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- From: cullen@ac.dal.ca
- Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
- Subject: Re: Console Question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.001829.9050@ac.dal.ca>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 00:18:29 -0400
- References: <1992Nov18.182958.9543@guinness.idbsu.edu> <1992Nov21.233811.9049@ac.dal.ca>
- Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- I hate Quoting muself, but I must elaborate:
- >
- > In Rare Cases there is a need that can be met by stereo monitoring
- > (assuming that Stereo means that each performer gets two sources with
- > different mixes, not that you mic everything in true stereo), however
- > I personally feel that stereo in the ear monitoring would be very
- > disorienting.
-
- By rare cases, i mean that you must be at least in a medium sized
- club, to gain any benefits. The benefits I see are spatialization of
- cues, allowing a lower stage volume, and thus less leakage into
- house, as well as more of an in depth sound using digital reverbs.
-
- > I was involved in an attempt to create a stereo monitoring system for
- > a Cape Breton Folk/Celtic group (the Rankin Family, for those who are
- > interested), which provided positioning across the stage, as well as
- > stereo reverb in monitors. The attempt worked, but proved too time
- > consuming to set up, as well as very expensive in terms of equipment.
-
- In terms of expense, assume a standard five piece rock, no keys band.
- Normally:
- Drummer gets 2x15 box and 2 inch horn, or small full range cab and sub.
- with one two channel amp and crossover
- Lead vocal gets 2 wedges on mix, half amp
- lead gui gets a wedge/ mix, half amp
- rhy gui gets wedge/mix, half amp
- bass gets wedge/mix, half amp
- totals 5 mixes, 5 wedges, one drum fill, 5 EQs, 3 2ch. amps, five if
- wedges are biamplified.
-
- Stereo
- Drummer- 2x 2x15 box, 2x 2 inch horn, or 2 full range boxes and sub
- 2 amps, 2 mixes
- etc, etc.
-
- totals, 10 mixes, 8 wedges, 2 drum fills, 10 EQs, 6 2ch amps
- This moves you up from the likes of a peavey six mix or yamaha 2408
- into the leagues of a soundcraft 500 or a TAC scorpion, which is like
- 4 times the price of a 2408.
-
- Plus you need reverbs, etc, and a better op to set the thing up,
- more time in the venue for sound check, more truck space, and so on.
-
- If you got the cash, definitely the way to go, but impractical for most
- bands around here (who still think a 200b is state of the art).
-
- >
- > Murray
- > Cullen@ac.dal.ca
- > Cullen@ug.cs.dal.ca
- >
-