DaytonaRik
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3 bass guitars 3 Electric guitars 1 Electroacoustic guitar I'm not a massive gasser or flipper of kit and tend to buy what I want so end up keeping it, rather than buying something to see if I like it.
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The ability to pan everything for separation takes IEMs to another level. Everything in my IEMs is panned to match the location of the backline relative to where each instrument is on stage...it's a whole new world! -
I was at the time. The main worn 'Precision' is a lovely Limelight that I have since moved on...the back up was an early Tokai that has also now found a new home and I'm back to Thunderbirds
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I don't use my ABM very often since I swapped to a Valeton Bass Dapper pedal purely for portability and convenience...but this isn't going anywhere any time soon! That said, I actually used the head and 2x10 a couple of weeks ago at a bike rally gig where we shared the drum kit and bass backline with the guys before us.
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Back to the original question - I started with an XR18 which did the job admirably but still led to a load of cabling what with downstage monitors, mics and FOH feeds with upstage backline and kit mics. I upgraded to an X32 Rack which usually lives upstage where by bass backline doesn't as I moved to a Valeton Bass Dapper, and solved the cable issue by adding both an SD8 and SD16 stage boxes. The SD8 lives centre downstage and takes care of vocal mics, wedges and FoH feeds, whilst the SD16 handles all backline and drum mics from a centre upstage location. Both connect via a single shielded RJ45 cable so XLR cable runs are neater, shorter and generally just easier. By utilising some clever routing I can also leave my wireless RX upstage but route the direct signal to an output on the SD8 and have my Dapper pedal connected then it's output returned via an SD8 input...neat! We also feed multiple desk channels for each guitarist from a single mic - one for FoH that isn't sent to any monitor channels and a second that doesn't go the FoH but is limited for monitoring purposes so that when either guitarist launches into a solo it doesn't tear heads off and/or swamp the monitor mixes!!! These monitor only channels can also be EQ'd differently (if needed) to avoid feedback problems.
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Whilst I appreciate the help that the other band members give, I invariably spend a half hour the day after a gig recoiling/repacking the audio and power cable cases!
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I use SSD5.5 almost exclusively with my Jobeky hybrid kit but some of the sounds on the Arena Rock pack were pretty good so took an $8.50 punt! They're never going to compete sonically with the CLA expansion pack but it's fun to play with some different kits/sounds now and again.
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What are you listening to right now?
DaytonaRik replied to Sarah5string's topic in General Discussion
I'm currently absorbing Tommy Lee's drum parts on Motley Crüe's Wildside! -
Ugritone have a Halloween sale on so I picked up the Arena Rock drum VST for $8.50 - the VST price of $10.00 plus a 15% discount offered online as well - what's not to like! https://ugritone.com/collections/deals?smid=24963795&smsub=AUS46O4BXHXH6TCMKWVNML43L4======&utm_campaign=smartrmail_manualcampaign_181022_24963795&utm_medium=email&utm_source=smartrmail
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Still definitely having fun with the Jobeky e-kit. I managed to take a few better photos of the kit setup in the lounge rather than in the garage!
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Disposable cash/guitar investments/flipping.
DaytonaRik replied to NancyJohnson's topic in General Discussion
MIII ? Actually no as that has a reversed hockey stick headstock -
How important is YOUR visual performance?
DaytonaRik replied to Ricky 4000's topic in General Discussion
Myself and one of the guitarists provide the movement at our gigs - our vocalist is really shy/self conscious and so despite being an amazing vocalist she doesn't really get 'into' it. The other guitarist likes his space, and so it's up to Phil and myself to move around, swap backing mics, play to the crowd and try to be visually entertain as best we can given space, other roles (backing vocals, lead guitar lines) -
I run a different brand/model of IEMs (64 Audio A3) but run them flat - I do like to hear a full mix and as I act as the band's sound guy (amongst other things) leaving the EQ flat means that I have a better understanding of how everything really sounds rather than it being coloured additionally in any way.
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Sadly, to get to option 2 and be able to cherry pick those gigs you invariably have to go through option 1, gig your backside off and get a name for yourself. Retribution kinda of go for option ref 1.5 where you play 14-18 gigs per year, hopefully some of the better venues but we're not flogging ourselves to death! We all have other interests, partners/families etc so gigging twice a week every week just isn't an option
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The drummer and I pan our IEM feeds as if it were a live stage - toms and o/heads panned as per the kit with guitars panned a little wider left/right. Kick, snare, bass and lead vocal down the middle and backing vocals left/right of centre. Not sure how 'by the book' that is but it works pretty well for us
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I picked up a used P1 for our drummer for £30 - a perfect solution for non-mobile musicians!
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We're not in that league! The biggest thing we've played is a bike rally and the on-hire sound engineers were great. In the event we get to playing festivals then I'd add a couple of splitters to my rack and run our own IEMs, leaving wedges to the sound guys We play pubs but use IEMs and wedges to keep the backline levels to an absolutely minimum...and even then it's a struggle to a get one guitarist to turn that down as after serving on Tornado's on the flight line (avionics engineer) his hearing (particularly table) is shot. I've tried to get him to use IEMs but to no avail. Our vocalist described it as 'having aliens in her head' - eeerrrrrr....yeah...okay! The dummer meanwhile loves being able to hear everything for a change, and the other guitarist is looking at trying my spare setup at some point.
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The X32 family of desks have a dedicated pan per channel when sent to stereo aux busses (IIRC the right channel send level of the pair is replaced by a pan control) Always mono FoH but stereo IEMs - lovely!
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Once you've heard a stereo IEM feed you will NEVER, and I mean NEVER want to go back to a mono feed. Instead of struggling to hear things that are sonically similarly (e.g. multiple guitars) but stacked on top of one another, everything just becomes so clear in its own 'on stage' paned position in a stereo mix. If you thought IEMs were an eye opener, stereo IEMs are from another dimension!
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For the first time ever I had to cancel a gig due to mechanical gremlins - the high pressure diesel pump in my Transit Connect completely cut out about 10 miles into a 90 mile journey to Nottingham. Luckily the A180 was very quiet and we managed to coast to safety across a slip road (usually frequented by tankers coming from the nearby refinery!) and came to rest on the only bit of hard shoulder for miles! The AA reached us but as I feared, the fault was pretty terminal...and not a particularly cheap fix either expecting to cost between £500 and £700. Hey ho! The venue were really cool about it all and will try to sort us out another date ASAP.
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In the current line-up we have myself working a 1 weekend in 5 on call rota (safety critical rail systems so no skipping that one!) and the drummer works alternate weekends and can be anywhere with a 100 radius of where the gig is. However, in this band we have long had the belief that we want to do it for fun and have a 1 gig per month stance, with the odd peak and trough as bookings dictate. This gives us a chance for family life, other hobbies, free weekends and whatever else anyone wants to do. I firmly believe that goes a long way to making sure that playing in a band remains fun and doesn't become a chore.
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Good be playing live again - the Halfway Heroes MCC bike rally at Cabourne Parva, Lincs. Excellent hired in sound crew, brilliant crowd - our 90 min set ended up as 2 hours they'd have happily had us carry on but I think we broke the dummer!
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There's definitely audio! Thy this instead
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This is the Jobeky snare in use! It's a loud 'doink'! As you have already mentioned, I could trigger exactly the same samples using my Alesis 8" pads but this is just easier to play - everything is where it should be and it promotes proper technique. 5FD74D50-50CD-4B3C-99C8-F30AF52ED57B.mov
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Whilst possible, there would be limited benefit (other that retaining the acoustic qualities if needed later) in this as there is no reliance on the tones produced by a high-end shell pack. I know that Jobeky have actually produced replacement e-shell packs for well known artists endorsed by other brands to meet tour deadlines. I believe that Frank Beard has also moved over to an e-kit for live performances, albeit with traditional cymbals.
