Deltafit
Inspired
For many of you, you already know this and it's very obvious...but one of the most important pieces of advice I can give anyone to try is, if you can...experiment with different monitors/speakers! I've been using RCF Ayra Pro 6's in my home for a good few years now with my AX8 and now my FM9. Thought they were pretty decent. They are a budget monitor around the £200-300 mark.
Recently my band split up and so we were all left to sell our gear. I adopted a couple of RCF ART 322a's. We used them as monitors/wedges in the band. Always thought they were good...nothing special...but good.
Anyways...I plugged in my FM9 in the house to experiment and WOW. I cannot emphasize how blown away I am. My presets sound absolutely incredible through them. Once my ears adjusted and I got very used to how they sound, I plugged back into my Ayra Pro's and I could not believe how unbelievably crap they sound! How the hell did I think these and my presets sounded good???
Because of this quest (that we are all on), I decided to pick up a used Fender FR-10. I honestly had high hopes because of all the hype these speakers have been getting. Well, it came and I plugged it in....massively disappointed. Sounded OK at best. The cleans...fine. Anything with gain....boxy as hell. Very mid pushed I would say in the 300-600hz region. But then it begs the question...is the Fender frequency curve flat and it's the settings in my FM9 that need changing, or is the frequency curve in the RCF 322a very smiley faced and that's why I'm enjoying it??
Whatever they are...I MUCH prefer the 322a's! No nasty or unpleasant frequencies, punchy, loud, not too harsh, not boxy....just right to my ears. I've been playing coming up 30 years and been through MANY monitors and I'm still amazed at how different, different speakers/monitors can sound. But the RCF ART 322a's are the best monitoring solution I have ever tried in all those years. It's all personal though and individually subjective. I'm honestly very disappointed in the Fender. Boy is it LOUD!
So anybody who is perhaps struggling with not enjoying what you are hearing....try different speakers and maybe you'll find one that's right FOR YOU!
Recently my band split up and so we were all left to sell our gear. I adopted a couple of RCF ART 322a's. We used them as monitors/wedges in the band. Always thought they were good...nothing special...but good.
Anyways...I plugged in my FM9 in the house to experiment and WOW. I cannot emphasize how blown away I am. My presets sound absolutely incredible through them. Once my ears adjusted and I got very used to how they sound, I plugged back into my Ayra Pro's and I could not believe how unbelievably crap they sound! How the hell did I think these and my presets sounded good???
Because of this quest (that we are all on), I decided to pick up a used Fender FR-10. I honestly had high hopes because of all the hype these speakers have been getting. Well, it came and I plugged it in....massively disappointed. Sounded OK at best. The cleans...fine. Anything with gain....boxy as hell. Very mid pushed I would say in the 300-600hz region. But then it begs the question...is the Fender frequency curve flat and it's the settings in my FM9 that need changing, or is the frequency curve in the RCF 322a very smiley faced and that's why I'm enjoying it??
Whatever they are...I MUCH prefer the 322a's! No nasty or unpleasant frequencies, punchy, loud, not too harsh, not boxy....just right to my ears. I've been playing coming up 30 years and been through MANY monitors and I'm still amazed at how different, different speakers/monitors can sound. But the RCF ART 322a's are the best monitoring solution I have ever tried in all those years. It's all personal though and individually subjective. I'm honestly very disappointed in the Fender. Boy is it LOUD!
So anybody who is perhaps struggling with not enjoying what you are hearing....try different speakers and maybe you'll find one that's right FOR YOU!
). I tried it in my living room with wood floors and a bit of carpet. I found the fr12 to resonate more than a studio monitor and it may have had a bit too much bass. I ended up moving the speaker away from the wall (to reduce the bass) and increasing the treble. I played with vox/twin presets that sounded great to me. No tweaking of the presets though. I liked the resonance/feel of the fr12. For me a bit of tweaking on the fr12 panel and moving the speaker removed anything i would call boxyness. 
. Some others may have to chime in about those.
