Sidivan
Fractal Fanatic
I've decided that my current setup just doesn't allow me to hear everything that's going on when I'm dialing in tones, so I'm trying to decide on what to get for this purpose.
Options:
Adam A7's - I plugged into this babies at a local studio and it sounded fantastic. This seems like a good chunk of change for 1 purpose though. Obviously, this would help when mixing as well, but I do very little of that save for my monitor mix live.
Active Monitors (Fratomic, FBT, QSC...) - I could use these for both dialing in and playing/practicing for occasions where I can't go direct. Though, I prefer to use IEM's.
High End IEM's (Westone or Fidelity) - I'm unsure how flat these are. It would be almost ideal to upgrade both IEM's and have a solution for dialing in tones as well. My current Shure E3's are worthless when it comes to this issue because a tone that sounds good in them is WAY to bass heavy everywhere else. Has anybody had any luck doing any mixing/tweaking with IEM's?
I'm really wringing my hands over which option will be the best for my needs. I really just want something where I can dial in my tones and they translate well into a PA. If only I could convince the band to sit around for hours while we're all hooked up through the PA so I can tweak! My #1 priority is to sound good through the PA live.
Options:
Adam A7's - I plugged into this babies at a local studio and it sounded fantastic. This seems like a good chunk of change for 1 purpose though. Obviously, this would help when mixing as well, but I do very little of that save for my monitor mix live.
Active Monitors (Fratomic, FBT, QSC...) - I could use these for both dialing in and playing/practicing for occasions where I can't go direct. Though, I prefer to use IEM's.
High End IEM's (Westone or Fidelity) - I'm unsure how flat these are. It would be almost ideal to upgrade both IEM's and have a solution for dialing in tones as well. My current Shure E3's are worthless when it comes to this issue because a tone that sounds good in them is WAY to bass heavy everywhere else. Has anybody had any luck doing any mixing/tweaking with IEM's?
I'm really wringing my hands over which option will be the best for my needs. I really just want something where I can dial in my tones and they translate well into a PA. If only I could convince the band to sit around for hours while we're all hooked up through the PA so I can tweak! My #1 priority is to sound good through the PA live.