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<blockquote data-quote="Karl Barnes" data-source="post: 99964" data-attributes="member: 2121"><p>Re: X32 - in ear stereo monitoring</p><p></p><p>Drummers and stationary keyboard players could make do with hard wired earpieces running directly from the headphone out on the P16.</p><p>For the lead singer in my band I run a twin core cable from the line outs on his P16 (up at the front of the stage) to his IEM transmitter at the back of the stage. The transmitters for the other band members are in their instrument racks, next to them. By using a P16-D to feed all the onstage P16s, I don't need to run power to them as the power is provided thru the CAT5 cable.</p><p>There's no more equipment to set up than if they were using wedges; in fact it's a lot lighter.</p><p>It's no harder to set up than wedges either. It is way more flexible.</p><p></p><p>It's not about working harder, this is working smarter. It's worth the extra few minutes to set it all up.</p><p></p><p>My lot recently rolled up at a festival. I put my X32 at FOH, opened the case, plugged in mains and ran audio to the main FOH desk.</p><p>I then plugged into the provided CAT5 cable that had been laid alongside the main multicore.</p><p>5 minutes work and FOH was set up.</p><p>The band set themselves up on the stage and I set up the P16 system for them.</p><p>After a quick line check to make sure that the instruments were in the correct channels (done over headphones so as not to interfere with the acoustic guitar act on before us), the guys were ready to go; no soundcheck required. The monitors were 90% dialled in already, so was their main patch on the X32.</p><p>The first song of their set was the soundcheck, after which everything was dialled in; all 32 channels worth.</p><p>The local FOH engineer (OK, so he was fresh out of college) was blown away at how we turned up, hooked up and did our set with no fuss. The festival organiser came over to me afterwards and commented on how good it was to work with pros. I simply responded by saying "let me know when they turn up"...!</p><p></p><p>Overall, that was not hard work. There was no messing around with setting up individual monitor mixes and overall set up was a breeze.</p><p>Smart, not hard.</p><p></p><p>Cost wise, yes it has cost some money to get the full monitoring system in place, but not a lot compared to an Aviom system, which when it comes down to it doesn't do any more than the P16 system and costs significantly more.</p><p></p><p>My lot invested in stages, partly due to the release schedule of the desk and the snakes.</p><p>We got the X32 first and then some P16s and the P16-D.</p><p>That got us up and running, but still using analog snakes.</p><p></p><p>When the S16 came out, we got two and haven't looked back.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I have had to change the way I've done things compared to when we had our old system (01v96, external pre-amps, analog snakes, etc), but now I'm doing things this way, I wouldn't want to go back.</p><p></p><p>The P16s are worth it. Here's a tip, get one and give it to the keyboard player or lead singer.</p><p>I'm willing to bet that after a couple of gigs, the rest of the band will gladly part with their own money to get their own.</p><p></p><p>Karl.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karl Barnes, post: 99964, member: 2121"] Re: X32 - in ear stereo monitoring Drummers and stationary keyboard players could make do with hard wired earpieces running directly from the headphone out on the P16. For the lead singer in my band I run a twin core cable from the line outs on his P16 (up at the front of the stage) to his IEM transmitter at the back of the stage. The transmitters for the other band members are in their instrument racks, next to them. By using a P16-D to feed all the onstage P16s, I don't need to run power to them as the power is provided thru the CAT5 cable. There's no more equipment to set up than if they were using wedges; in fact it's a lot lighter. It's no harder to set up than wedges either. It is way more flexible. It's not about working harder, this is working smarter. It's worth the extra few minutes to set it all up. My lot recently rolled up at a festival. I put my X32 at FOH, opened the case, plugged in mains and ran audio to the main FOH desk. I then plugged into the provided CAT5 cable that had been laid alongside the main multicore. 5 minutes work and FOH was set up. The band set themselves up on the stage and I set up the P16 system for them. After a quick line check to make sure that the instruments were in the correct channels (done over headphones so as not to interfere with the acoustic guitar act on before us), the guys were ready to go; no soundcheck required. The monitors were 90% dialled in already, so was their main patch on the X32. The first song of their set was the soundcheck, after which everything was dialled in; all 32 channels worth. The local FOH engineer (OK, so he was fresh out of college) was blown away at how we turned up, hooked up and did our set with no fuss. The festival organiser came over to me afterwards and commented on how good it was to work with pros. I simply responded by saying "let me know when they turn up"...! Overall, that was not hard work. There was no messing around with setting up individual monitor mixes and overall set up was a breeze. Smart, not hard. Cost wise, yes it has cost some money to get the full monitoring system in place, but not a lot compared to an Aviom system, which when it comes down to it doesn't do any more than the P16 system and costs significantly more. My lot invested in stages, partly due to the release schedule of the desk and the snakes. We got the X32 first and then some P16s and the P16-D. That got us up and running, but still using analog snakes. When the S16 came out, we got two and haven't looked back. Yes, I have had to change the way I've done things compared to when we had our old system (01v96, external pre-amps, analog snakes, etc), but now I'm doing things this way, I wouldn't want to go back. The P16s are worth it. Here's a tip, get one and give it to the keyboard player or lead singer. I'm willing to bet that after a couple of gigs, the rest of the band will gladly part with their own money to get their own. Karl. [/QUOTE]
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