i have my cd player through my mixer to graphic then straight to my mackies.
what is the best setting on the graphic and mackies.
i have the low boost button switched on on the mackies and maybe the bass to high on the graphic.
do i link the active sub on one channel only.
any advice welcome .
cheers
steve

first of all the output from the mixer should not go to the Graphic EQ and then to the Speakers/AMP

the Graphic EQ should be on the Main Send and Return loop of your mixer and no were near the output stage.........


This shapes the sounds at line level and there is no chance of you over driving the EQ clipping the sound and turning it into a big old noise.....

Your main outputs then go direct to the speakers/amps


If you have more than one output on your mixer then run the main to the mackies and the second output to the SUB...

turn off base boost on the EQ for now and run things as flat as possible untill you have set the levels for the sub and main speakers...

play a few songs and go listen... turn the sub right down and then increase its level untill you notice its there. then back it off a little bit..

It should reinforce the sound and not be in your face for normal levels of music..

now play somthing with a real bass line and listen to how much better it sounds..

thanks marc.
ok i have connected loop out to graphic and graphic back to loop in on my mixer,
then the signal out of balanced output of mixer to mackies .
thats what i was doing wrong.cheers
steve

can i run the sub from the booth output as that gives me a seperate volume for the sub.
steve

Yeah you can if you like, its just another line level output from the mixer, your sub will filter the high frequencies and just play the Lows (crossover built in the sub)
The mixer i use has a sub output on its own which i never use as the crossover does all the work inside the sub

Has the JBL sub got high pass out connections on the back it should have?

If it does, just connect sub to the mixer and the mackies to the sub high pass connections, adjust the eq and thats it

By the way your low boost is for low volume only, shouldnt have this pressed when high volume
Ive got mackies too and never need to use low boost