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Posted by: Kapto Nov 29 2008, 12:39 AM

Hi everyone
I'd like to know if anyone has the same problem or it's just me or my ears.
I find most of the backing track lessons starting with a very low 4/4 hi-hat follow by a full drum/bass/keyboard watever.... which makes me loose track from the very start. If there's noise around me I can barely hear it.
I know that one solution would be headphones but....I get tired after 1/2 hour.
Thx. Any advice would be appreciate it.

Posted by: Muris Varajic Nov 29 2008, 01:16 AM

Well probably the only advice I can give you is
to get rid of the noise that surrounds you,
either that or headphones.
Could you give us the example of lesson/backing
you have problems with?

Posted by: Kapto Nov 29 2008, 01:35 AM

lol you are the one with a distinctive intro. Your backing tracks sound great from start to finnish.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/little-finger-work-out/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-guitar/muse-style-lesson/
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-guitar/rhythm-exercise/

Posted by: Muris Varajic Nov 29 2008, 01:38 AM

I checked those lessons and must admit it sounds ok to me,
hihat shouldn't be too loud after all.
Now,maybe your speakers miss high frequencies
so you can't hear it loud enough?

Posted by: Kapto Nov 29 2008, 01:45 AM

Probably. They are a cheap ones about £15. Even connecting the marshall 15W have the same problem. I guess it maybe time to get a good ones for Xmas

Thx a lot

Posted by: ParalyzedHorse Nov 29 2008, 03:01 AM

I agree if you can hear through headphones but not through your speakers, then low quality speakers are definitely the problem

Posted by: Vinod Saranga Nov 29 2008, 03:50 AM

Cheap speakers ruin the quality. 

So best advice is to try some good speakers.

Posted by: Kapto Dec 3 2008, 03:07 AM

Ok.
Any suggestion for a mid/budget speakers?I don't even know what price I should be looking for.

Posted by: DeepRoots Dec 3 2008, 03:18 AM

Well i use these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-970191-0120-X-210-Speakers-2-0/dp/B000BZD1ZK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228272521&sr=8-1

For the price they're great for movies, music etc- i even use these as monitors for when i play guitar through my korg pandora. If thats your budget- i highly recomend, i find they give me good results (if you've got a higher budget, theres alot better you can do)

Posted by: Nemanja Filipovic Dec 3 2008, 08:57 AM

It all depends how much money you have and want to spend.If you do have enough money you could buy some cheep monitors.
for example: http://www.directron.com/av40.html .

Posted by: fatb0t Dec 3 2008, 02:37 PM

Don't listen to the hi hat, listen to the snare drum?

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 4 2008, 02:04 PM

Also check out some Altec Lansing PC speakers, they are great for the price mate.

Posted by: Kapto Dec 5 2008, 03:51 PM

Hey I just recieved this speakers which I bought on ebay a few days ago for £30
All I can say is WOOOOOOOW. Yes ! I can hear the hi-hat now
Truly amazing honest to god I can't even play them at full power I just tried for a few seconds about 70% volume and I had to turn it down
Thanks a lot for the recomendations to all of you.

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Dec 5 2008, 05:28 PM

Congrats on getting the new speakers!! Let the serve you well!

Posted by: Guitar1969 Dec 5 2008, 07:25 PM

There are a number of good computer speaker systems to be had under $60- One of the best deals right now are the Klipsch which are known for high end speakers:

http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Groove-PM20-Speaker-System/dp/B000UV8CTU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228502935&sr=8-4

For $59 these are a good deal

But as others have said, locking into the snare and Bass drum are more important than the hihats - The noise interference might actually be a good challenge, as when performing, the environmnet is never perfect.

What kind of speakers are those - So they sound good - They look pretty ugly though,

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 5 2008, 08:08 PM

I'm glad you sorted out the problem mate, good speakers are essential part of the computer and your gear.