If you want more info on the in ear earphones, check out my latest video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4bIg4WsnNGWlck
@richardmorris3633 жыл бұрын
Good info. Keep in mind the number of individual mixes you can have will be dictated by the number of auxiliary sends off of your FOH (front of house) mixer. Another trick is everyone having a small mixer, like a Yamaha MG08, where you receive a mix from the FOH to your personal mixer, AND connect your mic or instrument in your personal mixer and then send it on the FOH. Advantages. 1. You can balance your own vocal or instrument volume against the mix of other vocals/instruments you’re getting from FOH. 2. You can turn yourself off to FOH if you need to tune or figure out a part. That is, you can still hear yourself but no one else can. 3. You can play material from a laptop/smart phone/tablet. You might need to listen to a riff or beat in a song. You can also conveniently play it for others if needed. 4. Any user can have a mic set up dedicated to communicating discretely with other musicians. Ie. “talkback”
@richardmorris3633 жыл бұрын
PS the reason I gave the Yamaha MG08 as an example was that it has XLR and 1/4” outs.Depending on how you configure it, this will eliminate the need for a direct box. Soundcraft Notepad 8 or Allen & Heath Zed6 are also an excellent options
@ETC25897 жыл бұрын
The on stage sound and the echo at my old church were so insane that I used to have to run my church sound through the on stage monitors while only sending the vocals through the mains. It actually sounded ok. This proves that audio techs have to toe the line between genius and insanity. LOL
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
hey Eduardo. sometimes, yes, the best solutions are not actually the best at all. it's what works! Sometimes we have to be creative and think outside the standard box. That's how i ended up with this inear solution. The obvious choice was just to go and get some wireless kits but no money! Money often forces us to be extra creative haha
@evanwindom32657 жыл бұрын
I've been in the same situation, and you're right -- you can create a livable mix by just adding vocals --- right up until someone wants to record the service, or pipe the music into the foyer, kitchen, parking lot, etc. Then ALL they hear is the vocals because nothing else is being reinforced by the console.
@imark77777773 жыл бұрын
LOL. Yes insane or genius I’m not sure I’ve done a few gym-notorious I seem to have a technique push it until you lose clarity then pull back.
@imark77777773 жыл бұрын
@@evanwindom3265 that’s when you take an aux send or a sub group and feed that, which does complicate things as now you’re running to mixes.
@jeffbrunner74656 жыл бұрын
Well done, Matt. I stumbled upon this same solution a few years back and it's been great. We use a mix of PM55s (separate controls for mic and monitor) and PM351s (separate controls for mic, monitor and instrument). Even better, we use their PS16 Power Center to distribute a single monitor out from the main console and power to each personal monitor.
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff.
@lordfly9117 жыл бұрын
We have the same problem at our church. The praise band wants the monitors so loud the house becomes useless. I have been trying to figure out how to do in ear on a tight budget and I think you have come up with a really good solution. Thanks for the video.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+lordfly911 glad to help! In ears open up a whole new world of possibilities! Just be patient with the team too. It takes a while to get used to
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
if you want to know more about the earphones themselves, stay tuned and subscribe! New video coming out soon about my favorite four budget inear monitor earphones! So yeah...subscribe.....or not. Up to you! :-)
@dannymagee82027 жыл бұрын
I do the exact same thing. I have the Rolls PM351 on pedalboard powered by daisy chain. Mic and bass go in and then carry on to desk but I have my own volume, my aux channel from desk comes into the aux in on Rolls to give me everyone else and has its own volume on the Rolls too, then I run it up a headphone extension cable taped along the length of my guitar cable, and where it splits at the base of my strap I plug in my Bose QC20i noise-cancelling headphones which sounds awesome and isolate really well. As a bass player, I really appreciate their awesome, full bass delivery. Anyway, just thought I'd share and give a kind of testimonial for this approach. I recommend this exact setup to everyone. Super cheap and totally bullet-proof.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
thanks Dan. super bullet proof solution. i agree.
@rubencordova34957 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much brother Matt. This video was a blessing. Our church platform is set up sort of in ward like a theater stage and with stage monitors there was so much feedback going on around us. If the monitors were too low we couldn't hear to well. If we raised the volume higher we get a whole bunch of feedback from all the mics on stage. This helped us so much. Now we will only run the preacher mic, and have the instruments and choir mics low on the stage monitors since the choir can hear through front of house because all the instruments will be in aux send in this wired in ear system. Once again thank you so much. God bless you.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
thanks for your kind words Ruben!
@RottenPinky6 жыл бұрын
Hello everyone. If I may add, I recently bought the KZ ZST in ear earphones. For the price ($19 on Amazon), those IEE can't get any better: dual driver, detachable cable, and adjustable ear strap. If you are on a tight budget, those are a great choice.
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. These are what I use today actually.
@jonaspeterson50405 жыл бұрын
I got quad driver kz zs6 ears and they work really well for under 50 bucks Canadian. Also tried zs5 and wasn't terribly disappointed for 30 dollars.
@seanverwey96067 жыл бұрын
Hey Matt, I would suggest a fourth reason for in-ears might be for portability. Specifically wireless system though. It means there is nothing to setup if you tour or play in new places a lot. The transmitters would sit in the amp or effects rack, and each member would have their own receiver.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Sean Verwey hi Sean. Yeah I guess if you're are a touring band that is a very valid point. In my situation we run the same setup week in and week out. So there is no additional setup considerations. Thanks for watching!
@DH-ik1vf3 жыл бұрын
I have found that the Bose Soundsport in-ear wired headphones provide the best sound and more importantly, best fit for ~$100. Unfortunately, they are apparently MD'd but you can still get them on Amazon. No ears are the same as far as fit goes so, try several out before you make your purchase. These can stay in all day and I don't have sore ears. The sound is exceptional. Great summary too Matt. We have been using the Presonus Studio 32ai and the Rolls IEM amps. Works like a champ. Make sure that you use the ground lift for clean sound.
@kennymccardle97065 жыл бұрын
Lol that is pretty funny not gonna lie, you did the gig with the mains off. Respect the honesty homie
@kavanpyle13525 жыл бұрын
He doesnt dig it. It just want eventually happens because everyone wants to hear themselves so it turns into a battle between FOH and wedges. And the wedges usually win.
@johnbrown87406 жыл бұрын
Best instruction on this subject I've seen yet.
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Thanks John. Hope you got something useful from it
@evanwindom32657 жыл бұрын
I can completely relate to everything you shared. We had a guest speaker get up to preach and his mic didn't work because the FOH was off and the sound guy didn't notice due to all of the blowback from the wedges on stage. To me, the biggest challenge in a solution like this is getting the guitar player who "HAS TO HAVE" his amp on stage and "HAS TO FEEEEEEL" his instrument vibrating his bones to even consider the use of any IEM solution, wired or otherwise. We've had people offer to completely fund IEM systems including personal mixers, and the musicians refuse to even consider them.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Evan Windom yeah that is a challenge for sure. To be honest I don't really know what I would do in that situation. Pray for their hearts? That's ultimately what it might come down to. There is no musical reason for having the amps on stage like that in my opinion. Perhaps offer to move the amps AND the musicians offstage? :-)
@EdwinBastidas9 ай бұрын
Hola Matt. Como ha cambiado tu monitorización desde la grabación de tu video. Good video.
@robertjenner5466 жыл бұрын
Hey Matt, this was an extremely helpful video - I am a total beginner with performing on stage and needed a non-sales oriented intro to help get started. Thank you for sharing.
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Robert!
@eminence557 жыл бұрын
I would recommend getting a headphone ext. cable with 1/4" male end instead of 3.5mm male end (and same 3.5mm female end). The 3.5mm jack on most items(headphone amp) are not as strong as 1/4" jacks and tend to break easier( from my wired in ear experience over 6 years of use with wired in-ears). If the cord is tripped on( or any type of force..its own weight even) there is more force on less material with a 3.5mm socket
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Chad Parker to be honest Chad, I complete agree. One thing I have found, almost a year now into running this setup is the 3.5mm plug on the rolls amp is not as solid as it once was. I’m always finding it comes out slightly.
@undercrackers567 жыл бұрын
Cool ideas. Thank you for sharing. It would be nice to see a video of this setup being setup and then used on stage.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
great idea! that shouldn't be to hard to do. make sure you subscribe so you be notified when that comes out! thanks
@kenevans4575 жыл бұрын
for ear buds - try the KZ AS10's - run you around $50 -70 - but they have Five Balanced Armature Drivers for each ear
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ken. I acually use the KZ ZST earphones now. Really need to update this video! They’ll dual drivers I believe but still awesome and only $20!!
@robkeast90916 жыл бұрын
Good job, Matt. I bought an in-ear system for my band (they subsequently paid me for their receivers), but I had a devil of a time convincing them to use them. To this day they seem to prefer wedges. The main reason I got them is to prevent the vocals from going flat trying to sing over monitors. With three vocals and complex harmonies, the in-ears really improved the sound. Now if they would just use them...
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Just take those wedges away and they’ll have no choice!
@filsolano54657 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great informative video mate! As a drummer I'm actually very happy with my S215's for my IEM's. Thanks again
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching Fil! Yup, i still use my SE215's to this day. I would love to check out some triple or quad drivers though. I mean if the 215's are this decent, how good must a set of those be at over $1000!?!?
@sabapc817 жыл бұрын
Great option man! I myself am looking to feed "click" to everyone in the band, and possible in the future the actual monitoring of what we're playing (to really get rid of floor monitors). I got some questions for you if you'd be so kind. (1) If you have 5 of those personal monitor amps, one for each person, what does your set up look like in the mixer board? How do you send monitor signals from your mixer to all 5 monitor amps? Sorry I'm no expert in mixer boards. (2) Let's say only one of your five people needs to move on stage. Are there wireless solutions you can attach to this amp's out? For example, instead of plugging headphones directly on the output of the monitor amp, you plug some kind of "emitter" and then use wireless / blutooth headphones to pick that up? Have you seen something like that? Thanks!
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Juan Ignacio Saba Veloso Good questions. If you have 5 of these boxes and you want to create 5 separate mixes then you will need 5 aux sends or monitor sends on your mixing board. I’ve got a video coming out very soon which we will talk about how it is all set up. As for wireless options, you wouldn’t attach a wireless to this directly. You would just use a wireless version. Unfortunately these are not in the same price range at all really. The M3 unit I mentioned at the start of this video is still one of my favourites. But it’s around $700. I’ve never tried anything that sends a signal wirelessly over Bluetooth like out of the headphone amp. Don’t even know what to use sorry. Stay tuned as I will go into all this in more detail soon
@ארטיפאנק6 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the detailed information! How do I connect the Rolls headphones Amp to the mixer? Just plug these instead of the monitors wedges?
@LANDOYT4 жыл бұрын
You rock man thank you for this vid.....Been tryna upgrade to stereo in ear monitoring
@BillyMoonMan6 жыл бұрын
Goodness this just changed everything. Volume wars are over!
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Once you go in ears , you never go back!
@udobekemeier28856 жыл бұрын
Hi Matt, nice video and nice explanations. I always was very unsatisfied with my stage sound - either there were no monitors at all or they sounded so bad that it was no pleasure to play. So I was looking for a decent wireless system and took a chance ordering one at aliexpress (the link at the end). I wasn't expecting something special and as it is in the 2,4 GHz frequency I heard that may be very overcrowded. I should expect lots of interferences etc. Do I received it a couple of days ago and checked it out. The earphones are very good. They sound almost like my Sennheider HD 250 linear II and way better than my AKG K271 and Sennheiser HD 265 linear. They fit very nicely into my ears without disturbing after an hour or more wearing it. The TX and RX got 30 channels to choose and the transmission is HIFI. And yes, from time to time you hear something like a short buzz or click noise comming from interferences, but it was not that bad and did not bother me. The noisefloor is very low. You can just notice that the equipment is turned on. If I would have known that before, I would have ordered a bigger pack with some more receivers. Here is the link: de.aliexpress.com/item/TP-WIRELESS-2-4GHz-Professional-In-ear-Digital-Wireless-Stage-audio-Monitor-System/32760221874.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.hJeNBO
@lukelissenberg7 жыл бұрын
This video is a godsend! Thank you for posting your research!
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
hey thanks Luke. Make sure you subscribe as I've got another video coming out shortly we'll i'll take you through how it all plugs in together.
@danabarnes47515 жыл бұрын
On a more serious note, I encourage everybody to check out Takstar wireless stuff. A personal setup is only $79. Paired with a QSC or even Behringer digital mixer , you are good to go for a 5 piece band. My group has had no issues with this setup for four years now.
@BobsPlumbingVideos7 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, I'm a drummer and this is going to solve my problem of not hearing everyone equally.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
thanks Bob. Good luck on your inear monitoring journey!
@calebleger5 жыл бұрын
I know this video is old, but maybe you'll see it and reply. So if I understood you correctly, you taped the guitar cable together with the headphone extension chord, correct? Doesn't the extension cable feel heavy tugging on your ears?? Or did I misunderstand?
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
I see your point but the because the cable is tied with the instrument cable then basically no that isn’t an issue. The way I run the instrument cable through the guitar strap it means the input for the headphones on the extension is just sitting there and doesn’t pull at all.
@jameswall71115 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, can't wait to give this a try and will hopefully be able to hear myself. Thanks.
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
Cheers James!
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
Do you only need this rolls box or do u also need other equipment to make in ear monitors?
@joelTZ86 жыл бұрын
Do you also hear the other musicians into the in ears? Or is it just your own mix? Thanks
@nelsonmercado55167 жыл бұрын
Great video Matt! Do you happen to know if the Rolls 50PMs provides phantom support?
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
i don't think so but it does have passthrough so as long as power can pass through from your final endpoint you should be fine.
@nelsonmercado55167 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall, thank you for the info.
@lozleo7 жыл бұрын
Actually you CAN use the smartphone earbuds. I've been using the Rolls system for years and I've always been able to use the earbuds with mic. Of course the mic use is defeated by the connection.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+lozleo hmm interesting. I wonder if it's because of the extension cable I use then?
@philipedlugalan3465 жыл бұрын
Hey nice video! I want to do in ear in our church but my aux is only 1 what would be the possible solution to this?
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
Ok if you have only 1 aux mix what you can do is this: create a global mix for everyone that has a bit of everything in it. Then using the rolls pm50s box, you plug your global aux into the monitor in. Then the rolls box also has a mic in and through. So this allows you to plug in a mic or a guitar amp or a bass Di or An acoustic Di or whatever you have and it gives you separate volume control. So if each singer or instrument had their own rolls unit they have two inputs : their own instrument or mic and the global mix. They can have as much of themselves and as much of the global mix as they want this way. Bit of a cable mess but it works!
@philipedlugalan3465 жыл бұрын
I had to do a lot cable works to this one hehe! Thanks btw! 👍
@RubenSinghHOPE-MUSIC6 жыл бұрын
What a great piece of information and end up my search on IEM's. Can you help to chose between Behringer Vs. Rolls?
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
I would definitely get the rolls. It’s a purpose built device and I love them
@GATvsGAT4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic vid! Kiwi ingenuity at its best👍
@jdrum30537 жыл бұрын
The thing that wasn't mentioned was the Rolls amps require linking from a hub directly from the snake to the box. This is how you would power the amp. www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=PS16 this will power up to 8 PM boxes via splitter cables, either the PM351 or the PM50s shown in the video. This can be used with out a power cable from the pedal board if your band didn't have that option. I personally use a Rolls PM55P www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=PM55P plugged directly into the Aux from the mixer. You can still get your own mix through it and it is battery powered. I love that monitor box, plus I use the cheaper Mee headphones with it when I make my music videos. They cancel the sound and my mic picks up my instruments better with no accompanying music bleeding through. Hope this helps!
@lozleo6 жыл бұрын
The PS16 is not a requirement, just an option if you want to use multiple units feeding from the same monitor source. But every Rolls monitor amp can be used individually with its own included power adapter.
@vsportugaldreamhouse76244 жыл бұрын
The Cable is not in the decription. You dont have receive comission ?
@TheSMPStudios7 жыл бұрын
Hey Matt! Great video. Let me suggest the KZ ZST in ear monitor. I have the shures you describe and to my ear the KZs sound way better. They are only about $20 in Amazon so I am not sure about Longevity, but, they are so inexpensive that I bought three pairs, two pairs of replacement cables, and sound proof foam tips for less than the Shures! There are tons of reviews in KZbin so check them out if you want. I spent a month researching them before a bought them.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
thanks sammy they sound great. i must just go and grab a pair!
@TheSMPStudios7 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall 👍👍
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
oh sucks though. Those KZ ZST earphones look great but they won't ship outside the US :-(
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
dude! I finally got a pair of these KZ ZST in ears and they are awesome! as good or better than the shures! thanks for the tip!
@situationing7 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall should I buy those kz zst with or without microphone?
@LisaManningMusic5 жыл бұрын
I'm a solo acoustic act. Just use one mic & my guitar. I usually stand right beside my mixing desk and mix myself. Can I plug headphones straight into the desk? Or do I need a headphone amp too? (I tried this before using smartphone headphones - will try again with a different pair. Thanks for that tip!)
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
Yeah if you are right by the mixer then yeah just plug right into the mixer headphones.
@juanalvarez14753 жыл бұрын
can you show how connect like 5 this mon. in 1 out aux what can i use to use the same line out
@imark77777773 жыл бұрын
The TRRS headphones really comes down to the jack that they’re plugged into as the ground is not where it supposed to be and is being used by the mic. So some jacks don’t make contact with the actual ground and I’ve had mixed results with 1/4 inch adapters. you can now at a reasonable price get TRS to TRRS adapters in almost any variety. But yeah there’s a lot of cheap junk out there especially white stuff well I find the Apple ones not bad they would look out of place and I’ve seen people do it.
@jojobbad27 жыл бұрын
My opinion is to Add a Jamhub to the existing system... 10x better or go for a Beringer X18 Air.. Both you can program the output individually for each player..
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
i've not hear of the Jamhub before you mentioned it. Sounds like an awesome tool for band practice.
@dontoo98387 жыл бұрын
Great vid! How's that vid on how to set it all up? Plugging it all in? Cheers
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Don To'o I promise I will make it! Just finding the Time recently. But it's definitely in the works. Make sure you subscribe so you can be notified when it com's out! And thanks for watching
@DannyDonator6 жыл бұрын
How would you set up in ears as a musician who travels and usually plugs into another persons mixer during an event? I want in ears, but I’m wondering.. Would I be able to bring my receiver everywhere I go and plug it into a venues monitoring system or mixer ?
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
That is really up to the venue you are working with. There is nothing stopping you though from picking this up and bringing it around to other venues.
@DannyDonator6 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall Awesome! Btw your advice on the video is amazing. This wired set up is probably what I’ll be doing. Also, how would I go about connecting that in their system? Would the box connect to their mixer?
@selvin4127 жыл бұрын
thank you man u really help me, I'm new with in ear concept, but u make it to simply to understand, now i can take off my 4 stage monitors and aaaall the noise. just a question , can i use the Sennheiser pm1 , thanks and God bless you
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
selvin saenz hi thanks for the kind words. Glad I could be of some help! With regards to the PM1, I think you might mean the BEHRINGER PM1? If so then yes that is another option. I have no personal experience with it but here are a couple of quick points- 1. It is designed to be worn on your belt which means you have to have a cable run up to your belt. 2. It is no power source which sounds great but without any amplification power source you are probably likely to have low signal level Shure also make a wearable belt pack but it's a bit more expensive. Thanks again for the question and please subscribe if you haven't already as we will have more videos on this topic coming up!
@laurapiovan7 жыл бұрын
Questions:Does this only work with an electric drumkit?I have another question.What about electric guitar sound?Does the guitar player need an amp modeler?My experience with in ears at one of The churches I have been in the past was that : yes it brought down the overall volume and soUnd engineer was able to controle the overal volume and mix more. But the whole thing sounded really bad, in the end, because our sound person wasn't a trained sound person (a big problem in many churches I have been), and had no clue about how to properly make a bass or an electric guitar sound. (EQ, balance, effects in general)The musicians (apart from the keyboard player) have usually far less influence in how they sound and how the total mix can come across.Suggestions?(Praying for a talented sound engineer aside)
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
thanks for the question! I think though you may have misunderstood what this does? This is quite an involved question so if I miss the mark, let me know and I'll try to answer it again. First off, what the Rolls PM50s is ...is simply a headphone amplifier. It is designed to take an audio input source from a mixing console and amplify it so that you can plug a set of earphones in and hear it. How the audio gets into the mixing console in the first place is an entirely different story and not really related to this video I'm afraid. The ONLY reason this lowers the volume of the stage and gives the sound engineer greater control is because by using these to distribute monitor signal to the band on stage, I no longer need the onstage floor monitor speakers. This does not replace a guitar amp or a drum kit. You can use a standard acoustic drum kit and mic it up into your console and then send that audio to the headphone amp. You can use a standard guitar amplifier, put a microphone in front of it and send that input into the mixing console and then route that audio to the headphone amp (just like I do for electric guitar). The key here though is that it really doesn't matter how you create your audio (mic'd up guitar amps, amp simulators, electric/acoustic drums, bass guitar amps vs DI) all the Rolls PM50s is used for is amplifying the audio routed out the aux/monitor sends from your mixing console to your ears. Now, in terms of the other topic of having a trained sound person, yes this is always a big challenge. My advice to you is not to find a trained sound engineer but rather find the most musically minded/gifted person you can spare from the stage and put them behind the sound desk. They will learn what all the buttons do easy enough. You can't have the musicians worrying about how they sound while they are on stage. That is the job of the sound engineer. But overall the switch to inears does not mean removing all your amplifiers and using simulators and what not. It simply means not using any stage monitors. And if you want to use guitar amplifiers, try locating them off stage somewhere where they can be run as loud as necessary to get a good tone out of them without impacting how loud they are on stage. I think it's really time for me to make that follow up video showing the entire solution, not just the headphone amp itself!
@laurapiovan7 жыл бұрын
excellent answer! that helps! I appreciated that and subscribed :)
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+universalblob just glad to have helped :-)
@danevolcjak78417 жыл бұрын
Hey Matt, excellent video; very helpful. Have you tried the Mee M7 Pro unit?? I ordered a set and am anxious to give them a try. As a bass player, I'm looking for low-end (they're specs are 10 Hz to 20kHz, dual drivers, both dynamic and balanced armature types). I hope they "deliver". I'm also on a worship team and we use a 32 ch. Heath and Allen digital board and individual monitor mix boxes for each player/vocalist. We plug our IEMs into the microphone stand-mounted boxes and have total control over the mix; sort of like the AVIOM system. Keep up the good work and Blessings to you ...
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
MEE M7 pro? wow, i'm excited about those. i'll have to check them out and let you know! cheers
@3kb3kb865 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. Thank you. Question, I have fender acoustasanic amp 30. I plug my acoustic guitar and mic to the amp input. Planning to set up in ear monitor using Rolls PM 50 personal. Can I plug the amps balanced line out the the Rolls monitor/line input to monitor the sound from the amp? Will that work? I'll use it for small room gig.
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
Yes I believe you can do just that. Should be fine.
@GraciousVine7 жыл бұрын
excellent video! Thank you...looking for these kinds of ideas. very helpful!
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Gracious Vine awesome. Let me know how you got on with your search!
@thermalxx997 жыл бұрын
Matt, thank you for this video. i am a noob and still confused. So, can I run this to hear my electric guitar during a show? I read the earlier comment about setting up with a guitar but i really didnt get it. So from the "AUX out" of my pedal board, where do i plug into the Rolls? If I use the "aux out" frim my pedal board, then how to i hook up to the guitar amp?
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+thermalxx99 hey thanks for watching These are designed to be used to connect a monitor or aux send from a mixing console not a pedal board. You CAN use the power supply from your pedal power or similar to power it but your pedal board won’t have an aux send. When you play guitar live do you have a mixing console that all your gear routes into? Do you mic up your guitar amp? If you do, the you could run the microphone directly into the rolls box first and then run the rolls into you console. Otherwise ask your audio engineer to give you a feed from the mixing console
@thermalxx997 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall thanks for the reply. Understood what u mean...
@painedhubris38177 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that video, I have been hitting the same solution for monitoring and it's great to see someone learning the trials and errors first. My one issue that has held me back is no information of feedback protection on those units. I don't want to set up a situation where people have their ears wired in and the full force of a feedback situation hits them full force. Do you know if they have a safety cut out or limiter?
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Pained Hubris hi! Thanks for watching and commenting! The pm50s does not have any limiter built in. I can confirm that. But they do have another model the PM55p I think it is. It has a built in optical limiter www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=PM55P
@par4troy16 жыл бұрын
you have to remember, If everyone in the band goes to in ears, There will be no more feedback,, because No More floor monitors.. just make sure to put the MAIN speakers slightly in front of you..
@ggpimmanuelbogor93827 жыл бұрын
nice video and really helpful, I want to ask some question, what if I want to add click to my in ear and link the click to every players headphones? thank you
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+GGP IMMANUEL BOGOR you will need a way to 1. Generate and run a click and 2. A way to distribute the click. I have a video on how to run a click track. Check that out.
@rodrigofernandez58257 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! It really oppened my eyes towards options. I think I will be able to apply this to my local band; I am the drummer, and I was looking for a way to get the mix I need alongside the click. Since we run our set alongside our laptop which controls backing tracks, I needed a cheap way to have everything going through my ears so that everything would sync up. Thank you, Matt!
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Rodrigo Fernández glad that it helped! And thanks for watching
@blanebray38667 жыл бұрын
I'm totally a noob when it comes to this stuff. Where would I run these on the board?
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
on your should have some kind of aux output, monitor send or if it's a really small board, just a headphone out. connect the monitor in on the pm50s to the aux out on your desk and your away!
@suzy_the_cockatoo6 жыл бұрын
Our church choir has a guitarist. We have one horrible singer that throws some of the choir off. The priest wont remove her so we want the choir, minus the horrible singer, to use a monitoring system to avoid hearing the off key singer. will this system work for this purpose?
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Hmm tricky problem you’ve got there. Yes this will work but you’d need to provide one of these to every member of the choir. Here’s a thought too. Can the singer who is off tell she is off? Perhaps giving her a monitor might help her to hear better and fix herself
@suzy_the_cockatoo6 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall hahahaha, nothing can help her. she says, "I know I can't sing but I just like too." The priest is hoping eventually she'll just leave.... it's been years. ugh.
@peterheijnen31976 жыл бұрын
Another excellent cheap option is the Behringer Powerplay P2. Small, cheap but sturdy.
@jheresuello11956 жыл бұрын
have you tried the KZ in ears? they are great. nice video. really helps our starting church. God bless. 😊
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Hey! Yes I have tried them out and they are actually what I use myself today. They are by far my favourite pair of in ears and they’re super cheap too!
@jalbrooking26016 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother from STH Wales UK
@Giovanni_Frau5 жыл бұрын
Great video, but I still don't know how to connect my guitar and amp with this setup. Could you explain this please?
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
This isn’t really about connecting a single guitar and amp to your ears. This is really a solution for those who play live and have their equipment fed into a live mixing console or audio desk. If you just want to monitor your guitar/amp only then you would need to put a microphone in front of the amp and plug the microphone into the rolls box.
@Giovanni_Frau5 жыл бұрын
@@MattRandallProductions , okay thanks for replying. I use a Boss Katana Head which has a Line Out. Could I use that in this setup? So I don't need a mic?
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t the katana have a headphone out? If it doesn’t then yes you can use the line out and plug it into this.
@Giovanni_Frau5 жыл бұрын
@@MattRandallProductions thank you, I've figured it out
@imark77777773 жыл бұрын
I had this idea back in 2010 unfortunately headphones weren’t manufactured at a reasonable price with cheaper alternatives so we were in limbo of whether the Church or the individual was going to buy them. Either way after getting the 24 channel personas board I worked on getting the headphone amp boxes and swapping out our monitors it worked great when people were using it. It also had the added benefit that if they wanted to they could control their own mix with an iPhone oh that was partly the problem is a lot of the numbers at the time were android users and personas refused to support android. or if they didn’t we could still mix it on the board. My favorite function was I could solo the bus and hear what was going on to help them make adjustments and set up some pre-mixes. and not immediately turning the bandmembers in the sound technicians as that’s the number one issue with in ears as the band members each then end up being their own sound technician and sometimes don’t know that some sounds can class with each other. I even went as far as building a custom snake using cat five cable actually it was cat seven I figured better cross talk isolation. My eventual plan was to have 8 channels head over to cables to the stage and then break out to 1/4 inch cable carrying audio and power to each headphone amplifier so there was only one cable and not a ton of wall warts. The company actually makes a power distributor but it distributing one signal to 4 outputs with power so you end end up with just as many $50 box and power bricks as headphone amps. I got it all done except for the power supply, which at the time was going to be a computer power supply again before I could get reasonable cost 12 V power supplies with high output current. We got down to two wedges on stage we had one person who refused and the other one was just kind of a a fill wedge in case somebody wasn’t using in ears or if there was some thing going on like a dance etc. Then almost 5 to 10 years later I ran to another church with a similar set up using the same headphone amps, it was still back at the time when I hadn’t seen anybody else to do that.
@Parkster445 жыл бұрын
hey Matt , im fairly new to mixers and such but how can i hook up my drummer? like would he plug into a line from my mixer and hook up the headphone amp to it ?
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
The answer depends on whether you are asking about plugging drums in or giving the drummer a headphone mix? If you want him to have a feed from the mixer then yes you need to run a line out from your mixer into the headphone amp
@Parkster445 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall I just want him to hear the guitar and bass and vocals .
@danielmusic27855 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to use IEM systems with analog mixers like the Allen&Heath ZED-24?
@junejhunkie5 жыл бұрын
Daniel Kwon yes as long as you have a monitor mixer close by the stage or on stage. You should receive a monitor mix from FOH then that goes to your monitor mixer then thats where you adjust your level from.
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
Do you recommend if I use a 7 mic mixer for In ear monitor drum and I will connect the drum to that mixer?
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
I’m not really sure what you are trying to do sorry. I suggest you get in touch with a local music store and get some advise too. This video is about adding a cheap solution to your existing setup to give you inear functionality. It sound like though you don’t have any mixing gear at the moment.
@13bluestars7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the "meat and potatoes" explanation of a careful solution.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
thanks Phil mmmm meat and potatoes. making me hungry.
@razoreyeesports99747 жыл бұрын
+Matt Randall, let me first thank you for a very informative video. Btw, you mentioned about clicktracks. Would you recommend 8 channel Behringer Di800 Ultradi Pro for connecting signal from iPhones and laptops over to the mixer for backing and click tracks? Thanks in advance.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
there are many ways to get signal from devices into the mixer. If you have audio from an iphone or ipad then a simple DI will do the trick. If you want to run audio from a laptop just out of its headphone jack then yes again a simple DI will do just fine. Something like the Radial AV2 for this is very very good. If you want to run multiple sources out of your laptop, say a click track, and various other backing tracks or stems and you want to run them to separate inputs on your mixer then you will need an audio interface. I have no specific experience with that Behringer DI. Do you have 8 different iphones or ipads that you need to connect up? If so, then it should be just fine. But it's overkill if you only have 1 or 2 obviously. Ideally, you could run all your clicks and backing tracks off a laptop using a DAW like Ableton Live. You will need an audio interface for that.
@razoreyeesports99747 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt, your response is very helpful! Yes, I was thinking of also having our instruments plugged into individual DI boxes then going to the Mixer, to eliminate guitar amps. This is on top of the DI boxes I was planning of purchasing for the device with Prime. So that would be around 5 DI boxes (total of 749.95USD for 5 Radial ProD2 ). Di800 Ultradi Pro is 119.99USD and has 8 channels, so I thought it might be a more practical and cheaper solution.
@situationing7 жыл бұрын
Hi does the behringer ha400 4 channel headphone amplifier works for that?
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
I have no personal experience with the ha400. it is similar but it only has one input. So you could use it to split one monitor input signal to 4 musicians. But they won't be unique or personal. in other words, whatever is in one persons ear will be in the others. The preamp on the Rolls I would assume is a little cleaner and louder than the Behringer but that is not based on anything other than opinion and experience with other Behringer products.
@MrFboccia5 жыл бұрын
Hi. I’m researching a wireless that can be used for my guitar and ear monitors. Any ideas?
@MattRandallProductions5 жыл бұрын
You will need two wireless units if you want to wirelessly transmit from your guitar and top your ears.
@joekennedy65306 жыл бұрын
Great advise. Thanks so much for your tips. Much appreciated. God Bless.
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
+Joe Kennedy thanks joe
@livingsongministry5 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thanks for sharing!
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
Do u recommend the little mixer or rolls amp?
@mangreat717 жыл бұрын
I want my voice even would this keep my voice even ? Cause sometimes my voice gets extra loud, would this lower the part where i get extra loud ? But if i cut the gain down my voice is kind of low would this compressor raise up the low parts and lower the clipping to keep my voice even ????
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
this headphone amp isn't going to do that for you i'm afraid. But if you're running your voice into a mixing console, then the console may have the ability to run a compressor on it before it sends the feed back to your ears?
@lozleo6 жыл бұрын
For that you would need the Rolls PM55P. It has a limiter built in.
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
Do I think mic thru is important for drummer?
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
What is the Mic Thru for? Don’t understand
@richardgoldman87616 жыл бұрын
The new models will take a 9v too, so wall wart or 9v on the new model
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
Can you connect the rolls pm50s mic input to sound board
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
You could but why would you need to? You will have to convert the sound desks output to mic level signal otherwise you might damage the rolls unit
@SQLTalk6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent information.
@Bobby_Uterus4 жыл бұрын
So how are you getting a stereo mix using a single "mono" XLR input? My guess, your not. you are only getting mono signal to you left and right IEM using this unit the way you have it configured.
@MattRandallProductions4 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t have a mono xlr Input. It has a TRS 1/4 inch input. :-)
@Bobby_Uterus4 жыл бұрын
The BEHRINGER POWERPLAY P1? Sure looks like left and right mono XLRs Inputs to me. You need a left and right feed from your source to get true stereo IEM monitoring with this.
@Bobby_Uterus4 жыл бұрын
Lol, I just noticed it’s the rolls unit 😂
@Toshi2k7 жыл бұрын
so each guy has a rolls monitor headphone amp so lets say there are 5 of them. what does it plug into? you cant come out of your desk with 5 outputs?
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
yes each band member has their own headphone amp. and Yes if you want 5 separate mixes then you will need to have a mixing console that has 5 separate outputs. I run a presonus studio live 24.4.2 desk which has 10 auxiliary outputs so I can run 10 unique monitor feeds if I need to.
@Toshi2k7 жыл бұрын
alright matt thanks for that info dude
@francisdanielmatutina55306 жыл бұрын
Can i have a picture of your DIY cable? Thanks :)
@trahnettilhcs7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I've read some reviews on the Rolls PM50s that noted some sound quality/fidelity issues with running every instrument through the boxes rather than straight into the board; did you notice anything like this? I'm considering getting one of these boxes for each member of my 7 piece band for a simple, mobile, "more me" control. We play a lot of dive-type bars and I'm thinking this may be a good solution to being able to actually hear ourselves without a ton of stage volume. Thanks!
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
i can't honestly say i've even tried this feature of the pm50s. I simply use them as headphone amps to take an aux signal in from the board. and then each user has their own mix control through an app on their smartphones which can control the monitor sends on the digital board we have. this is supposed to be one of the key features of this device so it would be a shame if it worked the way you described it might. there's another one too, the pm351 which can take a microphone in as well as an instrument in and has stereo balanced outputs. perhaps that might be another good one to check out? thanks for watching!
@trahnettilhcs7 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall Ah, I see. Are you running QMix from a Presonus board? I have a behringer, so the app is out of the question, though I have used it elsewhere and Love it.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
that is exactly what i'm using yes. the app itself is a bit buggy but it does the job very nicely still.
@AirunDaPriest7 жыл бұрын
does that headphone amp plug directly to a direct box?
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+AirunDaPriest you will need to take an output from your mixing console to get a monitor feed into it. Usually an aux channel or a sub out or something. Unless you are talking about the through function in the amp? The pm50s has a way to let you plug a mic or other thing into it directly and then run it out again to a console. I didn't go over that feature as I don't use it for that purpose.
@imark77777773 жыл бұрын
Managers are supposed to be for time and tempo now granted there’s a few other things you might need to hear the managers are not for that perfect mix on stage it’s for what you need play the song in so many people forget that much rather have it sound like we do here out front compromising what’s out front where the audience doesn’t like to hear with the back of the speakers sounds like.
@dontasmith33354 жыл бұрын
I’m in worship group. 5 people I’m a drummer and I have a peavy pv8 mixer. How do I run All 5 in ear from mixer
@RobertNewstrand5 жыл бұрын
how would you hook up the rolls headphone amp?
@RaulGonzalez-lw7qs6 жыл бұрын
Does your song leader wear an in early monitor also?
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Yes they do. They used to use the rolls unit as well with a long headphone cable extension. But I have since switched them over to a wireless unit.
@ESANANIKONE6 жыл бұрын
Love the combined câble :)
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
The rolls has monitor input, Mic input and mix thru which one of those I need to plugin to the mixer in order to hear the mix?
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Monitor input. The mic input can be used to run another Input like a microphone in. That would then giving you control over a monitor mix AND a microphone. The mic through is to allow you to plug a microphone in and then out again to your main console.
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall How about if you are drummer and play with metronome?
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
You can run the metronome into the mic input on the rolls box. My drummer used to use a metronome app on his phone. I got him a 3.5mm to xlr cable and he ran that into the rolls box. That gave him two inputs and control over both.
@thangliancin38466 жыл бұрын
Matt Randall As a drummer do u think I need to do something with Mic Thru?
@danabarnes47515 жыл бұрын
I hope that not noticing to turn on the front end was a once-in-a-lifetime thing! LOL that must have been some loud stage volume! Cheers
@spellerlittlewing7 жыл бұрын
Very great work
@stephenmangar52317 жыл бұрын
Excellent job
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Mangar thanks Stephen. What in ear set up do you run? Or still looking at options?
@live-the-truth7 жыл бұрын
Another excellent pair of inexpensive in-ears I found are the KZ ZS3. They run about $15, have detachable cables, and you can buy clear upgrade cables (that supposedly also clear up the sound a bit more, smooth out the high, and reduce some of the bass) for under $10. Here's an in-depth overview I found on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/5cevkl/happy_with_the_kz_zs3_review_and_comparisons/. I found the KZ ATEs a while back, which sound pretty close to my $300 JBL studio monitors to my ears, and have fallen in love the KZ brand since then. Thanks for an awesome video mate! (^_^) I'm glad you pointed out the Rolls PM50s. I was going to settle for the Behringer MicroMon, but the Rolls one is smaller, still has the the 3.5 jack, and probably has better audio quality.
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Live the truth excellent tip on the earphones. I'll check them out! Rolls make awesome stuff.
@joemartin84967 жыл бұрын
that was really helpful. thanks
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Joe Martin great! Thanks
@duncanhazlewood80457 жыл бұрын
Helpful video. Thanks!
@MattRandallProductions7 жыл бұрын
+Duncan Hazlewood thanks duncan
@steviebleu6 жыл бұрын
I used the same set up but bought 14.00 blue tooth box bout an inch long it uses 3.5 mini input plug it into the monitor amp and then you can either buy cheap bluetooth wireless ear buds or you can buy 2 of the same bluetooth boxes on amazon 14.00 ea plug one into your monitor amp use the 2nd one connected to your wired ear buds but you'll have no wires hanging down your back ether way,
@MattRandallProductions6 жыл бұрын
Hi Stevie. You don’t have any issue with latency over Bluetooth? I get really bad latency using hi end Jaybird Bluetooth earbuds on my iPhone.
@junejhunkie5 жыл бұрын
I have mixed a gig inside a small’ish bar and the band was so loud that I couldn’t hear the mains to notice they were not use. Lesson learned.