What is a Sonic Maximizer?

[tot_Ou_tard]

Every once in a while I run across an ad for a BBE Sonic Maximizer.

I don't have a clue what it might do.

Does anyone?

[ted s]

Sounds pretty self expanatory to me tot_

Uh, I got nothing..

[warren0728]

puzzling.....very puzzling....

ww

[Spudman***]

It time aligns frequencies. I'm not sure which freqs get delayed but some do and it causes whatever you put through it to sound 10 times better.

I will ALWAYS use one on a PA system. It makes a budget system sound like a million bucks.

[tot_Ou_tard]

It time aligns frequencies. I'm not sure which freqs get delayed but some do and it causes whatever you put through it to sound 10 times better.

I will ALWAYS use one on a PA system. It makes a budget system sound like a million bucks.

What about through an amp? Does it make it sound 10 times better?

[Rabies]

I have the sonic stomp going through an amp, and it rocks...I strongly recommend it!!

[t_ross33]

I will ALWAYS use one on a PA system. It makes a budget system sound like a million bucks.

Stompbox or rackmount? Thru the effects loop?

Sounds cool, no pun intended.

Trev

[stingx]

I have the BBE Sonic Stomp and I think it works best at the end of the signal chain (last effect.) YMMV of course

[Spudman***]

Stompbox or rackmount? Thru the effects loop?

Sounds cool, no pun intended.

Trev

Originally I used a BBE rackmount sonic maximizer on my PA systems. I had one channel go bad so I bought the Behringer equivalent. It's a 2 channel unit and worth every penny of it's meager price and then some.

I run it as the final unit right before the power amps after the eq, and compressor. Signal looks like this: (mono out of mixer)>EQ>Compressor>Sonic Maximizer.

When you turn it off is when it is most noticeable. I immediately rush to turn it back on because the system sounds SOOOOO much better with it on. I always use it with a PA no matter what.