[thistle]

I have a couple of gigs in very noisy places with oddly shaped rooms, low ceilings, etc. I have tried line array systems in the past and while they were great for certain rooms, in others where the overall volume needed to be quite loud, I've had feedback nightmares that were mainly solved by moving the speaker out in front of me, which made the whole use-as-a-monitor thing useless.

I currently am using a Soundcraft mixer and a Yamaha DBR10 speaker, but at one very noisy venue in particular the speaker needs to be at least 3 feet in front of me and angled straight ahead to prevent feedback. I can't hear what's coming out of the speaker and need some sort of monitor.

I am considering the TC Helicon FX150, especially if it means hauling around less gear. Can I plug my mic and guitar directly into it and run a line out to the Yamaha speaker, and not use the Soundcraft mixer at all? Would I still need to use my stompbox preamp for the guitar?

Thanks for any help or advice.