2 monitors why?

[Newyork471]

Hi im trying to set up a cheap home recording studio at my house and Im confused about a lot of stuff. On question I have is why do you need 2 monitors? And also, could you use a PA speaker, cause that is what I have been using and that works fine. Thanks,


newyork471

 

[WhiteStrat]

Hi im trying to set up a cheap home recording studio at my house and Im confused about a lot of stuff. On question I have is why do you need 2 monitors? And also, could you use a PA speaker, cause that is what I have been using and that works fine. Thanks,


newyork471

Seriously?

Okay, I'll bite: 2 monitors = stereo sound. (Virtually all the music that we buy, download and/or hear on the radio is stereo; one can only assume that you would want to make stereo music.)

 

[Newyork471]

sorry im new at this so i didnt now excuse my ignorance.

Seriously?

Okay, I'll bite: 2 monitors = stereo sound. (Virtually all the music that we buy, download and/or hear on the radio is stereo; one can only assume that you would want to make stereo music.)

 

[WhiteStrat]

sorry im new at this so i didnt now excuse my ignorance.

I can appreciate that--and this is a great place to learn, but one would expect that you'd at least have some basic knowledge to even call yourself "new to this." I don't want to be dismissive and just say "use the search function" but maybe you should read up here or google some basic recording terms.

 

[gecko zzed]

Hi im trying to set up a cheap home recording studio at my house and Im confused about a lot of stuff. On question I have is why do you need 2 monitors? And also, could you use a PA speaker, cause that is what I have been using and that works fine. Thanks,


newyork471

The purpose of two speakers is to allow you to create and hear a stereo landscape . . . the way your ears work.

You use the speakers to make sure that your recordings are an accurate representation of what you would like other listeners hear. The better they are, the more chance you have of creating aurally satisfying recordings.

This means you can use a PA speaker, but you may not get very satsifactory results if that speaker is deficient (which they often are) in representing frequencies accurately. If you understand the deficiencies, you may be able to allow and compensate for them.