Bobbsy
Boring Old Git
Yeah, but the people telling you that probably look like this:
rob aylestone
Moderator
So what exactly is a 'studio monitor'? For many, I suspect it's simply a label. Those with big studios have big monitors that are loud, and go down low, and are supposed to be neutral. The fact that most of these also have small home type speakers shows how the clever ones don't always do the job. Loads of people are using near field monitors now, and the only important thing is that your mixes of a particular genre sound similar to other peoples (just better!)
Your ears soon cope with any small weirdnesses they introduce. Much of what I used to do involved listening to music for selection, and in the end I moved my favourite speakers into my studio because I knew exactly how they sounded - and they are now over 20 years old and still in daily use. Sitting in the store are some powered 'studio monitors' because I don't like the sound. I'm too old to change my speakers and learn a new sound. If your monitors let you hear when you change eq, compression and the other small details they're good enough to use in the studio. Mine are too sassy, so I know my recordings will be a bit bass light, and that sounds right on other systems, which prevents me (who plays bass) from taking over a mix, which I always have a habit of doing!
Your ears soon cope with any small weirdnesses they introduce. Much of what I used to do involved listening to music for selection, and in the end I moved my favourite speakers into my studio because I knew exactly how they sounded - and they are now over 20 years old and still in daily use. Sitting in the store are some powered 'studio monitors' because I don't like the sound. I'm too old to change my speakers and learn a new sound. If your monitors let you hear when you change eq, compression and the other small details they're good enough to use in the studio. Mine are too sassy, so I know my recordings will be a bit bass light, and that sounds right on other systems, which prevents me (who plays bass) from taking over a mix, which I always have a habit of doing!
witzendoz
Senior Member
Well, you learn from mistakes, not give up. It is possible to mix on any good set of speakers, however the room has to also sound good and you have to learn the speakers by listening to lots of your favourite music on them and also listening to your mixing on various other play back systems to check your mixes.
Even buying studio monitors has a learning period where you have to get used to the monitors.
So do the people blaming you for the mix do anything to help you with suggestions, or just stand back do nothing and just blame?
Alan.