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Try something like this, one for power, one for (or you could fabricate something similar, in wood) Also, there should be at least two outputs on a pedal board, for those that are running stereo pedals and want a stereo out. Would make things nice and symmetrical too. May be less symmetrical if you want the DI also - but I am guessing your market is made to order? For really nice looking plates, check these... and they would look to be bolted to your pedal board from inside. How nice would that look? Of course, you'd rear mount the Neutrik connectors - [url="https://itm-components.co.uk/collections/extron/adapter-plate?page=9"]https://itm-componen...er-plate?page=9[/url] How nice would something like that look?? Depending upon how good your routing is, you may be able to get rid of the plate together... and that would look hella cool. Shouldn't be difficult to rear route into the wood to leave it thin enough to mount the sockets directly.

RE IEC... I actually like powercons, don't go loose over time either. Also, once the button is pressed on the locking socket, the jack should be easily removable so something doesn't sound right there. With regards to mounting Neutrik chassis mount connectors... have you thought about making up a plate and rear mounting them to the plate and then sinking that plate into the side of the board? The fixtures looks a lot nicer rear mounted - and hex bolts (with nyloc nuts behind) make the thing look a lot more pro. That reminds me, I would have all your hardware and bolts matching - e.g. all black. I've done it to the powercons and speakons in this example -

Google clean boost pedal.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1489554492' post='3257841'] for my pedals I use this Joyo rechargeable battery, 2000mA, lasts for hours [url="https://www.cheaperpedals.com/products/joyo-jmp-02-portable-power-supply"]https://www.cheaperp...le-power-supply[/url] [/quote] Or... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1X-8-AA-Cells-Battery-12V-Clip-Holder-Enclosed-Box-Case-With-On-Off-Switch-Leads-/381670101922 with 2 packs of these https://www.batterystation.co.uk/rechargeable-batteries/sanyo-eneloop-xx-rechargeable-aa-batteries-2500-mah Under £30, same deal. (Of course, you'll need to own a battery charger already - and make sure that the polarity is right for your pedals) - and you get an extra 50mAh. (so should power your pedal for 25% longer than the Joyo).

Rechargeable Eneloop for AAs - last for ages and don't discharge when not in use. Saved me loads of money on wireless packs and mics!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1489571557' post='3257956'] Since I had my heavy duty Van Damme Cat5e cables made up, it is looking as though the weak part is probably going to be the cable itself rather than the shrouded connectors. [/quote] Yes - before ethercon, I made up cat5 cables with a couple bit of stiff heat shrink wrapped around the connector and the cable. As you say, the cable is more likely to go. The problem I have with ethernet cable is that its not very flexible - in that it always seems to coil up somehow and not lay flat.... and it has memory - so any kink in it is pretty permanent. Not tried the Vandamme stuff, whats that like?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1489491042' post='3257329'] Do the people who design these things actually use them in real-life gig settings? [/quote] They do. If you look at some peoples pedal boards, I would wager that it's a lot more accessible than some of those!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1489491914' post='3257341'] One thing to consider is the connection between the rack unit and the pedal. Have Line6 gone for something a bit more robust that the standard Cat5e cable with RJ45 connectors that they used previously? [/quote] Yes and no. RJ45 but Ethercon - so a lot more robust!

[quote name='MarshallBTB' timestamp='1489504139' post='3257493'] Ok then, to be honest i hadn't really thought about that side of it, possibly having too much wireless going on. We are a 5 peice, lead vocals / occasional guitar ( running wireless guitar, wireless mic, wireless in ears), guitar (wireless guitar atm, just purchased a kemper so wants to go wireless in ears as well), myself (wireless bass, also wanting wireless in ears), keyboard player who will also want wireless in ears as he handles some of the guitar duties as well, and drummer who has a wired set up at the moment. Not sure off the top of my head the details of everyone else, i know the guitarist is using quite an old sennheiser system. I'm using the smoothhound classic at the moment and the other guitar system is a line 6 g70. [/quote] You can throw a 2.4/5 Ghz router for your desk into that mix too! If you are looking at running a lot of wireless, you are safer going for channel 38 for your EW300s. As a ballpark figure, in channel 70, if you are running the same kit (e.g. identical wireless mics) you can typically get 4 devices in that part of the spectrum. If you are looking at channel 38, you are looking at anywhere between 8 and 12. All this assumes that you have fairly clean rf around you. (You can run equipment in both channels, they aren't exclusive) If you haven't, expect this figure to drop further. Of course this can vary from venue to venue... especially wedding venues where the venue may have their own wireless mics running. As for your digital devices that are running in the 2.4ghz/5ghz range... you can add a router into the mix as you are likely wanting one of those to be doing you IEM mixes from your iphones/ipads etc. In typical situations, these devices will all find their way nicely without running into intermod issues with the devices in channel 38/70... you are likely to have more issues if you play in a conference centre/hotel with loads of wifi access points - but as long as you are prepared to drop down to wired, you are safe against that. Don't be put off though - it's possible - this is what I am running - 4x Sennheiser EW500 Mic 1x Sennheiser EW300 Mic 1x Shure ULXD Mic 4x Sennheiser EW300 IEM 2x Shure PSM900 IEM 1xAirport Extreme 1xSony DWZB30GB 1xLine6 G90 15 in total all running within the law - So 12 crammed between 38 and 70 - I have one unit in the 823-832 range (which is covered by the channel 38 license). Getting all those to work is a right pain in the arse... but I can just about do it reliably, with no drop outs. I have another EW300 mic... I can not get that into the fold reliably at the moment... I start getting drop outs or interference. The other thing I will mention, only because you've mentioned it - the latency on the smooth hound is really high and not great for use in inears environments where there is a lot of digital kit around. You are running 8ms latency from the smooth hound alone, then another 1ms through the desk (A&H are actually one of the lowest latency desks out there in this area of the market)... in addition to any latency from any digital pedals that you may be running. The latency is certainly getting into the noticeable range if you are on inears, especially if you vocals are going through a digital chain. A smooth hound through a Kemper would be disaster - the end to end latency figures would certainly be between 11ms and 15ms depending upon what you are doing with the Kemper - very noticeable. Ideally you want to be less than 10ms as a benchmark. Many people will notice 10ms latency in their playing. If the guitarist is currently using an analogue Sennheiser, the latency figures are negligible - way less than 1ms so won't be a problem... but could be if he was looking to move to certain digital wireless in the future. The G70 is pretty low and latency also - I think the end to end with D/A conversion is circa 3ms. Should point out, I'm expecting you to be running stuff in channel 70 and/or channel 38 with additional radio in 2.4/5Ghz as these are the radio frequencies you are free to use as you travel around the country. The reason that you see other people using a load more gear is that they will have co-ordinated licenses for a venue or an event... that you have to co-ordinate use of... completely impractical and expensive for what you are doing! I love my wireless... but it does add headaches sometimes...! Good luck... and just drop a line here if you have any queries. All my wireless inears are stereo - but I've got wired feeds going to some players too - like the percussionist and drummer who don't tend to move around so much.

[quote name='MarshallBTB' timestamp='1489476790' post='3257157'] Hoping this is the best place to ask... My main band (weddings, functions, big parties etc) are thinking about going with in ears and no Amps. Lead vocalist already uses in ears (shure psm300 & 215's), and the drummer has in ears with his click tracks and bits already. The rest of us are looking at the EW300 G3, and after reading through this thread I'm looking at the UE900s for the ear buds. Desk wise, we'll be upgrading to the A&H Qu24 so we should be good to go right? I think we've got it right, just curious to get a more experienced users opinion . Thanks ! [/quote] That will be a nice setup. The A&H Qus are very capable desks. You don't say if you are using any other wireless or how many band members that you have but if your singer is using a PSM300 in channel 70 you are only likely to be able to get another 2 EW300s (assuming stereo) in the same bit of spectrum and staying legal without running into intermod problems. If there are a lot of you, you probably want to be looking at ch 38 with a license. I would go with the EW300s over the PSM300 for the flexibility in the RF alone. You have to dig deeper and get the PSM900 to get the same level of tuning available to you as the EW300. If you are running other wireless (including guitar wireless, wireless mics etc), its not just a case of adding more and more and giving them unique frequencies - frequencies have to play nicely with each other and to do that, you need to co-ordinate your frequencies gear properly.

[quote name='Raslee' timestamp='1489442491' post='3257067'] That's yummy. Where from? How much? [/quote] Google is your friend - https://spitfiretortoiseshellpickguards.wordpress.com

Oh cmon, you can do better than that Nash!

I'd go with the black chassis version of the jack socket and it will clean it up a lot more. Also... the locking jack sockets are very, very reliable... so don't be tempted to replace them for others that will inevitably fail! Looks great though. Really neat.

[url="https://www.studiospares.com/Headphones-and-Speakers/Headphone-Amps-and-Splitters/Studiospares-HA20-Headphone-Amp_449760.htm"]https://www.studiosp...-Amp_449760.htm[/url] Noticed that the Millennium Thomann headphone amp (clearly a Chinese rebranded operation) has appeared at Studiospares in a nice natty red colour. £47.40+postage from Studiospares, £38.64 from Thomann - there may be some savings in going via Studiospares on the postage front and the fact you'll get it quicker and you'll (I would have thought) get a proper three pronged adapter. Who knows, I haven't worked it out. EDIT : Noticed a change in the headphone output size between the two. 6.35mm (Studiospares) vs 3.5mm (Thomann), so would need to factor that in if you are looking at headphone extension cables and the like. Probably worth mentioning that if you are running from an aux (or two for stereo) on your desk, make sure you run balanced (XLR or TRS jack) so get the correct leads - especially for long runs between the desk and the headphone amp. ALL IEM feeds should be balanced as you want to minimise the signal loss/degradation.

[url="http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/266505-Eden-Amplification-USM-KITS-70459"]http://www.fullcompa...-USM-KITS-70459[/url] Have you tried speaking to Marshall themselves? - they're usually pretty good. They may have some or know how to get hold of them?

Just cover the whole thing in gaffa tape! I've got one for my PA leads, XLRs, snake and power cables. It's a fair weight when it's fully loaded and it's lasted really well.

[quote name='redbandit599' timestamp='1488821934' post='3252098'] Hi, we've got the Soundcraft Ui16 and have just started doing this via a simple foot pedal (has to be a non-latching one) - just plug it in to the appropriate orifice - turns all the effects on and off on all channels ( for a less spacey between sound for natter/raffle/parked card announcements...) [/quote] I'd never clocked that connector (not that I have one of these units)! To OP - not all units have this though

[quote name='NickD' timestamp='1488819178' post='3252054'] He was wearing a huge watch. [/quote] Oh my gosh. What a grave error. I bet nobody takes him seriously when he goes on stage.

Before this gets into a big debate, I think it all depends upon what a gig calls for...? Single pedals are infinitely more tweakable on a gig than a multifx unit... but the digital memories of the multifx units make for more sounds from less devices and without bending down and knob twiddling.

Can anybody confirm whether [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]David Ellefson was wearing a wristwatch or not?[/font][/color]

Forgot about this. Anyway. Paul Pryor is the name you are looking for.

GB Spitfire / GB Rumour (DR Lo-riders, 40 60 80 100 125) -> OBBM interconnect -> Shure ULX-D -> Van Damme interconnect (jack/jack) -> Kemper Profiling amp (with Kemper remote for switching inbuilt rigs/fx) -> OBBM Speaker cables -> EBS Proline 2x10 cabs -> Van Damme interconnect -> Digital desk (either GLD80/X32/DL32R/DL1608) -> Vandamme interconnects (pair for stereo) -> Shure PSM900 -> Jerry Harvey CF Roxanne CIEM (or ACS T1 with Live! pack) (Kemper rig all racked up with rear rack panels and internal wiring for quick setup).

[quote name='JPJ' timestamp='1488298598' post='3247659'] Lots of chat on the Behringer x-air forum about this, and one guy even offering to build a custom footswitch which will issue the necessary midi command. However, there is currently no 'out of the box' solution available for switching one of the four effects processors in/out of signal chain be it on insert or bus mode. [/quote] I'm wagering it would be a Raspberry pi - it wouldn't even need to be the midi command... it could connect to the wifi of the mixer and issue the same API call that the app would issue to do the mute of the fx. Wouldn't even be too hard - just do a packet sniff on the network traffic and grab out the necessaries. A foot operated curl/sendip command?!

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1488294184' post='3247592'] Just a quick question for anyone using a digital mixer like the Soundcraft Ui 12, Behringer xair xr12, etc. Do any of them have the ability to switch the effects off remotely, like the old echo units that had a jack socket for a foot switch. If they don't, is it possible to switch the effects on & off remotely, if so, how? Thanks. [/quote] Use the remote ipad/android app... or a switching XLR box - like so - One side goes to a channel with fx, the other goes to a channel without. Yes, it uses a channel... but it does the trick. Kinda uses up a lot of channels if you need to do it for more than one mic.