Playing live direct through PA

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » 8 Apr 2002 4:30 pm

I was wondering how many players out there are playing direct through a PA live, or have tried it? If so what are you using for acceptable results?
Thanks,
Lefty

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 8 Apr 2002 5:25 pm

I don't exactly play direct through the PA, but one band I play with uses earbud monitors and runs everything through the PA. I use my Stereo Steel amp and feed the XLR output of the amp straight to the PA. I don't even take my speakers to the gig.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 8 Apr 2002 6:37 pm

I play at a fairly large Church direct through the PA. I alternate playing steel and guitar through a Digitech 2112 effects unit/preamp, then into a BBE direct box. I use a Shure PSM600 in-ear monitor system, and use no amp on stage. I have an advantage though, my Son is the front of house engineer, and he grew up listening to steel. He knows how it should sound and how it should be mixed. Judging by the off-the-board tapes, he makes me sound good.

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 8 Apr 2002 8:07 pm

Direct box from my Webb to the P.A. You have to educate the sound man. We play big places.
I have my steel run through a monitor that sits in front of me in addition to the amp and the mains.

Bill Crook · Post by **Bill Crook** » 9 Apr 2002 5:34 am

I,sometimes, go from guitar,DD-3,vol pedal, then to a channel on a "Peavey" 16 channel mixerboard. The only thing I use from the mixerboard is a bit of reverb. The DD-3 is for a tad of delay and also as a pre-amp.

The results is really great !!

This way, I don't have to really push or pick hard. A light touch here is better,great for passages where you need to be heard but not out in front.

Wayne Baker · Post by **Wayne Baker** » 12 Apr 2002 3:38 am

When I play out, I run stereo, into ultraverb II. Then into two Nashville 400 amps with sm57 mikes to the pa. This setup works extremely well for my needs. I don't like to run directly into a pa, because unless you really know your soundman, you never know how you sound.

Thanks,
Wayne

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Emmons Legrande d-10 w/8&5 Nashville 400, peavey ultraverb II.

Tony Orth · Post by **Tony Orth** » 12 Apr 2002 9:25 am

Well, I'm the steel player AND the soundman so I make sure I sound good in the mix.
I'm currently using the XLR out on the back of my Session 400 Limited into the Peavey powered mixer and it sounds very good to my old ears.

Besides spreading my sound around the room better, the PA allows me to increase my volume without having to really crank the amp.

I use an on-stage monitor so that I can hear the entire mix. I can hear myself in the monitor and from my amp behind me and this seems to be a good indication of my balance with respect to the rest of the band.

Just one way of doing it.
Tony

Susan Alcorn (deceased) · Post by **Susan Alcorn (deceased)** » 20 Apr 2002 10:12 pm

I love playing through the PA if it's a good PA, a good room, a good enginerr, and a good monitor. When I played my concert in London, I went through the house PA (South Bank Centre), and the sound was great.