hongteck
New member
What recordings do you use to audition your monitors' low, mid and high frequency responses ?
sonusman
Banned
I use a CD that I spent about 9 months in production on.
I KNOW how the hell it sounds!
Really, you just need to take a CD that you are very familiar with and like the production on to audition them. It actually wouldn't hurt to take a playback unit too that has D/A converters that you use a lot to listen to music on. Also, don't let the playback device run through a mixer or any such thing where an OP amp could be coloring the sound. You want the playback device running DIRECT to the monitor amp. Actually, having the same amp you use would be well advised too, unless you are auditioning powered monitors.
Good luck!
Ed
I KNOW how the hell it sounds!
Really, you just need to take a CD that you are very familiar with and like the production on to audition them. It actually wouldn't hurt to take a playback unit too that has D/A converters that you use a lot to listen to music on. Also, don't let the playback device run through a mixer or any such thing where an OP amp could be coloring the sound. You want the playback device running DIRECT to the monitor amp. Actually, having the same amp you use would be well advised too, unless you are auditioning powered monitors.
Good luck!
Ed
vox
Member
I like to use 'Toto - Past to Present - 1977-1990' (greatest hits)
it has lots of detail and a wide variety of instument sounds.
P.S. Ever notice the guy talking in the background at the beginning of 'Africa'?
it has lots of detail and a wide variety of instument sounds.
P.S. Ever notice the guy talking in the background at the beginning of 'Africa'?
sjoko2
New member
That's a question which has many answers.
Sonus has good advise, I do the same, normally play tracks of a whatever recent material I've worked on, as I know what it sounds like. I also use some old classic CD's that sound good, like some Dire S. stuff.
But - you asked about specific frequencies. If you havn't got the equipment to run tones, Mix Mag sells some very good reference CD's.
Can't resist this one........sorry:
Vox!! I wouldn't play any Toto stuff on principle. And I'm not gossiping, would say the same to their face. Jean-Michel Byron is one of my dearest friends, and as far as I'm concerned one of the best singers. They (Toto) are a bunch of drugged, drunken scumbags and made JM's life hell (he doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs). So he left the band. Ever since then they have badmouth'd him at every given opportunity, in the most malicious, disgusting way. It went as far as ruining a record deal for him, as they convinced the Pres. of the company that he was impossible to work with. Yuck!!!!
In the meantime...... who will laugh last? I've recorded some great stuff with him, just wait and see.
Sonus has good advise, I do the same, normally play tracks of a whatever recent material I've worked on, as I know what it sounds like. I also use some old classic CD's that sound good, like some Dire S. stuff.
But - you asked about specific frequencies. If you havn't got the equipment to run tones, Mix Mag sells some very good reference CD's.
Can't resist this one........sorry:
Vox!! I wouldn't play any Toto stuff on principle. And I'm not gossiping, would say the same to their face. Jean-Michel Byron is one of my dearest friends, and as far as I'm concerned one of the best singers. They (Toto) are a bunch of drugged, drunken scumbags and made JM's life hell (he doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs). So he left the band. Ever since then they have badmouth'd him at every given opportunity, in the most malicious, disgusting way. It went as far as ruining a record deal for him, as they convinced the Pres. of the company that he was impossible to work with. Yuck!!!!
In the meantime...... who will laugh last? I've recorded some great stuff with him, just wait and see.
camn
Active member
I use 2 cds... "ten" by pearl jam, and "the Score" by the fugees. Mostly cuz I know them both like the back o my hand... and also cuz I think that between them they pretty much cover everything I want to do.
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jeffy_2003
New member
I listen to Dave Matthews Band, Crash
This is in my opinion the best recorded/mixed album that I own.
This is in my opinion the best recorded/mixed album that I own.