hardware Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I found the best way to tune my SSv3 was to play out in the backyard with no reflections. It sounds so quiet like that, but my brothers house is 100 yards across the street and he said it sounds good. Quote Magnus C350 + FMR RNP + Realistic Unisphere Mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rofox Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 My SS3 was bought solely on the strength of the reviews on here - yes, after years of lurking I've begun to trust you people. I've only used it at home so far and for solo playing it definitely lacks bass. Drums and piano lack that satisfying body and so I'm about to buy a sub but don't know which. I'm looking forward to trying the SS3 on a gig in a band situation but these only turn up 3-4 times per year nowadays. Throughout the 153 pages of this thread (yes, I've been here for them all) I've had in mind.... Six Phases of a Project 1. Enthusiasm. 2. Disillusionment. 3. Panic. 4. Search for the Guilty. 5. Punishment of the Innocent. 6. Praise and Honors for the Non-Participants. It's to SS3's and Aspen's credit that we are only just beginning to explore the cusp of 1&2. BTW hardware, people have said I sound good from 100 yards away as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Linguini Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 BTW hardware, people have said I sound good from 100 yards away as well. People have told me I sound good after they're hammered beyond coherence. Funny, it doesn't seem to matter what sound system I'm using, either. Quote D-10; M50; SP4-7; SP6 I'm a fairly accomplished hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymb1 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 My SS3 was bought solely on the strength of the reviews on here - yes, after years of lurking I've begun to trust you people. I've only used it at home so far and for solo playing it definitely lacks bass. Drums and piano lack that satisfying body and so I'm about to buy a sub but don't know which. I'm looking forward to trying the SS3 on a gig in a band situation but these only turn up 3-4 times per year nowadays. Throughout the 153 pages of this thread (yes, I've been here for them all) I've had in mind.... Six Phases of a Project 1. Enthusiasm. 2. Disillusionment. 3. Panic. 4. Search for the Guilty. 5. Punishment of the Innocent. 6. Praise and Honors for the Non-Participants. It's to SS3's and Aspen's credit that we are only just beginning to explore the cusp of 1&2. BTW hardware, people have said I sound good from 100 yards away as well. Are you running your keyboard straight into the SSV3? I run my PX5s through a small mixer and I can get more bass than I need. Quote Casio PX5s, XWP1 and CPS SSV3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Played a luncheon today at a hospital. Low volume, stuck in the corner of a nondescript room - exactly the type of gig I bought the SSv3 for, and it was perfect. http://i.imgur.com/59XWbfY.jpg Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Robinson Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Anyone have a schematic of the SS3 they can email to me asap? Thanks! Jazzooo @ aol dot com Quote Doug Robinson www.dougrobinson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledbetter Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Anyone have a schematic of the SS3 they can email to me asap? Thanks! Jazzooo @ aol dot com Top secret, I think. Quote Kawai KG-2C, Nord Stage 3 73, Electro 4D, 5D and Lead 2x, Moog Voyager and Little Phatty Stage II, Slim Phatty, Roland Lucina AX-09, Hohner Piano Melodica, Spacestation V3, pair of QSC 8.2s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenWaB3 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My SS3 has developed a rattle at mostly low pitches. Oddly enough if I tilt it more than 30 degrees rt or lt the rattle gets better - tilting forward or backward makes no difference. I checked that the screws were tight on the front & side speaker covers & the ones on the side speaker itself. The only thing I didn't do was take off the front speaker cover & check the screws on the woofer. Has anyone else experienced this & what ended up curing it? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bif_ Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Mine has a rattle at certain low frequencies as well. Been thinking about checking screw tightness as mentioned but haven't dug into that yet. Just hoping it's not a bad speaker. Quote Kurzweil Forte, Yamaha Motif ES7, Muse Receptor 2 Pro Max, Neo Ventilator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisDespo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My SS3 has developed a rattle at mostly low pitches. Oddly enough if I tilt it more than 30 degrees rt or lt the rattle gets better - tilting forward or backward makes no difference. I checked that the screws were tight on the front & side speaker covers & the ones on the side speaker itself. The only thing I didn't do was take off the front speaker cover & check the screws on the woofer. Has anyone else experienced this & what ended up curing it? Thanks. I had the same issue not too long ago and after speaking to Aspen (who was very helpful and offered to have me send him the speaker on his dime if it was indeed bad even though it was out of warranty) I removed all the screws on the front of the SS3 and popped out the main center woofer speaker and there was a metal cap thingy that had broken loose from inside somewhere and stuck itself to the big magnet - I showed Aspen and he said it doesn't have any effect on anything and if I wanted to I could just glue it back on to where it came off, which I did and everything has been fine ever since ... It probably just came off when I was transporting it back and forth to gigs ... here's a couple pics of the part and maybe it's the same for you: http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1939_1024.jpg http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1940_1024.jpg http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1941_1024.jpg Hope that helps ... Quote Kurzweil Forte,Roland Fantom 6,Hydrasynth,Numa C2X, SpaceStation V.3, other stuffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rofox Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 All my boards and modules are run through a Mackie LM3204. Yes, I get an improvement by cranking up the bass but if the speaker cant reproduce the fundamentals all you can do is boost the harmonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rofox Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Played a luncheon today at a hospital. Low volume, stuck in the corner of a nondescript room - exactly the type of gig I bought the SSv3 for, and it was perfect. http://i.imgur.com/59XWbfY.jpg The SS3 looks lonely and forlorn in that pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiDave Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Played a luncheon today at a hospital. Low volume, stuck in the corner of a nondescript room - exactly the type of gig I bought the SSv3 for, and it was perfect. The SS3 looks lonely and forlorn in that pic. thats exactly what I thought when I saw this pic. i kinda felt sorry for the lil guy ... Quote The baiting I do is purely for entertainment value. Please feel free to ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGman Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Looks like it's looking for a seat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I realize Synthaholic was happy with the sound at the gig but with all the talk of not enough bass I'm assuming there was no corner on the other side of the keyboard to park the SS3. Or why he didn't at least angle it up for some presence? Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymb1 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I do mostly small to medium venues. Most of my gigs are solo using BIAB or iRealPro for bass and drums. The SSV3 has more than enough bass for me. I play jazz and standards. My PX5s sounds great through the SSV3. Quote Casio PX5s, XWP1 and CPS SSV3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Played a luncheon today at a hospital. Low volume, stuck in the corner of a nondescript room - exactly the type of gig I bought the SSv3 for, and it was perfect. http://i.imgur.com/59XWbfY.jpg The SS3 looks lonely and forlorn in that pic. You should have seen ME! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v707/HandsomeTramp/smilies/yikes.gif Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I realize Synthaholic was happy with the sound at the gig but with all the talk of not enough bass I'm assuming there was no corner on the other side of the keyboard to park the SS3. Or why he didn't at least angle it up for some presence? There was plenty of bass for that background music gig. I'm trying to keep the SSv3 at least 5 feet away from me. I find that I have to have the SSv3 to my right so that I hear some of the 6.5" speaker. Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiDave Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Looks like it's looking for a seat... Synth should walk over there and ask her to dance. She's ready Quote The baiting I do is purely for entertainment value. Please feel free to ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenWaB3 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 My SS3 has developed a rattle at mostly low pitches. Oddly enough if I tilt it more than 30 degrees rt or lt the rattle gets better - tilting forward or backward makes no difference. I checked that the screws were tight on the front & side speaker covers & the ones on the side speaker itself. The only thing I didn't do was take off the front speaker cover & check the screws on the woofer. Has anyone else experienced this & what ended up curing it? Thanks. I had the same issue not too long ago and after speaking to Aspen (who was very helpful and offered to have me send him the speaker on his dime if it was indeed bad even though it was out of warranty) I removed all the screws on the front of the SS3 and popped out the main center woofer speaker and there was a metal cap thingy that had broken loose from inside somewhere and stuck itself to the big magnet - I showed Aspen and he said it doesn't have any effect on anything and if I wanted to I could just glue it back on to where it came off, which I did and everything has been fine ever since ... It probably just came off when I was transporting it back and forth to gigs ... here's a couple pics of the part and maybe it's the same for you: http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1939_1024.jpg http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1940_1024.jpg http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1941_1024.jpg Hope that helps ... I just took off the grill & tightened the speaker screws. It still rattled. I then removed the speaker & there was no small cap like in the pics. I held it away from the cabinet & the rattling was gone (relief that the speaker isn't blown). I remounted it & the rattle is still gone. If I had to come up with some wild theory....I have no idea if I put the speaker back in the same orientation as before. It could be that the wires to the speaker were rattling against the cabinet & putting it back in a different position moved the wires to where they aren't touching. Whatever it is, I'll take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPN21 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I got my Spacestation last week. I do feel that I need a sub. The Behringer B1200 seems to be an overkill for me. I was looking at the Mackie MR10Smk3. Mostly I play in a small place upto 100 people. Has any used the MR10Smk3 with the Spacestation? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Linguini Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I got my Spacestation last week. I do feel that I need a sub. The Behringer B1200 seems to be an overkill for me. I was looking at the Mackie MR10Smk3. Mostly I play in a small place upto 100 people. Has any used the MR10Smk3 with the Spacestation? Thanks That's a studio sub -- not sure how well it will work in a live application. Have you checked out the Seismic Audio Really Mini Tremor? It's only mono, so it has to be connected post-SS3, from the SS3's sub output. I'm pretty happy with it -- it's just enough, and would probably be perfect for where you play. The place I was gigging at was similar in size, and this combination did the job nicely. http://www.seismicaudiospeakers.com/powered-10-inch-subwoofer-cabinet/p/Really-Mini-Tremor Quote D-10; M50; SP4-7; SP6 I'm a fairly accomplished hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Have you checked out the Seismic Audio Really Mini Tremor? it hasn't been discussed since page 153. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiDave Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I can't believe this thing is up to 154 pages. (then again, here I am). imagine if it was a synth! Quote The baiting I do is purely for entertainment value. Please feel free to ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I got my Spacestation last week. I do feel that I need a sub. The Behringer B1200 seems to be an overkill for me. I was looking at the Mackie MR10Smk3. Mostly I play in a small place upto 100 people. Has any used the MR10Smk3 with the Spacestation? Thanks This looks nice! http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/112MBX Gallien-Krueger 112MBX 1x12" 100-Watt Micro Cabinet $299 http://www.sweetwater.com/images/items/750/112MBX-large.jpg Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Oops! That one is passive. Sorry. The GK powered ones are on this page: http://www.sweetwater.com/c579--Bass_Guitar_Combo_Amps There are a lot of good choices for low power, lightweight bass amps. Quote The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. J. Love Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Have you checked out the Seismic Audio Really Mini Tremor? It's only mono, so it has to be connected post-SS3, from the SS3's sub output. I'm pretty happy with it -- it's just enough, and would probably be perfect for where you play. The place I was gigging at was similar in size, and this combination did the job nicely. http://www.seismicaudiospeakers.com/powered-10-inch-subwoofer-cabinet/p/Really-Mini-Tremor An enthusiastic +1. I was an early (if not 1st) adopter of the B1200, but I only use it outside now. Very rarely. The Mini Tremor is a perfect match for 95% of what I do. Small, light, and easy. Quote Hammond SK1, Casio Privia PX5-S, SpaceStation V.3, Behringer B1200D, 2-EV ZxA1s MacBook Air, Novation ReMOTE 37SL, Logic, Pianoteq 5 Stage, Scarbee Vintage Keys The MIDI Gizmo Museum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPN21 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thank you all for your replies. I will probably go with the Mini. I guess I really don't need the fancy and probably weak studio sub anyway. I like its flexible connections, though. I ran another test just now and compared the SS3 with a Roland stereo amp. The Roland sounded so "2 dimensional." Talk about flat! When I switched back to the SS3, all of a sudden there was a large acoustric expanse. It was as if the instruments had enough space between them, not croweded That was pretty pleasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Robinson Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Man, it's hard to go backmy SS3 has developed a terrible distortion--could be a blown speaker, could be electronic. I'm talking with Aspen about it but at the moment I have to go back to using my little Fender Passport, which I always thought sounded good. Last night was like someone threw water in my face--I couldn't find the right place to put both speakers so that the band, the audience and I could all hear my SK1 perfectly. In the end, I had little doubt that it sounded good to the audience; I think the band could hear me ok, at least one speaker's worth. But I kept feeling like I had to crank it up louder to get the satisfying experience of really hearing what I was playing. I'm so spoiled by having the SS3 behind me, and everyone hearing me well. Quote Doug Robinson www.dougrobinson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenWaB3 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Man, it's hard to go backmy SS3 has developed a terrible distortion--could be a blown speaker, could be electronic. I'm talking with Aspen about it but at the moment I have to go back to using my little Fender Passport, which I always thought sounded good. Last night was like someone threw water in my face--I couldn't find the right place to put both speakers so that the band, the audience and I could all hear my SK1 perfectly. In the end, I had little doubt that it sounded good to the audience; I think the band could hear me ok, at least one speaker's worth. But I kept feeling like I had to crank it up louder to get the satisfying experience of really hearing what I was playing. I'm so spoiled by having the SS3 behind me, and everyone hearing me well. Try taking the speaker out. Hopefully the problem will be one that either ChrisDespo or myself went through & it will work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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