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Re: Replacing an analogue snake and analogue mixer

Thanks for all of the replies. This isn't going to be a comprehensive response to all of the points made. However... Having watched Youtube videos from Scan and Andertons about the Allen & Heath Qu-5: I've become a lot more optimistic about how volunteer operatives may fare with the learning curve ...
by ian2Thu Jun 12, 2025 11:59 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: Replacing an analogue snake and analogue mixer Replies: 21 Views: 670

Replacing an analogue snake and analogue mixer

I'm seeking feedback on a possible way of eliminating some of the following issues that my church is experiencing with our current PA equipment: Our analog snake is vulnerable to less than scrupulously careful handling. The main multicore has acquired twists and is becoming increasingly difficult to ...
by ian2Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:18 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: Replacing an analogue snake and analogue mixer Replies: 21 Views: 670

Re: How can I get monitor mixes using this stage box?

Last night I heard from my wife that the snake was purchased and gifted to the church by a church member. I think that was probably about five years ago, so very much after your time with us, Mike.
by ian2Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:25 am
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Re: How can I get monitor mixes using this stage box?

Thanks to all those who have replied - I have learned a lot! I recall that in the late 2000's we did have some XLR-to-jack converters. I'll have to have a look to see whether we still have them, and whether they are gender changers. For the record: Two of the Phonic MM1002's channels have combi ...
by ian2Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:37 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: How can I get monitor mixes using this stage box? Replies: 10 Views: 958

How can I get monitor mixes using this stage box?

Because I was to be co-leading our sung worship at church today, I wanted to have a monitor mix of my electro-acoustic guitar, the main singer's vocal and my vocal. In an earlier thread, Shocks from mic , I described a past approach of mine to achieving a similar goal. On that occasion I'd wanted to ...
by ian2Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:00 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: How can I get monitor mixes using this stage box? Replies: 10 Views: 958

Re: Upgrade from TV speaker

LS3/5a? The plot thickens. I have a pair, made by Chartwell, and used with my now departed hi-fi until I got married 10 years ago. I was planning to put them back into service when my step-sons grew out of boisterous playing. Then along came my son who, now nearly seven, is no stranger to boisterous ...
by ian2Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Upgrade from TV speaker Replies: 22 Views: 1232

Re: Upgrade from TV speaker

I don't really have a budget in mind, although the sub-£100 price for a pair of the Eris 3.5BT monitors puts them at a level where the impact on the bank balance might go almost unnoticed. Genre-wise, I don't need sub-bass. I tend to listen to rock, pop, prog, indie. I don't tend to listen to dance ...
by ian2Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:40 am
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Upgrade from TV speaker Replies: 22 Views: 1232

Upgrade from TV speaker

At the moment the only permanent sound source in my lounge is a TV, and I'd like to make a modest investment that will give me more engaging audio. My researches a while back indicated that a pair of studio monitors would be a better bet than a soundbar. Although I haven't auditioned a pair, I'm ...
by ian2Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Upgrade from TV speaker Replies: 22 Views: 1232

Re: Shocks from mic

Last night, I found that with either a TS or TRS cable plugged into the wedge monitor's LINE input (thanks for that great tip, Wonks!) , I found that there is continuity between the S (sleeve) and the wedge's mains socket's earth pin. (Please therefore disregard my now apparently obviously incorrect ...
by ian2Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:00 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: Shocks from mic Replies: 21 Views: 4612

Re: Shocks from mic

James - Unlike the guitar-oriented GI100, the Behringer DI100 has two input sockets; a 1/4 inch jack AND an XLR. You can see them both here: https://mediadl.musictribe.com/media/PLM/data/images/products/P0062/2000Wx2000H/DI100_P0062_Other1_XL.png I got out my multimeter at lunchtime. There was no ...
by ian2Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:21 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: Shocks from mic Replies: 21 Views: 4612

Re: Shocks from mic

Thanks for everyone's inputs so far. We were back to a more typical set-up for today's service. However, before we started: I used a newly purchased T.I.S. 1005 socket tester (no-one in the UK seems to have stock of the Martindale's near equivalent EZ165, at present) to confirm that three green ...
by ian2Sun Jul 03, 2022 10:12 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: Shocks from mic Replies: 21 Views: 4612

Shocks from mic

On Sunday my wife reported feeling a tingling electric shock when her lips touched the mic into which she was singing at church. The setup was somewhat different from usual. Rather than me playing electric guitar and being led by our usual worship leader, with his vocals and all-singing keys (which ...
by ian2Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: Live Sound | Performance Topic: Shocks from mic Replies: 21 Views: 4612

Re: Give your keyboards some personality, add pedals.

I'm intrigued to hear some heavenly samples... :)
by ian2Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:19 pm
Forum: Keyboards + Synthesizers Topic: Give your keyboards some personality, add pedals. Replies: 44 Views: 1892

Re: Unexplained latency in Cubase

There is a button that might do what you're after. It's explained here https://steinberg.help/cubase_pro_artist/v9/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/vst_instruments/vst_instruments_constrain_delay_compensation_c.html" target="phpbbpopup Thanks for the pointer - just what I needed! It seems curious that I ...
by ian2Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:56 am
Forum: Windows Music Topic: Unexplained latency in Cubase Replies: 11 Views: 2463

Re: DAC with headphone amp

To close the thread (digressions aside, possibly): JDS Labs don't seem to have an affordable DAC+amp combo in their current product line any more. I ordered the Topping DX3 Pro LDAC - it is expected to arrive a week or two into January. I'll use it for recreational listening (likely often using ...
by ian2Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:28 am
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: DAC with headphone amp Replies: 27 Views: 2075

Re: DAC with headphone amp

Anyone with input on the above? (Christmas is coming, and this goose (who puts getting fat down to working from home since March) is getting towards the point of tossing a coin!)

Ian
by ian2Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:05 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: DAC with headphone amp Replies: 27 Views: 2075

Re: DAC with headphone amp

Thanks to the above input and further researches I'm now thinking as follows: I'd like a combined DAC + headphone amp, for the convenience of requiring a single power supply and being able to move it between rooms a little more easily. Because I want to be able to enjoy the benefits of my Sennheiser ...
by ian2Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: DAC with headphone amp Replies: 27 Views: 2075

Re: Unexplained latency in Cubase

Wonks wrote:Always worth running latency monitor to see if anything else in the background has suddenly decided to hog the processor (maybe after a WIndows update?).

Noted - thanks, Wonks.
by ian2Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: Windows Music Topic: Unexplained latency in Cubase Replies: 11 Views: 2463

Re: Unexplained latency in Cubase

Although I believe I had previously disabled all of the plug-ins to see whether one or more of them were creating the issue, I've now removed all of them - and the monitoring/VST responsiveness is back where I need it to be :-) Many thanks, Elf! This lesson begs two questions: 1. Can Cubase give any ...
by ian2Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:00 pm
Forum: Windows Music Topic: Unexplained latency in Cubase Replies: 11 Views: 2463

Unexplained latency in Cubase

On a couple of projects recently I've found that my DAW, centered around Cubase 10.5.20, has got itself into a state in which there is an unexplained component of perhaps 50 ms or 100 ms within the round-trip latency. This is profoundly evident when doing either of the following: 1. When tracking a ...
by ian2Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:19 pm
Forum: Windows Music Topic: Unexplained latency in Cubase Replies: 11 Views: 2463

Re: DAC with headphone amp

Apologies for having omitted some retrospectively obvious points - I rushed my original post during my lunch hour! For recreational listening I'd like to be able to listen to audio that comes from the source via USB. Example sources would be a Windows PC or a Moto G4 phone (Android). I believe the ...
by ian2Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: DAC with headphone amp Replies: 27 Views: 2075

DAC with headphone amp

I'm interested in buying a DAC that has a headphone amp, and am looking for some pointers. I have a couple of use cases: 1. High-fidelity reproduction of music for recreational listening. Although, with the modest gear I currently have I prefer my Grado SR60e headphones to my considerably more ...
by ian2Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:13 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: DAC with headphone amp Replies: 27 Views: 2075

Re: Troublesome PC digital chatter picked up by electric guitars

Result, I think :bouncy: - on Sunday I opened up the case and measured the resistance between the bare metal of the case and various screws that I figured ought to be connected to ground. Generally the resistance was indicated to be about 0.4 Ohms but in one or two cases it was rather more - in one ...
by ian2Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:32 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: Troublesome PC digital chatter picked up by electric guitars Replies: 25 Views: 1563

Re: Troublesome PC digital chatter picked up by electric guitars

I wanted to see what happened when the UR242 interface was used with my old PC, but Yamaha/Steinberg don't have a UR242 driver for Windows Vista or Windows XP. After going into Cubase I paired things down to just this: [*] PC (Dell Optiplex 3060), connected only to the mains, i.e. with no monitor ...
by ian2Thu May 28, 2020 8:03 am
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: Troublesome PC digital chatter picked up by electric guitars Replies: 25 Views: 1563