self explanitory the best mixed music to judge studio monitors. I'd like a good selection cause after my room treatment's done I want to re listen to my monitors and see if I need to get a second refrence pair like the the Yamaha HS50M's
self explanitory the best mixed music to judge studio monitors. I'd like a good selection cause after my room treatment's done I want to re listen to my monitors and see if I need to get a second refrence pair like the the Yamaha HS50M's
I don't buy into the theory at all. What point is there listening to something if you have no reference to work from?self explanitory the best mixed music to judge studio monitors.
I agree with Glen here, take the time to relearn your CD collection...hear how things sound now? that's your new refference and that's how you learn your moniotors.
thats garbage what you just said I can learn any speakers doing that
I can learn a pair of behringer truths but why would I want to?
thats garbage what you just said I can learn any speakers doing that
what would be the point in having a flat set of monitors then?
That's right, you can. That is exactly why it's not garbage.thats garbage what you just said I can learn any speakers doing that
Many studio monitors - including your Yamahas - are far from flat. But that's not the main issue here. The issue is, there's no way to tell what something sounds like or what it does to the sound of something if you have no idea what that something is supposed to sound like.what would be the point in having a flat set of monitors then?
There's nothing wrong with that, in fact I'd highly recommend that. My point is that the more familiar you are with the material, the better you'll be able to do this. With unfamiliar material, it will not only be a harder and longer process, but it will be far more difficult to know how much of the difference between your car stereo and your Yammies is because of the car stereo and how much is because of the monitors.there should be a compromise. find songs that are mixed by the best and hearing them on a refrence set a good home stereo or in the car etc. Then compare that to the same song or songs on the new monitors.
If it's mixed like trash it'll sound like trash everywhere. If a mix is colored by the mixing monitors/environment (not to mention the ears), you'll be bale to tell when you try to play it elsewhere on multiple systems.If it's mixed like trash and cheap monitor make them sound pretty that's not what I'm after!
Why are many of the commercial albums you listen to mixed or mix-checked on NS10Ms or Auratones? It's not because those speakers are anywhere near flat in their response (the Truths are flatter than either of those). It's because they have learned that if they make theor mixes sound like "X" in those monitors, that it will sound like "Y" almost everywhere else. They are easy for those engineers to translate what they are hearing in the studio to what sounds good outside. That doesn't mean it will actually sound good in the studio; I think very few of those engineers would actually prefer to listen to music on NS10s or Auratones, they just now how to use them to make stuff that translates better in "the real world".I can learn a pair of behringer truths but why would I want to?
If you've never HAD a set of flat monitors then you've no idea how they sound....you have to LEARN them and the best way to do that is with music you have been listening to for years on many various sources.
My apologies for not understanding you idea of augmenting the 624s with something more "common", and your idea of re-checking the 624s - which I assume you know pretty well already - in the new environs. I own and use an old pair of 824s myself and am familiar with the 624s, and yeah, the Yammies will sound entirely different than the Mackies. it'd be an interesting combo. I thought you were talking about learning the Yammies with no known reference to listen against.my current monitors are mackie hr624s the are not flat but they are acurate from 50hz -22khz within + or - 2db so unless I'm spending alot more then that. I mean like 4 times as much they are pretty darn flat the key word here is second set as in a refrence pair
my vote: ok computer by radiohead. there are songs in there with unique mixes along with standard rock mixes. it's got a little bit of everything and there's alot of tinkering sounds that maybe don't come through as well in a regular car stereo but with monitors the tinkering sounds come through better. alot of albums go for a signature mix sound throughout the entire album, but this album's cool because the signature mix is that there is no signature mix all the songs have something different that stands out. smashing pumpkins melencholia and the infinate sadness is sorta the same way but i don't think it's as intentional.
My apologies for not understanding you idea of augmenting the 624s with something more "common", and your idea of re-checking the 624s - which I assume you know pretty well already - in the new environs. I own and use an old pair of 824s myself and am familiar with the 624s, and yeah, the Yammies will sound entirely different than the Mackies. it'd be an interesting combo. I thought you were talking about learning the Yammies with no known reference to listen against.
Speaker emulation? Not like a guitar cabinet, but actual loudspeaker / monitor emulation?!?
Every day, I think that I've heard of it all and then I hear of something unimaginable...
Okay - Just turn that off right friggin' now and never, ever turn it on again. I can't imagine for a solitary nanosecond where that would be a good idea.