OT IN EAR MONITORS

["Rick Walker" <looppool@cruzio.com>]

After a recent discussion with Looperlative inventor, Bob Amstadt,  I'm 
seriously thinking
about investing in a pair of IN EAR MONITORS.

I know next to nothing about this subject in terms of
1) what's out there
2) what's out there that is inexpensive yet still mainting high quality
3) if there are any particular bargains (like the FCB 1010 Midi foot 
controller is.........with a lot quality at an amazingly low price)


The elements I'm interested in purchasing are:

1)  IN EAR MONITORS
2)  A WIRELESS SYSTEM to amplify them
3)  A SMALL HEADPHONE MIXER THAT WILL LET ME MIX MY OWN SOUND against the 
sound of whoever I"m playing with


Would you all please help me out and let me know your recommendations for 
all of these things?

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What Bob pointed out, and the reason that I"m suddenly very, very 
interested 
is that with a conventional mix,  one frequently needs to
hear one's own mix a little louder than the person(s) they are playing 
with. 
What occurs is that with a shared single monitor feed
(which becomes necessary if one wants to utilize all of one's available 
AUX 
sends on a typical mixing board for all the signal processing we use)
If you turn up so that you are audible,  you are too loud for your 
partner(s) and frequently,  for the house mix.

With the use of a small headphone amp and either wired or wireless in ear 
monitors,  Bob told me that he is able to take one feed from the
board and then his own personal feed and adjust it to whatever volume he 
is 
comfortable with.

Additionally, this eliminates all of the monitor bleed into one's acoustic 
mic loops (a huge problem in using more than a couple of loops live for 
me).

Additionally,  because they are 'in ear',  Bob said that you don't have to 
kill yourself with volume.............you can just choose whatever volume 
you
need.

The last gig I did with my brother (looping for a political fundraiser? 
how cool is that?)
I kept having a hard time hearing the detail I needed out of my percussion 
loops and yet I know that I kept frustrating him with volumes that tended
to be over the top and dominating.

What are your experiences with this concept.   Other than 
price............is there any downside to it all?

Thanks for your experience in advance
and HAPPY NEW YEARS everyone!!!!

Rick Walker
aka looppool
www.looppool.info
for video work and abstract electronica
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