Alesis M-EQ 230 EQ

easy, but sliders are abit small and hard to move. I guess that is why it's cheap.

setup between MX802A analog mixer and ART310 analog crossover. No noise or popping noticed.

This is the only EQ that I have had a really good chance to fiddle with, but noticed something worth mentionning here:

When running a tone generator through it (room tuning), I found that the center frequencies of some of the bands are not as advertised on the front panel. Not so bad in the lower and higher range, but around the 1K region, centers are actually as much as 1/3 octave higher than what they are labelled. This can be worked around once you are aware of it. Individual bandwiths also seem to be very wide and spilling much into the ones beside. But then again, I never tested others that way. It just seems wrong.

still works great after 6 years.

Some careless a-ole I know once managed to spill a drink into it even though the unit is racked. Sliders got REALLY sticky and impossible to move. Sometimes cutting out entire bands from the output.

I openned the simple unit myself and cleanned the slider contacts with q-tips/rubbing alcohol; all of which was very easy to do and took about 10 minutes. Everything now works like new.

never did

All kinds of music run through there, but mainly electronic. And in a fixed setup that hardly ever moves. If it were stolen/lost I would replace it with the same. It is good value for what I need it for.

Fairly straight forward. Decent manual to tell you how to get the basics of what you are looking for. The only downfall is the small sliders are difficult to move when you are in a hurry. It would be best for a "set it and forget it" sort of set up.

Solid sound with it. I even hooked it up to my stereo with the optional rca inputs and it sounded great.

I've only had it for a while but there are so few parts I cant see how it would break down. Pretty inexpensive anyway.

Never had a problem.

Excellent inexpensive choice for anyone looking to start their effects rack.

Simple to use, what you see is what you get.

Great sound with medium level signals, big trouble with large level signals like lead vocal monitoring. After a BIG SHAME in stage monitoring. I taked a closer look to the truble: No headroom and no indication for a saturated input, the only indicator is for over level output. The solution: Change the LM 7812 and LM 7912 (+/- 12 volt regulators) for LM 7915 and LM 7915 (+/-15 volts regulators), also push all way up the level control. With those +/- 3 more volts and the setting, if someone screams to a mic, the overload led will turn on and the output sound is near to clip.

After the simple mod is very reliable

Actually don't know, when dealing with the trouble, Alesis was out of bussiness

I use it for monitors in a rental audio gear. Dual 1/3 octave 30 band equalizer in 1 rack space is good. I hate wall warts, so for all my 230's I had build a single AC power supply and cleared the gig

Very straightforward unit. What you see is what you get.

No noise, clear sound.

I've had this for about 12 years without any problems.

don't know

I use this as needed in a home studio. It still works great even after the early life as part of a touring guitar rig. I'd recommend it if you need an EQ, and it's cheap!

This is really an easy eq to use.

I am using this piece of gear as a dynamic processor as in insert send/return unit. works nice for the details.

seems rather realible enough

N/a

works for what i wanted it to do

Graphic EQs are pretty self-explanatory. You simply boost or cut the fader. If the ease of use of an EQ was less than 10 I might start to worry about it.

I bought this thing for recording purposes and, as such, it has served me well. One note, however: by switching the EQ bypass switch on and off, it is very apparent that the unit colors the sound (even when there's no EQ being used). Therefore, if you're not using it, leave it switched out.

As far as recording purposes go, you can depend on the M-EQ 230. It's fairly rugged. I've only had problems with it once when a friend stepped on it and the power supply was damaged (but then, it's not made to be stepped on). Would I take it on a gig? Probably.

Even though my unit needed servicing, I didn't go through Alesis. As such, I can't comment on their customer support.

As far as outboard gear goes, the M-EQ 230 is probably the single most helpful device I've ever added to my modest home studio (more useful than reverbs, compressors, enhancers, etc.). With 30 bands of EQ, you can fix nearly any sonic inconsistancy (or at least come close). Plus, the fact that there's two channels on the thing makes it great for shaping the sound of an entire stereo mix. Overall, I recommend this unit.

This unit is fairly easy to use, very intuitive.

This EQ does not sound good at higher sound levels. I would not recommend you EQ your PA with it. During a performance the PA kept making a "popping" noise and it was tracked back to the EQ unit.

See sound quality section. With normal PA sound levels the EQ was making loud "popping" sounds.

The web site is very decent

This EQ is really only for a small amp or home stereo system.

Cet egaliseur est assez simple a utiliser, malgre les 30 bandes qu'il offre. On appreciera aussi la touche BYPASS qui permet de comparer le signal original avec le signal traite.

Je suis guitariste. J'utilise le M-EQ 230 en boucle d'effets, avec un PEAVY ULTRA PLUS et une guitare IBANEZ S-1540FM (<= une merveille).
Les possibilites qu'offrent cet egaliseur 30 bandes sont INFINIES !!!
A premiere vue, il parait inutile d'avoir autant de reglages. Mais en realite, l'influence de chaque bande sur le son est enorme !!! Chaque bande permet de donner un caractere different au son. Bien que s'addressant surtout professionnels et aux home-studios, son prix et sa simplicite d'utilisation le rendent accessible a n'importe qui !!!

Je peux me fier totalement a cet appareil. Je n'ai jamais eu de problemes. J'ai une confiance aveugle en sa qualite.

Je l'ai achete d'occasion mais je n'ai jamais eu de problemes. Donc, je n'ai aucune opinion sur le service apres-vente et le reste...

Je fais de la guitare depuis 10 ans. Je touche un peu a tout ce qui tourne autour du Rock, du Neo-Metal au Blues...
Le M-EQ 230 me permet d'affiner et de donner du caractere a mon son.
Etant donne que je n'utilise aucune multi-effets, j'ai un son un peu "brut" bien qu'excellent. Je possede un ampli PEAVY ULTRA PLUS (a lampes), une guitare IBANEZ S-1540FM TTS, et une guitare FENDER STRATOCASTER STANDARD (Mexique). Apres avoir ete decu par le 3630 Compressor d'ALESIS, je me suis montre un peu plus distant par rapport a cette marque.
Mais j'ai ete agreablement surpris par ce M-EQ 230. Il me permet d'obtenir une variete de sons etonnants !!! Son utilisation est universelle. En plus, pour le prix ou je l'ai achete...

Excellent and great...

Sounds fine to me

Works well but it sure could use an XLR-Balanced IN/Out Interface
...And a built-in Power-Supply-Adapter-Transformer...And may be
a NOTCH-FILTER would do...

Don't ask me...

This is good for even figuring out exact tones from
listening to music recordings...I'm LOST without it!!!
(Again, I am refering to the MEQ-230 31-Band EQ) since
there is no review...Got to have one!!!