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Sennheiser e835 vocal mic

@Al CodaAPC 650 UPS backup & surge protector. $91.99 at Staples. I have used this with my whole keyboard rig plugged into it. Has saved me twice now when the band had power interruptions. No, it isn’t a power conditioner, but that’s not what I needed. I only needed what this unit does and it does it very well.

Reading Jim Alfredson’s post really shocked me. Any band/ musician using a Kronos and doesn’t have it plugged into a UPS is not a pro act. Such a simple thing being overlooked is inexcusable to me. Yes, the Kronos was and still is a beast but the long boot time has been known forever and all but nullified with the addition of a $100 ( not even!) dollar UPS. I am not faulting Jim here, it wasn’t his keyboard, he was just using what was given to him as a sub keyboardist.

Dave Ferris, I was shocked when I heard how good my piano VSTs sounded thru the DXR8 mk11s. Like I said, they were almost studio monitor quality, especially at lower volumes. And yes, the QSC8.2s were backordered till who knows when. I narrowed my choice to the EV ZXA1 and these Yamahas. I am very glad I chose the yammies. Get them, you won’t regret it. One word of caution, at higher volumes there IS a noticeable hiss from these, I keep my volume at about 10 o’clock and they are quiet. It sounds like you won’t be playing at high volumes so you are good, but if you do hear hiss, back off speaker volume till it’s gone. I plug both stereo cables from my USB mixer (or interface) into input 1 L/R on one speaker, set volume to 10oclock, and use an XLR cable out of that speaker into the other one. Done.

I use two DXR8 mk11 s in my solo act. Love them. They are almost like studio monitors because of their flat response. And lightweight. You won’t have as much bottom end of course but I do goose the EQ and it helps. The FOH DSP setting on these is supposed to favor more bottom end, but at higher volumes you will miss some lows. My solo act is mostly piano based so not have the extreme lows really doesn’t affect my sound.

I’m not sure what the original poster is asking here? Bill5 already has a financial advisor, it is stated in his post. FWIW, Bonds have NOT been being the “stable hedge” they traditionally were and IMO are not where any retirees money should be put. But if we are talking about retiring in general, the correct mindset and planning for what you are going to spend your time doing AFTER you retire is really important. I know, I just retired 3 months ago.

Ok, picked up a pair of the Yamaha DXR8 mk2s, and they sound great. Acoustic pianos (VSTs)sound clear and uncolored. These speakers have 3 DSP EQ settings, one for FOH that boosts bass, one that is flat, and one that cuts bass (when using these as wedge monitors. I will be using these on speaker stands so will most likely use either FOH or flat setting. Nice handle and light enough for me. I think these will be keepers, thanks for the opinions

Delaware Dave, I ended up trading it in to music store for a pair of the DXR 8s. Thanks for the reply anyway

Gonna pick up a pair of powered speakers for a solo keyboard + vocal + backing tracks type setup for myself playing piano VSTs and singing 50s - 70s type popular songs. Right now the QSC 8.2s are sooo backordered ( Sept- Nov) so not gonna wait that long, I can get a pair of either of these right now ( but not in the store so can’t listen to them). Anybody have any recommendations of one model over the other? Also gonna try to trade in my PC361 towards this purchase. What’s a fair price for it ya think? Was gonna take $500 at the lowest.

Yes, gonna experiment with 100% mix thru Camelot and see how bad the latency is. Right now I’m downloading some free audio FX Plug-ins. EQ among them. I will report back with my findings for anyones reference. Really impressed with Camelot Pro so far. Works flawlessly. Very stable.

Actually, the more I learn about Camelot I do realize that yes, this can be done. Gotta download some free FX plugins and give this a try, thanks again !

Thanks Reezekeys, I will look at this option. Guess I’ll try a free plugin first. I’m still finding my way around Camelot Pro so I’ll have to figure out how to get the input 1 (mic) working separate from Camelot.

Yes, David R, I think some sort of simple effects unit/ pedal in between my mic and the audio interface makes sense, thanks, forgot about that. Gonna look at the TC helicon stuff but really want to keep it low cost, don’t need overkill.

Could use some advice/ suggestions on a solo setup. I plan to use Camelot pro on my PC laptop with a midi controller to read PDF charts and play backing tracks while I play the keyboard parts and sing. I plan to use a stereo (2 QSC 8.2s) sound system. All should work fine using an audio interface out to the 2 QSCs. My question is how best (and simplest) way to get a vocal mic with some reverb into this setup. If I plug the mic into one of the two inputs of my audio interface, it would be a dry signal ( no effects). Is my only option to buy a small mixer with built in effects? If so, what would y’all recommend? Any other ideas?

I owned an SL88 studio and returned it because the TP100LR action was too sluggish and stiff. I assume the SL73 is the same? Not sure. I know the Studiologic Grand 88 controller has TP40L which is MUCH better action. I just don't like the panel controls on the studiologic controllers