[streuth]

Probably what you really want is your sound man to start flat and then eq to what he thinks sounds good (assuming you like how he hears things). The problem is sounds systems are not flat and the room affects the sounds so you want him to EQ to the room/rest of band etc. The best thing is to have him hear a recorded sound of what your want and let him shoot for that sound. I have found that the sound I love from the 11R at home with my monitors is not what ends up coming out of the PA (much to my frustration). I've gotten to the point where I want to run the 11R through an on stage amp (like QSC or Atomic Reactor so I get an on stage sound I really like - and can use without PA if needed and then run to a PA as needed - i still think the 11r can work for live but it doesn't seem as easy as I first hoped).