Fantom-S and Fantom-X

Sound Issues on my X7

12 Feb 2011, 17:28

Hi,

I originally posted this issue under the following post:

http://forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=36410

As yet, I'm still scratching my head. The overall sound EQ from my X7 doesn't seem right. It seems to lack bottom end and mid-range depth on most patches, most notably piano and string patches. I've improved things by setting the Master FX to boost the problem frequencies but I have to be carefull this doesn't lead to clipping on individual patches which does limit things somewhat. Having only recently bought the board, I've listened through head phones loads and in a full band rehearsal once, but through the full PA, I still found it necessary to boost the bass and mid frequencies on the mixing desk despite using the Master FX as described above. I don't have the same issue with my V-Synth GT through the desk (or my old JV1000 which the X7 is replacing)...

I'm wondering if there is a problem with my board? Anyone else had a similar experience? Anyone live in the Wiltshire area and up for meeting up to compare?

Hope someone can help!

Cheers,
Badgeronkeys

Re: Sound Issues on my X7

4 Apr 2011, 08:10

I am experiencing the same thing.....
On the mixer I had to adjust the eqs to get the X7 to sound balanced. I realised this was a problem when I was playing along side a Yamaha PSR-S900.The PSR sounds crisp and clear compared to the X7!
The PSR's channel eq was flat yet still the sound was crisp, clear and cuts thu the mix when the band is playing. Some how the X7 sound gets lost in the band.
Now on the X7 output master I have to set the user equ treble to like 12, mids to 6 and bass to about 3 with the mixer channel's eq flat.

Hope this helped.

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