Sennheiser EW-135 And EW-172 Wireless And Behringer Mixers--The Live Set-Up Of Phoenix/NEBULIN

September 17, 2007
Phoenix/NEBULIN

If there is a band lurking in the musical nether-world that is South Florida poised to break out to national success that band might be Phoenix/NEBULIN. The band is promoting their second CD and recently finished the music for their third record--which should be out in 2008.

"A remix CD containing some remixes off both of our previous albums (DISTANZA and MERIDIAN) has been completed," says Armando Doval, guitarist, keyboardist and programmer in the band. "It also has a few covers we recorded in the past including Don't You Forget About Me and Shebop , also some rare acoustic live performances. This remix cd is called Lunacy and we will probably release it on CD BABY and have it for sale at P/N live shows by the end of this year."

Live, the band takes special precautions to preserve their sound.

"We basically sub-mix all our sound to compensate for a sound guy that might not know our style and sound that well. There's a lot of elements to our music and I really want the audience to hear the best possible mix," says Doval. "If I know the sound guy, I may let him mix us completely, but 90 percent of the time we sub-mix guitar, bass, keyboards. Vox and drums are the only separate lines."

They use a Behringer RX1602 Pro 16-channel mixer. The band picked the Behringer for the price and the features. This is something you hear frequently with regard to Behringers--musicians do not necessarily do cartwheels about the company's mixers but they not their value for the price and the fact that they work, are reliable and have more than enough features to get the job done.

"So far I have had no issues with this mixer. I love the fact that I can send the aux output through the headphone out if I choose to," says Doval. "I do this to send my drummer a mix of Bass and Keys while the main outs that include Guitar ,Keys,bass go to the house system."

When it comes to live microphones Doval is unequivocal.

"Sennheiser rock. I love their look and performance. This seems to be the best wireless mic you can buy for under $550.00," says Doval. "I worked at Guitar Center in the past and learned a lot about all the Pro Audio equipment including all the wireless mic selections. The EW-135 seems has never failed us Live. The battery ran out sometimes in the middle of a show, but that's my fault for not using Energizer or Duracell constantly."

Like the Behringer mixer Doval says he has had no problems with the EW-135 and would recommend it to any singer looking to go wireless. The band also use a Sennheiser EW-172 instrument wireless system.

"I feel that Sennheiser products are superior to most of their competitors. The EW-172 has worked great so far over 5 years," says Doval. "We love to run wireless guitars for the simple fact that it gives us a lot more freedom on stage and yet there is no sacrifice to our sound by using these products."

Keep an eye out for Phoenix/NEBULIN's new CD next year.

Patrick Ogle writes for Gearwire.


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