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monitor advice for one man band

  • 02-04-2014 12:50pm
    #1
    purerandom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭


    hi guys,
    i am a one man band, mic and guitar. pa system i have is the yamaha stagepas i400 (400 watts).
    i am pretty new to gigging and now realise the importance of a monitor, something i dont have.
    I play in small to medium sized bars and ever so often i have a gig where the bar is packed and i cant hear a thing so the monitor would have been a great help.
    Can someone recommend what kind of monitor i need....wattage\brand\ etc.
    if you can also point out what to avoid that would be great too.


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  • #2
    squelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭squelly


    Ive used a powered monitor 120W which is ideal for this. Powered monitors run off the aux 1 or aux 2 channel, or specific monitor channel feed depending on your mixer. (im assuming your using a powered mixer).

    Its a different set up for passive monitors which is usually outlined in the mixer manual if you happen to have one. I think power range from 100 to 150 watts is more than enough for the pub gig.
    You only need a fraction of the power going out Front of house (FOH) coming back at you.

    placement of the monitor is important to avoid nasty feedback. Placing it on the floor is best if you have room in front of your mic stand, with your mic raised at the standing position will prevent feed back. sound check your monitor with the PA speakers (FOH) off to give you an idea of the level you require. Then obviously turn on the FOH speakers and little should change in what your hearing.
    you can tweek the monitor level as the gig progresses if needed, i.e if the venue gets busier / noisier.

    hope that helps.


  • #3
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    I play a few solo gigs and use a Stagepas too, so I'm in the market for a monitor as well.

    Is there any particular one you'd recommend? Or are most of them OK?

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  • #4
    y2stevo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭y2stevo


    I Own a couple of different monitors,
    I filled in on a 2 piece gig at the weekend and I brought along a Yamaha dxr10 as a monitor, the other guy usually uses one of those musicstore 120w monitors,
    He couldn't get over the huge jump in sound quality from the DXR10, said he's never been able to sing and hear himself so easy before,
    I also own some Alto sxm112a monitors, They aren't in the same class as the yamaha but for lower volume stuff like acoustic pubs gigs they would do quite a good job and i'd have no problem using one. The yamaha comes into it's own when you need it louder.

    IMO the alto sxm112a is the cheapest powered monitor that I would consider, anything less and you might as well be throwing your money down the toilet :)

    If you're looking for advice on what to stay away from then I'd highly recommend staying away from the cheap musicstore/thomann brand stuff (The more expensive thomann/musicstore stuff doesn't look bad at all although i've not hear them)


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