Guys, help me, maybe you know.
I have a Digit Stage Piano, it doesn't have speakers.
Connected are Yamaha HS7 monitors.
The sound from monitors is so flat, I can't stand it. I play on headphones.
What's going on? I can't ever get this to sound as good speakers as it is on headphones.
Hmm how are you connecting the speakers? Direct in?
JACK Outputs from Korg SV-1 (L and R separately) go straight into the monitors. https://image.nostr.build/f98a64da4291209f8f870023a7b6b7a334e60ba760d5be7dd3f6e0e93e373bcd.jpg
Does the SV1 have a built in preamp? Normally I would plug into an audio interface, a mixing board, or a dedicated preamp unit if you have one. And then from there into the powered monitors.
The entry level 2 channel audio interface from Beringer is like $80 and worked for me for years.
You could also try a DI box
Keyboard and synths have line level output (like a CD player for example) seems that he have active monitors so the amp is inside then, you don't need nothing in the middle to make it sound 👌
That is true, but it could be unbalanced, or at a lower level than if you had gone through a DI box or interface.
In any live or recording scenario, you’re always going through some type of interface or mixer (of course there are also keyboard amps). I’ve never heard of anyone going straight from a board into monitors.
Do the monitors even have a line level inputs? I would expect it to be speaker level inputs.
Yes, active monitors normally have line input, or even rca. DIs and balanced signals are something for live shows or recording as you say, balanced signals just have a better signal ratio noise, so you can have use long wires without suffering static noise. For this setup just connect the keyboard to the monitors is more than enough. If you want to record then you need an interface or a mixer
Got it, good to know. If the issue is that it just sounds ‘flat’ then a preamp or compressor could still help add some warmth or color.
Yes, people use those to add harmonics, and some distortion to the sound, specially hardware ones
I am just starting to get a little home studio together… run my synth through a stereo tube compressor now and it sounds great. Would love to get some analog pres but damn this stuff gets expensive quick 😂
thanks guys, so something like this?
https://www.thomannmusic.com/behringer_mic500usb_tube_ultragain.htm
This looks nice for something simple. I use to have a cheat 8 channel behringer that cost me around 100 fiat units... It was good and cheap
Could be worth a try… but I was just reading about your SV1 and it has a tube in its circuit, as well as built in amp modeling. So I’m surprised that it isn’t sounding good direct in :-/
XD I know, I use to fix those things in a SAT Ive seen so many crazy hardware and weird synths. They are very expensive, but also super fun, there are also a trend in diy kits that are awesome
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