How do folks have their monitors hooked up?

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Dracon

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I'm currently using my computer speakers as monitors, and work pretty good.
They are pretty good speakers.

However, I am concerned on line noise, and was wondering if most folks have their monitors setup from their soundcard or from their mixer's (control room out)?
 
Blue Bear Sound said:
allowing me to effortlessly switch between sources and monitors......
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You mean it reads your mind and does the switching for you? Wait, for it to be "effortless", you wouldn't even have to think about it.

So you mean it anticipates when you would normally think to switch monitors and/or sources then does it for you?
 
HaflerAmp said:
...for it to be "effortless", you wouldn't even have to think about it.
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Since when does "effortless" mean that?

Effortless means "without effort".... and I never considered reaching over and hitting a button "effort", but then again, not everyone has the same tactile strength or ability, so maybe it's "effort" for you......... :rolleyes:
 
ef·fort Audio pronunciation of "effort" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (frt)
n.

1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.

So you get to make a new meaning for the word now?
 
HaflerAmp said:
ef·fort Audio pronunciation of "effort" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (frt)
n.

1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.

So you get to make a new meaning for the word now?
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Try again, skippy............. :rolleyes:

from Webster's Dictionary
Main Entry: ef·fort·less
Pronunciation: -f&rt-l&s
Function: adjective
: showing or requiring little or no effort
synonym see EASY
- ef·fort·less·ly adverb
- ef·fort·less·ness noun
 
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Oh and Ed - stop starting shit for no reason........... :rolleyes:
 
What's there to explain, Ed? I'm asking you to knock off your bullshit.
Seems crystal clear to me... or do you have a comprehension issue? Actually, I suppose you do, since the word "effortless" seemed to confuse you..... :rolleyes:
 
Well, now that it's clear what effort means or not....

[QUOTE:Blue BEAR]All my monitors are connected to a Presonus Central Station switcher, allowing me to effortlessly switch between sources and monitors......[/QUOTE]

I do not know what a Presonus Central Station switcher means (so I'll assume - again taking the risk of making myself look like an asss), but I suppose it's as you mentioned an electronic device in which you could choose what you are connected to?

Anyway, does that mean that your computer soundcard is also connected to this device? Am I correct in assuming that when you are recording you hear the sound comming directly from the source (via mixer & routed through the switch) and when you listen to the recording you switch to the feed coming from the computer?

In other words, when you are recording the sound coming out of the monitors does not go through your computer soundcard first?
 
Nice Studio Blue Bear...

I just went to your website and that is one nice studio.

:)
 
For me it's:

Soundcard-->mixer-->pioneer receiver-->monitors

well, until April-ish when I use my tax refund to buy a dedicated amp for my non-powered monitors.
 
LOL...

That was great, thanks guys.

My audio card/processor is a mixer, M-audio Audiophile 2496.

2496>Receiver>Moniters

It sounds kick ass.
 
I have two sets of monitors. My Tannoy Reveals are hooked to the control room out on my mixer. I use them primarily during tracking to adat. I also have a set of Roland DS-90's which are fed from the SPDIF out from my DAW soundcard. The Rolands also have analog inputs, which I have routed from one of the stereo outs on the mixer, so I can flip a switch on the back of each Roland and feed them from the mixer too if I want to.
 
I have a pair of Yamaha msp5's hooked up as follows:
soundcard output (cranked up to max. level) goes to a stereo channel on a sony md4 4 track mini disc recorder with mixer section (i'm using it as a mixer because my mixer is broken)."Monitor output" of md4 is then connected directly to speakers.
Et voila'!
Greetings!
 
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