ok, let me start by saying that i've been working with sound for a while so i'm not retarted, but i still have plenty to learn.
something i've learned about mixin gand mastering is that you want your mixing enviroment to have as flat a response as possible so when your mix is played on shitty system (far from flat) it at least sounds decent because it was mixed in the middle of the spectrum.
now, i don't have ANY money to sink into a custom room or top-of-the-line monitors, but when working under a budget i've always lived by the moto "95% quality at zero cost is better than 100% quality at the cost of your arm and leg".
so that being said, i need some help getting a response from my speakers and bedroom that is as flat as possible.
the speakers are a 4.1 altec lansing setup with the THX logo on them (yeah yeah, i know that a THX certification deal with the whole enviroment and not just the speakers). and the room i mix in is about 15' x 15' with a lot of 1in compressed duct board (very good at dulling reflections) on the walls.
to tell the truth, the speakers sound pretty damn good (very smooth sounding) it just that i have a problem with some of my mixes sound too bassy and some too bright when played on other systems. part of this reason is because the speakers have a bass and treble adjustment on them and i'm always moving them to help me listen to different frequencies ranges in the song while mixing.
what i need is a set EQ point to mix around. i want this point to be as close to flat response as possible so when i listen to the mix on a clock radio (no lows and overcompensated highs) or a crappy car system (too much lows and crakly mids) it still sounds decent because it was mixed right in the middle of the spectrum.
THIS IS WHERE I AM UNCLEAR:
i know that you can EQ speakers by playing white or pink (i'm pretty sure pink) noise through the speakers and recording it with a flat response microphone. you then tweak your speakers and repeat the process till the recordings from the microphone give a falt response.
the only mic i got is a berhinger B-1 and it is exceptionaly flat with a slight boost in the 4-11k peaking at 6db around 10k.
i know white noise is completely flat and pink noise is filterd white noise that drop i believe 3db every octave. and i'm pretty sure that pink noise is what we use to claibrate equipment since it technicaly sound more flat to the human ear.
THE QUESTION:
my problem is this, if i use pink noise to calibrate my enviroment, should the ideal level give a recording that drops 3db every octave or should my recording be flat? (with a boosted 4-11k range to compensate for the mic of course)
i'm not sure if i made my problem clear and understandable, but i'm pretty fluent with recording terminology so hit me up with whatever type of help you can give.
thanks
something i've learned about mixin gand mastering is that you want your mixing enviroment to have as flat a response as possible so when your mix is played on shitty system (far from flat) it at least sounds decent because it was mixed in the middle of the spectrum.
now, i don't have ANY money to sink into a custom room or top-of-the-line monitors, but when working under a budget i've always lived by the moto "95% quality at zero cost is better than 100% quality at the cost of your arm and leg".
so that being said, i need some help getting a response from my speakers and bedroom that is as flat as possible.
the speakers are a 4.1 altec lansing setup with the THX logo on them (yeah yeah, i know that a THX certification deal with the whole enviroment and not just the speakers). and the room i mix in is about 15' x 15' with a lot of 1in compressed duct board (very good at dulling reflections) on the walls.
to tell the truth, the speakers sound pretty damn good (very smooth sounding) it just that i have a problem with some of my mixes sound too bassy and some too bright when played on other systems. part of this reason is because the speakers have a bass and treble adjustment on them and i'm always moving them to help me listen to different frequencies ranges in the song while mixing.
what i need is a set EQ point to mix around. i want this point to be as close to flat response as possible so when i listen to the mix on a clock radio (no lows and overcompensated highs) or a crappy car system (too much lows and crakly mids) it still sounds decent because it was mixed right in the middle of the spectrum.
THIS IS WHERE I AM UNCLEAR:
i know that you can EQ speakers by playing white or pink (i'm pretty sure pink) noise through the speakers and recording it with a flat response microphone. you then tweak your speakers and repeat the process till the recordings from the microphone give a falt response.
the only mic i got is a berhinger B-1 and it is exceptionaly flat with a slight boost in the 4-11k peaking at 6db around 10k.
i know white noise is completely flat and pink noise is filterd white noise that drop i believe 3db every octave. and i'm pretty sure that pink noise is what we use to claibrate equipment since it technicaly sound more flat to the human ear.
THE QUESTION:
my problem is this, if i use pink noise to calibrate my enviroment, should the ideal level give a recording that drops 3db every octave or should my recording be flat? (with a boosted 4-11k range to compensate for the mic of course)
i'm not sure if i made my problem clear and understandable, but i'm pretty fluent with recording terminology so hit me up with whatever type of help you can give.
thanks