Support for FBT speakers.
Can anybody tell me if the Driverack PX will at any time include settings for the FBT Maxx line of powered speakers, more specifically the FBT Maxx 4A and the Maxx 10SA?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
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Gadget
Thanks for the swift reply.
As stated above the speakers I have are the FBT Maxx 4A and the FBT Maxx 10 SA. I don't yet own a Driverack but I'm looking into it. To be honest I'm not sure what benfits I will reap from owning one as the speakers already have a built in crossover and I own a 31 band LA Audio graphic EQ. From what I've read using any RTA is pretty useless. The only thing I would be buying it for would be the parametrics I guess, I wouldn't even be able to run aux fed subs I don't believe. Any advice would be greatly appreciated however.
Kind regards,
Sean.
Well I admit I know nothing about the LA audio gear...is that the one out of England? The other out of Indochina...Either way I have never used the Driverack on a system that didn't didn't sound better by far after the Driverack was installed. The beauty of the system is the arsenal of tools all brought to bear in a single rack space unit. I have to assume since you threw out the \"aux fed sub\" card that you are running live music and not \"canned\" , since the main benefit of Aux fed subs is the ability to control low end stage rumble when any number of open mics combine to create excessive muddy lo end...The technique allows only instruments that producer low end (typically below 75 hz) to be allowed into the subs.
I really like the FBT line, they are excellent. These are one of the better amplified speakers...I have all the Driverack except the 400, and Zone pro models. That said I would consider the 260 (especially if your interested in the PEQ's... since you get Dual 9 band and 24, 4 band PEQ's) As you have no doubt heard PEQ's are sonically superior to in your case, or if you really want to make a statement, the 4800, which is sonically incredible.
Now, if you are doing live sound how could you not want the feed back eliminator...the notch filters, variable crossover type and frequency...The crossover built into the FBT is fixed at 120 hz... with the driverack you could experiment and find the perfect crossover point and slope, you have delays galore with the 260 ... you could fly the 4'as and delay the sub and put it in a corner for a 6-9db free gain factor... I bet the subs would sound better crossed lower...90-100hz, and the ability to provide a frequency split and PEQ for the crossover point, so that minimal interaction exists.
As for the Auto EQ... I believe you may not have read what has been provided in the \"Read me first before posting\" section, where we lay out a clear plan for even novices to utilize the Auto EQ to achieve a flat system response, and preset, that in the hands of a person with the knowledge can be used to determine what the room is actually doing to the sound. We can then devise a plan to minimize the rooms affect on the sound....In quality rooms, the Auto eq can elicit stunning results, and has the added benefit of having preset curves that allow evaluation of, and provide sonics that might work with a specific music type. When encountering rooms that are \"lively\", the Flat response curve allows maximum volume before destructive reflections from spurious hot frequencies...every room has it point of no return, where the more you pour in the less you get out.
I personally do not use the subharmonic synthesizer, but on electronic music, and with the right subs and power, it can be quite effective.
On monitors it can elicit a far greater gain before feedback, and I dare with just adding the Driverack, and eliminating the GEQ you will hear a difference in your system before you ever even employ all the tools available (assuming a basic usable crossover point and gain structure for the system... which should be employed on the system as it is currently configured anyway).
As you can tell I'm sold on the benefits of the Driverack, and I use them all the time. I only last week received the PX so I cannot yet speak of it's sonics, but I know this, the 260 on up have an increasingly sweet sonic characteristic. The DRPA, while it's benefits are also noticeable.. are lesser so, and one would expect that. There must be a music store that you can go to and run your FBT's through and, or for that matter a store willing to allow you to \"demo\" a driverack... I know once I did I never went back, and I started out with the DRPA MANY years ago...
Gadget
I second everthing that Gadget said. I also started with a DRPA and within a month I wish I had gotten the 260, so I started saving and have had mine for a little over 2 years now. If you can swing $650 - $700 get the 260. Of coarse, you'll still have to buy the RTA mic. By the way, the RTA is not useless. Very useful for system tuning and balancing (outdoors). It is just problematic if used indoors.
Hey! Where's my PX (or 4800 if you like)?