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#271640 - 09/21/09 04:20 AM PA Monitor
Bernie9 Offline
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I am music director of a small mainline church. I play a Hammond Concord and I have a piano player who does a good job playing with me during 15 minutes of prelude and service music after. Once every other month, I bring in my KN7000 or G70 to give them a show and they love it.

This is an older traditional congregation with a smaller segment that is pushing for more praise and worship type music. I have led a dozen churches over the years and have had to walk the same tight rope. The point is that I am trying a compromise by playing self made backing tracks behind the two of us playing live. Only the sequence is played over PA.

I make a sequence by recording a song on the G70 minus any tracks we play, and transfer it to my laptop. By using an appropriate intro, my pianist knows when to come in. We are playing off identical music sheets. I know this method has inherent pitfalls, but we are both good readers.

One problem is that she can't always hear the beat while pounding the piano, and we don't have the budget to purchase the equipment we should have, at least until I gave garnered support for this project.

I have a Peavy 600 head next to me connected to two Community speakers(8") at the ceiling. I can bring in my big Peavy 15" if needed, but doubt it. We are about 25 ft apart and thought a wireless ear monitor might be the answer. http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?item=NADEO3AA&id=NADEO3AA&l=FROOGLE

What do you think ?
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#271641 - 09/21/09 04:46 AM Re: PA Monitor
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#271642 - 09/21/09 05:30 AM Re: PA Monitor
cassp Offline
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The first thing that comes to mind is a HotSpot monitor, not the amp, just the monitor; one speaker cable from the PA and you'e in.
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#271643 - 09/21/09 05:38 AM Re: PA Monitor
Dnj Offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by cassp:
The first thing that comes to mind is a HotSpot monitor, not the amp, just the monitor; one speaker cable from the PA and you'e in.


The hot spot is a little harsh with that very small speaker 4" (?) the Fender is lightweight and powerfull with a bit more fuller sound imo.

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#271644 - 09/21/09 05:38 AM Re: PA Monitor
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#271645 - 09/21/09 05:49 AM Re: PA Monitor
cassp Offline
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The Mackie is a bit pricier than the Fender, but certainly has great quality and a smaller footprint.

Donny - my suggestion of the HotSpot was for simplicity. Bernie did say it was a small church, so space came to mind.
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#271646 - 09/21/09 06:02 AM Re: PA Monitor
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Cass I rarely use a monitor....just more gear to carry and setup a few times a day for teh very small gigs...but when I do I honestly want to hear my sound as close to the FOTH system as possible using a quality 12/15" monitor w/horn...eg:
http://tinyurl.com/nrok4t

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#271647 - 09/21/09 07:18 AM Re: PA Monitor
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Donny, my friend, not to belabor things but I was responding to Bernie's needs, not mine. I simply think that for what he wants done a smaller system would work. For me, I'm deaf so give me the biggest, loudest monitors you got : lol
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#271648 - 09/21/09 07:50 AM Re: PA Monitor
Bernie9 Offline
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Thanks for the input. I'm off to my band gig and forgot to mention that I captioned the Nady WIRELESS,because it would be hazardous and unsitely to have a chord running accross the church to the piano. We might have to, but we have to start out with a cheap system, and the beat is all we are conscerned with at this point.

Your views are appreciated.
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#271649 - 09/21/09 09:59 AM Re: PA Monitor
Dnj Offline
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Bernie good luck there are many good options.

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