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What do you guys think of this live IEM RIG
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<blockquote data-quote="brian maddox" data-source="post: 91886" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>Re: What do you guys think of this live IEM RIG</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>shane touched on this, but i'll see if i can make it really clear, 'cause i understand that frustration when people talk about stuff as if everyone knows the basics... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>First, just for absolute clarity... </p><p></p><p>Stereo means nothing more than two <em>different </em>signals being reproduced by two <em>different</em> devices [in your case the left and right IEMs]. Mono means the <em>same</em> signal being reproduced by one, two [or more] devices.</p><p></p><p>Second, a little about TRS...</p><p></p><p>TRS plugs CAN be used for stereo signals, where the Tip is Left, the Ring is Right, and the Sleeve is ground. This is typically only used in headphone feeds, however. So your output of your Beltpack is TRS Stereo to go to your TRS IEMs. This signal is Stereo, <em>provided it is being fed by two different signals</em>.</p><p></p><p>TRS plugs can ALSO be used for balanced line level signals. In this case, Tip and Ring are balanced versions of the <em>same</em> signal, and Sleeve is ground as before. These signals are NOT stereo. It is just a way to run a MONO signal over a longer distance without picking up any weird noises like your local radio station or whatever. This application is nearly always used as a Line Level Input or Output of a mixer. TRS line level jacks on a mixer will still work fine with TS 'guitar' cables, but the noise canceling feature will be disabled. This is not a problem typically for distances under 20' or so.</p><p></p><p>So, the same connector can be, and often is, used for two totally different applications. And yeah, that makes it pretty easy to get confused.</p><p></p><p>For your application, in order to get a stereo signal to your IEMs you will need to feed both the Left and the Right input on your IEM transmitter from two different sources. In your case it would be two different Auxes. In this way you could put a different mix of things in your Left ear vs. your Right ear.</p><p></p><p>Or, your IEM transmitter CAN take only one signal and play it in both your ears the same. This would be MONO. There is a setting for that on your transmitter.</p><p></p><p>Or, your IEM transmitter can also take two different Auxes in the Left and Right inputs and you can make 2 Mono Mixes for 2 different people. You just need 2 beltpacks set to the same frequency. you can then put the Beltpack into what Sennheiser calls 'Focus' mode [check your manual on how to do that]. Then you just pan one beltpack all the way to the left to get one mix, and the other all the way to the right to get the other mix.</p><p></p><p>i honestly hope this was helpful and didn't just make you more confused... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brian maddox, post: 91886, member: 158"] Re: What do you guys think of this live IEM RIG shane touched on this, but i'll see if i can make it really clear, 'cause i understand that frustration when people talk about stuff as if everyone knows the basics... :) First, just for absolute clarity... Stereo means nothing more than two [I]different [/I]signals being reproduced by two [I]different[/I] devices [in your case the left and right IEMs]. Mono means the [I]same[/I] signal being reproduced by one, two [or more] devices. Second, a little about TRS... TRS plugs CAN be used for stereo signals, where the Tip is Left, the Ring is Right, and the Sleeve is ground. This is typically only used in headphone feeds, however. So your output of your Beltpack is TRS Stereo to go to your TRS IEMs. This signal is Stereo, [I]provided it is being fed by two different signals[/I]. TRS plugs can ALSO be used for balanced line level signals. In this case, Tip and Ring are balanced versions of the [I]same[/I] signal, and Sleeve is ground as before. These signals are NOT stereo. It is just a way to run a MONO signal over a longer distance without picking up any weird noises like your local radio station or whatever. This application is nearly always used as a Line Level Input or Output of a mixer. TRS line level jacks on a mixer will still work fine with TS 'guitar' cables, but the noise canceling feature will be disabled. This is not a problem typically for distances under 20' or so. So, the same connector can be, and often is, used for two totally different applications. And yeah, that makes it pretty easy to get confused. For your application, in order to get a stereo signal to your IEMs you will need to feed both the Left and the Right input on your IEM transmitter from two different sources. In your case it would be two different Auxes. In this way you could put a different mix of things in your Left ear vs. your Right ear. Or, your IEM transmitter CAN take only one signal and play it in both your ears the same. This would be MONO. There is a setting for that on your transmitter. Or, your IEM transmitter can also take two different Auxes in the Left and Right inputs and you can make 2 Mono Mixes for 2 different people. You just need 2 beltpacks set to the same frequency. you can then put the Beltpack into what Sennheiser calls 'Focus' mode [check your manual on how to do that]. Then you just pan one beltpack all the way to the left to get one mix, and the other all the way to the right to get the other mix. i honestly hope this was helpful and didn't just make you more confused... :) [/QUOTE]
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