Hey guys, first off I want to apologize for the blatant copy and paste from v-drums. I posted there first because I figured a larger number of people would have had experience with my particular amp, nut I figured it would also be appropriate here since both of the (though I only have one with me) I own are Alesis so I anticipate better feedback from here.
Hey guys, I finally got my first legit amp and so I intend on using it practicing with some friends, and hopefully for a small gig some day. Here's the issue I am having. I am running a fairly custom set, mostly comprised of Roland PD8's, Pintech Cymbals (PC and TC), and the module is a Alesis DMPro.
The Peavey Amp sounds great in my opinion, it is the old KB300 I got it used and it shows its age (just some rust on the plates around the handle) I am satisfied with the low end. Bass sounds are great, toms (Even higher ones sound great) and I have no complaints with the ride cymbal. My crashes are fine as well.
Here is where my problem lies:
The hi-hat. Now, I have only had the amp a couple days and thus have not been able to completely sit down and try to make adjustments, and admittedly I am inexperienced but I simply have not been able to get the hi-hat to cut through the mix.
Everything else is fine, especially volume wise (I suppose there is a possibility I have *too much* low end going on) to me. In my headphones, the hi-hat cuts through appropriately as well.
I suppose some sounds cut through a little better than others (tried to flip through a couple kits) but I don't think any are great.
Any suggestions that can be given are great.
One thing I'm really curious about is how would you recommend even hooking it up for a start? The amp has 3 channels and my module sends both a left and right channel. I have tried using a stereo Y cable to merge the 2 channels into 1 on the amp and separating the left and right to separate inputs on the KB300.
Also, should I be using a low master volume on the amp and then raise the volumes of each individual channel? Also, around where should the volume on the drum module be? I was thinking of keeping it around half/just under half so that I could still monitor myself via headphones.
Any help in solving this situation would be greatly appreciated, especially as I read on the forums that this particular amp should work pretty well with e-drums.
By the way, it is indeed an early model KB300, it does not have an XLR input and is also not a KB300/A or whatever the more recent thing is.
Also, does anyone have any additional feedback, even if it is not a solution for my problem? I got the amp for what I considered a pretty good deal. If you guys need specs and what not, I can go on and grab a link