Carl Wockner - In Ear Monitor Setup (How To Set Up IEM's)

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Carl Wockner Describing In Ear Monitor Setups for live audio applications.
Carl…ness.
Recently awarded “MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 20/21” for the QLD Prestige awards - Carl Wockner is a straight-up SAVAGE! (the good kind).
Latest single “Fool’s Gold” is a delicate balance of organic-acoustic POP mixed with singer-songwriter lyricism and honesty, which is exactly what you get when you’re first exposed to Carl Wockner, especially in a live setting.
Determined to pave his own path in modern music - Wockner uses multi-instrumentalism and dynamic production to take listeners on a journey through multiple genres and sonic excitement, all while telling a story.
“Recent singles of 2020 END OF ME, PAINT THE AIR, STEREO, CMB have been a collaboration with pop producer Ben Flanders. We added specific ingredients of Pop production with REAL acoustic guitar, hits, taps - vocal trills and voicing. These were all incorporated INTO the beat to give a nice earthy presence, and we even added Kazoo (on Better) just because.. I really feel like we just straight up need more kazoo in our lives!”
Carl Wockner was named the first and ONLY Australian artist to ever win Top Honors at the International Acoustic Music Award’s 2015 (USA), along with top of the AAA category for the release of his album Crayon Days with producer Michael Flanders in Nashville TN. Wockner has skipped up the charts with his first two single releases receiving high rotation to national radio in both Australia and USA which landed the title track into the International Billboard Charts. The same album has received a 2016 IMA (Independent Music Awards) Finalist nomination for Best Adult Contemporary Album. It was following this recent success that Wockner relocated his family to Nashville TN, USA as a strategic move for his evolving career.
Sept 2019, Carl was featured for an entire episode of “Backstage Marquee” a syndicate show aired across the USA featuring original artists set to be ‘the next big thing.’
Sept 2018 Wockner performed LIVE on National USA Television. The show HLN on the CNN Network for the segment “The Weekend Express,” featured Carl’s original songwriting and performance as a showcase taste of Nashville / Music City.
His rare “Live Looping” style solo performance matched only with his signature vocals and unique acoustic guitar work renders Carl in a league of his own. The live shows have been recognized throughout Australia and USA with multiple headliner performances at festivals and touring, and Wockner is now rumoured as one of the busiest musicians in Nashville, TN - aka “Music City.”
Since landing in Nashville, Wockner has released two EP’s including a Christmas release with the favoured “Santa Selfie.” Currently his latest single “Better” is noted as the best studio representation of his signature live performance style.
There’s something about Carl Wockner’s music that simply exudes peace. The peace you feel when you’re humming along to a nostalgic track, or the peace you feel when you just know everything’s going to be ok. However you connect with Carl’s music, you would agree this he is definitely onto something.
Carl’s first EP, the self-produced, recorded, mixed (all in his lounge room) Acoustic…ness, was released in 2011 to an overwhelmingly positive response. Single “Pictures” received airplay on Hot 91 FM and ZINC FM, the latter of whose DJ’s referred to him as “the man with the big hair and Golden Tonsils.” Carl was also named a finalist in three categories at the 2012 and 2013 MusicOZ awards: Acoustic Singer/Songwriter, Blues and Roots, and Pop.

[@isaacbbe]

Dude, you totally clarified everything I needed to know concerning wireless setup and mixer setup, and the splitters. Great job thank you!!

[@andieroid]

Thanks Carl Absolutely brilliant. We've been struggling to understand the concept of IEM setup. You've distilled it into a completely practical guide. Thanks!!

[@meridianmusicandarts]

Thanks Carl. That was a super big help and I appreciate your time. I'll be sure to show you what I got when I am done! P.S. If you ever find your self headed to Boise, Idaho let me know. We could jam!

[@Bernielandry]

Thanks so much Carl. Very helpful!

[@nathanRMcarpenter]

Bro... it was great to mix for you on Saturday! I realize that commenting on a KZbin video is probably a bunch of different levels of creepy, but... thanks again for being awesome. Love the videos man! Hope to see you around again soon!

[@carlwockner]

nathanRMcarpenter thanks man!! Haha:) see ya on the next one!!

[@previewmusicPh]

Thankyou Carl! You the man! You my hero man! :D

[@RexyFan]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks ! New Sub ! 😁

[@TheAbsoloop]

This channel is amazing. Thanks

[@Khallus]

Thanks for the video. The most important aspect of our metal band going IEM with this mixer is one you didn't mention. If you tell the engineer you are all IEM, he/she can cut the signal to the wedges and virtually eliminate the most common source of feedback with every venue we have played at. We've seen opening bands feed back the whole set because the sound guy is fighting with monitors and mic feedback. Not with us...game changer for us. Regardless of the engineer's skill level, we no longer feed back.

[@dentricam]

Thanks. This is very educating.

[@RickyMontijo]

Haha, just came here to find out more info on the Behringer x18 to see if it would work for my live loop in ear setup....then I realized you literally have every other piece of gear I own, shure, Furman, boss looper, even the rack your using looks like the one I have... looks like you definitely have it figured, and looks like I’m on the right track! Lol

[@sousajerome]

GREAT! THANK YOU!

[@Koksajz]

Hi, great video. Iwould like to ask if it is possible to take the signal from the wedge and plug it into you mixer so you can here the sound from the wedge in your in ears. Something similar to Ultimate ears Sound tap.

[@Tom-uv6wj]

thank you bro

[@youarestillalive]

the sound effect of the cable was really really funny.

[@RexyFan]

I finally got my XR18 today ! So excited ! Question ... how do I pan the in ear mixes from the bus groups??

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate! you just link the busses as L R. so say go to bus 3, and hit link and it will auto link it to 4, with 3 being the L and 4 being R. then when you mix eg the lead vocal, when you SEND it to Bus 3-4 just pan it where you want it and it'll come out wherever you want it panned.

[@tommypirone]

Awesome explanation! That splitter trick is a game changer. Puts you in total control of your in-ears 👏 Thanks! Love your loop videos! You're a super talented dude.

[@vipulhembrom]

Hey Carl! This was really comprehensive better than most explaining about IEM systems. Much appreciated, bro. Just a question about the Behringer mixer. Will I be able create individual mixes for individual band members?

[@brianjrobinson]

Yes, you can use the Aux outputs on the front. Each input will have aux sends, so you can vary the amount of each input going to each aux out. The thing to consider is how many different monitor mixes you need. The XR12 has 2 AUX outs, the XR16 has 4, and the XR18 has 6.

[@TOM-vb5yy]

Thanks heaps

[@MattyDemello]

I really like the sennheiser inner ear monitors. A little expensive BUT after almost 10 years of touring, I've NEVER had to search for new open channels. Never any interference "knock on wood"

[@jeffmilkey]

Just bought that.

[@calvingudu9237]

What model is your Sennheiser in ear monitor system?

[@joshtilson4703]

Hey Carl!! Absolutely love your videos. Quick question. If you're running so many DI's why not just get a 8 channel rack mount DI to live in that road case??

[@carlwockner]

Josh Tilson hey mate! Thanks for the comment - I use my DI’s with and without my IEM rig - and I play a lot of fly dates where weight is a fine line so I use individual DI’s for now. Most of my shows I only need 4.

[@Ephixknighter]

Hey my guy! Very informative Video! Im in a bit of a hassle here. Right now im in a band with 5 members, each with our own in ear monitors (KZ-AS12 with a Behringer Powerplay 1) We havn't played with in-ears before, so we just bought them for the sake of it. If im Correctly here, I can plug my guitar (Line 6 Helix) in input one of the Behringer X Air, and plug my Powerplay into AUX 1, and hear mysel? And if so, if the other members plugged in with their system through the rest of th AUX's inputs, I can mix it all around to my prefference on the app and what i personally want to hear through AUX 1? Im very new to this, but hope you can help me. :D

[@rafsnchz]

This is very informative and easy to understand video, thanks! Can you tell me - are these AUX sends mono? If only one AUX send goes to your wireless transmiter it's receiving a mono signal right?

[@carlwockner]

Rafaels Sancess thanks:) and yes each aux send is mono. You can stereo link 2 if you want a stereo mix:)

[@drnewcenstein9571]

@@carlwockner If your mixer has stereo monitor outs, you can use them for stereo feeds to IEMs instead of mono Auxes. The Shure P3T transmitter inputs are TRS, so you can have 2 stereo inputs and run 2 separate mixes to 2 IEM channels for 2 performers.

[@psmail007]

Hi. Thanks for taking the time. Hey ... For the setup as you've described it, wouldn't another option be to plug everything straight into the mixer and then use the aux outs, set as pre fader, to go to FoH and to use them main mixer out as your in ear.mix? If so you'd get the same outcome with quite a bit less gear. I have the same radial splitters and DIs as well but I only use them if I use an analogue mixer which won't havethe number of sends I need (or of I want galvanic isolation ... I know phantom power is supposed to be safe for gear but ... Mmm better to be safe then sorry. Thanks again.

[@carlwockner]

Yes that would just bypass the mic splitter in this case since here I would still need the DI's. You could also run post EQ out individual AUX sends to the FOH for an internal split on your console. Which is what I currently do now.

[@akumekz]

This is very helpful... Please make some video too for re-edit the voice command in ear monitor.

[@carlwockner]

Thanks Aku. What do you mean? how to mix the voice for ear monitors?

[@akumekz]

@@carlwockner thank so much for replying to my comment. This very helpful. Please make a video tutorial too for voice monitoring. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3SlpI2Nba6ZoZY 👈👈 here in this link video, there is this that an auto voice, commanding to all the singers and musicians, when to sing or play intro. Chorus, verse along with tempo beat. This could only heard from the ear mix.. .

[@PaulTaggart-acoustic]

What a great explanation , super vid Carl. Was wondering, most of my gigs I don’t have a live sound guy. I’m a bit worried about using in ear monitors , incase I don’t hear what’s happening out the front. I normally hook into the bars system, but sometimes I won’t have a monitor and will rely on the FOH sound and for this case I was thinking of using IEMs. Would you use IEMs in this instance?

[@carlwockner]

Thanks mate:) In that case - its actually pretty easy, you flick you earbuds out of your ears and all you will hear is what the FOH mix is. Even if youre still on stage you can get a pretty good indication on what to adjust. THEN once youre happy with the FOH sound, pop your IEM's back in and adjust your reference mix. Even if use a wedge on stage (and if I am controlling the whole thing myself) Ill mute the wedge and mix the FOH from my stage position, then unmute the wedge so it doesn't cloud my mix judgement of FOH.

[@BartvandeGriendt]

@@carlwocknerI'm using the Behringer P16-M and I've routed the mainbus on 2 channels (L/R) to my P16. So I can (for rehearsal/visitors) listen exactly what goes to the main mix. Eventually it depends on what speaker system you're using how it will sound, but this way I can get a decent mix upfront.

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

Ha! the explosion when you threw the cable over your shoulder sounds great through my Focals! 😂🙌🏻What a great overview! Hey Carl, how do you like the MR18 compared to the XAir?

[@carlwockner]

Thanks mate haha! On any smaller PA system there is no real audible difference - but recording live shows, or through a larger setup the MR18 is clearer and has more headroom. Its mostly down to the Midas preamps vs the behringer "Midas designed" pre's of the XR18. Honestly now there is minimal price diff between the 2 and they operate exactly the same. Id go the MR18 if there is a choice.

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

@@carlwockner Thank you. The MR18 seems hard to beat for the price point!

[@jeffmilkey]

I was hoping you would speak to the mono stereo thing. You can clearly see you have 1 XLR coming out of the Bus....that means a mono feed to the wireless transmitter. I have read mono is prevalent for IEM use. Is there any reason to split the mono signal into the L and R of the transmitter?

[@MattyDemello]

If you use it as stereo you'll have to send 2 monitor signals from your mixer to the box and pan each channel left and right. I just use mono because I don't usually send some things to one side only

[@alexandrele3516]

Hi Carl ! Thanx a lot for this video, you made the in-ear config problem cristal clear :D However i was wondering if i could use a splitter intead of a DI box for my electric guitar ? With the following setup : Guitar > Boss GT 8 effects processor > Fender Champ 100 amplifier > PWR OUT of the amp going into the Splitter Input. Then Output 1 to my in-ear monitor and Output 2 to the mixing table. Thanks for your help :) Alex LDD

[@carlwockner]

Hi mate, Technically a splitter would work but you wouldn't be in control of the volume to your ears. a better setup would be: - Guitar> GT8> Amp > mic the amp > Mixer > headphone out to your ears. (or AUX out to your ears) Then you can control the volume to your ears AND the tone from the amp will be MUCH MUCH better (Assuming its an electric guitar). if its acoustic then I would go GT8 into a DI box, and send the XLR out to the mixer and the "link" out from the DI box into the AMP more as a monitor reference. OR you could also mic the amp and that would give you 2 inputs for your guitar into the mixer:)

[@sethkaminskymusic]

Hey Carl! This is super cool and I actually have a very similar setup (both with the IEMs and pedal board). I’m just wondering how are you running 4-6 lines from your guitar..? I’m using the RC-300 as well and typically for me I have all guitar sounds going through the Main Outs of the looper (typically tracks 1&2) and then all drum sounds/beatboxing going out the Sub Outs (track 3). So I’m usually running 2 lines. I could make that 4 if I ran Stereo but I don’t. So yeah... what other lines are you running..?

[@carlwockner]

Seth Kaminsky thanks:) you can just either make them stereo (4) or you can pan the outputs of each track to L or R which would effectively give you 1 stereo out and 2 mono out which you can link to stereo. OR you can also DI your guitar prior to the looper so you can use both main and sub outs exclusively for the loop if you want:) hope that helps!

[@drnewcenstein9571]

@@carlwockner The Sound Sculpture Switchblade rack units are great for splitting a single input signal, if you're already lugging around a rack and have room for one. You can spend a ton on the 16 output model, or about half on the 8 stereo out model, and simply run TRS-to-dual TS Y-cables out of each one to 16 different targets, and control their volumes directly.

[@paulmartella9160]

This may be a stupid question, but is there a way to directly plug your IEM to the Behringer X AIR X18 Digital Desktop Mixer? I'm looking to run mulitutracks with a click track and loop.

[@carlwockner]

absolutely mate. Technically you should use a pre-amp which will give you the correct volume for headphones (which the wireless stuff has built in) BUT if you plug your IEM's using an adapter plug, you should be able to plug them directly out from any AUX send. You will just need to turn it up so you can hear it. It won't be the best option, but it would work at a pinch. Alternatively - you could plug your IEMs directly out of the headphone output. If you need the Main Speakers, then you could just link AUX 1 & 2 as a stereo pair then run the MAIN LR speakers out of the AUX 1, 2 - send so that you can use the headphone preamp the console has dedicated to the main mix. :) hope that helps

[@abutinm22]

Hey Carl, I would just like to ask steps how to wire/setup exactly that iem transmitter to the that digital mixer? Like input and outputs.

[@carlwockner]

Jhan Smith you just plug it from the Aux output of the mixer to the input of the IEM transmitter:)

[@Dave-dl3up]

Great video! If I’m on my Samsung A7 using the mixing station app with the xr18, how do I use my headphones to solo a Channel or a bus (I use a bunch of mics, 1 bass 1 keyboard and 1 electronic drums) and have 6 bus outs already?

[@carlwockner]

If you check the manual I believe you can arrange the headphones to use for reference or for the main mix.

[@austomj]

3:22 so if you have a band of (say) 6 people, and they all use those Shure IEMs, would you have to stack 6 of those Shure transmitter/receiver boxes together? I'm guessing that's gonna take a lot of space?

[@carlwockner]

aussietomj actually no, the cool thing is they are rack mountable side by side so it would only take up 3 rack units - but that was if everyone was running in stereo. Most diy bands run most of their members IEMs in mono - which means using 1 transmitter for 2 people (all you need is an additional belt pack) almost all IEM transmitters can work in either mono or stereo. So in you case, you would only need 3 units minimum. But I would suggest 4, then 2 or your band can run stereo (keys or guitar) if they are actually running stereo FX. And also you would have a backup unit where everyone could run in mono just in case a plane crashes into your rack and only breaks 1 single transmitter. 😎

[@momentumduo323]

Hey Carl. Thanks for the rundown. Just wondering if you could expand a little about the power conditioner in this setup. All the Furman conditioners I have found have American plugs with optional adapters for Aus. Is that what you have going on in the back? Or is there a simpler answer for usage? Hope to hear from you! Cheers. \m/

[@carlwockner]

Hey Mate, most power conditioners will have the appropriate cable and plug for the country it is purchased in. This one has a USA plug, I have other power conditioners in Australia that have an Australian plug etc. MOST (not all but most - especially new ones) are variable power level input, meaning you can simply use an adapter for each country and it will adjust the input power range from 100-250volts as necessary. You will just need to check the equipment you plug into it can handle the same if you travel between countries. I hope that helps

[@momentumduo323]

You’re a legend! Thanks very much for the reply, that does help. I appreciate you taking the time and going into detail. All the best! Keep rockin.

[@scottbecker3485]

Very helpful tips - thanks! So how do you mitigate the danger of getting feedback and destroying your ears before you can manage to yank the IEMs out? In a pro set-up with all IEMs, no prob. But what us more hobbyesque bands who have a mix of IEMs - e.g. just for the singers - and normal wedges? And of course, even in pure IEM set-ups there is a danger of somebody‘s cable suddenly pulling loose and cause a grounds hum or a huge pop. Or a mic stand can get tipped over and blast everyone‘s ears when it hits the floor. So do you have any limiter or other hearing protection in place?

[@carlwockner]

Thanks Scott! Feedback is usually very rare if not almost impossible to get the more IEM's you are using - since each person in the band who has a set eliminates THAT persons stage noise from a wedge, which in turn reduces stage volume and the need for a loud wedge > getting feedback. In my experience in using IEMS, ALL of which you said (except the high end feedback) has happened to me on occasion - almost always in soundcheck, which is specifically the place to attack those problems. Also something to note is when you reduce stage volume - even just a little, MOST feedback would be in the mid's or the lows, which is more of a slow progressive feedback, and even that is still rare. As for the mic, cable tripping etc.. thats another story and would be much more chaotic if you didn't have IEM's especially with the "backyard garage band" style audio quality you mentioned above - as those things would almost certainly give feedback when the mic hits the floor right next to the wedge or kick mic etc.. All that aside however, yes it is certainly possible to add a limiter on your IEM sends, and is often doable within the transmitter and receiver if you are wireless. I personally dont like what it does to tone, and even on the extremely rare occurrences where I DID get feedback in my IEMS (though the source was from someones wedge on the stage) It wasn't deafening or a problem other then the fact it sounded horrible. hope that helps mate! good luck!

[@scottbecker3485]

Carl Wockner A huge belated THANK YOU for your ultra-valuable feedback on feedback. ;-) Very helpful! Since I‘m a tone freak, your experience with using limiters in the chain has turned me off on that option. Can‘t stand losing tone. But I‘m still not sure I‘ll take the plunge to go in-ear because we have often encountered sudden in-gig feedback (both bass and high treble) caused by the speakers being too close to us, as is unavoidable in some venues. Our Mackies usually sit about a meter in front of us, and not too far off to the sides. So sometimes - despite a good soundcheck in an empty room - we later get all kinds of issues, and they often persist even when we turn the wedges down to zero. We‘re just not professional enough to get the job down better, and the venues can be small and acoustically tricky (like beer tents). Perhaps we‘ll instead go the route of getting a column system to kill two birds with one stone, i.e. FOH and monitoring (by placing them slightly behind us). But anyhow, if we do go the IEM route then your input will help us. :-)

[@davidday9571]

Hi Carl - big fan - you didn't mention it, but I think limiting on in-ears is important, so you don't damage your ears!... you probably already do that - I also use XR-18's for my on-stage mixer esp in-ears!

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate - yes good point, not totally related to the rig but ABSOLUTELY important to not have them too loud - a pet hate of mine is only having 1 bud in and 1 out, most people don't realise the damage you're doing by not using both at once.

[@davidday9571]

So .... not telling you how to suck eggs -- BUT the XR18 does have a 'Precision Limiter' that you can use on outputs like the AUXs I use for feeding my in-ears (Maybe your Shure setup has a built-in limiter). Check out the video at kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2ecaml9h6iLrK8 ... let us know if you're ever over on the west side of Oz - we'll organise you a tour!

[@carlwockner]

Thanks mate:) yeah most wireless systems have simple output limiters, mostly just to avoid spikes etc... although I would absolutely recommend using an in board limiter plugin on the aux output. Especially considering you can adjust much more with it, and it sounds much better. Im glad you brought this stuff up - I guess in hindsight I could have spent some time speaking about the audio and mix elements of an IEM rig, but the forsight of this video was just to explain what it is and how to plug it all in. That info seems pretty limited online for sure.

[@MattyDemello]

I've never put a limiter on my inner ears. My pack "sennheiser" has a volume knob and a lock so nothing can spike. After 10 years of real touring using them I never had to yank my buds out because of loudness spikes.

[@Acoustribute]

Hey Carl, how do you eq what you have going through the ears in your set up? I was gifted a fairly decent pair of wired iem's but I'm currently bypassing the preamp by running it direct into my Headrush looper board. It has a very flat eq and sounds alright for the vocal but my guitar sounds thin on the low to low end mids. As is it sounds better without them in my ears because I can hear that thump coming through the PA.

[@carlwockner]

hey mate! I don't have any EQ on my IEM's but that said, I have a set of custom mold's. Usually anything midrange to high end will cover more of the Frequency spectrum - the cheaper ears will sound good with music playback but for live they will either cheaply exaggerate the bass and high freq's or will not go much lower than 50hz. A lot of guitarist who like the "stage warmth" feel of an amp hitting them in the back of their knees will use IEM's but also will have a wedge at their feet facing them with only their guitar signal. that way they can feel it a little better. Same deal with Drums and Bass - most of them will have a sub setup next to them for reference along with the IEM's. 2ndly - I would ensure your signal sounds great out the Main PA, then just adjust the IEM EQ to suit your personal taste.

[@blaksmarshall]

I just realised the XR12 connections are all in the front. While wireless iem receivers connection are in the back.... does this mean I can’t put them all in one rack ? Is this why you have your receiver on top of your rack 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@carlwockner]

BLAKS MARSHALL you can turn either unit around in be rack and mount backwards but yes that is also why I have it on top.

[@kefaloniathroughoureyes2605]

This is aweome! I have a wireless mic so is it the same set up or would io plug the in ears differently so the sync together?

[@carlwockner]

exactly the same setup, you just plug your wireless mic receiver into the mixer where you would usually plug a wired mic:)

[@kefaloniathroughoureyes2605]

@@carlwockner ahhh thats what i was hopin! Ok great I will get ordering. thanks so much for the help and replying so fast! Your tunes are awesome too!

[@Rick-5728]

Does anyone sell a premade all-in-one setup?

[@julesbaby47]

Hi Carl, good video, any chance you could do a video on setting effects on the Bherenger. I just find it extremely confusing. Cheers bud

[@carlwockner]

julesbaby47 hey mate, thanks for the comment - there should be loads of videos on YT about setting the effects on your mixer:) good luck mate:)

[@julesbaby47]

Cheers Carl, there are tons, but they all assume you know a fair amount. I’m an idiot and need to be taught like one. 🥴

[@carlwockner]

Lol no worries, just start with reverb on vocals and the rest all work the same way:) less is more tho. Never try and use an effect to make tone better unless you have to. It should all come from volume setting (gain staging) and simple EQ.

[@officialWWM]

Those Furmans are really expensive, especially when you have to buy all those adapters!

[@jeffreyrogers7451]

I am looking into building one of these rigs and had my eye on the Xair but one of my buddies said that he had connection issues with the inboard wifi especially when other wifi connections were present. I was curious to know if you had any similar issues with this?

[@carlwockner]

Jeffrey Rogers yes I’d recommend a better router. Way more stable and faster regardless what console you pick.

[@daveg4236]

Get an external dual band router and connect to the 5g band.

[@DespairQuietlyPlease]

Hi Carl thanks so much. What wireless system do u use for guitars?

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate, I use the Shure GLXD16 setup for most stages. If it’s a massive stage I usually hire a high end model, but the GLXD16 is killer for most applications. It also runs on 2.4gHz not a UHF so it works worldwide easy:)

[@teethfloss]

This video has been so helpful to my band and I, We are about to buy the XR18 as well but I have a question, what brand splitter is that? and do you know if they have rack mountable splitters that'll cover 8-16 xlr Inputs?

[@daveg4236]

I use a seismic audio rack mount 16ch splitter

[@teethfloss]

@@daveg4236 hey thanks for the reply, better late then never! haha

[@daveg4236]

@@teethfloss was just looking around to make sure I was setting mine up correctly

[@supunwedasinghe1]

Hi Carl , thanks for the video 🤗 Need to know some info , we r planing to buy a wireless in ear monitor system for our music band , we have 5 people in our band , how is it possible to do , basically I want to here my vocal and guitar from my in ear monitor and the bass player wants there bass guitar sound and the keyboardist want there music , so how to split all those individual from the main monitor system and plz recommend a good monitor system for us ! Thanks , much appreciate

[@carlwockner]

Hi mate, thanks for the comment. Basically you set up everything just like you're setting up wedges / foldback speakers - except instead of plugging in the speakers, you plug in your In ear monitors. Either Wired or Wireless. There is a lot to cover based on your question so first I would start with looking at your mixer and how to send different mixes to each band member first. Once you learn that, then look at In Ear Setup options :) Good luck!

[@supunwedasinghe1]

@@carlwockner thanks Carl , much appreciate ❤️

[@link-1825]

Good stuff Carl, quick question...could you just connect the In ear monitor system straight to the front of house?

[@carlwockner]

absolutely if you like. If you are only using the mixer for your monitors, the mains can act as another stereo send:)

[@link-1825]

Thank you for the reply :) Just to clarify... So say we’re conducting a Live show with drums, Vocals, Bass and guitar all running through the Front of house.. it will still be okay to connect the wireless in ear monitor system straight to front of house only to be received into the vocalists ears? Cheers

[@carlwockner]

@@link-1825 If you are already sending the mains to FOH then you wont be able to plug in your IEM's but if youre using the mixer purely for IEM's then you wont be utilising the Main LR so you can treat that like an extra, Stereo AUX send.

[@deanwolfechannel]

what is the green mic splitter model you used here- tape on it blocking the name

[@carlwockner]

Dean Wolfe hey mate, it’s a radial Pro MS2.

[@evanmarshallryanfemali7725]

This is probably the best explanation I have seen.

[@carlwockner]

Thanks mate:)

[@RexyFan]

Hey Do you think this would be a good system (the XR18) to replace an analogue mixer setup at my church ? Use it as the main mixer to run main speakers including subwoofer speakers, all the instruments and wireless in ears?

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate! Yes for sure! If you were using it professionally and for FOH I would consider getting the Midas MR18 (looks and acts the same but has better Preamps etc..) its only a couple hundred more $ and totally worth it. Although if your budget only extends to the XR18 its still well worth it!

[@RexyFan]

Carl Wockner thank you so much! I’ll look into the Midas as well :)

[@RexyFan]

Another question (sorry, just picking your expert brain here)... Do I need a wifi router with 5ghz capacity (usually hundreds of $)... or will any router do ?

[@carlwockner]

@@RexyFan Hey mate, most routers now have both 2.4 and 5ghz and run about $30 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5RCZQH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@zut25]

What model of router is that? And is it rack mountable?

[@carlwockner]

Not sure I don't use it anymore. it was $3 haha. U can use literally any $20-30 wifi router. many of them are even small than this. You don't want a rack mountable option as it will take up too much space.

[@pablop.2638]

Hello, How can I do the same but use wired headphones instead of wireless ?

[@carlwockner]

Hi, just literally plug a headphone extension cable into the aux bus. Although for the best results you should use a Headphone Preamp such as a rack mountable headphone preamp, or something like the Rolls PM50s or the Behringer P2

[@jeremyjameslv]

You can use in ear monitors especially doing a one-man looping show but I find it best to just come out of the stereo headphone out because you want to know what it sounds like if you’re mixing your own stuff depending on the venue my only problem with a near monitors is I feel separate from the audience big shows it’s OK but we knew you’re doing intimate Las Vegas shows where being involved with the crowd is super important I find myself not using them

[@carlwockner]

Hey mate, thanks for the comment! Absolutely you need to consider the environment. If youre running your own sound and aren't sure on your master mix, and dont require a seperate mix then Id agree with coming out the master / or headphone out. Although usually reverbs and tones can sound a little different through IEMS than FOH speakers so sometimes its handy to have a seperate mix even if the difference is subtle. That said, if it is a low volume show, a wedge is often fine. I would also highly suggest using an ambient mic with your rig so you can hear the room and be more "part of the audience" it removes the separation sound! :) hope that helps

[@calvingudu9237]

Isn’t it easier if you have your own engineer to mix on iPad and give the house desk left and right mix. Wouldn’t that save time in a festival situation? I imagine splitting signals would take some time.

[@carlwockner]

If you had your own engineer then you would just run direct to the FOH but this is in a setting that you can control the variables easier. When you cannot just send a main LR.

[@calvingudu9237]

@@carlwockner Awesome! Great! 👍🏽

[@MattyDemello]

Lol. I like the glass breaking sounds when you threw the wires hahaha

[@mikehawkisb1g]

Thanks for the video! Quick question, how does that wifi router work exactly with venue to venue? Is it a hotspot sorta deal that you add it to your internet plan or something? I'm currently in the process of gathering the products necessary for my bands in ear system and I keep seeing people saying to use it, but not really explaining how it all works. Thanks!

[@carlwockner]

Hi, yes its a standard router athough no internet connection is required. Simply put - when you get Wifi (for internet at home for example) you pay for your plan. And the company delivers the signal to your DSL port (phone port) in the wall of your address. you then plug in your wifi router to that port and you router simply wirelessly connects between the internet and your device (phone, laptop etc...) in THIS case - your router will connect to your digital mixer (not the internet) and your router will still do its job of the wireless connection between your mixer and your device (iPad/phone/laptop). SOME venues have specific plans that enable them to connect their equipment router into their internet access point ALSO but that won't suit you unless you are only using your router in the 1 location. You don't need a plan or anything for this as you aren't getting internet. All you wish to do is connect your device wirelessly to control your mixer - and the router is the thing to do it.

[@immattbailey]

Barney Stinson!

[@chrisstanleymusic7436]

Do you hook up your DI after it comes out of your looper? Do you have a video on your di’s?

[@carlwockner]

yes the same as you would plug a guitar in. the cable goes from my looper into the DI

[@martylens]

Please Carl or guys I don't know how to do a cover video.. I record audio song on Boss-BR 80 but I don't know how to join it to a video through iMovie... I mean I know how, but strings of the guitar are not in the right time and it plays too late or too early in the video I recorded... if you know what I mean.. how can I deal with this problem? thank you

[@carlwockner]

Hi Marty, you just need to align the audio and the video. Click it and shift it to the side. Maybe youtube could help you work it with iMovie. I use premiere pro - I know there is plenty of stuff about that online. Good luck.

[@Substereomusic]

Can you send individual mixes to each member via the aux sends?

[@carlwockner]

yes absolutely. that is exactly why this is the perfect setup.

[@faautobahna9416]

complicated. not understood.