mojovoodoo
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ok, ok , i know it's not right, nor even possible to get a good mix with crappy speakers. i know , i have discussed this with so many people and had this discussion on many a forum, but......... i have been tearing my hair out for weeks on end. i am mixing my sister's band, which has so much instrumentation(i.e.; drums, bass, acoustic guitar , 2 electric guitars, piano, organs, synths, drum machines, strings, and about 4 vocal tracks) i am just trying to get over the e.q. and the compression hump, and just when i think i got a great mix, i bring it to a friend's stereo, and it sounds all mid ranged out, all muddy, and just very mono. i am using those alesis m1 active mk2 monitors, plus i have some small pioneer stereo speakers on top(just in case i think i need to hear it on a crappy stereo system) i have mixed on these speakers about 1&1/2 years ago, then took my mix to a very good studio, and the mixes sounded like crap, so, i knew then, the speakers sucked. and as of lately, i have no budget, so thus my crappy set up. but surely, there must be a closer reference monitor for the same price as these alesis ones? anyone have experience with these speakers? anyone switch up to a similar end of price but better results? anyone even know of maybe some crappy stereo speakers that would sound better than these alesis? i am asking so much, i know. i even need to address my mixing capabilities and my choice of effects and eq's, what i have realized is when i play back the mix on good speakers, that my levels are right, the eq is pretty fair, it sounds like a good mix, it just sounds like i am using monitors that have a lot of fake high and mid end on my monitors. i know my mixing skills need some help, but i have been comparing speakers, even the 2 sets on my desk, turning down one set, and turning up the other, and so forth. it gets really obvious when i start doing a speaker reference check, that my speakers are really in need of a trade in. i guess i will start another thread about my mixing skills. but i need a good name of a set of powered monitors that i can get pretty close to a good mixing space. please? thanks