Well I got my RP500

[S.A.M.]

I got it Friday, but didn't have a chance to try it until yesterday (kids hockey tournament). So I played about 20 minutes through headphones trying to get a few sounds for my jam later in the day (after hockey). Didn't sound great, but I expected that through the headphones. So when I get to rehersal and plug into the PA it was horrendous. Just sounded like garbage. I tried to tweak, and I couldn't get rid of the harsh digital high end. So after a few songs, my singer/rhythm player says "try just pluging the monitor into the low setting (instead of the full range)". So I do that and it sounds better, but now its very muddy and unclear (but doesn't hurt our ears). After the jam I was unhooking my RP500 VERY DISAPPOINTED when I notice that I have the switch set to AMP instead of MIXER So I took one of the PA monitors home, and I'll try and mess around with it this week and see if I can get some usable tones.

[eyeball987]

I have had a RP1000 for a week now and have not been able to get any great tones out of it with headphones yet. I can get some passable tones running with the 4CM on my RM50. If I put a MXR 10 band after the unit and then into a Powerblock and use the headphone jack on that I can get closer. I would imagine using the EQ on the RP would allow me to get better results but am not very good with using the RP's EQ by using the menus. I need to hook this thing up to a computer so that I can see the curves.

[fr8_trane]

Originally Posted by S.A.M.

I got it Friday, but didn't have a chance to try it until yesterday (kids hockey tournament). So I played about 20 minutes through headphones trying to get a few sounds for my jam later in the day (after hockey). Didn't sound great, but I expected that through the headphones. So when I get to rehersal and plug into the PA it was horrendous. Just sounded like garbage. I tried to tweak, and I couldn't get rid of the harsh digital high end. So after a few songs, my singer/rhythm player says "try just pluging the monitor into the low setting (instead of the full range)". So I do that and it sounds better, but now its very muddy and unclear (but doesn't hurt our ears). After the jam I was unhooking my RP500 VERY DISAPPOINTED when I notice that I have the switch set to AMP instead of MIXER So I took one of the PA monitors home, and I'll try and mess around with it this week and see if I can get some usable tones.

I made the same mistake when I got my RP355. I thought the unit was broken until I put it in mixer mode. BIG difference!

That switch should never, ever be in any other mode than mixer. Even when running through an amp it sounds better in mixer mode

[Lt_Core]

Originally Posted by eyeball987

I have had a RP1000 for a week now and have not been able to get any great tones out of it with headphones yet. I can get some passable tones running with the 4CM on my RM50. If I put a MXR 10 band after the unit and then into a Powerblock and use the headphone jack on that I can get closer. I would imagine using the EQ on the RP would allow me to get better results but am not very good with using the RP's EQ by using the menus. I need to hook this thing up to a computer so that I can see the curves.

I'm getting some good tones out of my Rivera combo using the 4CM and good tones out of a keyboard amp. Headphones output sucks indeed but I don't need that. Going to gig with the RP1000 this weekend for the first time. Should be interesting. Still dialing in tones and will do some final tweaks at band rehearsal on Wed. night.