Speaker Filter Question

well it sounds like you already know that this is not the ideal room space for mixing or recording. 
 
I think the high and low trim on the speakers won't really help you much in that room on any of the available settings.set them at 0dB and just work with what you've got until you are able to get a better room.   you'll have to learn to translate what you have into what you want by comparing your mixes in this room with mixes of songs you want your songs to sound like.
 

Thanks.
Beagle-You assume that I will someday in the future be able to obtain a better room.  Not in this lifetime, I'm afraid.    Steely Dan doesn't sound too bad in here.
 
fireberd-I think I have mine set the same as you do.
 
JB
 
 

I'm sorry.  I didn't give you all the details.
 
The Aurelex panels.  Before I ordered them 2 years ago I sent Aurelex all the details of my room and they sent a blueprint of how I should place them.  Also, recently I bought and ran ARC 2.  (I guess that doesn't carry much weight around here though).   Now, do you think I'm wasting my time and money on home recording?  Because if you are, I might as well quit now.  Getting a bigger room is out of the question.  This is all I have so I need advise to make the most of what I have.  Actually, I was just all over that in a previous thread.  All I need to know at this point is where to set those setting.
 
Thanks.
 
John B

batsbrew
the room wizard can still help you dial in exactly the best positions for the gear and room you currently have and use.
 
nothing wrong with Arc 2, i use it.
 
to make music, you make the best with what you got.
period.
 
i aint got sh!t.
and i never even consider whether i'm wasting my time or not.
 
rock on.

 
Thanks.  I'll check Room Wizard out.
 

Fellas;
 
I'm sorry if it seems like I was coming down on anybody here or have an attitude.  I just wanted to make it clear that I cannot possibly improve my room situation.  I wish I could.  As far as recording, I use virtual instruments.  There is no way I could even think about putting something like a drum kit in there, so the acoustic factor in recording only applies to vocals.  But the mix environment is obviously effected by the room and that's what I'm trying to improve.  I'm sincerely grateful to all who take the time to advise me.
 
JB

...Currently I have each set at +2 for LF and -2  for HF.

I've had this feature on every pair of monitors I've owned, and despite experiments and measurements in multiple rooms I've only identified one good reason to have them at all: lowering the bass when speakers are too close to the wall.