Hi guys this is my very first post and I could use some help. This might be a bit long so bear with me.
I've been drumming for quite a while now and have never really delved into mic'ing my kit, hooking up speakers/monitors or really anything audio tech related. I also have ADD so diving into this new territory is a bit overwhelming and exhausting due to my overanalyzing nature. My goal is to go into thorough detail of my equipment and what I want to accomplish, and hopefully get some much needed feedback. So here goes.
I currently play in a metal band, and we practice pretty loud in a small living room with a few acoustic treatments on the wall. I wear ear plugs or headphones at all times to protect my hearing but the sound is extremely muddy and I have trouble hearing my drum set, as well as the rest of the band. The other band mates seem to do just fine. I'm currently running a kick mic to a small speaker that belongs to my guitarist. I also have another dynamic mic that I haven't used yet but I plan to hook to my snare. I currently do not own any speakers, monitors or mixers. But I plan on investing in the near future.
I would like to invest in some sort of in ear monitoring system, or some stereo isolation headphones that allow me to hear my drums clearly while protecting my hearing. But this is where I get confused. I don't know which speakers I need, if I need a mixer or if I can just run my mics and my headphones straight into an amp. It's all very confusing to me. I'm just looking for the simplest setup to be able to hear myself and my band during practice. We also have a show coming up soon and I'm hoping to use whatever practice setup I'm using for the show as well. I'm also not opposed to just getting a pair of headphones that I don't have to run to any speakers or amps if I know that they will protect my hearing while giving me the best possible sound.
I hope that made sense. Any advice would be appreciated. I know I can't be the only one who gets completely overwhelmed with all the options that are out there lol.
*Edit: Also, is there a speaker that I can run my mics to that I can also run my headphones to? So that essentially the sound coming out of the speaker would also be coming through my headphones simultaneously?
I've been drumming for quite a while now and have never really delved into mic'ing my kit, hooking up speakers/monitors or really anything audio tech related. I also have ADD so diving into this new territory is a bit overwhelming and exhausting due to my overanalyzing nature. My goal is to go into thorough detail of my equipment and what I want to accomplish, and hopefully get some much needed feedback. So here goes.
I currently play in a metal band, and we practice pretty loud in a small living room with a few acoustic treatments on the wall. I wear ear plugs or headphones at all times to protect my hearing but the sound is extremely muddy and I have trouble hearing my drum set, as well as the rest of the band. The other band mates seem to do just fine. I'm currently running a kick mic to a small speaker that belongs to my guitarist. I also have another dynamic mic that I haven't used yet but I plan to hook to my snare. I currently do not own any speakers, monitors or mixers. But I plan on investing in the near future.
I would like to invest in some sort of in ear monitoring system, or some stereo isolation headphones that allow me to hear my drums clearly while protecting my hearing. But this is where I get confused. I don't know which speakers I need, if I need a mixer or if I can just run my mics and my headphones straight into an amp. It's all very confusing to me. I'm just looking for the simplest setup to be able to hear myself and my band during practice. We also have a show coming up soon and I'm hoping to use whatever practice setup I'm using for the show as well. I'm also not opposed to just getting a pair of headphones that I don't have to run to any speakers or amps if I know that they will protect my hearing while giving me the best possible sound.
I hope that made sense. Any advice would be appreciated. I know I can't be the only one who gets completely overwhelmed with all the options that are out there lol.
*Edit: Also, is there a speaker that I can run my mics to that I can also run my headphones to? So that essentially the sound coming out of the speaker would also be coming through my headphones simultaneously?
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