sine220 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hello, I work for a church with a fairly large PA system and we're considering investing in a new in-ear monitor system. My research leads me to believe Audio-Technica's M3 IEM system is pretty decent as are Sennheiser Evolution systems. Currently we have 6 AUX sends going to the stage with 6 individual foldback mixes. My question is....... Can we buy 3 IEM transmitters (each with two XLR inputs) and seperate the mixes to still achieve 6 individual mixes? Or would I have to have 6 transmitters to do this? Appreciate any info you guys have. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanHerbert Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 From looking at the manual (http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/icm.nsf/resources/ew300_IEM_US.pdf/$File/ew300_IEM_US.pdf) each system is capable of two inputs, a left and a right channel. Therefore, you can use 6 auxes to feed 3 transmitters. Hope this helps, let me know if you'd like a quote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yes you can. I think it can be done with all IEM systems I've come across, though-cross talk is possibly a problem with cheaper ones. That should not be a problem with the two you suggest. I see that the AT has an additional wired input for a local feed which could be useful for mixing in an ambient mic. I've not used this, but it seems like a good feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedd Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 You'd need to modify your earphones so for the 2 receivers on the same frequency, one would have a pair of "just left" earphones, and the other "just right". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 No, I don't think so. Both systems seem to be able to output a mono version of either L or R or a mix of something in between, as well as a full stereo output. The stereo monitor system offers Personal Mix Control, which gives each musician volume and mix control of two independent signals on stage, via easy-to-use controls on the M2R stereo body-pack receiverandThe EK 300 IEM G2 is fitted with a special Focus Mode, i.e. it can be switched from stereo reception to double mono, with one channel reserved for the mix and the other one for your own voice/instrument. The level of each channel is set via the balance control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim b Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hello, I work for a church with a fairly large PA system and we're considering investing in a new in-ear monitor system. My research leads me to believe Audio-Technica's M3 IEM system is pretty decent as are Sennheiser Evolution systems. Currently we have 6 AUX sends going to the stage with 6 individual foldback mixes. My question is....... Can we buy 3 IEM transmitters (each with two XLR inputs) and seperate the mixes to still achieve 6 individual mixes? Or would I have to have 6 transmitters to do this? Appreciate any info you guys have. Thanks! It's worth examining in detail the cross talk specs as some systems only offer very low isolation between L and R. Once you think you've decided rent a unit to check it meets your requirements. Generally though the higher up the range you go, the less cross talk there is. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sine220 Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 thanks for all info guys - much appareciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Crosstalk is a major issue on all systems. Particularly the ones you speak of. The Sennheiser is a great setup but crosstalk is still an issue in THIS case. It's not normally a problem of course. Remember that you will need a license to use more than 4 of these (that's before you take any wireless input devices into account) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallMike Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 PSM700 have MixMode, which lets you send two inputs to it and mix the two with an on-board control (pan control in stereo mode). The signal is then sent to both earphones. No crosstalk issues as far as I've ever experienced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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