Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I only have one speaker right now that faces the band so I have 
trouble hearing myself. What I want to do is add another speaker that 
could face me. My problem is I don't know much about P.A's so I don't 
know what kind of speaker to look for. 
My powered mixer has 4  1/4" speaker outputs. 2 say PA1 and the other 
2 say PA2.  This is the info on the back.

 105w/8 OHMS   150w/4 OHMS
30v RMS min. Aplifier load
  4 OHMS each channel

The speaker I have is a Peavey 115DL. It has a 15" speaker and a 
horn. There is no wattage or OHMS values printed on it.

I'd like to add a smaller speaker if possible. Any help would be 
great.
George

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "G" <kickflippin@h...> wrote:
> I only have one speaker right now that faces the band so I have 
> trouble hearing myself. What I want to do is add another speaker 
that 
> could face me. My problem is I don't know much about P.A's so I 
don't 
> know what kind of speaker to look for. 
> My powered mixer has 4  1/4" speaker outputs. 2 say PA1 and the 
other 
> 2 say PA2.  This is the info on the back.
> 
>  105w/8 OHMS   150w/4 OHMS
> 30v RMS min. Aplifier load
>   4 OHMS each channel
> 
> The speaker I have is a Peavey 115DL. It has a 15" speaker and a 
> horn. There is no wattage or OHMS values printed on it.
> 
> I'd like to add a smaller speaker if possible. Any help would be 
> great.

You could get another 2-way 12" Peavey, Mackie or other speaker for 
less than $200, I think. I'd go with a nominal 8 ohm impedance, given 
that your powered mixer isn't oozing with reserve power. Speakers of 
this calibre don't seem to go much lower than 60hz or so, at some 
loss of decibels at the bottom. I assume that stage monitoring is at 
issue here. If you just want to hear yourself in the midst of all the 
noise, without being too fussy about the frequency response or 
dynamic range, an unpowered speaker would probably work. But what 
about taking a headphone or in-ear feed from your mixer and adjusting 
the level to your liking? You'd probably get more control. If the 
band were plugging into a common mixer, you could get a personal feed 
of the whole mix, but if rampant individualism is the norm, the 
phones or in-ear option might raise your drums above the din.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "G" <kickflippin@h...> wrote:
> > I only have one speaker right now that faces the band so I have 
> > trouble hearing myself. What I want to do is add another speaker 
> that 
> > could face me. My problem is I don't know much about P.A's so I 
> don't 
> > know what kind of speaker to look for. 
> > My powered mixer has 4  1/4" speaker outputs. 2 say PA1 and the 
> other 
> > 2 say PA2.  This is the info on the back.
> > 
> >  105w/8 OHMS   150w/4 OHMS
> > 30v RMS min. Aplifier load
> >   4 OHMS each channel
> > 
> > The speaker I have is a Peavey 115DL. It has a 15" speaker and a 
> > horn. There is no wattage or OHMS values printed on it.
> > 
> > I'd like to add a smaller speaker if possible. Any help would be 
> > great.
> 
> You could get another 2-way 12" Peavey, Mackie or other speaker for 
> less than $200, I think. I'd go with a nominal 8 ohm impedance, 
given 
> that your powered mixer isn't oozing with reserve power. Speakers 
of 
> this calibre don't seem to go much lower than 60hz or so, at some 
> loss of decibels at the bottom. I assume that stage monitoring is 
at 
> issue here. If you just want to hear yourself in the midst of all 
the 
> noise, without being too fussy about the frequency response or 
> dynamic range, an unpowered speaker would probably work. But what 
> about taking a headphone or in-ear feed from your mixer and 
adjusting 
> the level to your liking? You'd probably get more control. If the 
> band were plugging into a common mixer, you could get a personal 
feed 
> of the whole mix, but if rampant individualism is the norm, the 
> phones or in-ear option might raise your drums above the din.
> 
> Ed
Thanks for your response Ed.
My powered mixer also has a single 1/4" monitor output (on the front) 
with a monitor level on each track. Is this output just a signal? Do 
I need to run a powered speaker out of it?
George

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "G" <kickflippin@h...> wrote:
> My powered mixer also has a single 1/4" monitor output (on the 
front) 
> with a monitor level on each track. Is this output just a signal? 
Do 
> I need to run a powered speaker out of it?

Some powered mixers allow the power to divided, or shared, between 
the mains and the monitors. Yours doesn't seem to have enough power 
to justify that approach. Who makes it?  Try connecting the Peavey to 
the monitor outputs.

I would recommend a floor monitor for your second speaker, if the band
can currently hear you well.  Just make sure it's at least 100w and
has a 15" speaker.  You should be able to buy one cheap new or even
cheaper at a used equipment store.  This will offer you a way of
hearing your drumming over the band but it won't take up much space at
all, as you could place it partially under your kit.

www.SpeculuM.ca

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "G" <kickflippin@h...> wrote:

> I only have one speaker right now that faces the band so I have 
> trouble hearing myself. What I want to do is add another speaker that 
> could face me. My problem is I don't know much about P.A's so I don't 
> know what kind of speaker to look for. 
> My powered mixer has 4  1/4" speaker outputs. 2 say PA1 and the other 
> 2 say PA2.  This is the info on the back.
> 
>  105w/8 OHMS   150w/4 OHMS
> 30v RMS min. Aplifier load
>   4 OHMS each channel
> 
> The speaker I have is a Peavey 115DL. It has a 15" speaker and a 
> horn. There is no wattage or OHMS values printed on it.
> 
> I'd like to add a smaller speaker if possible. Any help would be 
> great.
> George