Need a Sound Tech.
 

Anybody have any experience or comments on the "Hear Back System"

We are struggling to get everything dialed in.

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What is your problem? I have not used the Hear Back system but what are you having problems getting dialed in?

Doesn't everyone have their own monitor mix so they can dial it in the way they want it?

supposedly.....I'm usually the service leader so my sound is from a wedge monitor sitting next to the pulpit.

We are continuosly battling with hearing the bass. And while the sound man is only supposed to control the volume of the house mix each time he turns it down it effects the volume in the ear monitors.

So far I am not a big fan of the system.

What is feeding the signal to your hearback system? AUX out? Mono out? Y split from your main mix?

I'll get our sound man to post when he comes on later

He's a member here

I do my monitors simple.. Mains on the left channel and monitors on the left channel. That way we hear the same thing that everyone else does... if the sound man has a good mix for him, you should have a good mix also... I've been in churches where they mixed each monitor and personally didn't think it worked very well... everyone was trying to tell the sound man how to mix their monitor, it was a mess...

In theory that is a good idea. Rarely works though. I don't have a problem giving individual maon mixes. Most boards have at least 4 aux outs which allow for seperate mixes for say, musicians, singers, speakers, or preachers. in simple setups, the house mix is fine. In more complex, meaning more people and instruments, you have to have a seperate mix.

That is true. Having a monitor board is also the best way to control the monitors as opposed to running monitors from Aux off the FOH board.

A common problem is that lots of people run mains as left and monitors as right but you will never get a decent mix on mains or monitors doing that. I try to help churches where I am preaching with any sounds issues they have because it will help me while I am there and will help them when I am gone.

If you can't hear the bass, perhaps he has too much bottom in the house...