DEQ on monitors

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yahtzee · #1 Post by **yahtzee** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:20 am

OK....another deq question for monitor use ..... i know david is using one and i was wondering about RTA'ing the monitors.....what distance for the reference mic and what setup config are you using....will be trying this on the fly this weekend because i cant get access to my wedgehorns in the trailor till the weekend so just trying to get a heads up on what to look forward to...my deq on the mains is working out well so i hope my monitor setup will work out as well...if it does ..bye, bye, more ashly....thanx

#2 Post by **Bill Fitzmaurice** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:50 am

You may be disappointed. Monitor mixes need to cut through the onstage clutter, and a flat response doesn't make it. Kill the bass to eliminate mud, and boost the mids to enhance the vocal intelligibility. This is where a combination graphic and automatic feedback killer is best.

DAVID_L_PERRY · #3 Post by **DAVID_L_PERRY** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:51 am

I did mess with eq'ing my monitors flat a couple of years ago ....sounds great for cd reproduction on stage.....no good for cutting vocals through as Bill says.

When I check my monitors with music, I always try and use something with just vocals /acoustic (Eva Casidy songbird is my normal monitor check track) as that is what is being reproduced, anything else sounds thin as I cut upto 100hz. Its also great to hear the same vocals being clearly re-produced through the DR tops...

You can watch the RTA on the DEQ to spot feedback freq's and notch out the offending freq

Dave

yahtzee · #4 Post by **yahtzee** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:53 am

thanx Bill...makes sense..so basic functions like GEQ and feedback are the main functions of the DEQ i should focus on with my wedgehorn 10's...these monitors sound great now...guess i'll see if the DEQ outshines the ashly gear this weekend...thanx for the tip