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IEM = In Ear Monitor ... that is?

EMI ... If you download concerts of groups you had at one time or another has hit this term a little bit barbaric. After reading this article, you will finally have a better idea of ​​what it can be.

You are aware I hope that when an artist wants to hear on stage (it avoids disasters phonic) it generally needs of foot baths, you know those big speakers at his feet (hence name), making him spread his instrument (or voice) upstream from the rest.

Bono IEM

The 'In Ear Monitors' are in fact equivalent, but live in the ear, which already allows first to hear the sound more precisely, and also not to be bothered by those big bathroom floor. For this, the signal goes wireless, or generally in FM Wide FM, with ranges of frequencies between approximately 500 and 900MHz. And this signal is for most artists it is not trappable encrypted with the proper equipment.

The only real drawback to this type of registration is the random quality that you can get. and as this is a return to an artist is different from the mix you hear in the room, you can have the presence of a click-track (basically a metronome for keeping in pace) and then predominance of one instrument over everything else.

EMI U2 with click track (source: private)

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Placebo IEM with predominant voice (source: private)

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EMI Radiohead with very balanced mix (source: private)

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Ultimately it is good to note that these recordings are rare to be released when the equipment is necessary to make it a relatively cost prohibitive for a beginner wanting to get started, but for those willing to invest a little there may be some interesting things to do.