I think it's time for some good monitors.....a few questions too.....

[notreally]

The drawbacks of trying to record and using computer speakers as monitors has become painfully obvious to me. What I'm hearing while working on a project, and how the final outcome sounds to others is totally different, especially on the low end.

I think it's time to invest in some nice monitors. I'm not really sure how to incorporate them into my current system, though. Should I just "replace" my current speaker system with powered/flat response monitors? ......Or do I take the line out from my soundcard (SBlive....yea, I know) and run it back to my mixer ( Yamaha MG10/2) then run the speakers from there?

I need some help.........

Budget: I don't know, $400-500, maybe more............

Thanks for your help.

 

[Massive Master]

In my experience, you're going to have much better control over your volume if you go to a mixer or dedicated monitor section than using the mixer in your PC.

Decent monitors in that range (powered) - M-Audio BX8's (one of my personal faves) and Yorkvilles.

John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com

 

[Erik713]

Agreed with John on the external mixer comment.

You might also want to check out the Event TR8's. I have a pair of the 5's and they're very good for the price. I auditioned them against M-audio (too bright), and against Behringers (too muddy, no low end, etc.). I did listen to the TR8's and they were great, and I would have bought them had I the money.