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Hi Michael. Let me know if i can help with any gear while you are in london. If got both wired and wireless IEM you are welcome to borrow. Even my XR18 if im not gigging if it helps. -
What an opportunity - be Gene Simmons' roadie for a day for $12.5k
dave_bass5 replied to Clarky's topic in General Discussion
Isn’t that pretty much what a lot of the dinosaur bands do now. Stones, Madonna etc are not short of money, but it must make feel good that they can still milk the cash cow. -
I found it pretty much life changing as far as the band goes.
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You could be right. what we do is store each gig in the XR18, so when we go back there we just recall those settings from the desk, in to MS's layout. Never done it the other way around when off line.
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It's been a while since I did it, but im pretty sure you can do this with layouts, but the mixer holds all the levels settings. These get sent to the tablet once it's connected to the mixer......I think.
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2 weeks later and ive heard back. Yes, they want me to send mine to them. At this stage i don’t think ill risk it, as ill need my IEM’s and i don’t feel comfortable sending them off to a company that that takes this long to reply to a message.
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I also only use the internal router at home, and never really had any issues, but after the first time I tried at a gig and couldn't log on, I don’t take the risk now I actually much prefer the Behringer app, but Ive found it sluggish and unreliable, so I tend to stick with MS because it's what I know alas works. The Behringer app seems better laid out and very easy to see what's going on. MS can be like that, but it's all too easy to go further with the layouts and over complicate things. When I got my XR18 I did use it as my home interface for a while and had no issues at all, nothing really to set up and no drivers etc (im on Mac). I love that I can take one USB cable and record multitrack to my iPad (or even phone) at gigs. This has been very enlightening as far as who knows the songs/can play them properly. Obviously i redo any mistake I make before sending the band the full mix down lol.
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Also check out the compact mixer thread, as these are also talked about quite a lot We went over to an XR18 a couple of years ago and it was life changing. We normally use one of those small travel routers, and never had issues on 5ghz. I have had a few gigs where for speed ive tried to connect tot the internal 2.4ghz and just couldn't. It sits there ws no bandwidth availible. Now I keep a Lan cable and adapter handy as well. I also tried a 6E router recently, just as an experiment I tried this and found it worked perfectly at close distances (on and just off stage, say about 20ft out on the dance floor). I did a scan of the pub and no one was using this band.
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I use Mixing station all the time, but it does have a steep learning curve. Even now after using it for a couple of years some very basic things have me confused if i haven’t used them for while. It’s definitely the most versatile, and I’ve also found it’s the most reliable as far as connection goes, but i can see why people get put off.
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Well i wouldn’t be going out and charging a lot of money if i wasn’t up to the job. For the record, i don’t rate his singing at all, never have. Awful voice. It’s a shame that people’s last memory of a once great band will be this. Sure, Ozzy will get a lot of praise from those who are fans, and sympathy from other, but it will be ‘he did well considering’.
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As will be the vocals. The bloke can hardly talk, let alone sing. At his age there is no way he will suddenly start to sing in tune 🤔 Saw Sabbath the Dio was fronting them (Heaven and Hell), what a difference.
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Thanks but im sure I’ll get a reply back via FB in a day or so.
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Considering they have an email address on their website that doesn't work, id say they are very laid back 😂 I noticed i have had communication from them via FB messenger before so hopefully I'll get a response soon. I can live without my IEM's for a few weeks, as I can use my singers IE100's if I need to. Hmm, maybe I could just go back to the IE100's if it's a stock item they have.
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Well I did email them using the link on their website and the email bounced back as address not found. I'll try via FB.
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Cheers. did you have to send your IEM’s in? I looked on his website and they aren't listed. The IE 400 is a bit different to the IE100 (i have both), although still in the same ballpark size wise. Once i get my ears done I’ll get a bit more serious about it.
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Wow, thanks for the write up Phil. Im happy with the foam tips i use with my IE400’s, but this could be an upgrade i can actually afford and wont lose my IE400’s. Like you say, just going ‘Custom’ can be as varied as buying off the shelf for some. This is what has put me off, as i like what i hear already, but could do with it being a bit easier to get them in the ear so they sit well. I’ll definitely be looking in to this option in a month or so. Need to sort out the ear fitting first.
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Surely its only a rip off if you get ripped off?
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Haha. I’ve still got a mirror one from the 80’s in a drawer somewhere. Been tempted to put it on my current Fender P.
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Yeah, thats how mine arrived. Hated the white pick guard but other than that a lovely looking bass.
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I have no idea of the spec now. I got it early 2009, via the Bass Gallery, and yeah, it was a bit heavy compared to my other basses, but on as heavy as the one you tried IIR. I never had any issues with the weight and it was a really nice player, but too warm for me back then. This is how it ended up before i sold it on here. I did see it re sold on here a few years back.
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Not so much hate, as never really liked. I ordered a Lakland DJ5 years ago. I love Lakland basses and wanted a decent jazz. it's also the most expensive bass ive owned. I couldn't try one but didnt think I needed to. When it arrived I couldn't wait to gig in. In fact the gig was that night. It played like dream, but the sound was (to my ears) awful. Quite soft and muddy (or warm)) compared to my Squier CV Jazz. After a few month is really could take any more, so got it converted in to a PJ at the Gallery. They did a great job, but it still had that warm tone above it, even though the pups had been complete changed. I ended up selling it shortly after.
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If they have a Facebook page, post on that. I find doing this gets results a lot faster than emailing them etc, especially if it's a negative post.
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I had a thumper and a trad years ago. Ill be honest and say i didn’t think either was anything special. I’d say the same about the Fralins I’ve had as well, although they did seem to have a bit more life to them.
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Anyone bought from Thomann recently? Experience?
dave_bass5 replied to Twigman's topic in General Discussion
Ive ordered a few things recently, as others have said, there is a back hole in the tracking where the item sits at customs. I do find I still get the items within 4 days, depending when I order. I do try and order on a Monday so I get the time that week. Weekend orders seem to take an extra day. -
Oh right, sorry, miss read the first post. In that case the DI all the way. Having the Mid knob and Blend are, in my opinion, very useful. It’s a much more versatile box.
