Display MoreThanks. I remember you mentioning before that you have kind of an overall band mix in your in ears...which is probably where this breaks down for me (and probably lots of others).
We do need 6 different mixes as people have different needs. When we all use wedges, the only people who can share a mix are the 2 female lead singers. And they hate that because in general...each person wants to hear more of themselves then the other. I dont think we're a "big band playing big stages"...but we are a physically big band (6 people) and do playsome of the nicer clubs in the Twin Cities area. Most bands on this circuit are used to having their own mix. Even with wedge monitors. At a minimum....you need 4 mixes for most bands. We all sing also...with pretty intricate 3 and 4 part harmonies with all 6 vocalists sometimes. So each person needs to be able to hear their own vocal on top of everyone else to know they are in pitch, etc. For me, when I use a wedge, I only needed my vocal in the monitor because I just needed to hear myself sing. The EIM mix changes all that because even with the ambient mix...I dont hear enough of everyone else to tell whats going on.
I like the suggestion though of keeping it simple. Its entirely possible that each person grows this organically with thier own personal EIM system until we get enough people using it to justify the board. We'll see.
For fun, here's a video of our band so you get the picture:
Excellent, great video. You sound great!
Honestly I get it...in the perfect world everyone would have their own mix, I just challenge how different they really are compared to the set up and equipment overhead...to sing harmonies you need to hear yourself, the other singers and the rest of the band.
If you are a house band with a consitant PA its no issue but travelling from venue to venue, you'll have certain venues that can cope and others that can't. In that instance I think your own mix probably works best i.e. a splitter infront of the PA and create your own mixes is the least invasive....I have done this to take a recording feed and it works quite well. Big investment though...
Hope you get it sorted!