Hey guys, my church is getting ready to buy alot of new stuff, speakers, sound system, etc... they gave me a big lump sum to do all of this. But there are a few things I would like some input on.
1. They've finally figured out that the glass does nothing... It was just reflecting the sound onto the back wall, and then IMO, amplifying it. So now they either want to build a room for the drums, or buy one of these;
I honestly have no problem playing in one of these, I would much prefer it over being locked in a room, but how effective do you guys think this would be? I have my personal kit and mics that I'm using, so they'll be coming through the system. The intended purpose is to cut the drums volume by at least 20%, even after the mics. I'm fairly tamed on the drums, and I do NOT want to play with hotrods or Ekits. So I'm compromising.
2. I'm wanting to move to an in-ear monitor system. I don't care to go wireless, I will have access to my own monitor mix via Ipad, meaning I control it myself, and EQ it or add effects as I like. So I'm looking at personally buying a headphone amp, and a nice set of headphones. Any recommendations? For the amp, I've been looking at the Presonus HP4. I really don't care how much I spend on the amp, I just want the smallest one, with the best quality. I don't need more than a few channels. For the headphones, I'm still undecided on whether I want in-ear buds or over-the-ear. But for in-ears I've been looking at the Shure Se425's, and over the ear; the Bose Quietcomfort 15's. I want good quality, as well as good isolation. The less ambiance, the better. Also, yes, I will be putting up room mics in several locations, I don't want to feel completely isolated. But I'm doing that for recording reasons as well.
Any advice, recommendations, or criticism is always welcome and appreciated.
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