FAQ's
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What are the benefits of the Hear Back personal
monitor mixer? |
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YOU
have Control Your Mix! More bass? Less drums? More me? Getting
the perfect mix can be a challenge. The Hear Back mixer puts
total control in YOUR hands. Performers know the mix can and
will change over the course of the night. With Hear Back simply
make real time adjustments for the mix you want! |
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No more
sign language required to the Control Room or FOH (Front-Of-House)
engineer. |
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FOH/Recording
Engineers can now spend time doing what they should –
making the mix/recording sound as good as possible. Thus greatly
reduces setup times, frustration, and insures everyone is happy.
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When using
in-ear monitors or headphones the stage volume can be greatly
reduced. This enhances the FOH mix by permitting the FOH engineer
to mix as though the act in a studio environment. |
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Greatly
reduce the following: |
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Stage
Clutter – less equipment means more stage space
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Trucking
Space – Small size, light weight, low power |
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Monitor
cost – Floor monitors and mixer are not required
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Stage
Volume – In-ear monitors help eliminate feedback
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AC
Power requirement |
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| 2.What
are the benefits of Hear Back & in-ear monitoring devices? |
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Lower
stage volume, resulting in a better FOH mix. |
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Better
mix on stage for the talent. |
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Real –
personal real time control (without sign language). |
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Less cargo
space |
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Very cost
effective |
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Reduced
chance for feedback |
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No engineer
required |
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Perfect
mix every time |
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You control
your mix |
| 3.What
are the best in-ear monitors for me? |
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In
ear monitors are like loudspeakers, one that has a relatively
flat response curve and makes your ears happy is the way to
go. Custom molded in-ear monitors are expensive, however, they
are more comfortable, afford better acoustic isolation and will
ultimately serve you best.
For users that can’t start off with the expensive models
of in-ear monitors we offer the affordable Hear Bud + Headset
as an entry level solution. |
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There
are a number quality custom and non-custom in-ear monitors from
several companies.
To name a few: Shure, Sennheiser, Westone, Phonic Ear, Garwood,
Ultimate Ears, and Sensaphonics. |
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Hear Back
works with all wired and wireless in-ear monitors. |
| 4.Can
the Hear Back be used with conventional floor monitor wedges? |
Absolutely! Professional level balanced line outputs are provided
for driving power amps or powered monitors. Additionally, the
mono line out can be used to power throne thumpers. Clark Synthesis
is one of the companies who make such a device. |
| 5.Why
doesn’t the Hear Back Mixer have EQ? |
If the talent equalizes their monitoring devices, (especially
in-ear devices) the resulting instrument EQ will be incorrectly
adjusted resulting in a less than desirable signal sent to the
recording engineer or front of house engineer. Example:
If the bass player is using a Preamp (without speakers) such
as a POD and were to add 10 dB of low frequency EQ to the
personal monitoring device, then adjustments to the preamp
bass control would be colored, thus sending a bad signal to
the engineer.
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| 6.What
if I need more than the stereo mix and six more me’s? |
You can parallel the stereo inputs (channels 1&2 on the
analog inputs) across multiple “master Hubs” giving
everyone the basic FOH or control room mix. Then simply route
the “more me” inputs desired to each master hub,
which permits a system of any size. See the large
system wiring diagram under hook-up
diagrams on our web site. You can easily realize system
sizes of several thousand mixers and as many “more me”
mixes as your console can provide. Also remember you have the
Aux input for another stereo mix giving you ten channels. |
| 7.What
is the HearBus? |
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The
hear bus is an 8 channel bus that permits digital audio to be
run over 500 feet of CAT5E cable. It is used to daisy-chain
hubs, to connect Extreme Extender ADAT In and Out to each other
or to the hubs. It runs at 12 MHz and is optically isolated
from the next hub preventing any possibility for ground loops.
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The Mixer
outputs on the hub are a combination of HearBus and power. The
mixer outputs can be run up to 200 feet. Each Mixer output is
short circuit protected in case a wire gets shorted to a single
mixer the remaining mixer connections are not affected. |
| 8.What
can I use the Hear Back Mixer Aux input for? |
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Drummer
click track, drum machine local input. |
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Local studio
or stage sub mix input, such as a keyboard mix, etc. |
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For those
who demand more control, the stereo out of a Hear Back mixer
can be sent to a second mixer Aux input, etc. |
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Returning
effects processors into a local mix without sending it to the
FOH or control room. See
hook-up diagram. |
| 9.What
if I use digital console(s) and want to implement multiple “more
me” inputs? |
Several digital console manufacturers have 16 channel sends
that may be routed to two different ADAT outputs. Simply connect
our Extreme Extender ADAT IN to the ADAT output of the console,
connect the HearBus output of the Extreme Extender to the 1st
master hub input and repeat to the second master hub input using
another Extreme Extender ADAT In to the second master hub. You
now have 12 more me inputs plus the stereo mix to feed up to
512 mixers. That’s 16 channels of audio from FOH or control
room to stage/studio over two CAT5E cables. Extreme Extenders
are not required if the connection is less than 10 meters which
is the ADAT optical length limitations. See
hook-up diagram. |
| 10.Are
the headphone amplifiers powerful? |
You bet! In fact, care should be exercised to prevent blowing
headphones, especially at low impedances below 100 ohms. The
mixer headphone amplifiers were designed to work across many
different loads and to have plenty of headroom to provide very
clean power. NOTE: Read the OSHA maximum recommended SPL ratings
to protect your hearing. |
| 11.Can
the HearBus or Hub Mixer output be split or "Y" connection
used? |
No. Every connection should be point to point because the signal
is controlled impedance operating at just over 12MHz. |
| 12.What
can I use the Extreme Extender ADAT IN and OUT for? |
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Extending
the limited 10 meter ADAT Optical signal an additional 500 feet,
using both the Extreme Extender IN and OUT. |
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Running
from a digital FOH console to stage using a single CAT5E cable
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Interconnecting
recording studios using the ADAT format. |
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The Extender
IN has a buffered output of the input for connection to local
devices, while the ADAT OUT has two ADAT outputs for distribution.
See hook-up diagram. |
| 13.Can
the HearBus or Hub Mixer output be split or "Y" connection
used? |
Simply email us
or call 020 8963 4790 and ask for Hear Technologies Tech Support.
We’re here to assist you! |
| 14.What
do I do if I need Service? |
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Call Stirling support on 020 8963 4790 and get an RMA number
– NOTE: This is required! |
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Package
the product in the original shipping box, or one that will get
the product safely to the factory, using large letters, write
the RMA number clearly on the box and send it to us. We are
not responsible for items damaged in shipment. |
| 15.Who
are the Hear guys? |
| Hear Technologies
is a brand of Quantum Technologies Inc., a company with many
years of experience in the audio industry. Our goal is to deliver
the BEST customer support in the industry and great products
at an affordable price. We are located in Cummings Research
Park in Huntsville, Alabama. |
| 16.How
does the Hear Back system compare to conventional floor monitors?
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Back works with conventional floor monitors, but when used with
in-ear monitors or headphones the following advantages can be
realized: |
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Smaller
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Less weight
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Less AC
power required. |
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Less stage
space |
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No monitor
console required |
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Monitor
Engineer optional (depends on venue size) |
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Less stage
volume and monitor back wash |
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Less cargo
space |
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More cost
effective |
| 17.What
powers the mixer? |
The mixers get digital
audio and power over the CAT5E cable - no wall warts are required.
Each Hub can power eight mixers. |
| 18.What
are the line outputs for? |
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Wireless
in-ear transmitters |
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Conventional
monitors |
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Wherever
line level outputs are desired |
If you have any
further questions, please contact us for
help. |
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