During a gig my mic suddenly had no volume. I checked the app and saw the volume had gone to zero. I raised it back to the proper level, and it worked for a bit, but then went to zero again. The cause was my failure to manually turn the volume knobs for the master volume and the channel volume to 10. Not that the setting I was using was 10, but you must do this to be able to control the volume setting over the full range, or the system will eventually return to zero where it was left initially. My SOP now is to turn the amp, set the amp volume to somewhere between 5 and 8; manually turn the master volume and all channel volumes to 10 before any attachments, activate the app and reduce master volume to 3-4 and all channel volumes to zero. Next, attach mics, etc, and bring them up to unity. Hope this helps!
I have a pair of the Evox 8's, the first generation which have 12 inch subs in wood cabinet's and have been using them for about a 1 1/2 year's. I use a Presonus 32r stage box run wirelessly using a router and my iPad and run a full 5 piece rock cover band. This system can kick at 1400 watts a side they can get loud if you push them. I was told that you want to set the subs at about 2 o'clock, not wide open. I also do a duo act with our keyboard player and I just use a di box with my Taylor acoustic and it sounds great! It takes me about 15 minutes to setup our whole system. If the subs are boomy just use a high pass filter on the subs and roll some of it off. Will clean up the muddiness of your mix!
I have also bought a pair of Evox 8s for a 4 piece RnR band,haven't played since covid so itching to get out gigging,. I'm hoping this system will be plenty loud.
Now that's makes a lot of sense, I am very skeptic when it comes to pa systems, for last 8 years I have been using the Dynacord P5 system, with my 4 piece band, the tops speakers come with 400w cones which I exchanged for 800w in each cab, great sound but man I'm getting old and sick of hauling gear and heavy pa systems, from what I'm told the best of goods comes in small packages, the system jmix8 sounds very impressive and well sold here, above all other line array evolve 50 etc I think it's the one I'll go for, and sell the Dynacord Power max P5 But I'm afraid if I get a wedding of over 300 guests indoors jmix 8 will not handle it, especially with bass and drums of the keyboards going through it, So yes I'm still in limbo here on what to do, technology has come a long long way over the last 10 years since the power max 5 by Dynacord, Perhaps the jmix8 set is actually better than it, so many ????? hang over this big step to take or stick with what I have, your set up sounds amazing especially a 5 piece rock band, so it can't be all that bad 🤔👍
Ditto, bit heavy if you have to carry over a field during a outdoor gig, I invested in a mobile collapsible cart. very good speakers for mobile giggers.
Thanks to your video I managed to handle all these different settings... I enjoyed both guitar and voice and made up 3 presets but when I shifted from one preset to another , sudden bang, it was all gone. Ever had such a bug ?
This guy is cool. Sounds excellent and not pretentious. With hair he's got the Bublee look and shaved the young DMB look. That RCF is a bit pricey for me and heavy. Plus they really don't carry that brand around here. Went from Yamaha stagepas 1k (sounds great. Still use for blues band main) to JBL EON ONE MK2 for acoustic gigs. Stagepas is over 50lbs. Was too much in 95 degree heat with stairs, dolly, etc. JBL is lighter. Has battery and on-board digital mixer. Real sub. They all sound similar, it's just a matter of what features one needs for one's own situation. How many trips from the car can I avoid??? That 87A mic sounds good for him. I tried it. Great at home, but live outdoors maybe I didn't know how to dial it in. It's hard to get it all right live when one a "solo" guy. No one to ask so you start to look for subtle clues from the audience. Not the drunk lady yelling for hotel california. The subtle foot tap under the table is the one I watch for. If a majority of folks are moving their feet under the table its sounding good and tips flow. No foot movement. I've screwed something up. I think guy would sound good through anything though.
As always, thx. for the great review. May I ask, if you have tried the electrovoice evolve 50m yet? In your opinion, what's the best sounding system?Thx and greetings from Germany.
Hi Julian, I have not used the EV myself but have heard it’s top class. It is more expensive but The ‘top/column’ height can be an issue because its a fixed height. (You can’t raise it higher when you to get over people in a crowded room) That being said I don’t think you’d be dissatisfied with the EV. It ticks all the boxes. I have been using a Bose L1 Pro 8 for 3 months. For what I do I don’t think there is anything better
Hello friend Thank you for the detailed video I have a question please how do I turn off the mixer and work with the speaker like a regular amplified speaker. Thanks in advance hope there is no mistake in writing this translated
Nice review 😁 what pa is better for you? The hk polar or rcf j8mix? Im thinking to buy me 2 systems.. the third option is the Fbt cs1000.. maybe any experience. Thanks
If I had to choose 1 I’d choose the Jmix. It’s louder and having a quality mixer built into the column gives it 2 up on the HK. That being said I’d be happy with either. I’ve never used the FBT but I know its a quality brand. TurboSound iP1000 or 2000 are also good options to consider. Let me know what you end up going with 😎
Hey hey Stuart . I trust you are well. I’m in the market for a system. I’m a Singer/Guitarist/ with drum pad loops in the background. I’ve seen a few of your reviews. According you what is the best column array system that you’ve used?
Good question, for my personal setup and the type of gigs that I play I'd go for 2 x Bose S1's. That said, I'd be more than happy with 1 JMIX8 if that was my only choice. It's got a more versatile mixer with more channels and in a rowdy environment it will be a lot louder than 2 x S1's.
Hi ther again...i need some larger speakon cables for these ssystem..please let me.know what type.of speakon connectors this system use?is it 2 pole.or 4 pole.tnx allot
Hello there I have just bought jmix8 but there is one thing I do not like about it-constant hissing noice comming from HF driver... did you have that issue on your unit? Cheers!
@@jeremylevifmusic sorry I left out the question mark. The old L1 or the new L1 Pro? I’d take the RCF over the old Bose L1 column but I’d take the L1 Pro 8 over any PA system you could offer me (for what I do as a musician) I bought an L1 Pro 8 a few months ago and it brings me joy to play through it... I’ll do a demo review on it sometime but hands down the best column I’ve ever owned. (The list includes TurboSound iP1000, HK Polar 10, and the RCF JMix8)
@@stuartreeceband I'm happy with your answer, it was exactly what I wanted to know: comparison between Bose L1 Pro8 and RCF Jmix8. Do you know if they are equivalent in sound power? Thank you
The Bose sounds ‘better’ for guit and vox only - more natural and clear but its not that powerful. I’d say its good for background music / lite entertainment and busking where the Evox is powerful and can handle much bigger spaces and more instruments comfortably. (And also sounds great) . If I could only choose one, I’d take the Evox.
Thank you for the info. Next time could you use a quality digital recorder for the sound test portion? Use the 1/4" monitor, headphone or XLR output and record that since we really can't tell anything from a cell phone recording in mono that isn't designed for high fidelity. Like using a VHS VCR to review HD or 4k movies. That gives us a clean original signal to compare to. Then switch over to the live sound version from the speaker and record it on a decent mic /stereo digital recorder or or use one with it's own mics such as a Tascam Tascam DR-100mk3 (Zoom or others with good mics) placed 5-10 yards away. That Tascam has XLR inputs, 1/4"inputs and and several sets of mics onboard that work quite well. Then we'd be able to really hear what it sounds like vs the source signal.
I'm using the boss RC30 Loopstation. I saved a single kick drum sound to one of the patches (You can do this by plugging it into your computer, opening the loop station storage and adding the WAV file of your choice) Here is the trick, I made that particular patch on the loop station a 'one shot playback' meaning every time I hit the play pedal my kick drum sound plays once.
I have a kick drum sound saved as a 'one shot playback' on my loop station. The One Shot Playback Setting means it will play the loop from start to finish only once. IE Every time I stomp on the loop pedal the loop is triggered to play once, and in this instance it plays the kick drum once. If I stomp the pedal again it starts the loop again and plays the kick drum again, but once. So if I continually stomp the loop station over and over it continues to play the kick drum over and over. You can save many different kick drum sounds or other percussive sounds. Perhaps I should do a short video on this as well...
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Great video! Thank you, hvala! Dogovorio sam probu u show-room-u u Novom Sadu verujem da ću odmah i kupiti ovaj sistem, + evox j8.
During a gig my mic suddenly had no volume. I checked the app and saw the volume had gone to zero. I raised it back to the proper level, and it worked for a bit, but then went to zero again. The cause was my failure to manually turn the volume knobs for the master volume and the channel volume to 10. Not that the setting I was using was 10, but you must do this to be able to control the volume setting over the full range, or the system will eventually return to zero where it was left initially. My SOP now is to turn the amp, set the amp volume to somewhere between 5 and 8; manually turn the master volume and all channel volumes to 10 before any attachments, activate the app and reduce master volume to 3-4 and all channel volumes to zero. Next, attach mics, etc, and bring them up to unity. Hope this helps!
I have a pair of the Evox 8's, the first generation which have 12 inch subs in wood cabinet's and have been using them for about a 1 1/2 year's. I use a Presonus 32r stage box run wirelessly using a router and my iPad and run a full 5 piece rock cover band. This system can kick at 1400 watts a side they can get loud if you push them. I was told that you want to set the subs at about 2 o'clock, not wide open. I also do a duo act with our keyboard player and I just use a di box with my Taylor acoustic and it sounds great! It takes me about 15 minutes to setup our whole system. If the subs are boomy just use a high pass filter on the subs and roll some of it off. Will clean up the muddiness of your mix!
I have also bought a pair of Evox 8s for a 4 piece RnR band,haven't played since covid so itching to get out gigging,. I'm hoping this system will be plenty loud.
Now that's makes a lot of sense, I am very skeptic when it comes to pa systems, for last 8 years I have been using the Dynacord P5 system, with my 4 piece band, the tops speakers come with 400w cones which I exchanged for 800w in each cab, great sound but man I'm getting old and sick of hauling gear and heavy pa systems, from what I'm told the best of goods comes in small packages, the system jmix8 sounds very impressive and well sold here, above all other line array evolve 50 etc I think it's the one I'll go for, and sell the Dynacord Power max P5
But I'm afraid if I get a wedding of over 300 guests indoors jmix 8 will not handle it, especially with bass and drums of the keyboards going through it,
So yes I'm still in limbo here on what to do, technology has come a long long way over the last 10 years since the power max 5 by Dynacord,
Perhaps the jmix8 set is actually better than it, so many ????? hang over this big step to take or stick with what I have, your set up sounds amazing especially a 5 piece rock band, so it can't be all that bad 🤔👍
Ditto, bit heavy if you have to carry over a field during a outdoor gig, I invested in a mobile collapsible cart. very good speakers for mobile giggers.
Thanks Stuart. Great review for a fellow player. Cheers. Robin
Was goood! Thank u soo much! From Hungary Budapest :)
Thanks to your video I managed to handle all these different settings... I enjoyed both guitar and voice and made up 3 presets but when I shifted from one preset to another , sudden bang, it was all gone. Ever had such a bug ?
Great video .a break down of mixer for performer's would be good as there is no video on RUclips to show settings
I'll let you know as soon at its up...
@@stuartreeceband thanks 👍
@@dell5338 I forgot to let you know, but I did do a run down of the mixer. It's on my channel
@@stuartreeceband thanks the setting are similar to what I have
Hello , thank you for very clean explanations.
This guy is cool. Sounds excellent and not pretentious. With hair he's got the Bublee look and shaved the young DMB look. That RCF is a bit pricey for me and heavy. Plus they really don't carry that brand around here. Went from Yamaha stagepas 1k (sounds great. Still use for blues band main) to JBL EON ONE MK2 for acoustic gigs. Stagepas is over 50lbs. Was too much in 95 degree heat with stairs, dolly, etc. JBL is lighter. Has battery and on-board digital mixer. Real sub. They all sound similar, it's just a matter of what features one needs for one's own situation. How many trips from the car can I avoid??? That 87A mic sounds good for him. I tried it. Great at home, but live outdoors maybe I didn't know how to dial it in. It's hard to get it all right live when one a "solo" guy. No one to ask so you start to look for subtle clues from the audience. Not the drunk lady yelling for hotel california. The subtle foot tap under the table is the one I watch for. If a majority of folks are moving their feet under the table its sounding good and tips flow. No foot movement. I've screwed something up. I think guy would sound good through anything though.
Great review. Do you use a separate monitor or can you use jmix8 behind you as monitor, do you get feedback if unit is behind you?
Can a mixer on rcf sing as well as a separate mixer? I'm wondering about that.
I have both Jmix,J8..
Can you share you general MIXER settings on the Jmix8 for Vocals and music..thanx
Stunning !!
As always, thx. for the great review. May I ask, if you have tried the electrovoice evolve 50m yet? In your opinion, what's the best sounding system?Thx and greetings from Germany.
Hi Julian, I have not used the EV myself but have heard it’s top class. It is more expensive but The ‘top/column’ height can be an issue because its a fixed height. (You can’t raise it higher when you to get over people in a crowded room) That being said I don’t think you’d be dissatisfied with the EV. It ticks all the boxes. I have been using a Bose L1 Pro 8 for 3 months. For what I do I don’t think there is anything better
@@stuartreeceband thx, dear Stuart. I‘ll check the bose. Greetings from germany!
Great video Stuart. How would Yamaha Stagepas 1K compare with this one and HK Audio Polar 12? Thanks.
Great choice of PA bud 👊🏼
Hey Friends, RCF Evox 12 or Bose l1 pro 16?
Hello friend Thank you for the detailed video
I have a question please how do I turn off the mixer and work with the speaker like a regular amplified speaker.
Thanks in advance hope there is no mistake in writing this translated
what pedal was you using for the bass drum sound mate ?
How doze it stack up to the lg maui28 as they have 16 speaker 2 Horne's 2 subs and half the cos
Nice review 😁 what pa is better for you? The hk polar or rcf j8mix?
Im thinking to buy me 2 systems.. the third option is the Fbt cs1000.. maybe any experience.
Thanks
If I had to choose 1 I’d choose the Jmix. It’s louder and having a quality mixer built into the column gives it 2 up on the HK. That being said I’d be happy with either. I’ve never used the FBT but I know its a quality brand.
TurboSound iP1000 or 2000 are also good options to consider. Let me know what you end up going with 😎
Stuart, when can we see a test on the CA12A
Thanks for the info Very helpful thanks
Hey hey Stuart . I trust you are well. I’m in the market for a system. I’m a Singer/Guitarist/ with drum pad loops in the background. I’ve seen a few of your reviews.
According you what is the best column array system that you’ve used?
Hey Gino, without a doubt the Bose L1 Pro8 column. I never did get around to making a video about it. But for me it was hands down the best
@@stuartreeceband thanks so much mate. I literally bought a RCF Evox Jmix8 this morning… based on your reviews … happy with it…
@@ginosoul359 Nice, You honestly can't go wrong with RCF
@Stuart Reece, Do you find you can hear yourself ok when not standing in front of it?
I know you gave a great review of the Bose S1Pro. How would a pair of Bose S1s compare to a single JMIX8?
Good question, for my personal setup and the type of gigs that I play I'd go for 2 x Bose S1's.
That said, I'd be more than happy with 1 JMIX8 if that was my only choice.
It's got a more versatile mixer with more channels and in a rowdy environment it will be a lot louder than 2 x S1's.
@@stuartreeceband Still confused, so why for the gigs you play 2x Bose S1s better than the JMIX8?
Hi ther again...i need some larger speakon cables for these ssystem..please let me.know what type.of speakon connectors this system use?is it 2 pole.or 4 pole.tnx allot
Hello there I have just bought jmix8 but there is one thing I do not like about it-constant hissing noice comming from HF driver... did you have that issue on your unit? Cheers!
Thanks for a great video mate! Which would you go for between the RCF Jmix8 and the Bose L1? Why? :) I can’t decide
L1 or L1 Pro 8 (the newer ones)
@@stuartreeceband thank you very much Stuart! :)
@@jeremylevifmusic sorry I left out the question mark. The old L1 or the new L1 Pro? I’d take the RCF over the old Bose L1 column but I’d take the L1 Pro 8 over any PA system you could offer me (for what I do as a musician)
I bought an L1 Pro 8 a few months ago and it brings me joy to play through it... I’ll do a demo review on it sometime but hands down the best column I’ve ever owned. (The list includes TurboSound iP1000, HK Polar 10, and the RCF JMix8)
@@stuartreeceband thank you Stuart! That is really helpful mate 😀
@@stuartreeceband I'm happy with your answer, it was exactly what I wanted to know: comparison between Bose L1 Pro8 and RCF Jmix8. Do you know if they are equivalent in sound power? Thank you
Should I get this one or should I get the Bose l1 pro 16. Singer songwriter 25 to 50 people.
I’d go with Bose if budget isn’t an issue. I’ve been using the L1 pro 8 for 6 months and for me it’s the best column I’ve ever used.
Hi, how does the sound compare to the Bose S1 Pro for acoustic guitar and vocals?
The Bose sounds ‘better’ for guit and vox only - more natural and clear but its not that powerful. I’d say its good for background music / lite entertainment and busking where the Evox is powerful and can handle much bigger spaces and more instruments comfortably. (And also sounds great) . If I could only choose one, I’d take the Evox.
Which speaker is best for live band keyboard with singer ?
Evolve 30m or RCF EVOX JMIX8?
Also which one best for pair stereo ?
Jmix8 more power, bass, clarity and build quality.
Thank you for the info. Next time could you use a quality digital recorder for the sound test portion?
Use the 1/4" monitor, headphone or XLR output and record that since we really can't tell anything from a cell phone recording in mono that isn't designed for high fidelity. Like using a VHS VCR to review HD or 4k movies. That gives us a clean original signal to compare to.
Then switch over to the live sound version from the speaker and record it on a decent mic /stereo digital recorder or
or use one with it's own mics such as a Tascam Tascam DR-100mk3 (Zoom or others with good mics) placed 5-10 yards away. That Tascam has XLR inputs, 1/4"inputs and and several sets of mics onboard that work quite well.
Then we'd be able to really hear what it sounds like vs the source signal.
What pedal are you using for your kick drum
I'm using the boss RC30 Loopstation. I saved a single kick drum sound to one of the patches (You can do this by plugging it into your computer, opening the loop station storage and adding the WAV file of your choice)
Here is the trick, I made that particular patch on the loop station a 'one shot playback' meaning every time I hit the play pedal my kick drum sound plays once.
@@stuartreecebandwhat sample is it ? Sounds great 👍🏻
Tell me this is a paid ad with out telling me it’s paid ad: “the Bose tweeters at the top plays into people’s heads” and the Bose is 6’7” high
What drum set up do you have
I have a kick drum sound saved as a 'one shot playback' on my loop station. The One Shot Playback Setting means it will play the loop from start to finish only once. IE Every time I stomp on the loop pedal the loop is triggered to play once, and in this instance it plays the kick drum once. If I stomp the pedal again it starts the loop again and plays the kick drum again, but once. So if I continually stomp the loop station over and over it continues to play the kick drum over and over. You can save many different kick drum sounds or other percussive sounds. Perhaps I should do a short video on this as well...
It would be a good video to show drum set up thanks for reply 👌