How Bad?

[moresound]

How bad is it to have your monitors exactly at the half way mark between the ceiling and the floor?

I was reading a blog and that person claimed that this is real bad and will result in a big null at the listening spot.
I've never noticed such a null but upon measuring the distance of my monitors, sure as sh*t they are exactly in the middle from floor to ceiling.

Now with the work area and the mixer set up I can't go any lower with them and if I go up with them they will be to high without tilting them down.
If I'm to have to tilt them down what is the best remedy they are now on stands that provide just a horizontal platform and would be a little flimsy if I were to try tipping them down.

Or is there really no great concern with having the monitors at the half way mark and I'm worrying about nothing.

 

[gecko zzed]

How bad is it to have your monitors exactly at the half way mark between the ceiling and the floor?

This is probably a reasonable place to start:
http://www.realtraps.com/art_room-setup.htm

 

[moresound]

This is probably a reasonable place to start:
http://www.realtraps.com/art_room-setup.htm

Thanks gecko .....that helps some but raises a few more questions.

The monitors are only maybe 4' to 3' in front of me and I'm not sure now if the ceiling/floor configuration is a factor (but may still be).
My thoughts now is the reflection off the work area and console (being that it's a large format Yamaha PM 1800 console). How can one work around this as well?

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

I was reading a blog

That's problem #1.

Problem #2 is that the proposition assumes that the up/down room symmetry it identifies as a problem carries through more than just room dimension. Is there really symmetry when your monitors are sitting on a desk which is sitting on a padded carpet and carrying irregular gear surfaces on it? All of this is going to throw off most high-frequency symmetry.

Problem #3 is that as far as low-frequency issues, where the loudspeakers are located is not going to change the location of the room's bass modality. A bass null at your ears is going to be there because of the room dimensions, not because of the louspeaker location.

G.

 

[moresound]

That's problem #1.

Problem #2 is that the proposition assumes that the up/down room symmetry it identifies as a problem carries through more than just room dimension. Is there really symmetry when your monitors are sitting on a desk which is sitting on a padded carpet and carrying irregular gear surfaces on it? All of this is going to throw off most high-frequency symmetry.

Problem #3 is that as far as low-frequency issues, where the loudspeakers are located is not going to change the location of the room's bass modality. A bass null at your ears is going to be there because of the room dimensions, not because of the louspeaker location.

G.

Thanks Glen.....you mean if it's on the internet it's not true?you don't have to answer that!

I guess if one is use to the location of their monitors the mix will shine.

I mean in all of the studios I've seen live or in pictures home or a major studios it always struck me that the console would be the first big reflective surface and it doesn't seam to bother the pros. with that fact.

 

[Jim Lad]

You can never trust a blanket statement.


Including that one.

 

[moresound]

Jim which one? Do you mean the original question I had concerning the blog about the monitors ceiling/floor measurement?

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

Thanks Glen.....you mean if it's on the internet it's not true?

Not at all, it just means that in the blogosphere, where there is virtually no editorial control or beta review, and where all opinions are supposedly created equal, that the signal-to-noise ratio tends to be pretty low.

G.

 

[moresound]

Not at all, it just means that in the blogosphere, where there is virtually no editorial control or beta review, and where all opinions are supposedly created equal, that the signal-to-noise ratio tends to be pretty low.

G.

Got a chuckle there!.!
True Glen ...It sure is!