paulmcnamara Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 My band has just invested in a new monitoring system. We opted for the Behringer Powerplay System. We use a Behringer 2442 mixer (which we already had) from our direct outs to a Behringer PM16 I Hub which converts the signals into digital sending the signal out to the individual personal monitors: Behringer PM16's, via a Cat 5 cable; as well as carrying 16 channels of music it also carries mains power to the monitor units. You then either plug in headphones, earphones or a powered wedge. We are amazed at the simplicity of the system.... a dream to set up. It had excellent clarity/sound quality, and is relatively inexpensive. The Hub cost us £125 and the personal monitors come in at about £174 each. The system can be further expanded to run as many as 48 personal monitor units. It also interfaces with the Behringer X32 system. In use: effectively each musician has individual control over 16 channels of sound with vol and 3 band eq for each channel. 16 mixes can be stored. There is a limiter, mute, etc. If you are thinking of a new monitoring system this is certainly worth looking at. It would also work well in a studio giving musicians control over headphone mixes. [attachment=184496:Screen Shot 2015-02-21 at 10.20.49.png][attachment=184497:Screen Shot 2015-02-21 at 10.22.03.png] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I always liked the idea of those. Loads of independent access. I use an SI digital desk so we get at our IEM mixes with ipad minis, but we all share the same input channel EQs, though we can pan as we like for each stereo mix and there is a GEQ on every out so that helps. Still, I think a setup like this with an analogue or in a small recording studio would be excellent. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 The Winery Dogs (Billy Sheehan, Ritchie Kotzen and Mike Portnoy) use the same setup for monitoring. Interested to hear any semi-budget desk suggestions to go with such a setup though. Behringer's own digital desk looks mighty, but so is the price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 [quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1424532460' post='2697392'] The Winery Dogs (Billy Sheehan, Ritchie Kotzen and Mike Portnoy) use the same setup for monitoring. Interested to hear any semi-budget desk suggestions to go with such a setup though. Behringer's own digital desk looks mighty, but so is the price! [/quote] Then take a look at the new X Air X 18, pretty much the full feature set from the X32 but less than £700. Ok, you'll need an iPad or similar but still....... [url="https://www.studiospares.com/product/384430?mc_cid=55df7a2516&mc_eid=77e115d883"]https://www.studiospares.com/product/384430?mc_cid=55df7a2516&mc_eid=77e115d883[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmcnamara Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 We use the Behringer 2442USB which comes in at about £280. Very easy to operate and does the job well. We use the main channels and direct outs for monitoring; and to record rehearsals we hook up a stereo digital pocket recorder to a couple of aux sends. For live performance we tend to only put vocals through PA so its fairly simple to take them from the mixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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