samchurchill

Do the musicians have any IEM (in-ear monitoring)? This doesn’t have to be an expensive system like Aviom.

Thanks all, the AD903 looks ideal. I’ll also take a further look at those projects and weigh up whether I’ve got time to make them!

Thanks all - those Canford designation strips with self-tapping screws look ideal. And perhaps I’ll be more forward thinking in future and buy panels with built-in strips! And yes, definitely the “modern” style Dymo labels, not the old style. They just don’t seem to stick well to these panels that don’t have a nice smooth space for them. (Sorry sandall, I googled “jackfield“ but didn’t get much until I later googled “po jackfield” -now I see exactly what you meant!)

Hi, I’m meaning panels like https://www.pennelcomonline.com/en/Penn-Elcom-1U-Rack-Panel-Punched-for-12-x-XLR-or-SpeakON-R12691UK12/m-6384.aspx

So, it turns out that the venue’s comms main station doesn’t have either a pgm input or stage announce output :-( Has anyone got any thoughts on the idea of an interface box between the main station and the headset? Thanks

Hi, I wondered about adding this to https://www.blue-room.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=73941&pid=577545&st=0entry577545 but I think it’s a slightly different question so warrants another thread. Have any of you worked out a good way of retro adding permanent labels to 19” rack panels like ones that you can buy off the shelf with holes for D-type panel connectors? There’s not a lot of space to work with so Dymo type labels often don’t fit, and they seem to come off fairly quickly anyway. I’m wondering whether there’s anything other than perhaps a silver metallic pen that I haven’t thought of. Thanks

Ah, that makes sense, thanks. Will have a look at the base station this weekend - it’s installed in the venue we use and at the moment I don’t even know whether it had PGM, let alone SA. Am I correct I’m assuming some sort of box between the headset and the base station is a non-starter?

Hi, We’ve got a need for a talkback system that interfaces with our production comms system. Here’s a bit of background of what we’ve currently got: * Band with an on-stage MD (normally playing keys) that has a dedicated talkback mic which is fed into all of the IEM channels so that all band members can hear the prompts. * A completely separate comms loop with 4 stations We’d like all members on the comms to be able to hear the MD’s talkback mic, which I think is fairly easily done using the comms base station’s aux input. However, this could be done another way if the next requirement means it’s more appropriate... We want one of the comms users (DSM) to be able to talk back into the IEM channel of the MD, essentially allowing a 2-way conversation. Ideally this would be by pressing a switch and talking/listening through the existing comms headset. This sort of thing must not be too rare in really big productions. Any ideas on what the best way to achieve it might be? Would prefer off-the-shelf, but not scared of a bit of DIY and soldering either. Thanks, Sam

Ah - in my case too many years of using analogue versus only 20 or so on digital, means I still use the term "aux" for foldback sends, whether it's from an aux, a mix bus, an omni out or whatever... But yes - on the X32, the OP could use (say) the first 8 mix bus for foldback...! Ah, yes, ditto - was actually meaning the mix buses!

I mean using the aux outs - you can control the aux sends and aux master volume using the M32-Q (or X32-Q) app for iOS or Android. This app is specifically for band members mixing their own monitors, it’s not the same as the tablet app that is designed for FOH mixing.

If you do end up with an X32 or M32 you could also opt to save a load on the P16s by using the mobile app for monitor mixing. We’ve used it for several years at my church with good results. We started off with simple Behringer headphone amps (like powerplay ha8000) but now mainly use Sennheiser wireless IEM with them. Sam

Thanks, having that as a search term will definitely help. Yes, I realise it’s too low a resolution to be able to have any concept of what is being played, but I guess I was looking to do things like slow fades of colour from one side to the other, or perhaps concentric circles from the middle that should be able to be seen. Certainly some of the built-in MagicQ vids have a really nice random flicker effect that was difficult to get with the standard FX.

Hi, I’m going to be using pixel mapping in MagicQ for the first time soon and wondered if there are any free libraries of videos out there to supplement the few that are in MagicQ? Any recommendations gladly received! For this application it just needs to be very abstract as the pixel map area is only 10x5 large pixels, spread over quite a large area. Thanks, Sam

How about https://cpc.farnell.com/labgear/fju402/splitter-2-way-uhf-5-1000mhz/dp/AP02104 - looks like it’d work nicely, and haven’t spent much of for any reason it doesn’t. Although it is 75ohm - I’d normally go for 50ohm, but not sure if that’s important!

Thanks, are you talking https://cpc.farnell.com/antiference/a1400r/4way-signal-booster-amplifier/dp/AP00783?mckv=sfxCYmIjQ_dm|pcrid|224680055011|kword||match||plid||slid||product|AP00783|pgrid|51011277550|ptaid|pla-427213548916|&CMP=KNC-GUK-CPC-SHOPPING&gclid=Cj0KCQjwocPnBRDFARIsAJJcf94KDbNuhGZQs52bJiKID7k65Lgfo73aisVj5P-w0frSpcYtxFngQTQaAl5aEALw_wcB or https://www.screwfix.com/p/4-way-splitter-with-powerpass-all-ports/69265?tc=AB5&ds_kid=92700024372740822&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1249401&gclid=Cj0KCQjwocPnBRDFARIsAJJcf976TwGrDzh2c113pqEy9grSFewxW4lf-HHiXKDboAWJvM_NdDiIKn0aAixxEALw_wcB?

Thanks all. I've just spoken to Mini-Circuit's UK office in Surrey and they suggested https://www.minicircuits.com/WebStore/dashboard.html?model=ZAPD-1%2B - a bit more expensive than the SMA version (although still less than Senny ASP212) but has a more appropriate bandwidth filter and uses BNC, so no need for SMA cables. Any thoughts on why this wouldn't be appropriate? Thanks again.

Hi, I have two Sennheiser ew100 G3 receivers in a small rack that have previously just been using their own small antennas, but we’re now investing in some external paddle antennas. Unfortunately there isn’t space in the rack for 1U of RF distro, and changing the rack would be tricky for several reasons, so I’m looking for a small solution that can fit in there. I’ve come across the Sennheiser ASP 212 but it seems extremely expensive for what it is - does anyone know of any cheaper alternatives, even if it would be 2 splitters instead of 1? Also, do you think I’m likely to regret going for a passive splitter? As it’s only going to 2 receivers I thought I could get away with it without too much loss of gain. Thanks, Sam

Ah, excellent, thank you! I guess it’s not overly surprising that I didn’t find the MiPros in the Sennheiser or Shure proprietary software. Sam

Hi, Please excuse the potentially simple question - this is my first foray into proper RF planning. I’m preparing for an event where we’ll be using all of our own radio mics and hiring in a load of extras. Ours are a mixture of Sennheiser ew100 and MiPro ACT 7 series, all to be used in ch38 as we do usually. The hired ones are all Sennheiser ew300 and I plan to use them in ch38 and ch40 (which we’ve licensed). My question is, given the fact we’ve got the MiPros (previously rebadged by Beyerdynamic) in the setup, is there anything that can be taken from the spec sheets linked below which will confirm if we can or can’t just use the Sennheiser bank 7 frequency set. I would try to use a software tool, but the MiPros aren’t popular enough to be in their list of possible systems to include. Put another way, can I just treat the MiPros as if they were Sennheisers? https://www.mipro.com.tw/p4_en.html?gid=20 https://assets.sennheiser.com/global-downloads/file/693/EW300G3_529661_0109_US_INT.pdf Thanks

Yes, we've also got the MiPro system (which was rebadged by Beyerdynamics) at https://www.mipro.com.tw/p4_en.html?gid=17 - seems good quality and never had any problems with them. I don't personally like the aesthetics of the handhelds (https://www.mipro.com.tw/p4_en.html?gid=20&tab=p_Data_en) as they look cheap, but they're actually a well-built metal housing. When we ordered them (about 2 years ago) we went for the narrowband that covers ch38, but ended up being given the wideband as the distributor had just stopped importing the narrowband devices. Sam