By Danoc
Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:02 am
J.O.BEATS wrote:And so it begins.....
when saw SPEAKER ISSUE l said aaaahhh sh**
J.O.BEATS wrote:And so it begins.....
inflict3 wrote:Man, why they have to put a speaker in it... I was hoping the live 2 would be more like the mpc500 with a better screen, maybe like an 8inch touch screen..
Lumi wrote:Two in a day.
domitec wrote:I can confirm the rattling noise when playing deep frequences like bass synths etc. The speaker itself seems to be fine and it sounds very good for its size, especially with mid and high frequencies.
The rattling while playing deep frequencies does not seem to come from the speaker itself. It is especially noticable on the left and right sides of the casing, not directly from the front.
domitec wrote:I just added two audio examples:
- Both examples are form the MPC demo project "Clips" (Demos/Clip demo.xpj)
- Volume knob at a little more than half (at "1 o'clock")
- Recorded with a dynamic microphone directly on the left/right side of the housing
Please let me know if you experience similar problems with your MPC Live II. I guess it's some kind of a design flaw with the damping/housing.
CharlesRandolph wrote:domitec wrote:I just added two audio examples:Please let me know if you experience similar problems with your MPC Live II. I guess it's some kind of a design flaw with the damping/housing.
- Both examples are form the MPC demo project "Clips" (Demos/Clip demo.xpj)
- Volume knob at a little more than half (at "1 o'clock")
- Recorded with a dynamic microphone directly on the left/right side of the housing
The bass is resonating the body. The recording sounds like, what an acoustic upright bass feels and sounds like when playing. What kind of table is the MPC LIVE on? Because that could be part of the issue as well. Try using some Sound Dampening Speaker Riser Foam or place the mpc on bricks and record it again.
domitec wrote:Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately it is not the table causing the resonances. It also happens on other types of surfaces like stone or foam, I also tried different locations and rooms. I can clearly locate it from both sides of the built-in speaker (not from the front, which is also interesting). Maybe Akai has built in some kind of „passive bass woofers“ on both sides which resonate with the body while playing lower frequencies.
domitec wrote:I can confirm the rattling noise when playing deep frequences like bass synths etc. The speaker itself seem to be fine and it sounds very good for its size, especially with mid and high frequencies.
The rattling while playing deep frequencies does not seem to come from the speaker itself. It is especially noticable on the left and right sides of the casing, not directly from the front.
domitec wrote:domitec wrote:I can confirm the rattling noise when playing deep frequences like bass synths etc. The speaker itself seems to be fine and it sounds very good for its size, especially with mid and high frequencies.
The rattling while playing deep frequencies does not seem to come from the speaker itself. It is especially noticable on the left and right sides of the casing, not directly from the front.
I just added two audio examples:
- Both examples are form the MPC demo project "Clips" (Demos/Clip demo.xpj)
- Volume knob at a little more than half (at "1 o'clock")
- Recorded with a dynamic microphone directly on the left/right side of the housing
Please let me know if you experience similar problems with your MPC Live II. I guess it's some kind of a design flaw with the damping/housing.
domitec wrote:I just added two audio examples:
- Both examples are form the MPC demo project "Clips" (Demos/Clip demo.xpj)
- Volume knob at a little more than half (at "1 o'clock")
- Recorded with a dynamic microphone directly on the left/right side of the housing
Please let me know if you experience similar problems with your MPC Live II. I guess it's some kind of a design flaw with the damping/housing.