Members Shovelhead Posted October 3, 2008 Members Share Posted October 3, 2008 I'm thinking about setting up a small rig to feed in-ears for myself. My band plays on cramped stages, and I stand right next to our drummer's cymbals. I go home with my ears ringing every time we play. I want to fix this by using in-ears. I only need to hear my guitar amp and my vocals. I can hear everything else thru other player's wedges that are also really loud. I would atteunuate my personal volumes down to match the ambient sound from the stage. I think this would allow me to have much less overall volume level, but still be able to control how much guitar and my vocal that I hear. I'd like to set up a small mixer to plug my vocal mic and guitar mic into. This would feed in-ears for me, and allow me to add or subtract my vocal or guitar as necessary. Each mic would also be sent to the band's mixing board. Is there a small mixer that has XLR outs that I can send to the mixing board? I'd only need one monitor/aux send for my in-ears, but would like to send unmodified signals to the mixer for both mics. Any suggestions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gregidon Posted October 3, 2008 Members Share Posted October 3, 2008 The Shure PSM200 system does this exact thing for you:http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-P2TRE2H2-PSM-200-Wireless-Personal-Monitor-System?sku=270237 Also, with the PSM200, you can plug in an external lav mic to mix the ambient sound back in to taste. Regards,greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Caspar Posted October 3, 2008 Members Share Posted October 3, 2008 I use a 2 mic-splitters; Millenium SP 3 for the guitar-amp mic and guide-out on my TC voicetone correct for the vox, and route them to my wedge (RCF310A) via a very simple mixer (Art Promix) and the other pair to the FOH. We almost always play without a tech and this way I have the control I need for my foldback. It works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shovelhead Posted October 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks for the great suggestions! I like the Shure unit, even tho it's a bit pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted October 3, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Anything that amplifies mic's and doesn't have limiting is ear damage waiting to happen. Pay the extra for the Shure or other proper IEM system and keep your hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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