How do you monitor when playing live?

[ragingplatypi]

Curious what folks are using these days. Especially curious what powered speaker options people are sticking with over time.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I’m using one in ear monitor and the bit of myself I hear through the shared PA monitor

 

[sleewell]

Power section of a 5153 and as many 4x12s as I can.

 

[ragingplatypi]

Power section of a 5153 and as many 4x12s as I can.

 

[DrewJD82]

Just the amp as of recent years. Definitely not playing anywhere big enough any time soon to get an in-ear system, but if things ever got to that point, I’d gladly make the jump.

 

[ragingplatypi]

Just the amp as of recent years. Definitely not playing anywhere big enough any time soon to get an in-ear system, but if things ever got to that point, I’d gladly make the jump.

My IEM “system” is actually just headphones and an extension cord to the headphone out of my HX Stomp. I’m using Monoprice Quintet headphones which are about $50, but I’d give the $16 Moondrops that @SwirlyMaple mentioned a shot.

 

[vino_buono]

I use a high quality FRFR as backline (with a bit of sound reinforcement from the PA for the audience). I do this because my FRFR sounds better for guitar than our PA. I used to use a Yamaha wedge monitor.

 

[Baba]

I’m using one in ear monitor and the bit of myself I hear through the shared PA monitor

Sorry, it's because I care, but, you know that is really bad for you, right?

 

[ragingplatypi]

Sorry, it's because I care, but, you know that is really bad for you, right?

Never heard that before.

 

[dk_ace]

Never heard that before.

I did it for years, and yes it’s bad. When you run just one, you end up turning it up too loud to compensate for your open ear. While it takes some getting used to and is slightly more fussy to dial in, using two is better for your hearing by a lot. I thought it wouldn’t matter for me at the time because most of the time I wasn’t playing on a loud stage, I was wrong. Today I’m playing louder stages more often so I would never even consider it, but I did some damage running one in ear on quieter stages.

D

 

[jay mitchell]

I'll make one observation: if the objective of the poll is to gauge the relative popularity of different types of monitoring solutions, then "powered speaker" and "PA monitor" should be lumped together. There's no difference between those two types.

 

[andergtr]

IEMs if using the helix direct.

if using it with an amp 4CM, then through the amp.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I did it for years, and yes it’s bad. When you run just one, you end up turning it up too loud to compensate for your open ear. While it takes some getting used to and is slightly more fussy to dial in, using two is better for your hearing by a lot. I thought it wouldn’t matter for me at the time because most of the time I wasn’t playing on a loud stage, I was wrong. Today I’m playing louder stages more often so I would never even consider it, but I did some damage running one in ear on quieter stages.

D

Thanks for bringing it up.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I'll make one observation: if the objective of the poll is to gauge the relative popularity of different types of monitoring solutions, then "powered speaker" and "PA monitor" should be lumped together. There's no difference between those two types.

My thinking was more if someone is monitoring themselves on a house pa speaker that is shared with other instruments or vocals.

 

[Moe45673]

With big, spacious reverb. I call it the "hall monitor"