amps were not so readily available, unless you could afford a Vox, or Fender, and even then, the bass sounded like fuzzy, distorted, unclean, and to have a cleaner more defined sound, the volume had to be kept to a minimum, which mean't the bass not being audible enough. Enough about the ARK. I continue to play and tour with bands, have had quite a successful career from it, having travelled all over the country playing to heaps of people. Something must be working for me to still be able to be enjoying this. I have worked with backing tracks with various bands, and for me personally, it isn't had work, infact very easy to work with. Unless you are a musician that hasn't got his or her (chops) together, and are relying on the backing tracks to cover up their ability to play very well, then that is the main problem that can, and is going on. When playing in a tribute cover band, or in a good cover band, using tracks, there is one thing that each member of that band needs to do, so that the quality of the show is the very best it can be ! The one and only requirement for each member to do, is not to not waste each other's time, by doing their home work (at home) not at band rehersal. If everyone does this, then precious time isn't wasted, and the show can be put together without worrying if everybody knows their parts. Working with backing tracks is not difficult, if everyone knows their parts to play, and have learn't their parts from listening to the original recording, and know how the arrangements go, from start to finish, then they should be able to play with the backing track, as long as the backing track is exactly the same as the original artist recording. Back a few years ago, we were very fortunate to have a lead guitarist vocalist, who wrote (created) the tracks himself, so we could have them transposed into the required keys, as some songs were out of key for our lead vocalist's, so it was good to be able to recreate tracks just for our singers. Sometimes, some extra backing vocals we could go to his studio and record the backing vocals into the tracks. He was very accommodating with doing that for us. Today, there are some very good professional tracks can be purchased for a fraction of what it use to cost us to make them, especially with time being the essential requirement. All these tracks can be manipulated according to desire, each track can be adjusted accordingly. Something isn't audible enough, it can be brought up to level. These tracks are really just glorified Karaoke tracks. I know artists who work on their own, so this allows them a freedon to present what type of show they intend, without worrying about band members and personel, and as some keep telling me, no hassels with personalities. The in ear monitors I have been looking into for the past 10 years now, as an option, to floor and side fill monitors. I do worry about having my eardrums blasted by a frequency that may take off, it can hurt. Our drummer usually has the click in his ear, which we can't hear, only he can, plus he counts us in for each song, the the click count is set up first for him, then he counts us in, and the band comes in at the right place. The backing track intrumentation happens along the course of the song, as if these other players are on stage with us. It's a great feeling when it all comes together. We never had any issues or problems, and relied on the backing tracks to make the songs sound right, as they should be. Even though in your video, you seem to be giving counts and cues to the others, but why? don't they know the songs properly? The big bands on tour, like Paul McCartney, Taylor Switt, Rolling Stones, Metallica, Michael Buble, and the list goes on, they are all using backing tracks during their whole live performances. These Elvis and Beatle tribute bands, are all doing exactly the same thing, they might tell everyone they are doing it all themselves, but believe me, they can't afford mishaps. Thanks for listening. It costs a lot of money to put on a show!
Hello there! First thing, thank you for watching I really appreciate the watch and thank you for the comment. The whole reason I started this channel was to engage with as many people as possible to so thank you for putting in the effort to leave such a comment! Wow playing in bands in the 60's must've been incredible! It's funny you should mention, my only amp I believe is modelled on a '58 blues breaker and has 2 inputs and I believe is only 17 watts but there's not another sound like it! I think your point about everyone knowing their parts and working with the track is spot on! This is why most acts I play with will use click tracks just because it lightens the load so to speak for the musicians, all we need to do is to get our bits right and the jobs a good un! As for the cues in this particular band. It's basically made up of professionals that maybe do this show 3-4 times a year. So jumping back in is easier when we've got tracks with cues and usually I'm not listening to Britney Spears in my spare time so it just means when it's time to play the show again we've got reference, hope that makes sense! But, thank you so much for your comment and your time I really do appreciate it. Keep on rocking and if you need anything else from me let me know!
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic Thankyou Mark for your reply, as you say, you haven't got your ear stuck in the tribute artist you are doing 24/7. I've always been a stickler for working with good professional players, who can be relied upon to do their parts without having to ride them to do the job. It should be an automatic expectation in todays world. Yes, I get that, and the other thing, as I play bass in the bands these days, more than guitar, because Rhythm Section between drums and bass is more important to keeping the basics together. Click track does help, but the drummer needs to stay in strict time with that, or it is all over the shop. Believe it, or not, not a lot of drummers can play with click track, and get out of time with it, causing speeding up, and slowing down! which makes the situation worse. Overtime, I have to ignor those drummers, and just listen to the backing track in order to stay in time with the arrangement. Either that, or try to persuade the band to get a better drummer. I know that sounds terrible, but when it comes to playing in bands, friendship unfortunately has to go out the window, for the sake of the band. Not everyone has the goods, and right attitude. I've had players say to me that "we want to have fun when we're out playing", (ofcourse that is the whole reason of being in bands) But if the music isn't being played right by certain individuals in the band, then the fun goes out of it very quickly. Even though you try to sort it when together, and the same senario's keep happening, these things need to be nipped in the bud quickly. (As I said earlier, "No time for time waster's") Also it helps a lot if there is a leader in the band who can be spokes person. Not all bands have such a person elected for that task. No one wants to step on another's (ego) I'm going to 'Billy Hyde's Music' and look into these in ear monitors soon, next time I'm headed to the city, they have a huge store there, to see what they have. Might be able to start trying them out, because we use quite a few on stage powered floor monitors, & side fill, but slight stage feedback is always an issue at times. Stage mics tend to pick up all extra frequencies floating around. As you say, these may reduce a lot of that. Cheers
nice vid mate, about to buy in ears, not too sure what to buy, e.g. in ears sure SE215 of course, but with what wireless pack? Thanks for pointers on set up.
Thank you man! Yeah there are cheaper options to the Shures but I will say, I think they’re genuinely much better than the cheaper options, some people use some from Amazon and say they’re just as good, they’re really not, but they’re a great alternative! In terms of a system, the xvive has been serving me really well, there’s a link in the description and maybe I’ll have to do a review video on them but yeah they’ve been great for me!
Hey bro, can you show where you go to adjust bus eq please? I have this same desk (Midas mr) and would like to adjust eq to my ears but can’t find it. Cheers
Hiya mate! So when you click the bus you’re editing. There’s an EQ just above the master fader and if you click through the different buses you’ll see that the EQ is independent to each bus. So you can adjust it just above the master fader 😌
@ no problem at all man! Honestly with some pieces of gear it takes so long using it I still struggle with our mixer from time to time like! Need anything else drop me a comment or message man x
I use customized in-ears in my hobby rock cover band, but I usually only have them in my left ear so that I'm not completely isolated. As I also sing, I have my microphone and guitar relatively loud in relation to the other voices and instruments. I don't want to play without in-ears any more because, depending on the position on stage, a wedge wouldn't be enough.
Hello there! Yeah absolutely same here! Louder vocals and guitar and one ear in, against my better judgement sometimes I think 😂 Do you ever struggle when you come off stage with feeling a bit dazed when one ear has had all that sound going in? I know I do
Good Video mate. We are in the verge of using a full IEM system but we pride ourselves on a live energetic performance and we are worrying that it will take away from that live stage sound we get from backline and wedges. Also, I never see anyone who uses cues looking remotely like they are performing like they should on stage. Looks like they are plying in their bedroom to a RUclips video.
Yeah very good points man! The cues in my experience have been good for like when I’m jumping on a gig, not really for when I’ve learned something inside out. I’m so busy in and out of different shows it gets confusing sometimes if you get me? But, what you can do is introduce maybe a stage microphone and blend that into your in ears to get some of the crowd sound or use wedges as well as the in ears, thanks for commenting dude appreciate it!
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic Totally get your angle when performing in different bands mate and the cues would be vital then. Thanks for the tip on the stage mic and wedges to create more of a live sound. Much appreciated
It seems very complicated. I just always followed the drummer. I've played live in a few bands over the last thirty odd years, and we've just always belted it out!
Sometimes worship bands will have Musical directors with a talk back that speaks to the band directly but queues are very helpful if you’re new on a gig! Sometimes they can be hit or miss they need to be done quite well I find to be effective!
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic interesting. Thanks for the reply and video! Growing up I would watch my dad perform from the sound booth, concert accordionist. Nothing like this was used but I have always been fascinated by everything behind the scenes. I will have to ask him if he ever used one of these systems.
@@BenAEMT that’s fascinating! Because I wouldn’t know a lot about his world either, isn’t that interesting? So many musicians although alike have so many different paths and things they’re used to! Yeah absolutely! Thanks for the comment 😌
I absolutely LOVE the clicks and cues for our worship music. The lyrics/music sheets leave a lot to be desired! We have a worship leader that likes to go rogue on occasion and the cues keep him on track. As a bass player, I can set my mix much better than dealing with wedges; I like to hear myself above everyone else, the drums a little lower, e & acoustic guitars a little lower than that and the vocals the lowest. I only have the vocals in in case I start daydreaming and get lost 😊
@@michaelhall9138 Love this! They definitely are a life saver on gigs. I recently had a theatre show with little to no time to prepare and having the cues on there really really helped! Thanks for commenting :)
Great question! So in my example in the video I’m using mono in ear monitoring. However. You can use stereo in ear monitoring by using a stereo in ear transmitter and by using 2 auxiliaries instead of the 1. This would give you flexibility between having more things in one ear or the other. Hope that makes sense or helps 😌
@@johannesdebeer it's possible but you might need a couple of extra bits & bobs. It'll depend on your exact setup what extra would be needed... but totally possible.
So basically I’ve purchased a cue pack online that has a lot of the cues there but you can record them yourself. And usually you’ll load them up in any recording software and then put them the same side as your click track and then make sure they’re fairly audible and then when the click track gets fed to your in ears the cues come and the same time too. So you basically pan all instruments the audience is going to hear one side and then you pan everything just the band is going to hear the other 😌 hope that explains it and thanks for commenting!
Hello there! It’s called the Behringer X-Air app which is used for the Behringer X-Air line of mixers! Great thing about it is you can actually download it without needing the mixer to have a play around and get familiar if you wanted to 😌
Thank you very much! Totally agree man! It’s one of my weird comforts during shows 🤦🏻♂️ Usually I keep all brass instruments and drums to my left (the ear I keep in all the time) but yeah it’s definitely something I need to work on!
Personally, I hate them. They take the fun out of live playing and make it feel like you’re playing in a studio. And god forbid if someone from the audience should try to stop you, cause you won’t be able to hear them!
They’re absolutely not for everyone. I struggled for so long with mine and to be honest, I actually use in ear in and one ear out (which is very bad for your hearing) but it’s my happy in between you know! Thanks for commenting 😌
So I would disagree. Just because I know from personal experience that I’ve never played a song the same twice even though bands I’ve played in play to a click. The musician shouldn’t be dictated by the click track. But the good ones can use it and play whatever they want
Just something I have a lot of experience in, I am a professional guitarist that uses them week in week out, but I’m not a professional video maker 🤷🏻♂️ sorry I’ve upset you x
I'm a NYC subway busker, and I'm very glad I started using in ear monitors. First of all they protect my ears from the subway noise. Another reason is I play with recordings of me playing acoustic guitar. With these monitors I can hear the tracks playing even when a train is flying by me.
@@SalAvenueNJ That is sick! Yeah that’s something I never considered for buskers, the noise must be insane especially when you cannot hear yourself! Glad it’s worked out for you 🙌🏼
Trains flying wow lol 😂😂😂
I'm curious - so you have your own small PA with an aux mix to your iems mixed with accompanying backing tracks? how do you get your passing-by audience sound levels right? when wants to speak to you, you have to pull out one iem to hear them? Thanks. Subway noise would be hard beat, wow!
@@guydouglas6094 For the first few songs I play without the monitors in. Also, the rig I have has a phone app that lets me keep presets. I can save the levels for each station.
And yes, if someone talks to me I have to take the monitors out. It is worth that trouble to keep my ears from getting beat up.
Hi David Mark Thomas,
Just accidently came across your site (channel) and anything to do with in ear monitors kinda intrigues me.
I'm definately old school, is my back ground.
There was none of this technology available in my
early years as a muso back in the early 60s (1963) when I first started playing guitar in bands.
PA systems were 2 small columns styles speakers with an oval shaped speaker in each, being run by a 30 watt amplifier, with 4 channels allowing us to plug 4 mics in, barely audible, but we got use to and learnt to make do with this PA.
We couldn't afford anything better, mainly because there wasn't better around to be had.
Guitar amps were anything from 10 to 15 watt amps with 2 inputs, and a volume, bass, treble knobs built in.
Built into some of the better 30 watt amps, like Fender, Vox, Ampeg, Goldentone, may have had an
echo, tremelo and if it was more advanced, a fuzz box, all builtin, with a switch button foot switch on a cable, that may have reached the floor.
Bass amps were not so readily available, unless you could afford a Vox, or Fender, and even then, the bass sounded like fuzzy, distorted, unclean, and to have a cleaner more defined sound, the volume had to be kept to a minimum, which mean't the bass not being audible enough.
Enough about the ARK.
I continue to play and tour with bands, have had quite a successful career from it, having travelled all over the country playing to heaps of people.
Something must be working for me to still be able to be enjoying this.
I have worked with backing tracks with various bands, and for me personally, it isn't had work, infact very easy to work with.
Unless you are a musician that hasn't got his or her (chops) together, and are relying on the backing tracks to cover up their ability to play very well, then that is the main problem that can, and is going on.
When playing in a tribute cover band, or in a good cover band, using tracks, there is one thing that each member of that band needs to do, so that the quality of the show is the very best it can be !
The one and only requirement for each member to do, is not to not waste each other's time, by doing their home work (at home) not at band rehersal.
If everyone does this, then precious time isn't wasted, and the show can be put together without worrying if everybody knows their parts.
Working with backing tracks is not difficult, if everyone knows their parts to play, and have learn't their parts from listening to the original recording, and know how the arrangements go, from start to finish, then they should be able to play with the backing track, as long as the backing track is exactly the same as the original artist recording.
Back a few years ago, we were very fortunate to have a lead guitarist vocalist, who wrote (created) the tracks himself, so we could have them transposed into the required keys, as some songs were out of key for our lead vocalist's, so it was good to be able to recreate tracks just for our singers.
Sometimes, some extra backing vocals we could go to his studio and record the backing vocals into the tracks.
He was very accommodating with doing that for us.
Today, there are some very good professional tracks can be purchased for a fraction of what it use to cost us to make them, especially with time being the essential requirement.
All these tracks can be manipulated according to desire, each track can be adjusted accordingly.
Something isn't audible enough, it can be brought up to level.
These tracks are really just glorified Karaoke tracks.
I know artists who work on their own, so this allows them a freedon to present what type of show they intend, without worrying about band members and personel, and as some keep telling me, no hassels with personalities.
The in ear monitors I have been looking into for the past 10 years now, as an option, to floor and side fill monitors.
I do worry about having my eardrums blasted by a frequency that may take off, it can hurt.
Our drummer usually has the click in his ear, which we can't hear, only he can, plus he counts us in for each song, the the click count is set up first for him, then he counts us in, and the band comes in at the right place.
The backing track intrumentation happens along the course of the song, as if these other players are on stage with us.
It's a great feeling when it all comes together.
We never had any issues or problems, and relied on the backing tracks to make the songs sound right, as they should be.
Even though in your video, you seem to be giving counts and cues to the others, but why? don't they know the songs properly?
The big bands on tour, like Paul McCartney, Taylor Switt, Rolling Stones, Metallica, Michael Buble, and the list goes on, they are all using backing tracks during their whole live performances.
These Elvis and Beatle tribute bands, are all doing exactly the same thing, they might tell everyone they are doing it all themselves, but believe me, they can't afford mishaps.
Thanks for listening.
It costs a lot of money to put on a show!
Hello there! First thing, thank you for watching I really appreciate the watch and thank you for the comment. The whole reason I started this channel was to engage with as many people as possible to so thank you for putting in the effort to leave such a comment!
Wow playing in bands in the 60's must've been incredible!
It's funny you should mention, my only amp I believe is modelled on a '58 blues breaker and has 2 inputs and I believe is only 17 watts but there's not another sound like it!
I think your point about everyone knowing their parts and working with the track is spot on! This is why most acts I play with will use click tracks just because it lightens the load so to speak for the musicians, all we need to do is to get our bits right and the jobs a good un!
As for the cues in this particular band. It's basically made up of professionals that maybe do this show 3-4 times a year. So jumping back in is easier when we've got tracks with cues and usually I'm not listening to Britney Spears in my spare time so it just means when it's time to play the show again we've got reference, hope that makes sense!
But, thank you so much for your comment and your time I really do appreciate it. Keep on rocking and if you need anything else from me let me know!
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic
Thankyou Mark for your reply, as you say, you haven't got your ear stuck in the tribute artist you are doing
24/7.
I've always been a stickler for working with good professional players, who can be relied upon to do their parts without having to ride them to do the job.
It should be an automatic expectation in todays world.
Yes, I get that, and the other thing, as I play bass in the bands these days, more than guitar, because Rhythm Section between drums and bass is more important to keeping the basics together.
Click track does help, but the drummer needs to stay in strict time with that, or it is all over the shop.
Believe it, or not, not a lot of drummers can play with click track, and get out of time with it, causing speeding up, and slowing down! which makes the situation worse.
Overtime, I have to ignor those drummers, and just listen to the backing track in order to stay in time with the arrangement.
Either that, or try to persuade the band to get a better drummer.
I know that sounds terrible, but when it comes to playing in bands, friendship unfortunately has to go out the window, for the sake of the band.
Not everyone has the goods,
and right attitude.
I've had players say to me that "we want to have fun when we're out playing", (ofcourse that is the whole reason of being in bands)
But if the music isn't being played right by certain individuals in the band, then the fun goes out of it very quickly.
Even though you try to sort it when together, and the same senario's keep happening, these things need to be nipped in the bud quickly.
(As I said earlier, "No time for time waster's")
Also it helps a lot if there is a leader in the band who can be spokes person.
Not all bands have such a person elected for that task.
No one wants to step on another's (ego)
I'm going to 'Billy Hyde's Music' and look into these in ear monitors soon, next time I'm headed to the city, they have a huge store there, to see what they have.
Might be able to start trying them out, because we use quite a few on stage powered floor monitors, & side fill, but slight stage feedback is always an issue at times.
Stage mics tend to pick up all extra frequencies floating around.
As you say, these may reduce a lot of that. Cheers
Excellent, and just the info I needed thank you!
Thank you very much ☺️
nice vid mate, about to buy in ears, not too sure what to buy, e.g. in ears sure SE215 of course, but with what wireless pack? Thanks for pointers on set up.
Thank you man!
Yeah there are cheaper options to the Shures but I will say, I think they’re genuinely much better than the cheaper options, some people use some from Amazon and say they’re just as good, they’re really not, but they’re a great alternative!
In terms of a system, the xvive has been serving me really well, there’s a link in the description and maybe I’ll have to do a review video on them but yeah they’ve been great for me!
Hey bro, can you show where you go to adjust bus eq please? I have this same desk (Midas mr) and would like to adjust eq to my ears but can’t find it. Cheers
Hiya mate!
So when you click the bus you’re editing. There’s an EQ just above the master fader and if you click through the different buses you’ll see that the EQ is independent to each bus. So you can adjust it just above the master fader 😌
@ wow, how embarrassing lol. Thank you so much bro
@ no problem at all man! Honestly with some pieces of gear it takes so long using it I still struggle with our mixer from time to time like! Need anything else drop me a comment or message man x
@ thanks dude, you’re a rockstar
I use customized in-ears in my hobby rock cover band, but I usually only have them in my left ear so that I'm not completely isolated. As I also sing, I have my microphone and guitar relatively loud in relation to the other voices and instruments. I don't want to play without in-ears any more because, depending on the position on stage, a wedge wouldn't be enough.
Hello there! Yeah absolutely same here! Louder vocals and guitar and one ear in, against my better judgement sometimes I think 😂 Do you ever struggle when you come off stage with feeling a bit dazed when one ear has had all that sound going in? I know I do
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic Yes, sometimes it whistles in my ears - but I have adjusted the volume on the in-ear to the overall volume.
That’s very bad for you hearing to only use one ear. People tend to turn up that single ear too loud and it causes damage.
Great video thanks
Thank you dude! Appreciate it!
Good Video mate. We are in the verge of using a full IEM system but we pride ourselves on a live energetic performance and we are worrying that it will take away from that live stage sound we get from backline and wedges. Also, I never see anyone who uses cues looking remotely like they are performing like they should on stage. Looks like they are plying in their bedroom to a RUclips video.
Yeah very good points man!
The cues in my experience have been good for like when I’m jumping on a gig, not really for when I’ve learned something inside out. I’m so busy in and out of different shows it gets confusing sometimes if you get me?
But, what you can do is introduce maybe a stage microphone and blend that into your in ears to get some of the crowd sound or use wedges as well as the in ears, thanks for commenting dude appreciate it!
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic Totally get your angle when performing in different bands mate and the cues would be vital then.
Thanks for the tip on the stage mic and wedges to create more of a live sound. Much appreciated
Not sure how this showed up in my feed but I'm glad it did. Quite interesting.
Thank you very for your comment I appreciate it 🙌🏼
It seems very complicated. I just always followed the drummer. I've played live in a few bands over the last thirty odd years, and we've just always belted it out!
Yeah it is pretty complex but you get used to it!
That definitely keeps the elements live
You mentioned worship bands - I've noticed they use queues a lot.
Thoughts on that?
Sometimes worship bands will have Musical directors with a talk back that speaks to the band directly but queues are very helpful if you’re new on a gig!
Sometimes they can be hit or miss they need to be done quite well I find to be effective!
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic interesting. Thanks for the reply and video!
Growing up I would watch my dad perform from the sound booth, concert accordionist. Nothing like this was used but I have always been fascinated by everything behind the scenes.
I will have to ask him if he ever used one of these systems.
@@BenAEMT that’s fascinating!
Because I wouldn’t know a lot about his world either, isn’t that interesting? So many musicians although alike have so many different paths and things they’re used to!
Yeah absolutely! Thanks for the comment 😌
I absolutely LOVE the clicks and cues for our worship music. The lyrics/music sheets leave a lot to be desired! We have a worship leader that likes to go rogue on occasion and the cues keep him on track. As a bass player, I can set my mix much better than dealing with wedges; I like to hear myself above everyone else, the drums a little lower, e & acoustic guitars a little lower than that and the vocals the lowest. I only have the vocals in in case I start daydreaming and get lost 😊
@@michaelhall9138 Love this! They definitely are a life saver on gigs. I recently had a theatre show with little to no time to prepare and having the cues on there really really helped! Thanks for commenting :)
Wow, so complicated. Congratulations to everybody participating in live music shows!
Thank you very much for dropping a comment appreciate you!
Great info. Thanks
Thanks for your comment and glad it was helpful!
Can you set your left right levels separately if you have one ear that has some hearing loss.
Great question!
So in my example in the video I’m using mono in ear monitoring.
However.
You can use stereo in ear monitoring by using a stereo in ear transmitter and by using 2 auxiliaries instead of the 1.
This would give you flexibility between having more things in one ear or the other.
Hope that makes sense or helps 😌
@ thank you.
Yes, but not with every setup. Are you solo, backing tracks, in a band, using a mixing desk?
@@johnkilpatrick2343 none of the above yet. Just wondering if it's possible when someday I get to play with others.
@@johannesdebeer it's possible but you might need a couple of extra bits & bobs. It'll depend on your exact setup what extra would be needed... but totally possible.
How do you initially sync your personal cue track with the song/rest of the band? (Not a muso but a band photog)
So basically I’ve purchased a cue pack online that has a lot of the cues there but you can record them yourself.
And usually you’ll load them up in any recording software and then put them the same side as your click track and then make sure they’re fairly audible and then when the click track gets fed to your in ears the cues come and the same time too. So you basically pan all instruments the audience is going to hear one side and then you pan everything just the band is going to hear the other 😌 hope that explains it and thanks for commenting!
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic Can you provide a link to the one you purchased? Thanks!
Hi David, What software were you using to set up and control your mixer?
Hello there!
It’s called the Behringer X-Air app which is used for the Behringer X-Air line of mixers!
Great thing about it is you can actually download it without needing the mixer to have a play around and get familiar if you wanted to 😌
cool, thank you
Great video! 👍
Cool video! but be careful with 1 IEM out bro - it is going to wreck your ear drums permanently if you do this regularly during shows
Thank you very much! Totally agree man! It’s one of my weird comforts during shows 🤦🏻♂️ Usually I keep all brass instruments and drums to my left (the ear I keep in all the time) but yeah it’s definitely something I need to work on!
Excellent video dude!
Thank you very much man I appreciate it!
Sorry gave up. The background noise/music?,was a bit overbearing
So sorry there was any issues! Basically, we head loads of fun cool stuff!
Yep and totally unnecessary.
You need in ear monitors mam 🤗
Personally, I hate them. They take the fun out of live playing and make it feel like you’re playing in a studio. And god forbid if someone from the audience should try to stop you, cause you won’t be able to hear them!
Only used them once. Didn't like them. Found them distracting actually.
They’re absolutely not for everyone. I struggled for so long with mine and to be honest, I actually use in ear in and one ear out (which is very bad for your hearing) but it’s my happy in between you know! Thanks for commenting 😌
Hmmm, maybe I could have a little voice in my head telling me the chords so I don’t forget all the time 😂
You know what, I've never thought of that, that's genius 😂 There's definitely a market for something like this
@ lol, you’re welcome 😂
and sounds the same everynight - boring. no improv, no getting crazy.
So I would disagree. Just because I know from personal experience that I’ve never played a song the same twice even though bands I’ve played in play to a click.
The musician shouldn’t be dictated by the click track. But the good ones can use it and play whatever they want
@@DavidMarkThomasMusic YEAH BUT IT SAYS - chorus, break, this and that, tell u what part. you want to extend a part - tough - boring
In huge concerts, it MUST be the same... the show depends on it. Everything is running off the click.
Xvive and Behringer…. the cheap route!
That’s it! I will say reliable though!
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Yeah, next time you make a video about professional sound and your mic goes out, REDO the video!!!
Just something I have a lot of experience in, I am a professional guitarist that uses them week in week out, but I’m not a professional video maker 🤷🏻♂️ sorry I’ve upset you x
Lmao he should have just laughed in your face and told you to get over it.
@@themerlinsnest you’re my kinda folk. I wanted to deep down 😂😂
Musicians today can't remember songs? They need reminders? Yeah bud.
Literally me every gig 😂
It’s more of a surprise when I actually know a song