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Help with choosing a Floor Monitor
Help with choosing a Floor Monitor
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Lonesome Harpman
14 posts
Mar 20, 2011
8:28 AM
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Now that I'm gigging with the Super Sonny,I can hear my harp well, most of the time. What I need your help with is hearing harp, vocals, and sax played through the PA. The Guitar players get louder and louder on each song in the set(no kidding),our sound guy sucks at setting up floor monitors. I want to take control. Any opinions,suggestions on a how I can remedy this? I have a QSC2450, a mixer, and an old Shure mixer and power combo. Or should I just get a powered monitor and run the mixer output in?
Last Edited by on Mar 20, 2011 2:03 PM
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MrVerylongusername
1627 posts
Mar 20, 2011
1:00 PM
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For a small band running their own PA, I think powered wedges are the way to go. Saves unnecessary gear humping. The Power amp you have is 1200 a side right? sounds a bit overkill for a pair of wedges.
I find anything over 12" increases feedback problems -bottom end tends to get lost in the stage noise anyway. 10" or 12" drivers are fine, but a separate horn for the top end helps the trebles cut through.
Something with good EQ built in would be preferable as it can help you tame any feedback.- a graphic is better than 2 band EQ (as long as you learn to set it properly; no "smileys")
The ability to drive a passive wedge from the powered one will save you some cash if you need two monitors.
Many powered top cabs are shaped so as to allow them to be used as wedges, but the opposite is not always true of powered monitors. That might give you a bit more flexibility. Moulded plastic cabs are much lighter - I don't know about you, but at the end of a gig, humping everything into back into the van, little things like that make all the difference.
A soundman that can't handle monitors? Why do you hire him then?
Sounds like you need to have a serious discussion with your guitarists too. If they tell you they can't get their tone at low volumes, tell them to buy smaller amps. A 50W combo is more than enough for most gigs: you'll lose repeat bookings if you're too loud.
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LittleJoeSamson
527 posts
Mar 20, 2011
2:03 PM
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A nice wedge 2 X 10 that you could set in front ( AND, lets the loud gits hear how loud they are ) would likely solve most of the moise issues. A hotshot would be good for you to hear yourself, but might leave the rest of the band cranked.
Course, you could have a practice session where you introduce the song with just vocals, sax, and harp. Maybe even do one where guitars re not even in the mix. Your mates might get the hint.
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