A couple of thoughts. I have a set of Yamaha HS7s. 5 inch drivers won’t cut it when it comes to bass, kick drum and any other low end signal. You’ll be pushing up the low end when dialing in your modeler to sound good on your small monitors but it’ll sound muddy anywhere else.
The other thing to consider is your room treatment if you plan to mix and master based on your studio monitors. Personally, I prefer to use headphones for critical listening and use the monitors to track my recordings, playback, etc.
As far as fatigue goes, it’s real when it comes to most modelers and monitors. I didn’t have a problem with Kemper but Helix for example gives me a very bright sound unless I cut the high end. That’s not exactly a flaw. It’s supposed to do that and you’re supposed to cut the high frequencies, for guitar anyway. You could use a mixer but that’s just another price of gear to get in the way. Things like Helix and Fractal have global EQ that should do the job without adding another piece of hardware. What modeler did you go with?
A couple of thoughts. I have a set of Yamaha HS7s. 5 inch drivers won’t cut it when it comes to bass, kick drum and any other low end signal. You’ll be pushing up the low end when dialing in your modeler to sound good on your small monitors but it’ll sound muddy anywhere else.
The other thing to consider is your room treatment if you plan to mix and master based on your studio monitors. Personally, I prefer to use headphones for critical listening and use the monitors to track my recordings, playback, etc.
As far as fatigue goes, it’s real when it comes to most modelers and monitors. I didn’t have a problem with Kemper but Helix for example gives me a very bright sound unless I cut the high end. That’s not exactly a flaw. It’s supposed to do that and you’re supposed to cut the high frequencies, for guitar anyway. You could use a mixer but that’s just another price of gear to get in the way. Things like Helix and Fractal have global EQ that should do the job without adding another piece of hardware. What modeler did you go with?