We are going to find out about SPL s summing mixers.dawman wrote:IEMs require a monitor man, and he should be a man of patience as musicians on stage always send a lower signal during the soundcheck, then change their settings all night long and expect the monitor man to chase them around like little Kings and Queens with new demands in between every few songs.
I love IEMs that are wireless and have been molded for the person using them based on an audiogram.
But I tried being the FOH/Monitor/Keyboard man and I will NEVER do that again.
As GaryB said, you set up a few vocal wedges and for a click, you can use a DAW but send that signal out to a Monome with the metronome app, our drummer has this, and it works great.
Most musicians should be able to mix onstage with each other, without having an FOH hold their hand. But sometimes I overlook egos and shortcomings if the performer is a cut above talented. Most musicians ask for changes, and you can pretend you changed something, when you didn't, and still get the Nod that your "adjustment" worked.
This is similar to the Pit Boss Syndrome.
Some high roller loses 5 grand on a bet then wants all of the extra attention as he wants to be heard and taken care of so he yells for his own drinks, asks for new cards, tells the Band to turn down, etc.
So the FOH has a Ghost Fader so when the Pit Boss comes over and tells the band to turn down, the FOH lets the Pit Boss see him lower the massive Ghost fader and although nothing changes the psycholgical suggestion is always sufficient. Now the children get their candy and life goes on as usual.
In terms of FOH thats all we want for FOH .
Certainly we dont need any DJ with big board,
going out with everything from Sonic Cores Optimaster .
We are the FOH
Bear