What does an in-ear mix sound like?

Never used in-ears before? Here's what a mix sounds like!
Using in-ears on stage with your band will instantly improve the sound of your band, and your experience on stage. If you've never used in-ears before, or played on stage with in-ears you may have no idea what they sound like. In this video, I respond to 3 videos showing different in-ear mixes and explain what's good and what could be better.
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[@petitemint]

Oh ma gah! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Showing me HOW they work, not just WHY they're great. Thanks for doing this vid.

[@MrGtyl6688]

The best explanation I have heard so far. The 200 dollar concert ticket doesn’t feel that expensive now. So much work involved

[@fromstudiotostage]

thanks for watching!

[@alkaliforever9051]

I still miss seeing pearl jam front row for 40 dollars. 🥲 Good times.

[@Faithlessism]

Give this man a medal! Will, you are the best, truly.

[@fromstudiotostage]

Thanks! Glad the video helped

[@SaniBanks]

This is becoming one of my fav channels!

[@gabrielmundaka]

Thanks for this, was trying to show the artists I manage the power of in ears

[@fromstudiotostage]

Glad the video helped!

[@scottmctaggart8171]

You can always count measures to come back in at the same time.

[@clashley25]

Very helpful.

[@brockowings4138]

Took me a min to find this video but I'm glad I'm not the only person that has also wondered this question and found the answer. Lol.

[@heidihh2326]

Nicely done, very well explained.

[@fromstudiotostage]

thanks!

[@McBrewmeister]

Great content, well explained and thank you for that sir. Let’s not forget many, many of the greatest live performances of all times had no click track, in ears and no one but the performers on stage were directing their craft. I find these “old school” performances to be more organic and less choreographed. I look at it in similar fashion as analog vs. digital.

[@123kiddilex]

The “count in” you hear is one of the playback’s channels. I use this option all the time.

[@manifestgtr]

Some instrument like a shaker instead of click is *sooo* interesting…I might try to jack that idea. I avoid clicks wherever possible (some drummers I play with almost can’t function without one nowadays…it’s crazy)…but having a musically satisfying sound in your ear in infinitely preferable as long as it doesn’t get buried. That’s the ONE thing a click has in its favor. It’s unnatural and cutting so even when it’s low, it doesn’t get buried.

[@greenbeagle13]

Wow, this was really interesting.... ❤❤

[@davidsuperdock7940]

This is fantastic content.

[@fromstudiotostage]

Glad you enjoyed it David!

[@bradleyhenady2032]

“What’s does an in-ear mix sound like?” Proceeds to talk through the entire examples. Let us listen, THEN give us your remarks.

[@fromstudiotostage]

Bradley-thanks so much for watching! Have an amazing day

[@michaelkeys2226]

Awesome job Will!

[@fromstudiotostage]

Thank you!

[@MorganWallaceMusic]

1) Cory vs Corey! :D 2) for U2, I LOVE that they use a shaker - it is a combo flex of trusting Larry Mullen Jr but also how long they've played together.

[@fromstudiotostage]

thanks for watching!

[@byronsanto]

Great video

[@fromstudiotostage]

Thank you!

[@erbzbeats]

Usually depends on who’s mix you are listening to. Lead vocal and all band apart from the drummer never usually listen to click. Click is for the drummer to lead the time. Cues are for everyone. My mixes on tours should basically sound like the album mix but with cues and 3db boost on what your doing on stage.

[@midnightwind8067]

My friend who plays in Nashville said he stopped playing with pro acts because they all lip sync. Maybe the cues are to help with that. My friend said it’s all tracks at shows and no one is playing. Just a thought.

[@Cowboy_And_Harley]

This is a great explanation of what to expect when adding in ear mix…the only constructive criticism I have is that you spoke over 3/4 of the video so we couldn’t really hear much of what they were hearing.

[@pablofish]

Hi, great video! one question i have though, the "1, 2 , 3, 4" count is preset and comes with the track per song? for the whole concert? or is it entered manually by the sound engineer?

[@rudymolina2282]

How do I set up a click

[@necmarin]

Question! As vocal we suppose to use both in-ears or only one, or that is a personal choice??

[@marxistideologue]

late to the party here for sure, but both ears is preferable! if you get a good mix in your in ears and have in ears that are either custom molded or just fit your ears well, you don’t need a lot of volume to hear yourself and the rest of the mix, which protects your hearing!

[@MorganWallaceMusic]

BOTH! You'll mess up you ears if you constantly do only one. When you see famous people pop one out, that shows their mix isn't good for them and/or they really want to hear the audience, but usually for singers, if your mix is off, your pitch can drastically be off, so a lot pop them out to go back to the sound they're used to acoustically, but it's not ideal.

[@douglashardy177]

What if the guitar players pedals are at different levels? Will these different levels effect what the rest of the band hears?

[@fromstudiotostage]

Think of it this way, everyone is hearing the same source, so any changes in that source will be heard by everyone

[@jacksonherbertz229]

Any touring group will have a monitor engineer whose soul job is to run the console that feeds the band's ears. If there's a particular pedal that the band knows will affect their mix, the monitor engineer can bring it down

[@HensleyCaleb]

Great video brother and very informative. However, it was so much talking. I stopped watching halfway through. It was very distracting. If I made it just do a video but the viewers watch and listen to music for a little while and then stop the music and make a few key points. I felt A little overwhelmed with talking.

[@nikkifarris9873]

people talking in my click sound in my hear no way give me floor wedge or no play tried those iem hated em

[@fromstudiotostage]

Awesome!

[@einaraarnes1378]

And one ear out on that church example. that's not good

[@saturndev]

Some musicians like to listen to house feed too but it’s usually heavily discouraged

[@maxlemesurier]

Firs time I hear a click track. Now I know why modern concerts are so sterile. I would never want to use that in a rock band.