burningbusch Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Glad someone is making this option available for players doing solo or light combo gigs. Designed to work with the Sequenz stands but can be used standalone or placed on top a slab DP (6" depth). https://sequenzmusicgear.com/en/products/lineup5/#sonicbar Busch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvercaut Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Very nice. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountFosco Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Great concept for a monitoring solution. But only one volume knob means no control of local vs main (thru) out levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Not sure I'd go for this. But the stands look to be worth checking out! Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Gibson Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 The Physis piano has this as an option if I am not mistaken. Depending how it sounds and what it puts out of course, could be a nice upgrade for slabs without and even slabs with built in speakers. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Robinson Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 No matter how many times I look at those stands, they still never make sense to me. Quote Doug Robinson www.dougrobinson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Pretty neat idea! Quote "I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long" Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Glad someone is making this option available for players doing solo or light combo gigs. Designed to work with the Sequenz stands but can be used standalone or placed on top a slab DP (6" depth). https://sequenzmusicgear.com/en/products/lineup5/#sonicbar Busch. I like the idea for the home, just only to have something for practising and leave DAW and studio monitors switched off. But I also wonder what 2x 25W means,- 25W RMS, Continuous or Peak ? And when it´s also an optional device for Physis Piano, it might be optimized for acoustic piano sounds (?). Maybe it´s a cool addition to a CPS Spacestation v3 then,- the SSv3 positioned somewhere in a corner 6 feet away for the "bloom" and nice rotary sim projection while the Sonicbar is sitting on the keyboardstand closer to the player´s ears. A.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 But I also wonder what 2x 25W means,- 25W RMS, Continuous or Peak ? Doesn't really matter. The spec that matters is SPL, and unfortunately they don't give that. Quote Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Interesting idea. It could be nice for small gigs with the quintet where the sax and trumpet dont need reinforcement and the built-in speakers on my DP (Yamaha P105) need some more volume. Does it only attach to their stands? With two pair of stereo inputs, could one use one for the piano and the other for a vocal mic? Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Price? I dont see it for sale anywhere. Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 SonicBar will be available in December 2018 for $399.99. It seems to be a line owned by Korg. Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 That would make sense since it seems to be made to attach to their style stand for the recent models. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elif Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Making an unfounded assumption about the driver locations and perhaps other things, the pattern will be squished horizontally and very wide vertically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Kaenel Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Great concept for a monitoring solution. But only one volume knob means no control of local vs main (thru) out levels? Just installed a SonicBar on my Sequenz stand at church this weekend. It's a very tight, focused, good-sounding monitor, but nothing fancy. All stereo; two 1/4" channels in, one 1/8" channel in, one 1/4" channel out, one 1/8" headphone out. No mixer; Bass, Treble, Master Volume knobs. It's biggish; about 6" square, and 3-feet long; roughly the size of a TV soundbar, but twice the girth. Comes with nice hanging brackets that allow adjustability of the "swing" angle. I liked the sound of it quite a lot, and love the fact that it isn't another piece of gear sitting around on the floor. Don't like the external PSU brick (standard Korg); wish it had a simple "mix" knob for the two channels, but that's a niggle. Our sound guy liked that it didn't project much at all backward, so it didn't affect his FOH mix (generally, monitors are verboten on stage for that reason). At first, I wished for a little more volume, but of course I've got it aligned with my knees instead of my ears, so I can't fault it much for that. All in all, I think it's a good addition to the rig, and I'm going to keep it. More to come... Installation pics Quote Legend '70s Compact, Jupiter-Xm, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyFF Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Yeah, I wish there were more of these keyboard oriented speaker systems. Korg makes a bar similar to this for their high end arranger boards. It costs $514, weighs 12.5 pounds, has 2x20 watts for midrange/tweeter, 1x40 watts for a "subwoofer". Man oh man, what a great system!!!! Right in your face / ear holes, this would probably even outdo the Yamaha CP300. Yamaha makes a $300 2.1 system for the genos, two satellites that attach to the keyboard aimed at your head, and a sub on the ground. I imagine that's a gorgeous sounding monitor as well. I've said it before, powerful speakers built into a board takes you a long ways to having a wonderful monitor for yourself- just add a sub or a QSC 8/10, and your sound is rich and stereophonic. Quote Numa Piano X73 /// Kawai ES920 /// Casio CT-X5000 /// Yamaha EW425 Yamaha Melodica and Alto Recorder QSC K8.2 // JBL Eon One Compact // Soundcore Motion Boom Plus Win10 laptop i7 8GB // iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_T Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Wow, looks similar to my setup, while I have a SV-1 below the VOX. Is this the VOX stand? I also think about getting the soundbar. I like the idea that the sound comes from the instrument and not from behind or elsewhere. Like a Rhodes that sits on a speaker or a piano or even my Hammond. At home this is perfekt, but is it loud enough for rehearsals against git/dr/ba? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Kaenel Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Is this the VOX stand? is it loud enough for rehearsals against git/dr/ba? Yes, this is the stand (also made by Sequenz) that came with the VC73. The Sonic Bar is intended as a monitor for the player, not as a primary loudspeaker. As you've noted, it's perfect for home or even for small solo piano gigs. But it doesn't project much from the back, and doesn't have huge volume potential -- *you* could hear it in a rehearsal, but your bandmates probably could not. Quote Legend '70s Compact, Jupiter-Xm, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beta1 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 This is my sonicbar but if you are less than a meter away you can hear the noise. Korg's technical service tells me it's normal sound. With headphones is a horrible noise. [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/uXA5nBJGUg4 It has been difficult to dismantle. Here some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Interesting. It is a hiss and not a hum. It is in the frequency range that is normal for most systems. But typically you dont hear it when running the system at typical listening levels. Often this noise rears its head when the system is set to full gain. Often at this volume level other electrical noise becomes noticeable as well - amplified by the amplifier. Does it matter wether an instrument is connected or not to the SonicBar? Does connecting the headphone jack kill the signal to speakers? Does the noise appear in the headphones at healthy listening levels or when cranking the headphone amp? Are you using a quality pair of headphones capable of reproducing 20htz to 20khtz? Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beta1 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 -Does it matter wether an instrument is connected or not to the SonicBar? -if I connect an instrument the noise is always present Does connecting the headphone jack kill the signal to speakers? -Yes, if I connect the headphones to the headphone jack, the sound is only heard through the headphones. Does the noise appear in the headphones at healthy listening levels or when cranking the headphone amp? -If I connect the headphones, the hiss noise is heard. I do not know if it's healthy or not, but I do not like it, so what I do is connect the headphones to the rear mixing outlet and then I do not hear the hiss sound. When I need it. Are you using a quality pair of headphones capable of reproducing 20htz to 20khtz? -my headphones are the model Sennheiser hd515, with frequency response 14-26,000 hz In short, the sat of korg says that it is normal so I will try a trick to hide the hiss with rubber eva. Later I will post results and photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beta1 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Hi, I've solved his problem by cutting out some eva foam. Because I use the amplifier less than a meter away, I think sound is good for me. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnQRnbXqE9E As a curious note I noticed that there is a connector on the board that has no use, possibly to connect another thru out ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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