Can I use TRS output for monitors and XLR out for house speake?

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Hi to everyone,
I feel priveilaged to have such an oustanding information base of knowledge of
a common talent. My question is this. On my mixer, I have XLR and TSR main output jacks. I am usring the main XLR for the house speakers, can I use the TSR main out for my monitors? or do I have to use the AUXS for that? Thanks so much.
 
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Depends on the mixer, but a lot of gear won't let you use the TSR and XLR jacks for a given input or output at the same time.
 
You can use the TRS outputs if you want, but it will be the same mix as the main mix, and the volume will also track any changes you make to the main fader. Using pre-fader aux sends is the normal method of making monitor mixes so they can be customized for the musicians and remain unaffected by changes made to the main mix.
 
Depends upon who you are and who you're playing with and where...

What boulder says is spot on - however as I play in a duo with a reasonably simple set up, I'm always trying to get the monitor mix to be exactly the same as the main mix (using house PAs) because there ain't no-one driving the thing except me and the other half of the band is relatively inexperienced in live stuff and so I need to keep him hearing what the room is hearing.

So while I can get a different mix using the AUX sends, if I have that option, or if I use our PA, I don't.

Cheers
 
I'm also guessing on a powered mixer using both mains would split the power between all the speakers, so the main house speakers will drop by half.
 
psalmest said:
Hi to everyone,
I feel priveilaged to have such an oustanding information base of knowledge of
a common talent. My question is this. On my mixer, I have XLR and TSR main output jacks. I am usring the main XLR for the house speakers, can I use the TSR main out for my monitors? or do I have to use the AUXS for that? Thanks so much.
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I'm going to guess that this is for a live set up and not a recording studio set up for that is how everyone is answering your question. But the answers will hold true for both ventures.

The best way is to use an aux for your monitors, for the house and the monitors will require a different equalization curve (that is if your using an EQ - and should be) for both house and monitors.

The fold backs are your worst enemy in the war against feedback, help in combating feedback is a separate aux send to the monitors while passing through a 31 band EQ will help you win that fight!








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Dang!! I forgot to welcome you to the forum psalmest. ;):drunk::drunk::drunk:









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Thank you for your feedback..... this is the very thing im working on now, and that's to prevent as much feedback as possible. This is good stuff.
And thank you for the welcome.
 
bouldersoundguy said:
You can use the TRS outputs if you want, but it will be the same mix as the main mix, and the volume will also track any changes you make to the main fader. Using pre-fader aux sends is the normal method of making monitor mixes so they can be customized for the musicians and remain unaffected by changes made to the main mix.
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Thanks, maybe it was me, but I i found this out on a mackie board I was once using.
 
My setup will be for live recordings. What im hearing is that it's better to have an EQ on all speaker and monitor setups. Good stuff!!!
 
So you'll be doing live sound and live recording at the same time?








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This is true, however, im not pushing alot of stuff and I hope this wont be the case with me, thanks,
 
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