Beginners Guide to In Ear Monitors

This is a beginner's guide to in-ear monitors. We will go over what they are, why to get them, gear needed, setup, scanning, recommendations, and more. This is part 1 of 4 of a series I will be doing on in-ear monitors. When the next videos are available, I will post them down below.

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0:00 - Intro
0:36 - What Are IEM's
1:01 - Why Get IEM's
2:22 - Components & Setup
2:54 - The Transmitter
5:48 - The Receiver
6:47 - Earbuds
7:53 - Scan for the Best Channel
9:37 - Wired IEM's
13:31 - IEM Drivers Explained
14:42 - Recommended Earbuds
15:41 - Recommended Wired IEM
16:14 - Tips & Tricks

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◆ SHURE PSM300:

◆ XVIVE U4 Portable IEM:

◆ PHEYNX PRO PTM-10 (Budget Friendly) ◆

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◆ SHURE - SE245CL ◆

◆ CCA - CA4 DUAL DRIVER IN EAR EARPHONES (only $20 😱) ◆

◆ CCA - C12 IN EAR EARPHONES (6 Drivers) ◆

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◆ BEHRINGER - POWERPLAY P2 ◆

◆ BEHRINGER - POWERPLAY P1 ◆

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◆ EBL - RECHAREABLE 9V BATTERIES ◆

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[BoWeber]

dude. I can tell you spent so much time organizing your youtube channel. it's amazing I cant imagine how many hours it's taken you to shoot and edit all this, then find links for the products, etc. Unreal. Props to you man.

[crespo]

I am
An extreme beginner drummer and I can’t even tell you how long I’ve been searching for this type of explanation. Thank you!!!! New subscriber

[davidsebastiangarcia]

Dude your videos are amazing and your content is under appreciated. You are thorough and insightful, from the way you present the information to the intentionality on the details. As a new band, we need people like you to help navigate us as we try to grow and bring an exceptional concert experience.

So, seriously, thank you. You have gained a new fan and supporter.

[donkalil]

Excellent introduction! I've been using my in-ears for several years. I have the Shure SE215, single driver, which works fine for my needs---can still hear the click and get an even balance of the entire band's sound. I use these IEMs successfully with 3-piece and 10--piece groups. If these die, I may go to a 3-driver version. But it is definitely nice not to have a floor monitor blaring in one of my ears all night. And, as a drummer, if one plays with a click, in-ears are definitley a must! My after-show ear-ringing is virtually non-existent. Wish I had used IEMs earlier in life!

[jamesholmes]

So impressed with your presentation! Informative and "to the point." Great budget info as well. You've done an excellent job and this will be appreciated by so many to be sure! Thank You!

[The_A_Cast]

I love my IEMs! I don’t sing but I have a system I use when I do videos to monitor my voice and whoever else I’m recording with. Also for reaction videos and interviews.
Whoever invented IEMs is an absolute GENIUS!

[marekcieszewski]

After trying IEMs a coupla times, for me, wedges are dead and decomposed. It’s hard to convince certain hard core types though, they’re cemented to that wall of gear look of the past decades. They think it impresses the audience and I’ve discovered that the audience doesn’t know the first thing what’s on that stage and what does what, might as well load it with a wall of cardboard dummies (I hear there are even companies that make ‘em) let alone shlepping them from the truck up the stage and back after a murderous gig (or paying extra roadies who’ll knock the hell outta them when you don’t look). I’ve talked to many people from the audience and the only ones that care are fellow-musician, your competition (they wish you had more), or ex-musicians. Thank you, Scott!

[Light-zuys]

Just starting to build up my own monitor system (so that I won’t have to only rely on venues and on-set engineers) and this helps a lot!! Thanks so much!

[Massygo]

So now with the new Quansheng HAM radio (walkietalkie) you do can listen in to those frequencies. Go and check brand that i'm bringing up. Same thing for the Baofeng HAM radio, those can receive and send on the use frequency.

[friendfacemcriffhard]

Thank you very much for making this series! Very informative and easy to understand for a beginner like me.

[PeatyR]

I know this is an older video but I have to say thanks for all your efforts. I'm working on setting up a portable IEM rig and all vids have been a tremendous help! I have a practice space for my wife's band. Now that I've retired, I wanted to get more into the sound part. With the help of a local sound engineer / performer, I've just put together a portable IEM rig. I'm currently learning the software part of the mixer, A&H Qu-SB setting up separate mixes. I started with the Phoenix Pro PTM-33 with everyone on the same mix, things are coming together. Your videos are very well done, easy to understand and full of practical help. Thanks for the inspiration :)

[kdub]

Really good job of breaking the subject down, with great examples and explanations. Much appreciated! 👍

[jasonkrohmer]

Great channel Scott. I one issue with this post. As a drummer I use a Behringer P1 with Westone triple driver in-ears because it can be set up for stereo, as well as mono. I power my P1 with a One Spot 9v power supply. However, it also has a 9v battery inside. I adjust my own mix wirelessly with an Ipad.

[lytleric]

Complete beginner here; in fact I just learned last week that in-ear monitor systems exist. (I play guitar at my church every Sunday, and our music director just added a drummer, so now with drums I can't really hear my guitar very well. So he tipped me off to IEMs.) My question, which is the whole reason I watched this video and didn't get an answer, is what is the differernce (if any) between an in-ear monitor specifically designed for music performance, and a regular set of earbuds I would use to listen to music on an iPod or phone or computer? I watched this video twice thinking I must have missed the answer to that, but still didn't get it. In other words, why would I get a dedicate in-ear monitor rather than use the regular Sony earbuds I already have?

[Adhd.energy]

Very helpful, very informative! 10/10 would recommend. I appreciate it friend :)

[reinhardtpienaar]

Excellent video and you really explained it in a thorough manner for someone who has no idea how IEMs work. Thank you!

[anthonycook]

Thanks, Scott. Excellent explanations, general information, and extremely helpful video🙌🏽

[sadmoomer]

love these videos. I watched many of these to help me narrow it down to the Shure PSM 300. Thanks Scott for making the decision easy after learning so much from your videos!

[GraemeSPa]

I've got some good advice from your videos on backing tracks, Scott. I teamed up with a singer and we went out with backing tracks that I have had for ages. I remixed them all as per your advice and find they sound so much better - no count in coming over the front. As a duo we play smaller venues and we live in a sun/sea/golf tourist zone. I bought in ears for myself with a Behringer wired belt pack but I'm having huge problems keeping out the ambient sound. We play in small bars packed with tourists who are not there to listen to music but to swap golf stories - consequently the "chatter" is loud - measured at 86dB on my app. I'm using the largest inserts supplied but I can still be put off by the drunken shrieks as harridans swap mildly funny lines. Once they get lubricated and we start to play up tempo, they get to dancing and it quietens down a little. I need to be able to hear the track and my guitar and I already have hearing problems so I need to keep the volume down in my ears. I joked about going out in closed back studio cans, but my missus reckons I'd look like a twonk. I don't care what I look like - I need to hear to be able to play well. Have you ever tried playing Sultans Of Swing by feel? I have no idea how to improve things.

[TheSkinnyshowATL]

Excellent, video my friend. I know nothing about in ear monitors, so I’m going to try to figure out how to get it done. Thank you so much.