Handbook for Sound Engineers

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1413 Chapter 37 Personal Monitor Systems by Gino Sigismondi 37.1 Background..................................................... ...

1414 37.8.5.3 Keep the Limiter On............................................................. 1434 37.8.5.4 Pay Attention to Wh ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1415 37.1 Background The emergence of modern sound reinforcement systems for music in the 1960s brought ...

1416 Chapter 37 37.2 Personal Monitor System Advantages The traditional, floor wedge monitor system is fraught with problems. Pe ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1417 politely.) Unfortunately, it is not always quite that simple. Many factors can limit how loud a si ...

1418 Chapter 37 now sealed inside the ear canal, isolated from the micro- phone. With the feedback loop broken, it is possible t ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1419 37.3.6 Personal Control Perhaps the most practical benefit to personal monitors is the ability for ...

1420 Chapter 37 37.4 Choosing a System Given the personal nature of in-ear monitoring, choosing the right system is an important ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1421 Up to this point, it is assumed that the vocalists are able to agree on a mix of the vocal microph ...

1422 Chapter 37 stereo, if not multichannel surround, capabilities. While it may not be applicable to all situations, especially ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1423 and are difficult to try before buying since they are made specifically for one person’s ears. The ...

1424 Chapter 37 with the sleeves if they get lost, stolen, or are in need of repair. A final option, for users of the ear-bud ty ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1425 with dual-transducer design is one with a horn (or tweeter) for high-frequency reproduction and a ...

1426 Chapter 37 sends can also be used if separate mixes are desired. For bands that carry their own PA system (or at least thei ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1427 37.7.1.2 Club Level Bands—With Monitor Console At this point, a typical small format FOH console h ...

1428 Chapter 37 Only turn things up as loud as necessary, and resist the temptation to add instruments to the mix that can be h ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1429 The stereo image is restored in the receiver by adding the sum and difference signals to create th ...

1430 Chapter 37 the chance for feedback. Eliminating the floor monitor also eliminates the worst possible feedback loop. With th ...

Personal Monitor Systems 1431 audible sound reinforcement, but to re-create the vibra- tions normally produced by subwoofers or ...