Setting up a talk back mic.

[RnRDave]

Hi all,

 

I'm trying to work out how to set up a talk back mic for our drummer to use at live gigs before we start rehearsing. 

 

We all plan on using IEMs. Want it so the sound doesn't go out to audience 

 

How do I set the mixer so that the mic will only be audible through the aux sends? 

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

[Jakester]

Literally just connect a mic as normal, then have the level to FOH down, and the levels to the relevant aux sends up. 

 

That's it, unless your mixer is either very basic or very complicated! 

[sandy_r]

12 hours ago, RnRDave said:

Hi all,

I'm trying to work out how to set up a talk back mic for our drummer to use at live gigs before we start rehearsing. 

We all plan on using IEMs. Want it so the sound doesn't go out to audience 

How do I set the mixer so that the mic will only be audible through the aux sends? 

...

 

 - another way, if you're only using a mono mix to PA, is to feed the PA from, say, Main Out Left, feed the IEMs from Main Out Right, and use each channel's Pan control to allocate that channel either to PA (full Left), IEM (full Right). or both (panned centre)

(Actually, the IEMs could have a stereo mix from both Main L & R - just ensure any talk back mics are full Right, in above example)

 

Edited September 26, 2023 by sandy_r