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I have ordered an Alaris flash tool and am going to start experimenting with different flashes on my GTS head unit. I've watched a few videos on how to do it and have a question that I haven't seen answered yet. The Alaris software mentions having the blue wire connected during the flash:
It says to connect it to the black factory connector, but on my 2023 Ultra Limited it wasn't connected to anything at all until I installed my Cicada T harness. Does anyone know if I will need to do something with that wire before flashing?
I have flashed so many bikes I have lost count without any issues not having the blue wire hooked up.
BTW there is an older thread floating around in the pages that has the RTA signals from the flashes that were available then. There have been flashes added since
From what I have been told there aren't any flashes available that have fader control that do not have some sort of dynamic EQ function once the motor is cranked. Have you heard otherwise?
From what I have been told there aren't any flashes available that have fader control that do not have some sort of dynamic EQ function once the motor is cranked. Have you heard otherwise?
I know that the Rockford and sounds flash have fader control. Not sure on the rest.
I know that the Rockford and sounds flash have fader control. Not sure on the rest.
Yeah I have the Rockford flash now, but it boosts the mids and highs and decreases the bass once the motor is cranked. It also seems to make changes as I ride. Makes tuning for the highway almost impossible.
Thanks for the help y'all. Flashed my head unit Friday and it made a big difference. That Rockford flash had some serious EQ monkeying going on once the bike was out on the road.
Now the tune I create in the basement stays put once I get out on the road. Also it allows me to tailor the dynamic EQ setting in the PSM Pro and it does what I want it to. That's a really nice feature. I have it set so that at higher volumes it pulls the vocal ranges and highs just a little bit so it still sounds warm at highway speeds.
Thanks for the help y'all. Flashed my head unit Friday and it made a big difference. That Rockford flash had some serious EQ monkeying going on once the bike was out on the road.
Now the tune I create in the basement stays put once I get out on the road. Also it allows me to tailor the dynamic EQ setting in the PSM Pro and it does what I want it to. That's a really nice feature. I have it set so that at higher volumes it pulls the vocal ranges and highs just a little bit so it still sounds warm at highway speeds.
Good to know. I have not messed with the "dynamic EQ settings" before. I may hit you up offline!
Good to know. I have not messed with the "dynamic EQ settings" before. I may hit you up offline!
Heh I'm still learning but I'll be glad to talk over what little I've uncovered. It's hard to predict exactly when it kicks in. I think if you set a wildly off the chart setting and work the volume on the bike you can adjust the db slider to where it applies the change. I've had so much going on I haven't spent a lot of time finding out exactly where on my head units volume it kicks in, but it is definitely kicking in once I crank it up.
Basically on the Dynamic EQ tab you have three EQ ranges, low, mid, and high. You can set the target frequencies you want to be added or subracted on each one. For my mids I think I picked between 1500 and 2000 Hz to drop several db because that is where most of the vocals reside. Under each of the three sections you can also select which outputs it selects. At first I left my lids alone and just had channels 1 through 6 on a low frequency boost on the old flash. Now that I've gotten a flat EQ to start with I've selected all speakers for a small bass boost along with a drastic drop in mids and a slight drop in highs. Helps keep it from sounding boomy and dull at lower volumes while still sounding warm and punchy at higher volumes.
I also like the input EQ as well. If I want to make a system wide tweak that is nice. It affects every channel with whatever change you make before your output EQ settings come into the picture.
All and all I'm glad I chose the PSM pro. It seems to do more than any bike sized DSP I've seen. I still have a lot to learn but it's been a complete game changer compared to the regular PSM.
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Alaris flash tool question
