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Post subject: Silent practising
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:32 am
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Don't know if this has been talked about on the forum before but the band I'm in is looking for something like the Jam Hub to enable silent practising.

The Jam Hub seems a bit pricey. There is something else that might do the job though, the Behringer HA8000 8 Channel Headphone Amp.

Anybody got any views/experiences on the above kit or anything that is better with limited budget? ...and can it handle the bass frequencies ok?


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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:30 am
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Thanks for the info Bob, it looks good and comes at a good price - £28.

We're hoping to connect off the mixer desk's headphone output and connect to an amp that will fan out to a minimum of 6 headphones.

There's a lot of expensive kit out there that would, no doubt, do the job well but the AMP800 only costs about £50. We're not too fussy about getting a perfect sound so long as the amp delivers decent volume and is relatively noise (hiss) free.

I also take on board your point about decent headphones, a good point and I'll let you know what we decide to do and how things perform.


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if you are going for something with lots of options and super economical, get a Digitech RP 90. It can do just about anything with endless options for different tones and you can plug headphones into it. Lightly used you can get one for around $40-50

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Thx for the info BlackCatBone!

Hopefully the Behringer will arrive today and I can get testing it. :D


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Post subject: Re: Silent practising
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:08 am
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andy_uk wrote:
Don't know if this has been talked about on the forum before but the band I'm in is looking for something like the Jam Hub to enable silent practising.

The Jam Hub seems a bit pricey. There is something else that might do the job though, the Behringer HA8000 8 Channel Headphone Amp.

Anybody got any views/experiences on the above kit or anything that is better with limited budget? ...and can it handle the bass frequencies ok?


Hi Andy,

What the JamHub does that the Behringer can't, nor any other assembly of mixers and headphone amps is give each musician the ability to make a mix that's right for them and create a recording mix that can capture the jam ... all at the same time. The JamHub is like many mixers in one box, interconnecting.

Also, with a JamHub, you can add a remote for mixing from the drum kit. Otherwise if the drummer needs to make a change to his/her mix they need to stop the song or wait until the end.

Also, the JamHub is very high quality and can handle all frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz with no audio loss. And it comes with built in effects. It's simply designed to do what you're looking I think. As far as the cost, most people say the bang for the buck is terrific because of what it can do. For example, the BedRoom model has 15 audio channels + effects + 5 headphone amps + high quality mic preamps, etc. Of course value is very subjective.
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I hope that helps,
Steve (from JamHub)


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Gotcha! I was hoping to help out with how a JamHub is different than a mixer + headphone amp setup. Hopefully it's clear from our website, but sometimes I find a little extra info goes a long way in clearing up the confusion. :D

Have a great weekend,
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I don't have a problem with practicing kinda quiet.
But i am a real screamer when it comes to other things.


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OK, I'm not a drummer, but someone has to provide a rim shot after that one! :shock:


www.trommelyd.no there's a rim shot for you.

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knitgirl wrote:
I don't have a problem with practicing kinda quiet.
But i am a real screamer when it comes to other things.



....mmm...I wouldn't mind hearing some of that :)


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Thx everyone for your comments and info.

Tonight we connected up all the bits - guitar amps into the mixer desk into the headphone amp and into 6 pairs of headphones. A bit of tweaking here and there and all sounded good enough for a silent practise. The electronic drums and bass sounded good too.

So, for the cost of the headphone amp (£50) and some extra headphones (£20 each) we managed to get things up and running.

Next step is to connect up a Boss Micro BR and see how sound recordings go.

We're really pleased with the result because now we can get jamming anytime we like without upsetting any neighbours.

Well pleased! :)


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I guess I really silent practice old school as for years late at night I would never plug into anything and go till the sun came up.


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I don't have a problem with practicing kinda quiet.
But i am a real screamer when it comes to other things.


Mmmmmmm hmmmmmmm.......

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pbassbob wrote:
Hey Andy,

I feed mine with the line out from the Tascam 2488, and it works well - everyone can set their own volume to where they like it, and it sounds decent with a good set of phones (I use the Grado Labs SR80's).

When I'm mixing, I prefer to use monitors for most tasks, but I do run the track through the phones (via the Behringer) to check both the sound quality and the stereo field...i.e., just how far right or left should I pan that echo of the rhythm track.

Do let me know how it works out for you - I hope you're as pleased with yours as I am with mine!


Hi Bob...
We've now had a few sessions together using the mixer desk and the Behringer headphone amp and all is well. It's certainly sorted out the problem we had making too much noise. :)

I reckon if we had enough money to splash about The Jamhub would be the best solution by the sound of it, but there you go.....


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