We have 2 systems. 1 for guitar/banjo and vocal. The other one for 2 keyboards, vocal and ipad. We have been try to connect them together so that everything goes through both systems. Have tried using ethernet lead to its own system then taking stereo jack lead from master out to opposite system but this tends to create an imbalance in the sound output. Not really with one system being louder than the other but more signals being louder via master out lead to opposite system. I have tried using aux out and fiddled about with the three settings on T1’s. I have managed to some degree in getting a reasonable sound but it doesn’t sound quite right. Also I’ve found that altering the channel volumes and gains upset the balance in certain settings. We generally set power stands and T1 master volumes to 12 o’clock central position. We are looking for some way to connect as double mono and to be able to adjust channel volumes or/and gain without upsetting the balance between the two. We have also tried putting them together between us and using them independently but the result is not hood and if you’re in a bigger room you need the spread. We are doing a big show in a couple of months and want to use them in conjunction with a 1k pa rig consisting of samson txm16 powered mixer, and 4 laney speaker tops and bottom Would be grateful if anyone can help with this please.
Hi gen_ii,
Basically, the L1® was designed to be used with one for each performer and with each sound source heard through only one L1®.
Here’s a video that give you more background on the concepts.
The L1® Approach and the History of Amplification.
Please read these articles Dual Mono.
Yes, you can wire them up as you’ve described, but they weren’t designed to be used that way, and unless you’ve got at least 20 - 50 feet between them you don’t get much more coverage.
Please check out the video and the articles. They explain the concepts better than I can.
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Hi gen_ii,
Where are you?
Hi I’m near Middlesbrough
Hi located near Middlesbrough
Hi gen_ii,
Thanks for your post and I hope you are enjoying your L1(R) systems.
Using two L1s connecting to a single T1 need not result in an imbalance of sound.
Connect one system to the T1 via the supplied ToneMatch digital cable. Then take a 6.3mm jack lead and connect from the T1’s analogue Master output (T1 back panel left hand side) to the second L1’s analogue input.
Importantly as the analogue input is a trim control it is able to boost weak signals which means that if you set the trim to the 12 o’clock position the output from the L1 connected this way will be louder than the one connected via the digital lead.
You should find that by setting the trim to between the 9 o’clock and 10 o’clock position the sound from both L1s will be in balance.
Because both L1 are receiving the same signal there can be some phase issues between the units so if you hear such artifacts move one of the L1s slightly away or at a different angle to the other. Experimentation is the key here as the room will affect the sound too.
With regard to using the L1s with an additional rig, more speakers does not always equate to a bigger sound. However, two ways of using both the L1s and the second rig spring to mind.
First, you could use a line splitter box (available from the likes of Studiospares) to split the Master output from you T1 two ways. You’d then take the two signals, feed one to the second L1 (as described above) and feed the second to a channel of the Samson mixer used for the second rig. Once connected you can just treat this as an ordinary signal feed.
The second option (and my least preferred) would be to connect everything to the Samson board and then run an auxiliary signal out from the board to feed your T1/L1s. The reason I like this route less is that you have lost the channel control offered by the T1.
I am based in the southwest of the UK but my colleague Colin Smith is based in Leeds and would be happy to help you any way he can. Colin can be reached via colin_smith@bose.com
Good luck and all the best,
Andy