How to create an in-ear monitor setup?

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The wired systems will only work if you stand in one place. Will that work for you?

 

Economic wireless = Carvin

As for a mixer, anything with a headphone jack should do.

 

Sticky for IEM basics please.

 

I run a Rolls PM-351 with homemade 20' dual instrument/headphone extension cable.

 

No, it's only one input and I suggest something with two or more inputs because you might wind up mixing in more than just bass.

Something like this...
Alto Professional - ZMX Series > ZMX52

or this...(more channels)..
Alto Professional - ZMX Series > ZMX52

I use this...
Alto Professional - ZMX Series > ZMX122FX

The first two units are under $100 at Guitar Center.

 

It has three inputs. I use one for my bass and one for my vocal mic. I get sufficient ambient sound from the bleed. A third input could be used for a signal coming from the board.

Any "good" headphone/IEMs should work. I get decent results with Schosche IEMs and Comply isolation tips. I also have MEElectronics Sport-Fi M6s. They'd probably work for vocals but are somewhat lacking in the bass department.

 

Yes, from vocal mic bleed. The best solution would be to run a monitor feed into the third input.

 

I use the following for a headphone amp with limiter in my wired setup:

LD Systems 2-ch headphone amp €88
Headphone cable $8.00
Mono price xlr cables ($6-20)

Benefit of the LD amp is it has a limiter, which is really important, and it has 2 XLR inputs, so you can take one from your amp and one from the PA/monitor out. I had a X32 board at my last gig and used a y-splitter to take the sound, including my bass and get it in stereo. Very inexpensive, very flexible (DI vs. amp), very little space.

I did the separate mixer like GeriO, but found that most places I played did not have a digital board with a limiter, so I had to have a separate one, which was another $100 on eBay. The LD arrived from Thomann in 3-4 days, so overseas shipping was simple.

EDIT: forgot that I am alone in using IEM's, so I often do not have drums and guitar in the mix. I find that the drums and guitars, especially in a small setting, can be heard with enough clarity through the actual IEM's, that it isn't an issue. It is better when they are mic'd, but it is not essential IME playing small stages. You do get some of them in the vocal mic bleed, but even when the mic's are set low, you will hear them. I use 64 Audio A3's that have about 20db sound reduction, and I can still hear them well. When I had the X32, everyone was mic'd up and I used my iPad to blend levels, and no surprise, I didn't turn the guitars up much at all.

 

I only used it once live, but Ampeg SCR-DI did it for me! AUX in feed from the console and then just mix it with your bass

 

I use a Behringer P1 and Decibullz ear buds. I zip ties my instrument cable and the for cable for the P1 together so that I can move a bit. Its been a great system. Great sound and clarity. Makes going ampless even easier.

 

Westone UM30 for a bassist , most stock in-ears lose bass response .

Carvin Wireless EM900

Lotsa batteries

Good cables to the transmitter from the board.

Feed from a board which can run exactly the mix you need.

It has made me a much better singer, and I don't come home from a gig with my ears ringing .

 

Here's a crude picture of my setup.

 

I'd recommend saving your $ and buying something nice you can find preowned. The cheaper in war systems are usually mono and have gain and headroom issues. A used sennheiser or better Shure wireless is the way to go. As long as your bands board has enough aux's you're all set

 

Outstanding illustration.

Especially the Stingray!...