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=== Mistake: My old Bass Preamp === | === Mistake: My old Bass Preamp === | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 19 January 2007
This is a few words of advise about getting to know your new L1 .
Contents
The Simple Version
In typical A/B comparisons we try to leave everything the same except for the one critical factor we are comparing.
If you want to compare your sound with/without the Bose System, then compare:
- Your entire (old) signal chain (everything after the source to the listeners' ears)
to
- The Bose System (just the source plus the Bose System).
The Back Story
When I got my L1 System I was anxious to hear it and compare it to what I had laying around here. I wanted to be fairly scientific about the comparisons and in some cases, completely missed the point.
Don't
- Just make the Bose System the last step in your signal chain. That is... do what you've been doing before and take that last cord that would have gone to a mixer or power amp and put it into one of the inputs on the Bose System.
Do
Think of the Bose System as your entire signal chain, (this is a lot simpler), and then listen. That is:
- Just take your input (a mic is a good place to start) ,
- Choose the appropriate preset on Channel 1
- Set the gain (see the manual)
- Turn up the volume and listen
- Work the tone controls on the Remote to tweak what you hear
If you want to add effects or processors add them one at a time and listen carefully at each step along the way.
Mistakes/Corrections I made along the way
Mistake: Assumed the L1 was like any other PA
I plugged the last output from my chain of vocal effects into the Bose System
Result
Every flaw and over compensation in my old signal chain was amplified flawlessly. I assumed that the problems I was hearing were in the Bose System.
I eventually realized that most of what I had been doing was compensating for problems that simply ceased to be issues with the new System. It was like sprinting with crutches after the broken leg had healed.
Mistake: Effects
I plugged outboard compression, EQ, and other compensatory devices into the L1 . The result - same as above: Every flaw and over compensation in my old signal chain was amplified flawlessly.
I assumed that the problems I was hearing were in the Bose System. I have since dropped all that other gear. It is just no longer necessary.
Mistake: Guitar Effects
I ran my Guitars through my old chain of effects.
Result
I could now hear the problems being introduced in that chain and found greater presence and clarity by simplifying and drying out the sound. (dialling back a lot on the reverb and delays).
Mistake: My old Bass Preamp
Ran my Bass through my old Bass preamp. Found that running the Bass directly into Channel 1 or 2 sounded much better.