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I detest fan noise.
I've got my rack Helix (no fan) but had been thinking about a floor unit of some type - probably not a Helix as it is quite massive.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
I'm also finding Dynacabs much easier to decide on than wading through millions of IRs
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I’ve had the FM9 about 9 months now and it’s been mega. Absolutely love it. Sounded unreal (again) at rehearsal last night.
I have my AFX3 rack mounted, along with a Sennheiser EW G4 IEM unit (and an EW G4 wireless guitar unit). The IEMs have a stereo input, so I've normally taken stereo AUX outputs from the mixer, and controlled them via the mixer app.
However, the originals band I am in are using house PAs and mixers, with the house sound engineers. I need to be able to hear the guitar and vocals more; so I'm trying to figure the easiest way to manage this.
First thought was to just have OUT2 going in to the inputs of the G4 IEMs.... but that would just be guitar. Second thought involved using a couple of FRFR speakers as a backline, to increase the guitar volume in general (as every gig I've played has resulted in the guitar sounding quiet from videos etc.).
Is it just going to be easiest to say that I need stereo aux outs from the mixer, direct to the IEM unit? How does everyone else manage this?
https://youtu.be/gleMXUyiVeY
Basically, yes. As per the above. Our desk will happily do 7 stereo pairs of monitors.
Some venues won't have stereo feeds going back to stage though, so it can get tricky.
If no stereo monitor mix is available, what you *could* do is take the mono feed from the wedge, and run that into the AFX, send that to the same output as your IEM's and enjoy stereo gtr on top of mono band. That's assuming the wedges are active boxes, mind, and you can just steal the monitor feed. You'd probably need to convert to 1/4" jack, too.
Either that or just set your IEM transmitter to mono, take the house feed and just have it all up the middle in your ears.
Not sure which is preferable, really. You gain stereo guitar in your ears, but more faff for sure.
Honestly, it's going to be down to the individual venue/house system, really.
You also can’t depend on the house PA having enough Aux/monitor channels to give you a personal mix.
The video above gives a fifth way.
The White Atom is infinitely more usable than the Fuzz Face in the Fractal, for my needs, so that's in use at the moment. Everything else is complementary and by no means taking away from the counterparts in the unit, I love and fully use the corresponding FX in the Fractal, often!But my pedals are always in use too.
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I can’t get on with Dyna Cabs at all, I’ve tried…but they are just not very good in my opinion and I feel they are a knee jerk reaction to what L6 released in last update - daren’t say that or I’ll get lynched ;-)
I hope they get better with time but for me a good Legacy IR beats them hands down - all of the ambiguity is taken out of the “tweaks” required philosophy and you are just left with worrying about Hi/Lo cuts!
The Legacy IR’s too have a bit more output in them so they come alive quicker (if that makes sense) and that could be a factor here?
Ive even tried at gig volume - and there was a marked difference with the same preset DC vs Legacy.
Oh well, at least the Cliffians get a chance to untwist their knickers..
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View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
I probably just need time with Dyna Cabs, tweaking mic positions is not something I have time for at a soundcheck and using an IR that has a lot of that already catered for is easier. It’s like the whole deep dive thing - great if you have the time..
and yes, I know I don’t have to use them..but my question was what/why am I not getting them if they are supposed to be the next big thing? - it’s a simple ask, and from what I saw last night, nobody has actually answered that yet as they still reeling in the fact that I have stuck my head above the trench and actually called out that I’m not that struck on the new shiny shiny..
Like you I think that Dyna Cab is a response to what other suppliers are doing. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and I think that Fractal have done it quite well.
Personally I find Dyna Cab useful. I know how I like to mic up a cabinet. It’s easier to simulate that by moving dots on a screen than by auditioning thousands of IRs trying to work out how the supplier positioned the mics. Yes, if I had the time and the ears I could get a “better” result.
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I agree though, and commented as much - it's great to have options, but I (for now) prefer my go-to IRs.
It's a VERY strange place over there; the only reason I still tend to visit is for Leon's insights. All the other experts can jog-on, as far as I'm concerned.
Also, it's not just The Cult of Cliff who are problematic there; there's a certain ex-member from here who keeps stalking and harassing me. All a bit sad, really.