Understanding In-ear Monitors - Personal IEM rig and system breakdown

In this video, we take a tour of my own personal in-ear monitoring rig, and discuss why I'm using the stuff that I'm using, and what each component does.

0:00 Introduction

- IEM rig breakdown -
2:19 My IEM rig - as it exists today
2:35 Gator GRR-10L Road Case (10RU)
4:49 Furman PL PLUS C E 10A Power Conditioner
7:02 Sennheiser EW IEM G4 Wireless/In-ear Monitoring System
8:26 Behringer X32 RACK Digital Mixer
9:52 TP-Link WR902AC Router
12:38 Behringer S16 Digital Snake
14:40 ART S8 8-channel Microphone Splitter (2-way)
16:05 ART P16 16-channel Balanced XLR Patchbay

- Using the IEM rig in different performing environments -
20:10 Scenario 1 - No PA, no desk, no operator
23:09 Scenario 2 - PA and desk provided, no operator
27:29 Scenario 3 - PA, desk and operator provided
31:11 Scenario 3.5 - Compatible desks

34:13 Outro

[MographVideo]

There are a LOT of these videos out there. Yours I think is the best I've seen. VERY clearly presented with detail and knowledge, well done!!! Thank you!

[jee]

What a kick ass explanation of your system. It was clear, well explained, and the photos/diagrams were SO helpful! Thank you!!

[Wampe]

Again a great video about IEM and your rig. And again a phenomenal presentation of the scenarios. I'm really jealous :)

[yigitcihanoglu]

I almost watched all IEM setup videos on youtube and it is the best!

[Shred_Rocket]

Dude, what is great about this video is that you cover most base scenarios that I have encountered, especially doing fest gigs, with no time for setup and sound check. In this case, rehearse the setup with the band to ensure the setup and timeframe prior to the gig and it will make things much more apparent, making sure you have provided a stage plot with basic line feeds from your IEM closed system to the FOH engineer at least a few days in advance. Believe me, the FOH person will thank you for it.

[OhMyGardenRock]

Worked in studios for years and never had a clue about IEM. I want to take my band on stage and really really needed a quick and easy fix. Thanks for the awsome video, especially going through all the different scenarios.

Would love to see a video about integrating backing tracks etc.

[joelkeendrummer]

Hats off brother, awesome explanation for all scenarios.

[gpcrbb]

Hey man, great video !!! Probably the best out there to explain the different scenarios. We are thinking of building a very similar rig for our band and I was wandering why you do not use the Aux outs TRS as additional outputs for additional in ear stereo mixes ? Thanks for your help with that 🙂

[itaydobrin]

Great explanation, Excellent video! thank you

[littleprincess]

With the X32 rack and an S32, you don’t need the S16, the splitters, or patch panel, not to mention all the patch cables. . With proper routing, you can send 16 channels directly out to the S32 outs and still have your 8 xlr outs on the rack to use for monitor mixes. Less overall costs, less weight, and using scenes, configuration is a snap.

[DubSilenceTv]

Just thank you this video is so great for me who wanted to do the same thing with my band ❤

[briankita]

Very good video. My setup is very similar. I like the s8 since the splits are transformer isolated and you can't send a bad signal to foh. Instead of a patchbay, I have two 8 channel xlr to db25 connectors connected to the s8s, coming out of cabinet, then on site I connect long db25 to xlr snakes that connect to the stage boxes. The actual rack is only a 5u rack. But I do have to bring cables. Great job.

[mikegreenebass]

What an amazing set up you have. Great info. Thanks for posting

[dirtylittlesecrettheband]

Great Job mate!!… ❤ This is how you do it… 😎

[LunaSoturi]

Damo!!! Helpful vid! Been looking into building my IEM and wireless system

[girmadaniel]

Thanks for taking the time...we needed this

[steveburke]

Very nice presentation and very informative. Thank you

[AlanHamiltonAudio]

You might want to check that AES cable for continuity shell to shell with a DMM. My experience has been that that brand/type of connector doesn't actually make contact with the metal of the RJ45. Which means you don't get that secondary connection to ground (shell to ground, shell to shell) for the shield as is recommended for the X/M 32 spec.

[DebraAudio]

Hi Bro, I think you can test our stereo wireless IEM system (Debra Audio ST-102). Although it is simple, the noise floor and the stability of wireless signal transmission are well controlled. I think it can be used at a low price. A set of ST-102 is a good choice.

[TinoSchulz]

Nice Video. But remember that you can also utilize the x32 Rack's Aux outputs for additional InEars.