Almost all of my venues are small to medium size rooms with carpet, drapes, the usually things found in a normal room. I have to venues I play that are a real challange soundwise. The floors are wood - all the room surfaces are hard and the rooms are "very noisy". The problem is I can't hear what I am playing without turning up the volumn which creates an uncomfortable listening level for the audience.

I need to figure out how to resolve the problem. I thought about using headphones but then I would not be able to monitor the sound going out to the audience. Any suggestions are welcome.

Hammer