If I set my speakers may 4 or 5 feet to the rear of me off to either side maybe 15' to 20' apart will I be able to hear myself or will I need a monitor also? The band stand is about 3 feet off of the floor. This is my first solo gig in such a large facility with such a large platform.

If I decide to use my Rogue PA for a monitor and put it off to the side or behind me maybe a couple of 3 feet away, is this a castrophy waiting to happen with feed back?

Should I use the reverb and other settings from the Mackie and leave the settings on the Rogue flat? My Rogue is a 50 watt 10" speaker. My mains are Peavey TLS 15" with a Mackie 808S.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Boo

Boo,

You should be just fine. I play with this setup all the time. I actually have a 6:30 pm tonight at a festival. I position both my speakers behind me and towards the center of the stage. I hear myself very well.

Al

Boo,

I would use a monitor when the speakers are that far apart, especially if you doing vocals. Unfortnately, I just gave mine to a friend about six weeks ago, and I seriously doubt that he's ever use it. If you're going to use the Rogue for a monitor, make sure you keep the level low and use lots of bass to eliminate the possibility of feedback from your mic. Additionally, I wouldn't place it behind the rig, that's just disaster waiting to happen. Place it in front of you and if at all possible, face it up at a 30 to 45 degree angle. Less chance of feedback, better monitoring ability.

Good Luck,

Gary

Gary,

I see the monitors in front of entertainers all the time on TV. Even at live shows in town. Go ahead and laugh, but I'm always on edge and I worry more about practing and playing well. Putting the Rogue in front facing me never crossed my mind.

I've used just the Rogue to do a couple of coffee shop gigs and always had it on my side where the controls were close.

So, I guess I just leave the settings on the Rogue PA flat and set everything on the Mackie which will be near my side. Right?

Thanks for you guys help.

You got it.

Good Luck,

Gary

Boo......take lots of pictures for us to see of the show!!