My Quick Overview Of The Midas DN 4816-O (For The Behringer XR18)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @bdmax17
    @bdmax17 Год назад +4

    You mention that price is a con of this unit, however from the research I've done (in the UK at least :D) it may actually be cheaper than a usual passive splitter system! If you buy 2x "Behringer MS8000" splitters, a "Millenium PB16 XLR Out" unit plus all the XLR cables to connect everything together, that comes out to just north of £300 which is around the same price as one of these boxes. Plus the DN 4816-O is only 1U of rack space, AND only has the weight of a single ethernet cable rather than 16 copper XLR cables! For a rig where gain and phantom power are alright being set on your XR18, this is a pretty awesome setup! Thanks for the video :D

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад +2

      You make a very good point! As I mention in the video, it is a con for being above 300, I didn’t mention for those who like stay low on budget, would probably like a 16 seismic audio splitter(236-320$-depending on tail length) but of course, for weight, and tails to deal with!

  • @gregjonesdfw
    @gregjonesdfw Год назад +1

    Great video. Can you show complete setup with IEM?

  • @mistaish
    @mistaish Год назад +1

    Thanks for the info. Does this add 16 to the 6 on the X18 or replace the 6?

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад

      Sadly it does not, only the 6 the XR had already, your just adding another 6 exact copy of the mix busses, unlike on the m32/X32, you can send 16 buses out(exact copy) so it does not add additional outputs

  • @raijuventus
    @raijuventus Год назад +3

    Nice video brother
    Assuming we use XR as monitor mixer, can we just use a long cat5 cable (30 meters length in example) and then put the DN4816 beside the FOH mixers instead of put the DN4816 in the same rack with XR? I mean to make xlr requirement shorter for connectiing the analog out to the FOH Mixers.
    I hope u understand my words. Pardon for my bad english.

  • @erichermann510
    @erichermann510 10 месяцев назад +1

    but you can send it to foh as analog or input in the I/O of the xr18, i dont get it

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  10 месяцев назад

      My use of the Unit is to send channels 1-16 out to a iem mixer, or in another case, FOH, you can send what ever you want from the outputs to what you want like Bus 1-6, LR, channel 1-16, FXsnd and Return, it’s a versatile splitter in my case

  • @reedbass5644
    @reedbass5644 Год назад +1

    Do you send the outs to another mixer so the band can do their IEMs?

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад +2

      I send the direct channels of 1-16 for the bands mixer(in ear monitor rig. I then can use the 6 in the XR for Front fills or other PAs

  • @GearWithJames
    @GearWithJames Год назад +1

    Have you experienced any extreme noise from the output ports of the Midas unit? I just got mine and it’s got an unusable amount of noise coming from the ports

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад +2

      Yes I have! I had that problem and always blamed it on the grounding of the building, but even when we played a venue with good power, still had noise. It all came down to the Ethernet. I used the 10ft from behringer from my p16 unit, and it was the cause, I have bought a 50ft Shielded ethernet, and the problem was solved.
      Here is the Ethernet:
      amzn.to/46lO3d6
      (Tip: Before you turn on any mixers, make sure the Ethernet is connected from your Ultra out, into your Ultra in, One gig drove me insane, and I powered all the mixers, and plugged in the ethernet then powered, and the problem was solved)

    • @GearWithJames
      @GearWithJames Год назад +1

      @@seantallica2020 thank you for responding! The product seems very finicky… is it reliable after the good Ethernet cable?

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад +1

      @@GearWithJames yes it is, when this first happened I thought I had a bad unit, but it comes down to the cable, shielded cat 6e is working good for me, he’ll I even had to use a non shielded before to make ends meet! (Also I am using power conditioner for all my mixers, make sure you have clean power)

    • @GearWithJames
      @GearWithJames Год назад +1

      @@seantallica2020 I actually returned my first unit because I thought it was faulty. The noise was/is extremely loud. I’m just using a random cat5e cable which probably isn’t shielded. Just makes me nervous trying to use this at a show and having the noise issue.

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад +1

      @@GearWithJames I understand that , in my experience it came down to the cable , I hadn’t seen nothing about it being the unit, that un shielded may have been a faulty wire, I have now a 50ft and a 125ft for longer runs, and they send clean signal, another thing is make sure the unit is plugged in the same circuit as your board, may be an issue there

  • @jeremymoore2835
    @jeremymoore2835 9 месяцев назад

    Hey Sean, thanks for the video. Quick question. Did you design you mixing station template? Its really good.

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  9 месяцев назад

      Yes I did! I made to fit my workflow, one of the perks of using mixing station!

  • @MattLunser
    @MattLunser Год назад +4

    I almost bought this until I learned gain is controlled by the X18. I would think the house would want control of the gain independently.
    Thanks for the video.

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад

      Yes since I am the FOH in all of my gigs it’s fine, I prefer to control it than a band, one caveat that is pretty band, but I like the ease of use choosing what I want to come out!

    • @MattLunser
      @MattLunser Год назад +1

      @@seantallica2020 so I’m thinking of building an IEM system based around the
      XR18. I would take the 16 outs of the DN 4816 with a fan to fan XLR whip and give that to the
      FOH. Basically using it as a splitter.

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  Год назад +2

      My Tip is to leave Tap Points 1-16, as "Analog" so they can do all the LC, EQ, Comp, and Gating.

  • @johnsix1749
    @johnsix1749 9 месяцев назад +1

    haha as a FOH sound guy, musicians are not setting my gain.

    • @seantallica2020
      @seantallica2020  9 месяцев назад

      That’s why I use this on my end!

    • @johnsix1749
      @johnsix1749 7 месяцев назад

      @@seantallica2020 so you are using the Xr18 as a front of house mixer and sending the DN4816-0 out for in ears?
      If so how do they select and adjust the in ears or are you just using the 6 busses for in ears?