Mixing FOH & Monitors for Don Toliver – LV1 Classic

Aug 28, 2025 | 47,841 Views

Watch how FOH engineer John Buitrago and monitors engineer Dennis Barnes mix rapper/singer Don Toliver’s 2025 arena world tour with Waves eMotion LV1 Classic consoles at both FOH and MON positions.

John and Dennis show their elaborate setup, their vocal and master bus mix chains, and how they deliver immersive in-ear monitor sound for Don Toliver and the other performers, using the eMo IEM expansion for LV1 consoles.

Video Chapters:

0:00 – Intro
1:11 – FOH overview
1:54 – FOH master bus chain
2:50 – FOH lead vocal chain
3:47 – FOH vocal FX
5:04 – Sharing inputs between FOH and monitors
5:40 – Mixing immersive in-ear monitors w/ eMo IEM
7:05 – Don Toliver’s in-ear mix
8:39 – MON setup
9:39 – Why John chose LV1 Classic

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