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Greetings folks, sorry if you've had this one before...

i have a few questions for those of you that play live and use an AN1x...my current set up is an an1x, an akai ax60, a yamaha a4000 and a couple of cd players... (sometimes my ms2000r, but i hate carrying the rack so i often leave it behind)
my band tends to be loud. we dont have a bass player so both guitarists use a/b switchs to turn on bass cabs for certain parts....further more we are drop "C" tuned..it makes for a bit of a thick/noisey sound.....anyways, right now im just runningt hru a 6 channel berhinger mixer into a carvin keyboard head into two pa speakers. understanably, this is producing a great sound, but it kinda works for now. i find myself playing higher notes just to hear myself sometimes and when im playing lower, i just kinda hope it fits.....although im not really doing anything "lead" like, more atmospheres, loops, noise, and occaisionaly notes of some sort...
so...
any suggestions from those of you that do play live? something to maybe make the most of the range of frequencies...ive though of tube preamps to maybe get some warmth....then i thought maybe a guitar or bass head? or should i go the PA route? any ideas appreciated? also, any suggestions on different patch volume issues when playing live? ive thought about getting a compressor to try and control it, but a friend said that would be a bad idea as it would compromise any sort of programmed dynamics, etc....

thanks for any help and sorry for being long winded.
nader.


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