Welcome to the forum Brian.

You will get as many variations for live play setup as we have members on the forum, with all of them working just fine for each respondent. I guess the best answer I can give you is to take into consideration what everyone else is using (as varied as they may be) then choose what you feel will work best for you.

Personally I go the simply route, BIAB via IBM Thinkpad laptop earphone jack right into the stereo jacks of my Yamaha PA System. I also use a Roland Cube powered monitor, which is built into the rack where the PA Head sits. I have done and continue to do many gigs with this setup since I started using BIAB and (not looking for a jinx here) I have never had one single issue with this setup.

If you would like to see my setup just send me a PM and I will email you photos.

Later,

Danny C.
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