Best gear to get for band rehearsals and live performances?

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#1

The band’s set up doesn’t require capturing amplifiers with mics since we all use digital sound interfaces. I’m looking for a soundboard recommendation as well as a phone monitoring system for at least 4 people. Is there a soundboard out there that can fulfill both these needs for a low/mid price range?

The instrument tracks are:

2 eletric guitars (processed through an interface);
1 eletric bass guitar (same as above);
1 electric midi drum machine (also with its own interface output);
2 microphones for voices (direct into the soundboard);
1 for miscellanious programmed instruments, backing tracks, metronome clicks, etc.

So, what would you recommend?

I add that I’m very noobie when it comes to these types of gear, so any help would be welcomed.

#2

The Yamaha MG 16 has four Aux sends which you can use for your headphone mixes. I have the discontinued MG166 and it’s a solid mixer.

You can then add four cheap Behringer headphone amplifiers, one for each send (they have 4 outputs but you’ll only be using one). They are fine, I use them in the studio all the time.

Add some headphone cable extenders (female jack to male jack) and four Sony MDR 7506 headphones and you’re golden.

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