PA Options - band with electronic drums

Posted on Sep 18, 2008 05:06 am
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Sound Reinforcement - Band situation
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Hi All

Ok...so after a 6 year break from playing in bands I find myself once again drawn to the late nights, band fights, no roadies(even less groupies) life of a amatuer(we prefer Independant) band.

So the problem....... I have used my 6 years to collect only gear that would benefit and pertain to my guitar playing (see my sig below) and have failed to purchase anything that would help me to play in a band situation.
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I need a PA system to handle my vocals and to spread the sound of my mic'ed vox. Another spanner in the works is the fact that my wife (who is the drummer and effectively the only groupie I have) plays a Yamaha Dtxpress Special Electronic drumkit. So now the pa system will need to handle the massive range of an electronic kit.

So my thinking about 2 possible setup options is this (and this is where I need some help guys)
option 1:
2 x 300w powered speakers (beta 3 or wharfedale titan12) that only my guitar and all the vocals (3 vocals) will go through
then buy another system exactly the same but add a 18" powered SUB onto that system for the electronic drums and a bit of keyboard and a bit of bass guiatr(just for spread as bassist and keyboardist have own combo amps)
I like the idea of 2 seperate systems for different instruments so u are not sending all the signals through one amp and one pair of speakers. This method is supposed to help keep your sound cleaner. What do u guys think?HuhHuhHuh

option 2:
just buy a bigger powered system with a sub and all instruments go through that.

ALSO: has any1 had any experience with BETA3 or the wharfedale Titan12's - I heard demos in the store and they both do sound great.

Anyways..... I really would appreciate any advise on PA info that u guys can give. (what do u guys use???)

Thanks
C

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