Monitors

[sonusman]

What monitors should I buy to listen to my microphone through?

 

[rtzstudios]

well...ya know it really depends on what kind of microphone you have.

 

[CyanJaguar]

griffin mastering speaker

300 lbs each and only $24,900

everything will be clear as crystal.

Make sure to get some good cable. I have seen top end cable going for as little as $7500 used these days.

 

[Lucho]

Good one CJ! I really needed a good laugh this morning

 

[joro]

If it is a Chinese Microphone....do you need Chinese cables?

 

[battleminnow]

Yeah, Chinese cables are all right, but before I plug in my chinese mics I dip the ends in soy sauce for that extra KUNG-POW!!

Pete

 

[trebles]

meyer hd1,s hehe

 

[trebles]

nahh the truth is really behringer behringer truths

 

[Randy Yell]

What are you using for a pre?Also what type of music are you recording?A little background on your dietary habits would also be helpful.

 

[TheDA]

Getting Hungry

I'm getting hungry with all this talk.

Wheres the soy sauce.

 

[busted kitty]

I need help recording. All I have is an old tape recorder from radio shack and a plastic Barbie mic. How can I make a radio quality CD?

(Just trying to start sh$t.)

 

[geekgurl]

busted, how are those plastic Barbie mics for drum overheads?

OK, smart-assery aside, sonusman, everyone's being vague or downright tangential because we don't know your application, your budget, etc. I can only tell you some familiar names in an entry/mid-range, then maybe you can trot on down to a store with your favorite mic and even pre, and sing through them, and also play a CD through 'em. This won't be ideal and you'll want to take the monitors home to test-drive them, but it's a start.

* Hafler M5
* Event 20/20s
* KRK Rok-It
* Hell, I dunno

I think everything I've listed is non-powered. Non-powered with a separate amp is a more flexible way to go; you can upgrade one or the other as deals/budget allows. Also easier resell for the same reason.

I have a pair of 20/20s which I got used for $200. I like 'em.

 

[ausrock]

Ed,

You crack me up!!!

Geek,

Don't worry about it, but sonusman knows more about this stuff than you and I are ever likely to. The original post was put up to make a point (a valid one I might add), to some people.

 

[geekgurl]

Eh, yeah, my newbie-ness shines through. I've been away from the boards for a while and started checkin' posts today ... seems there's some trollin' goin' on!

I'd thought I'd seen s-man's replies before, and that they showed allotta know-how.


I'd still like to know if anyone's ever tried Barbies mics for overheads ....

 

[Speeddemon]

I hope you guys aren't accusing me of trolling... I put up a post about Genelec 1030A's vs. Mackie HR624's. Those monitors seem to me not much talked about, so if you guys DID ment me, I'm sorry.

I also did a post on a SPL Channel One, to which no one seems to care to reply. IS it me?

 

[Henrik]

Jesus, is there such a thing as a Barbie mic? Gotta ask my five year old niece about that. What's next, the Pokemon preamp?

 

[Speeddemon]

Pokemon pre?

Well, there used to be a G.I.Joe pre amp, but Hasbro® decided to stop production, due to negative sales results. They later came with the ActionManBuddy™, which was partly produced by M.A.S.K.-Audio, but then Matt Tracker decided to pull the plug on that one too. So much for goggles with supervision, huh?

 

[A1A2]

i dunno know if this is just me, but....this kid appears to ask questions that takes forever to answer, but he never checks back....

 

[Speeddemon]

A1A2, if this was directed at me, let me explain that I live in Europe, so with another Time-zone. I slept the last 8 hours.

Any more elaboration now on your comment? And stop calling me kid.

 

[A1A2]

hey, Speeddemon:

I was refering to sonousman.
now, you are not sonusman, r u?