In ear monitor?

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 28 Oct 2004 4:47 pm

Anyone use an in ear monitor? If so, what type and how do you set it up regarding voice
and instruments?

Paul Matthews · Post by **Paul Matthews** » 29 Oct 2004 3:41 am

I use in ear monitors and love them. I have only gigged with them on bass, but I can hear what I play instead of just getting mud.

You need a lot more in the monitor mix than you would with floor monitors, but can keep the level a lot lower. Think also about using a mic to pick up general room/audience noice - inears can be a little isolating, so I stick arealistic PZM to the front of the stage ang just put a little of that into the monitors.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 29 Oct 2004 5:05 am

I have used in-ears for about 3 years now in the church where I play. I use the Shure PSM600 wireless system, with E5 earphones. It wasn't cheap, but it works well. I opted for the wireless system because I play steel, acoustic and electric guitar, and sing some, so it allows much more mobility.

My Son is the front of house sound engineer, and I get my mix from his board. We have a separate monitor board that controls 5 different mixes for the wedges, but I didn't trust the monitor board operator to give me what I need to hear. My Son can put on headphones and check my mix occasionally and he keeps it pretty consistent.

The Shure unit has two channels, I run the steel or guitar only into one, and the vocals and other instruments into the other. I can pan the channels on the receiver unit if I need a little more of me. The lead guitar players amp is right beside me and the bass is coming through a wedge just a few feet away, so I don't have much of either of these in my mix, mostly just keyboard, vocals, drums, and acoustic guitar.

I should also mention that I don't use an amp, I use a Digitech 2112 Preamp/Effects unit, and run directly into the sound system through a Countryman direct box. Judging from the sound of the CD's we record directly off the board, this setup sounds pretty good.

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

Chris Brooks · Post by **Chris Brooks** » 29 Oct 2004 5:50 am

Hi Lenny,

Terry Sutton, steeler over in Hartford has been using these for several years.

Say hi to Chad, Eddie, Paul, and Glen for me!

Chris

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 29 Oct 2004 9:18 am

Thanks for the replys and info.

Hi Chris:

Good to hear from you and I will say hello to my other band mates for you.

Lenny

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 31 Oct 2004 6:32 pm

I had the older model Shure E1 and they sounded fantastic. I had it with the wireless rig. The new model E1 from Shure is FAR WORSE sounding. They make you buy the more expensive, E3 I think to get the good sound. Here's a secret that Shure won't tell you. You can buy the Westone UM-1 in-ear monitor and they are apparently the very same thing as the discontinued Shure E1 which sound fantastic. Great headphones, in-ears, whatever. So go look for the Westone UM-1, save some money, and dont look back. This is for the ear part only, not the transmitter/reciever parts.

Brad Sarno