Gig Log: EV EVERSE 8 Review

This video features the EV EVERSE 8 Bluetooth speakers and a cool way to get your microphone in both. I was able to meet this event sound requirements to my customer's satisfaction and break down in under 5 minutes!!! Please like share and subscribe. Super Thanks donations are also welcomed!!!
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[@djphillmp]

You can use one mic receiver and just jump from one speaker to the other with xlr cable. Mic 🎤 into speaker A and go output from speaker A Into ch 1 input to speaker B

[@gfire_productions]

You are absolutely correct. Initially I was not sure if our going to place my speakers in different positions in the room and eventually settled on putting both of them on a single yoke. Since they were already set up with mic receivers I just left em like that. Thanks for watching and good success to you DJ PhilI MP.

[@blesszed3398]

That was the fastest break down in the history of DJing crazy Bro

[@gfire_productions]

Thank you @blezzed3398.

[@TheSingingDoctor325]

It's nice to see the DJ capabilities of the Everse 8. I still learning about it after recently getting one for gigs at smaller venues and hosting open mics in coffee shops. Thanks for putting this together and posting.

[@gfire_productions]

Right on bro and thanks for watching. They also have an Everse 12 out now: amzn.to/3UTTIFb

[@gaffle-411]

Dude... .I really like how you methodically walk and step through each function as if we are standing right beside you! Nice work! You sold me on these Everse 8's. It'll double as my 6 year old's electronic drum kit amplifier / speaker.

[@gfire_productions]

I appreciate you and thanks for watching. Sounds like a pretty good idea and I'm sure that'll be super mobile.

[@gaffle-411]

I just got gifted a Mackie Thump Go (unused/unopened) but after seeing your review, I'm taking it back to get an Everse8 + bag!

[@gfire_productions]

In my opinion, it's totally worth it.

[@Stevieray16]

Amazing !! Thanks 😊

[@gfire_productions]

You're welcome and thank you for supporting our channel.

[@MobileNightclubProject]

Cool video :) Nice speakers!

[@gfire_productions]

Thanks for watching.

[@MarioGray-fm9mz]

Awesomeness content . Truly appreciate your video and expertise in explaining how to set up your set up😊 may 2024 be your best year yet!!!

[@gfire_productions]

Thank you Mario Gray. Well wishes to you also my friend, live it up!

[@manuelcardenas3441]

Excelente 👍👍

[@gfire_productions]

Thank Manuel.

[@edsed8411]

Winning 🙌🙌🙌💯🙌😎

[@gfire_productions]

Word. I hope you're winning also.

[@007edwaxiux]

You could just use instrument out, on mic receiver and match a gain, on second speaker. Save some electricity if you stay on battery . Or even repeating that, you could have two mic, on separate channels

[@gfire_productions]

That's an option also and thanks for the recommendation.

[@xennialmusic]

Awesome work on the video Gerald! I love seeing examples of people just using EVERSE speakers for things beyond just wedding ceremonies. These things CRANK and with 2 of them you can really go pretty far. I just snagged my 2nd EVERSE 8 (and also just found out about the newly released 12 version, but I'm happy with just the 8's for their power and small size/weight). I can't wait to pair them up together for use at home where I switch off between using them with a Yamaha mixer and an edrum kit for monitoring/practice/recording, but also for guitar playing and singing. I'm curious did you encounter any headroom limits with 2 of those in that large room? It doesn't seem like it from the sound during the event.

[@gfire_productions]

Thanks for watching and leaving good comments. I didn't have any head room issues in that room and actually could've turned them up more. It was plenty for the amount of people in there and the size of the room. A buddy of mine he rocked an all out party with the bowls S1 pro plus speakers with a single B2 sub and crushed it. It's all a matter of applications and you seem to have some really good ones being a musician. Now I am mainly a QSC user and in most instances I am in a place where we have power. My motivation for the Everse 8s was for ceremonies because it's a quick versital set up in a quick strike when it's all over. If I was seriously considering as a back up power solution for large parties I would get the Everse 12s I'm good until I have the need for them. I would certainly highly recommend those for musicians on the go and especially if you perform an audience where there's no power available like street performers.

[@SDSproductionsLLC]

Great video! I checked this one out before going to purchase it!

[@gfire_productions]

Cool, it’s a great investment. Have you seen how I used it at a wedding vs 288 guests?

[@SDSproductionsLLC]

@@gfire_productions I did and I’m going to use that as a guide when I get it!

[@gfire_productions]

@@SDSproductionsLLC Cool and good success to you!!!

[@edanny2050]

Nice !!!! I have 4 Everse 8 and i pair them with Sennheiser G4 EW112 works great!

[@gfire_productions]

Thank bro and I like that you have 4 of them. I'm head toward that to eventually.

[@Elniniss]

Just curiosity, do you use all 4 at the same time and if so, for what purpose?

[@earljklec1684]

Great video … does app work with a singer being able to play music and sing on the tracks ?

[@gfire_productions]

Yes. If you had a microphone and channel 1 and an instrument and channel 2 you could play music tracks on channel 3. Just balance out the three to make it sound good for you and go for what you know..

[@ElTeaSeaCM]

Pause at 00:12:45. If I'm the one that's bringing in the vibes, that's exactly how I want to look. A backpack and 2 handbags. I'm not going to be "that-guy" constantly going back and forth from my car, or "that-guy" that has a huge rolling cart, or "that-guy" that brings in a million things.

[@gfire_productions]

I bring gear according to the gear and the pay. Small budget = small system but the absolute best service I can give. Big budget well you can see this for that though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmKmfGSddrF7p8U

[@lamarcy]

Love your video. Thanks for sharing this important info. Would these speakers last a 6hrs karaoke gig? Would you recommend it?

[@gfire_productions]

On normal volume the Everse 8 can last up to 11 hours. If you go much louder than 0db though, they will last for last time. If you lower the volume they will last even longer potentially. More or less volume will affect the battery life.

[@lamarcy]

@@gfire_productions Thanks for replying! ❤

[@gfire_productions]

@@lamarcy You're very welcome and thank for supporting our channel.

[@georgchekinoff239]

Hello! One question from me! Sorry to bother you) Do you sometimes have the Everse 8 display blinking when the battery is turned off and in charging mode from an electrical outlet? Chaotically, without a specific time interval. It can dim for a long time, then it can flash for a few seconds and so on for the entire time until it is fully charged to the state of full 100% charge and turns off. Or does the display always glow dimly when charging the battery without such flashing? And is there any real, personally verified data on how long it takes to charge from 0 to 100%? My Everse 8 was charged in 2 hours and 30 minutes.

[@gfire_productions]

I didn't really pay attention to that when I was charging but I'll test it out and see what happens and get back to you.

[@georgchekinoff239]

@@gfire_productions Thank you very much!

[@indranislondoneyes2451]

Thank you for this video. Could you please suggest to me on one thing? Will 2 of them be enough for a room which is 10/17.5 mitre with aprox 150 guests? I am very much looking forward to hearing back from you.

[@gfire_productions]

You're welcome Idranis and thanks for watching. I have used these two speakers at wedding ceremonies, in a gym for a speaking engagement with a light dinner music, and other settings similar to those. For an all out party for 150 guest however, I would upgrade to a pair of Everse 12 speakers: amzn.to/43tx6xx . If you are a musician or DJ, thing about the amount of noise the audience makes when out on the dance floor having a good time vs sitting and eating dinner.

[@indranislondoneyes2451]

Thank you. That is very helpful. Best wishes 😊

[@gfire_productions]

@@indranislondoneyes2451 Good success to you!!!

[@georgchekinoff239]

Hello again. I live in Russia. There is no one to ask. The battery life of my Everse 8 with all three channels at the same time: microphone, guitar, soundtracks at high volume lasts less than 3 hours. Does anyone have such a result? Are 6 and 12 o'clock indicated for one channel or for all three?

[@wumana]

I get about 4 hours using multiple channels and the power output. Volume on medium. Battery is not the best.

[@jonathanberube5056]

Great video! Quick question; the two Everse 8 speakers being so close together couldn’t you use the one mic receiver/Bluetooth to one speaker and then just daisy chain the speakers together with an xlr?

[@gfire_productions]

Hey Jonathan. Your suggestion is a very feasible and doable option. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to separate my speakers. Sometimes I put them in different places across the room so having two mic's would allow me to do that. I think in the future this particular set up, I may use the mix out of one speaker into a channel on the other speaker. I'll test it out and let you guys know how that works out.

[@chrisskinner6483]

​@gfire_productions should NOT need to do this, something is wrong, the mix whould gonto the second speaker.

[@chrisskinner6483]

I stand corrected, you in fact DO have to run an xlr from the mix out into the mic in to the other to transfer the mix:/. The tws is bluetooth only, hacking the functionality of a pair of this to about useless. I plan to use a xvive wireless Transmitter to do this.

[@gfire_productions]

@@chrisskinner6483 I like x vive also. I just don't own any.

[@chrisskinner6483]

@gfire_productions they work great, just know that they FRAG other local wifi Hotspots, savy techies will figure out they can change the channel of the router to get around it. But buy default, the xvive will scramble any other wifi signal around.

[@TheRealDjMikeStone]

Awesome 👏 What Stand are you using?

[@gfire_productions]

Thanks for watching DJ Mike Stone. Here what I displayed in the video: EVERSE 8 Speaker + Tote and XLR Cable - amzn.to/44ot5cB Mic Trey + 12v Cable - amzn.to/45LN469 Rockville Dual Speaker Pole Mount - amzn.to/45JfMo5 Speaker Stands: amzn.to/3sBW27y

[@toneranger]

If the speakers are paired via Bluetooth, why is it necessary to connect to separate mic receivers ?

[@gfire_productions]

Because only the Bluetooth only is connected to booth. Manually connected audio will only be heard exclusively from the speaker it’s connected to.

[@Firstmajortomlikestoticker]

2:48 what cable is that the small cable i need one

[@gfire_productions]

I ordered it directly from EV. It comes with the the top trey. I’m gonna make a video just about this cable because EV is on some trickery a little bit so if you get one, get it from EV for now.

[@MAnuciao79]

Hey ho When you have these two speakers so close next to each other - why dont you use an XLR cable to bring your microphone to the other box? I admit its a bit tricky, but you´d spare another wireless device. What do u think about that? Greetings! Manu

[@gfire_productions]

Hello bro and thanks for watching. You’re absolutely correct and that is what I do now since I made the video. At the time of the video though, I wasn’t sure if I was going to put the speaker in different positions in the room. PS . I have 2 PGXD mics and 8 QLXD mics.

[@MAnuciao79]

@@gfire_productions There is one more thing i found out. When you send the Mic Signal via the mix out channel with an XLR cable, it also sends the bluetooth Signal!!! This is crap because it doubles the true stereo Signal so that you have a louder and doubled up mp3 Input on one side of the boxes. That annoyes me maximum. I decided to buy a XLR-Split cable to put the mic signal direct from my wireless-receiver in the Ch1 of each box. This doesnt send the Bluetooth signal. How do you deal with that problem?

[@gfire_productions]

The y cable could work in channel 1 of both speakers. Bluetooth is stereo linkable in the Quicksmart app.

[@georgchekinoff239]

Здравствуйте ! Приложение для управления динамиком Everse 8 - EV QuickSmart Mobile, версия 2.4.5 с новой прошивкой 1.1.7 вышла в декабре 2023. Обновлялись ? Есть какие нибудь различия улучшения от старой версии ?

[@gfire_productions]

Привет и спасибо за просмотр. Я не уверен, какие улучшения есть в последней версии, но в принципе я могу это сделать; 1 управляет динамиками индивидуально и каждым каналом каждого динамика. Я также могу контролировать эффект с помощью приложения.

[@georgchekinoff239]

@@gfire_productions Спасибо. Сегодня обновился. Визуально я пока заметил только то что индикатор громкости снизу на главной странице и по каналам микшера в приложении стал как буд то чуть больше. Со всем остальным тоже буду разбираться.

[@sapobandolero1973]

Hello 👋.How many people you can handle with this setting? Outside and inside. Thanks in advance for your answer.

[@gfire_productions]

That really depends. Let's start with outside, at a wedding ceremony with 250 people in attendance(guests) are mostly quiet and the only one speaking is the officiant and maybe the bride and groom when they say their vows. In that setting we could handle up to 500 people probably. No we were having a family gathering I party at a park I think rocking for 150 people with these two speakers would be just fine. Indoors in a room like in the video 75 and below might be OK for a small party. In that setting the audience I guess would be a lot more lively and talkative plus laughing so they're ambient noise would be in competition with the speakers. I try not to look at it as how many people but how am I going to employ the speakers because I could put up a set line array speakers for 50 people but that would be impractical. I mainly use the speakers at wedding ceremonies or as a remote cocktail speaker. Other considerations would be speaking engagements, a boat party, backyard party, pool party but nothing really big. Well you have to contend with a lot of Ambien or audience noise. Does this help?

[@sapobandolero1973]

Yes, it was helpful. Thanks!

[@gfire_productions]

@@sapobandolero1973 Awesome! Everse 8 With Bag. amzn.to/3OgmewC

[@louprimo6062]

Just curious why do you need two mic receivers if the speakers are linked? Would one not work?

[@chrisskinner6483]

Nope the "link" is only the bluetooth, aka functionality crippled. You must run an xlr cable (mix out/mic one) to actually use these. I plan to use a xvive wireless system if I get a second speaker.

[@louprimo6062]

@@chrisskinner6483 the once function that would have made those speaker's awesome is missing! Thanks for the info. Great content.

[@chrisskinner6483]

@louprimo6062 i get why it's missing, it would require a whole lot of extra radio stuff. More cost.

[@gfire_productions]

Although I can link two speakers with bluetooth, they will not link channels one and 2. I was going to split my speakers so I used two receiver to ensure I get a single mic sound from both speakers.

[@louprimo6062]

@@gfire_productions there is not one piece of equipment that is perfect. Everything in the market has one or two things that could be improved on.

[@jasonflores1990]

why does it seem like the portability and price for the system is overkill. This is easily a one speaker, one controller and mic setup. Seems like you're doing all the fancy speakers for fun, which is cool!

[@gfire_productions]

Thanks for watching Jason. You are correct that one speaker and a mic would've been enough for this particular party however there was no way I could know how many people we're going to show up for this event. I was looking for an opportunity to test out a concept I was thinking about with these speakers so this pop up event gave me the chance to do exactly that. You are 100% correct that I was doing fancy stuff for fun but I also learned that if I had to separate my speakers to cover a wider area, I could do that wirelessly and talk through both speakers. You can only Bluetooth link music or snannel 3/4 to both speakers. I am also aware of the option to use the mix out of the XLR from one speaker and hard cable into a channel of the other speaker. By exploring these different options gives me more flexibility in different event scenarios. Thanks for your support brother and good success to you.

[@erniestvmovielocations]

Costs too much for me I can't afford them I would need 4 of them to make it worth bringing to a gig 😢😢😢😢

[@gfire_productions]

Ernest I here you bro and I promise there is some gear all of us want but can't or couldn't afford at some point. I personally have a lot of gear but was purchased over time by reinvesting back into the business. Check this out bro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haTEpq2GjNlqg5Y

[@dj2big]

you don't need 2 receivers to transmit to 2 speakers one speaker becomes the main and the second is linked therefor everything out the main comes out the linked speaker

[@gfire_productions]

Agreed. This was just a test and I wasn't Shure if I was going to put on speaker across the room or not without running a cable. AS for linking the speakers, only the Bluetooth channel (3/4) does that not Chanels 1 and 2.

[@dj2big]

@@gfire_productions all the sound that’s out of one speaker should come out the second speaker via Bluetooth

[@gfire_productions]

@@dj2big do you use these speakers?

[@dj2big]

@@gfire_productions yes

[@gfire_productions]

@@dj2big Cool. I really need help on how to get a single mic say in channel 1on the first speaker to link all audio from all of it's channels to the second speaker "without" an xls cable. That would be awesome. Now I am aware that in the app I can link the speakers and control the system volume of both speakers together and each speaker's main or channels 1, 2 & 3/4 volume individually but, I can only get channels 3/4 to bluetooth on both speakers.

[@kibovolks]

Combfiltering

[@gfire_productions]

Well not really but even if, did they not enjoy themselves? There's a time and place to be worried about comb filtering, that wasn't it. lol

[@chrisskinner6483]

Why 2 receivers, this should NOT be needed.

[@DayNNyteDJs]

The Everse do not transmit the mic to the other speaker when pairing. So far it's the only flaw anybody has pointed out. I don't know why, but it only sends music to the other speaker.

[@chrisskinner6483]

@DayNNyteDJs ya, i finally figured it all out. That stinks, but I understand why. If I decide to get a second, I'll just run an xlr between the two. That seems to be the recommended config. Not a huge deal.

[@gfire_productions]

The verse 8 will link bluetooth music only and not the other two channels "1 & 2". If I was using a single speaker I would only use one receiver but I was thinking about splitting the speaks at first so was testing different set ups. I then decided on the one in the video.

[@ElTeaSeaCM]

What if you use the XLR out to the 2nd speaker?

[@gfire_productions]

@@ElTeaSeaCM It works great also. I've tested it out and made sure that any channel on the other speaker is set to receive a "line level" input and adjust the channel gain for the second speaker accordingly.

[@ronedwards8239]

Not a fan of EV. If you want a speaker that sounds like a PA speaker buy these.

[@gfire_productions]

All good and thanks for watching Ron. Personally I thing PA speakers sound like PA Speakers. There's different brands with different with different power levels, and overall sound. That group hire me again though.