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Post by mangoman on Sept 7, 2008 8:02:54 GMT -7
Dumb question here,
but since I have either played in church, a buddy's bar or in a large garage, I was just wondering something.....
I have an RX Jr. w/ a Blue. I practice in a 10x12 room in my basement. In this room I have a workbench, and several storage cabinets (All solid Oak). Its finished like a room in the house.
My question is, will this/does this have an affect on the sound? I think the only thing "soft" in the room is a thin layer of berber carpet. What causes me to ask this? Well, it sometimes seems to be ice-pick highs, and when I crank it will the LP, it seems like a lot of muddy tones. Would this be from too many sound waves intersecting at wrong points in the room?
I have the RX on the floor, and tilted up at an angle. Its propped against one of those oak cabinets.
Any ideas on steps I can take to make it more friendly???
Thanks!!!
Mango
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Post by stuey222 on Sept 7, 2008 8:31:11 GMT -7
I know that highs are more directional than lows, so if you're standing right in line of the speaker, you're going to get more highs and it will sound ice-picky. I know that in my dorm room, since we don't have much that is soft, all hard walls and vinyl floor, I get a lot of bass, because it goes everywhere and bounces off. I take my RXES to a nice open room, and all that's gone.
It's also worth nothing that you are playing a RXJS and a blue, as both of those accentuate the highs a bit more than some other amps and speakers.
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Post by tjstrat on Sept 7, 2008 8:32:01 GMT -7
My practiice room is paneled with a low ceiling, and simply because of room size you can't really get a fair idea of how ANY amp is going to sound in a gig situation. I have two 38s and a Ghia, and I just have to dial them to the size of the room I wind up playing in to get a fair idea. You might try putting a comfy chair or some soft furniture (or a futon, for when the wife figures out you've just bought another $300.00 pedal... works for me...) there to absorb some of those sound waves bouncing off the hard surfaces. Or screw carpet rems to the walls, if you want to get extreme.
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